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5 Stories to Read

September 17, 2009 by Kenneth

This is our regular feature where every day I do a post with the top 5 Florida political stories that people are talking about. Each story will include a link to a summary of the story, my brief comment and links to other blogs talking about the story.

1. Big Oil, coming to a coastline near you?: Stopping close-shore oil drilling has got to be one of the top priorities of all Floridians. The alternative is further destruction of our beautiful natural environment and of our shoddy, Republican-created economy.

Additional reading:

Miami-Dade Dems: Lesson from Australia: Big oil spill from “safe” offshore rig

2. John Thrasher is on the way up: This can’t be good for anyone. Seriously.

3. FPL flies corporate jet to ask for massive rate hike: These people learn nothing and they care about nothing but their own money and power. Don’t reward them.

Last Call? ¡Dame el del Estribo!

August 11, 2009 by yanquimike

(Fortune Magazine) -- Argentina's populist-minded government tried to tame local beef prices by banning exports in 2006 to increase the supply at home. But ranchers were furious; they rioted and blocked roads to the cities, leading prices to shoot up fourfold. Some ranchers decamped to the more liberal pampas of Uruguay, now a top-seven beef exporter. (Uruguay even stole Argentina's record for the largest barbecue ever -- 16 tons.)

Pablo Liberato, a native Argentinean who owns a U.S.

Gay woman fights over hospital visitation rights in Miami court (via AVALON FARMBLOG)

February 8, 2009 by admin

Eye on Miami reports Jeb definitely out. http://tinyurl.com/a5d4b5. Confirmed by Herald and Times. Good news! (via Twitter)

January 6, 2009 by admin

January 3, 2009 by admin