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(WPTV)
DeSantis Struts His Stuff on Three Stages
For the light and dark brilliance of political theater, consider Gov. Ron DeSantis’ most excellent week of Nov. 15, 2021. Depending on your view, it was a week that will live in glory or infamy – or perhaps both. Read more
Nov. 29, 2021
5:59 p.m.
(Walmart.com)
The ‘No Quarter’ Flag and its Threat to America
There has been a rise in sightings of all-black American flags in Florida and across the country. While not only sinister in appearance, their meaning is even more so: “no quarter.” Read more
Nov. 29, 2021
5:58 p.m.
(https://morningsidemiami.org/Parks-Committee)
Protecting Morningside Park
I am quite alarmed by the proposals to be presented for Morningside Park. I am personally disgusted to hear that these Morningside Park proposals have been planned with no transparency – and a refusal to be transparent... Read more
Nov. 29, 2021
4:48 p.m.
(Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool)
Rittenhouse, Arbery, Race and Lady Justice
John Grisham wrote a novel set in the south called “A Time to Kill.” In it, a group of white men brutally rape an 11-year-old Black girl, after which they urinate on and throw beer bottles at her. Her father exacted his revenge... Read more
Nov. 24, 2021
10:10 a.m.
(Pool photo via AP)
The Rittenhouse trial signals bad times ahead
My prediction is that Kyle Rittenhouse, the white teenager who fatally shot two people and injured a third, will walk in his trial. Rittenhouse crossed state lines with an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle from Illinois to Kenosha, Wis.... Read more
Nov. 12, 2021
4:59 p.m.
(The Miami Foundation)
Giving in Our Own Backyard Uplifts Us All
Have you stopped to think about why you give? Are you motivated by a tax deduction or because it’s something you have a deep personal interest in? Are you moved by a direct personal appeal or a tug at the heartstrings? Read more
Nov. 03, 2021
2:35 p.m.
(Mark Sell for Biscayne Times)
North Miami’s October Surprise
At this moment of peril teetering on opportunity, the City of North Miami is the town on the flying trapeze. On the peril side, the city is scrambling to get out of big money trouble. Read more
Nov. 03, 2021
2:34 p.m.
