To paraphrase President Ronald Reagan, “It isn’t so much that Norman Powell is ignorant, it’s just that he knows so many things that aren’t so.” Apparently, the soon-to-be former North Bay Village Attorney spent his…

The 2017 City Council election in picturesque Venice, Florida, turned ugly quickly after accusations of foul play were made against a mysterious political committee by an incumbent fighting for her seat. After being slammed by…

One week ago today, Norman Powell was living the high life, enjoying his unchecked power as the municipal attorney for North Bay Village. That evening it all fell apart when the Mayor and Commission contemplated…

Raise your hands if you’ve ever received a $45,843.20 raise less than two years after starting a new job? Anyone? Well, that’s because you’re not privileged enough to be in the inner circle of North…

VotersOpinion has been in existence over eight years now, and not once … not ever … has any one of our “targets” called us to complain. Until now. Intelligent public officials understand that the minute…

Fighting against public corruption, especially in Opa-locka, is usually an exercise in futility. It’s nearly impossible to win even one battle, but a back-to-back sweep is nothing short of a miracle. Well, add another feather…

Desperate to hang on to his plum, and very much undeserved, gig as the North Bay Village attorney, Strip Club Lobbyist Norman Powell filed a complaint with the Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics against a…

Imagine you’re a working class resident of North Miami, struggling to support a family on a paycheck that never seems to last until the end of the week. Now imagine that your hard earned tax…

Three years ago when North Miami Senior High School’s Adult Education Center principal, Jean Coty Ridore, was arrested for unlawful compensation, official misconduct, and grand theft third degree, State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle took credit…