Where do you go when the library is closed?
Caroline, age 24, wants to go on the Internet and look for a “real job.” She knows how the Internet works. She learned how in high school. But Caroline doesn’t have a computer. She can go to the local...
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Commissioner Suarez, six area mayors speak out for Metrorail
South Miami-Dade County voters were promised an extension of Metrorail into South Dade if they supported a 0.5 percent sales tax to fund public transportation. They overwhelmingly voted yes and got a...
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Sexually abused teen will need medical attention; who will pay?
Two front page articles in a recent week’s Miami Herald reported on the unbelievable state of Florida government. One article under “Child Welfare” tells of the tragic handling of a 17-year-old...
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Governor vs. Lt. Governor for U.S. Senate? Let the battle begin!
Too early to be thinking about Florida’s coming U.S. Senate race? Evidently not for our current heads of state in Tallahassee. This is going to be one interesting Republican primary if both the current...
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Florida’s Supreme Court: Legislature illegally drew congressional districts
Gerrymandering the boundaries of electoral districts means redesigning the boundaries of voting districts to favor a particular political party or elected official in office. It has been around since...
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Time to extend Metrorail system west to 137th Avenue?
ome 32 years ago our county government, recognizing the population explosion in our community, broke ground on a heavy rail elevated mass transit system — 24.4 miles in length. It was to be the nucleus...
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Return services to community or put more dollars in our pockets
Are we interested in seeing services to the community increased — or at least restored to their previous highs — or lower the millage and keep a few more dollars in our pockets? That is the question...
View ArticleDéja vu, again and again and again in Tallahassee
Déja vu, again and again and again in TallahasseeI guess the old expression “try and try again until you get it right” doesn’t apply to the members of our legislature in Tallahassee who have been,...
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Who will make it tp the White House in 2016
Who will make it ot the White House in 2016Unless you were buried deep down inside a Kentucky coal mine the evening of Sept. 16, I am certain you had a great time watching CNN’s Republican Presidential...
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Miami- Dade County: The future Venice of America?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the great Romance English poet knew the high value of drinking water when he wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The most famous line from his poem is “Water, water...
View ArticleTransit tax promise made 30 years ago not fulfilled
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced the opening of the New York Subway’s 469th station. The system so widely used that the one new station, built at a cost of $2.4 billion, will add an...
View ArticleConstitutional amendment petitions: Know before you sign
Recently my wife and I were having a Ben and Jerry’s ice cream on the boardwalk outside the new Margaritaville Resort Hotel on Hollywood Beach. A man with a clipboard under his arm comes up to us. “You...
View ArticleLegislature wants to approve carrying guns on college campuses
Saturday night, midnight. “Hey man, that’s my beer!” “No it ain’t!” Bang! Bang! “It’s my beer now!” “Thank you, Florida Legislature. Without House Bill 4001, I couldn’t carry a gun and defend my beer...
View ArticleState funded K-12 education vs. corporate tax cuts
Again, thank you, Gov. Rick Scott. Seems he wants to hold back on state funded K-12 education, instead reduce corporate taxes in the hope of inducing more businesses to come to Florida and keep current...
View ArticleSolar power amendment failing for lack of understanding
For a few months Florida residents had an interest in our being able to rent out the roofs of our homes to solar energy companies in exchange for the right to generate and sell electricity to the...
View ArticleLegislative redistricting: the dilemma that will not go away
The Florida Legislature is at it again — actually, still at it. Our representatives, elected by you and me, will never be satisfied with the redrawing of House and Senate boundaries, the...
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Does Florida Legislature represent the will of the people?
Over a café con leche the other morning friends were commenting that Tallahassee was a disorganized, non-responsive mess. They felt the legislature didn’t represent us,...
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Should Miami default to Tampa for the first Cuban consulate?
Leaders in Miami, long considered the hub of Cuban-American activity and influence in the United States, seem to be turning their backs on our city...
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What would you do with a $1 billion state surplus?
You are a member of the Florida Legislature. You have a $1 billion surplus. What would you do with the money? Would you return it...
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Gun violence, youthful deaths, doesn’t anyone care?
What in the world is happening in our community? Can’t we raise our children without fear of losing our loved ones to gun violence? Don’t we care? Where are the police, our elected officials? Every...
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