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EYE ON MIAMI: When the Everglades Is Only Good For a View From a High Rise. By Geniusofdespair

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Thursday, May 21, 2015. When the Everglades Is Only Good For a View From a High Rise. By Geniusofdespair. You know those two towers near Sawgrass Mills? This is the view from the top of one of them. I went up there knowing I would need these photos someday and today is the day. A developer in Broward wants to develop 65 acres with high rises (he says with views of the Everglades) bordering the mall. And he will be building another shopping center within it. The Miami Herald reports. May 21, 2015. Coral S...

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EYE ON MIAMI: Al Jazeera puts Big Sugar/ Fanjul billionaires in spotlight ... by gimleteye

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Al Jazeera puts Big Sugar/ Fanjul billionaires in spotlight . by gimleteye. A sweet deal: The royal family of cane benefits from political giving. By Amy Bracken @brackenamy July 23, 2015 5:00AM ET. The sugar barons of America, the Fanjul brothers, have a cozy relationship with the US government". This report is an excellent analysis of information and perspective that Eye On Miami also spotlights: the super-sized influence of Big Sugar on domestic politics. In terms of new info...

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EYE ON MIAMI: The Eye on Miami Saturday Editorial August 8th: The Presidential Election is Heating Up. By Geniusofdespair

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Saturday, August 08, 2015. The Eye on Miami Saturday Editorial August 8th: The Presidential Election is Heating Up. By Geniusofdespair. The Miami Herald Gave up on the Sabbath Editorial Page.We didn't. PORTRAIT OF A DONALD TRUMP SUPPORTER:. WHOOP IT UP CURBELO. While Carlos Curbelo infects those around him with Whooping Cough, Annette Taddeo has launched a campaign against him. I suppose he will recover soon. The Toxic Congressman has raised the most money of any House Member in the Nation. He is now...

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EYE ON MIAMI: The Great Debate. By Geniusofdespar

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Thursday, August 06, 2015. The Great Debate. By Geniusofdespar. No, the great debate was not Nixon and Kennedy, nor was it Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. This will be the greatest debate of all time: The Donald Debate. Who won't be watching this one? I have been anxiously waiting for this day and now it is here. I am giddy with excitement. This is the Super Bowl of debates. The only bad thing, we have to listen to 9 other candidates. I'm calling it: "The Comedy of Errors.". August 06, 2015. August 06, 2015.

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EYE ON MIAMI: GOP puzzled by Gov. Rick Scott's isolation come up with novel idea to lure him out: an environmental award ... by gimleteye

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015. GOP puzzled by Gov. Rick Scott's isolation come up with novel idea to lure him out: an environmental award . by gimleteye. Come out, come out, wherever you are! Is the refrain of the child's game of hide-and-seek and it could also be appended to the news report from the Tampa Bay Times that reads like a parody from The Onion: a Republican foundation organized around what was once a state environmental agency, now lead by Miami developer connected to Jeb! Sheds light on the award, ...

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EYE ON MIAMI: Marco doesn't vote, Jeb doesn't talk: Florida GOP candidates for president want it their own way ... by gimleteye

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Saturday, August 08, 2015. Marco doesn't vote, Jeb doesn't talk: Florida GOP candidates for president want it their own way . by gimleteye. In April, a month in which he missed 21 percent of votes, Rubio went to the floor to bemoan how he could not get traction on amendments aimed at the Iran nuclear accord. “If you don’t want to vote on things,” he said, voice rising, “don’t run for the Senate.". OpenSecrets.org attempts to analyze the dark money contribute to Jeb Bush's super PAC, Right to Rise. When c...

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EYE ON MIAMI: Guest Blog: "Sham" Congressional field hearing on Biscayne National Park is par for the environmental course ...

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Wednesday, August 05, 2015. Guest Blog: "Sham" Congressional field hearing on Biscayne National Park is par for the environmental course . Gimleteye comment: Sad to say, when members of Congress hold "field hearings" to gauge public responses to policy proposals, they have already made up their minds. Congressional field hearings on the environment are a tried and true recipe for frustrating and alienating voters. Guest Blogger Mark Bonaparte's observations fit this conclusion with respect to three G...

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EYE ON MIAMI: Picture of the Day: Little Crocs. By Geniusofdespair

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Monday, August 03, 2015. Picture of the Day: Little Crocs. By Geniusofdespair. Crocodiles Born on Virginia Key - A nest of 13 was found there. Perfectly compatible with the boat show they are planning for Virginia Key. Photo: Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science). I guess I have a second picture of the day, an endangered species at a Kochfest defending Big Sugar subsidies. Love the photo on top! August 03, 2015. Little croc and big crock. August 04, 2015. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 5/29/...

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EYE ON MIAMI: In Miami with the Balsera, Curbelo, Taddeo controversy, time to reach for the Pepto Bismol ... by gimleteye

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Tuesday, August 04, 2015. In Miami with the Balsera, Curbelo, Taddeo controversy, time to reach for the Pepto Bismol . by gimleteye. Congressional candidate Annette Taddeo, a leader of Miami-Dade Democrats, is running against Republican incumbent Carlos Curbelo. Freddy Balsera, a long-time political consultant and lobbyist on the Democratic side has endorsed Curbelo, triggering a spat recorded by both the Miami Herald. The kettle is on such a boil, hard to know what is in it. But there is one piece of th...

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EYE ON MIAMI: Mayor Carlos Gimenez's PAC: The VERY STRANGE expense and donation. By Geniusofdespair

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Thursday, July 30, 2015. Mayor Carlos Gimenez's PAC: The VERY STRANGE expense and donation. By Geniusofdespair. Photo from New York Magazine 2013 - Why is Carlos Gimenez taking money from these guys? ASK YOURSELF WHY THESE NEW YORK SLICKSTERS MADE A $20,000 DONATION TO A MIAMI-DADE MAYOR! Let's revisit a Post I did that has been on my mind. It is really bothering me. Coincidentally Amsterdam buys run down buildings and with public subsidies houses the homeless. They own about 40 buildings in the New ...