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EYE ON MIAMI (10 unread)

• Jim Morin Draws Natacha Seijas. By Geniusofdespair

  Number of comments: 7
  Jim Morin's cartoon in the Miami Herald today had me on the floor laughing. He certainly did capture the Commissioner we all love to hate, Natacha Seijas, on her previously reported county jet-setting on our taxpayer dime. Hot air balloon, works for me! [...]
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• The new slanted news in Florida: who funds online Sayfie Media? by gimleteye

  Number of comments: 9
  The economic collapse and decline of print media has created a void slowly filling by pretender, quasi-news sources that pretend to be fair and balanced journalism. These look and "feel" and advertise themselves to be, from all appearances independent journalism. But they are not. These are not blogs, like ours. [...]
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• Big Week for the Barf Meter: Spence Jones is Running...Again. By Geniusofdespair

  Number of comments: 19
  Removed from her seat by the Governor (after she was charged with grand theft) didn't deter Michelle Spence Jones, she is running again for City of Miami Commissioner. If you live in the district, I implore you, please don't put her back in. Why didn't they appoint Flowers rather than' [...]
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• Good Evening, Mr. Mayor, wherever you are...Part 2. Guest Blog By Outofsight

  Number of comments: 16
  Rumor has it, Mr. Mayor, there are good looking women looking for you...26 women to be exact! At the Miami-Dade Commission on Women meeting on Wednesday evening, it was pointed out that those ladies are looking for a face-to-face meeting with you, Mayor Alvarez, and have been for at least [...]
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• Watch Your Bank. By Geniusofdespair

  Number of comments: 1
  No advance notice is given to the public when a financial institution is closed:On Friday, November 13, 2009, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation closed Orion Bank, Naples, FL. Subsequently, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was named Receiver. To see if your bank might be in trouble, check the [...]
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• Barry White: an effective citizen activist making a difference ... by gimleteye

  Number of comments: 13
  I'm intrigued-- if that is the right word-- how the mainstream media highlights volunteerism in our communities. NBC Nightly News, for instance, has a segment "Making a Difference". It is along the lines of 1000 Points of Light: remember those from the first Bush White House? Miami Today has its' [...]
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• Barfable News: Vile Natacha Seijas is in Washington DC Today. By Geniusofdespair

  Number of comments: 7
  Very high on the Barf Meter: Vile Natacha Seijas talking about anything green is akin to Pat Buchanan or Rush Limbaugh posing as progressives to the dumb clucks in Washington DC.This morning, Vile County Commissioner Seijas joined Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, Virginia Senator Mark Warner, and other leaders from Florida; [...]
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• Why Can't Our County Try to Help Us Finance Solar Like St Lucie? By Geniusofdespair.

  Number of comments: 3
  St. Lucie County is trying to make solar power affordable to residents, according to the TCPalm:The county is hoping to partner with other Treasure Coast governments and financial institutions to create a non-profit bank known as a community development financial institution that could lend money at low-interest rates for energy [...]
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• The coolest pool in Miami ... by gimleteye

  Number of comments: 13
  The owners of this swimming pool in South Miami, Philip Stoddard and Gray Read, began construction in their backyard in 2004. From this first photo, the pool looks no different from millions of swimming pools in Florida. This pool's owners have a leg up on the general public in thinking [...]
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• Miami Herald on Spence-Jones: one more thing the paper missed ... by gimleteye

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  Dear Miami Herald, thanks for your coverage of the corruption scandals at the City of Miami. Here is what you missed: an analysis of business interests and their financial contribution to the campaigns of the fallen. In all cases, they are contributors tied one way or another to the Growth [...]
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