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Florida Politics: Business as usual.

Up in Tallahassee on September 12, 2014, the Florida Commission on Ethics had a busy session dismissing complaints against allegedly dirty politicians, as reported in its Press Release yesterday. In Wellington, a complaint was filed against…

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So you wanna be a politician?

Personally, I’d rather have another root canal than run for public office. You, on the other hand, might be one of those people who has this burning desire to kiss your personal life goodbye and…

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Gone

In case you were wondering why it’s been so quiet around here lately, I’ve spent the last few weeks selling my North Miami Beach house and moving into my new one. As of one week…

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Breaking News in North Miami: The Tax Man Cometh

North Miami City Manager Aleem Ghany is going to be one busy dude in the coming months. According to a Memo he sent to the Mayor and Council on September 2, 2014, the Internal Revenue…

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Only in North Miami…

Even as the Miami Herald’s Fred Grimm was lamenting about the low voter turnout yesterday, he had to give North Miami credit for the lively crowd at the Sunkist Grove polling place.  He wrote: “Nadege…

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Jesus does it again! WTF?

He endorsed yet another North Miami candidate for Mayor! Hey, Jean, you’re too late.

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Frantzie Watch: Absentee-Ballots R Us

North Miami Beach Council Critter Frantz Pierre doesn’t have time to attend City Council meetings, Pension Board meetings or Budget Workshops – even though it’s his J-O-B to be there.  He seems to have cleared…

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Another case of “Affluenza?”

Ho hum.  Nothing to see here, folks.  Move along. The really shocking thing about the “trespassing incident” at former Miami Heat player Ray Allen’s home is not that seven college-bound adults felt entitled to walk…

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You want news?

Well, here’s news.  Just don’t shoot the messenger. Egypt tried to broker another cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.  Again.  Hamas shot rockets.  Israel walked. Hamas blames Israel.

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Oh, darn! Too bad I have a day job.

‘Cuz if I didn’t, I’d be camped outside Miami Lakes Town Hall at 9:00 AM waiting for the fireworks. Y’all know by now that former-slash-suspended Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi was acquitted of corruption charges…

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