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A 20-Foot Sea Wall is Not the Answer
Concerned about the human impact on the health of Biscayne Bay, in 2014, as part of my 50th birthday celebration, I launched the Seahorse Society. Read more
Jun. 28, 2021
3:10 p.m.
Xavier Cortada
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Office of Gov. Ron DeSantis
Baby Trump: DeSantis’ Losing Gamble
It’s usually a good thing when one has a role model to guide your work. Read more
May 28, 2021
12:03 p.m.
Melba Pearson
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Mark Sell for Biscayne Times
Clean Up City Charters to Solve Dodgy Voting
Moving along from this fraught half-year of national and local elections, let’s start with these immortal words from the late political prankster Dick Tuck... Read more
May 28, 2021
12:02 p.m.
Mark Sell
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Courtesy of Melba Pearson
We’ve Won a Battle but Not the War
As I watched the Derek Chauvin verdict announcement, waves of relief washed over me Read more
May 03, 2021
10:49 a.m.
Melba Pearson
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Let’s talk about North Miami and NMB, shall we?
How do we extinguish or reduce them, as North Miami Beach lurches ahead from last November’s election and North Miami grapples with its own May 11 vote and June 1 runoff? Read more
May 03, 2021
10:49 a.m.
Mark Sell
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The coronation of 'Hollywood Acevedo'
In what felt more like a coronation than the result of a transparent search, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo has been announced as the City of Miami's next top cop. He's expected to start in May. Read more
Apr. 01, 2021
10:52 a.m.
Melba Pearson
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Courtesy of Deborah Stander
Flooding has been a Miami constant from time immemorial
I very much appreciated the commentary submitted by Xavier Cortada in the March 2021 issue of Biscayne Times, “Miami’s Not a Place. It’s a Process. Read more
Apr. 01, 2021
10:52 a.m.
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