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Kelvin Baker’s Traveling Circus

When the Mayor and Commissioners of Lauderdale Lakes rolled out the red carpet for Kelvin Baker on September 28th, he had two days to prepare a budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2015….

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Balancing of the Equities

Considering that the Florida Legislature is still in session, and will be until March 11, 2016, I was surprised to learn on Monday that a hearing was held in the Michael Joseph v. Phyllis Smith…

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NMB BREAKING NEWS: Judge denies Phyllis Smith’s Motion to Dismiss!

In a telephonic hearing today, Circuit Court Judge Samantha Ruiz Cohen DENIED Phyllis Smith’s Motion to Dismiss the absentee ballot fraud lawsuit filed by Michael Joseph. The Motion to Dismiss filed by her lawyer, Joseph…

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Politicians Lie. It’s what they do.

I know I’ve said this before but it bears repeating. Politicians lie.  It’s what they do. They lie to get in office.  They lie to stay in office.  They lie to protect their special interests. …

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North Miami City Manager: The Search, Part II

Although the Miami Herald reported that the North Miami Mayor and Council had until January 26, 2016 to each submit their four choices for city manager, I was advised late last night that the deadline…

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North Miami City Manager: The Search, Part I

There were sixty two applications submitted for the position of City Manager for North Miami.  Nineteen of the applicants submitted letters and resumes, which you can view by clicking here and here.  Thirty seven of…

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North Miami Mixed Bag Sunday

It might have been a slow news week, but in North Miami there’s always something to dish about. Here are some of my random thoughts.  Yes, it’s long.  But it’s Sunday.  And it’s raining. So…

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Chief Lenny Sets a Decoy

Yesterday morning, two men robbed a cell phone store in a strip mall in North Miami located at NW 119th Street and 7th Avenue. As NBC6 (and a gazillion other news outlets) reported, the store…

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Who wants to be a m̶i̶l̶l̶i̶o̶n̶a̶i̶r̶e̶ redneck?

In case you’re wondering about the true cost of the EEOC Mediated Settlement Agreement between the City of North Miami and Assistant Police Chief Laurence Juriga, wonder no more! In addition to a lump sum payment…

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Joe Geller: Lawyer, Politician, Corruptocrat Extraordinaire

When is a law firm not a law firm? Apparently, it all depends on Joseph S. Geller’s definition of the word “is.” Joe’s been scurrying around North Miami City Hall like a rat, trying to…

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