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ELECTION 2012: The SunPost Recommends
[ 1 ] August 9, 2012

ELECTION 2012: The SunPost Recommends

We chose a different way of selecting our candidates for recommendations this year. Instead of calling in the candidates one-by-one, for a cozy chat in our offices, we decided to go the route that most voters do, when choosing who to vote for. We did research. We read articles, watched video, scoured candidate websites for [...]

OPED: Is The Miami Herald Structure Historic?
[ 3 ] August 9, 2012

OPED: Is The Miami Herald Structure Historic?

Dade Heritage Trust Members Say It Is – But WHY? By:  TEA Party Miami Despite the many obstacles and impediments that the owners of the Miami Herald building have had to overcome, the Resorts World Miami project will proceed. South Florida won’t get the potentially 100,000 jobs that could have been created if the destination [...]

OP-ED: We Must Scrutinize How City Spends Our Money
[ 0 ] July 26, 2012

OP-ED: We Must Scrutinize How City Spends Our Money

By Edna Buchanan and T. Michael Smith, Special to the SunPost Did you ever arrive somewhere expecting a welcome, then realize you were unwanted? Most of us have had that experience. We did last week. We were clearly considered unwelcome intruders at the open-to-the-public Miami Beach Budget Meeting at the city’s new building at 1775 [...]

OP ED: Will Florida Voters Decide Casino Debate?
[ 2 ] July 19, 2012

OP ED: Will Florida Voters Decide Casino Debate?

TEA Party Miami applauds Resorts World Miami for forming a committee to explore letting the people decide if we want casino gaming in 2014 or 2016 By TEA Party Miami Resorts World Miami (RWM) has donated approximately $600,000 to the “New Jobs and Revenues for Florida” political action/community development group to help facilitate the ability [...]

OP-ED: Pick Permanent Manager Now, Not Later
[ 0 ] June 7, 2012

OP-ED: Pick Permanent Manager Now, Not Later

By David Kelsey, Special to the SunPost There seems to be a movement afoot to hire a temporary city manager to replace Jorge Gonzalez, and sometime later to hire a permanent manager.  I don’t think this is a good idea. In fact I think it’s a bad idea. Why wait?  Clearly everyone should be familiar [...]

Commentary: Salaries in Our Beloved Florida; Focusing on Miami-Dade
[ 0 ] October 20, 2011

Commentary: Salaries in Our Beloved Florida; Focusing on Miami-Dade

By Alejandro Arce It is amazing to open the newspaper and be attacked by the information regarding the salaries in Florida, especially from places that are in financial difficulties or close to bankruptcy. Not long ago, the Jackson Memorial Hospital, a place in a financial disgrace decided to correct the irregularities and hired a new [...]

Editorial: Miami Beach Mayoral Candidate Offers Plan for Controversial Urban Beach Weekend
[ 4 ] August 18, 2011

Editorial: Miami Beach Mayoral Candidate Offers Plan for Controversial Urban Beach Weekend

By Steve Berke Candidate for Mayor Steve Berke says “Bring In The Cavalry. Memorial Day is known as a day of remembrance for those brave Service Members who have sacrificed their mind, body, and spirit while defending the interests of the United States and of all those Americans who enjoy the freedom that these heroes [...]

Editorial: My Plan for Memorial Day Weekend
[ 2 ] June 30, 2011

Editorial: My Plan for Memorial Day Weekend

Dave Crystal Candidate for Mayor of Miami Beach This past Memorial Day weekend in Miami Beach was marred by one of the worst Urban Beach Weekend festivals in recent history. In the wake of this last episode of what has become a regularly timed man-made seasonal disaster, the average Miami Beach citizen has finally risen [...]

[ 0 ] March 18, 2010

Editorial: State budget proposals ignore reality, responsibility State Legislature should continue arts funding

Gloomy news is trickling down from Florida’s center of power in Tallahassee for those who work in or enjoy the benefits of the arts….