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Guest AuthorMay 15, 2016

“When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less,” said Humpty Dumpty in “Through the Looking Glass” by Lewis Carroll. A perplexed Alice responded, “The question is whether you can make words mean so many different things.” Politicians using language to mean many things is […]

Guest AuthorMay 15, 2016

For the past decade or more, Americans have heard this mournful tune: “The middle class is disappearing. Workers’ children will never be able to climb into the middle class. Without a strong middle class, our democracy will crumble.” And so on. All of which raises the question: just what is the middle class? How do you […]

Guest AuthorMay 15, 2016

I know a lot of opinionated people. Sometimes I get it (issues dealing with war and peace, perhaps a thought about which shoes go best with which blouse.) Other times I’m perplexed. Is Sia the next coming of Barbra Streisand? Who did more to damage the Batman franchise: George Clooney or Ben Affleck? Did Tommy […]

Guest AuthorMay 12, 2016

Blame Hurricane Wilma for your rarely seen Key West neighbor who is illegally renting his cottage by the week to rowdy folks from Minnesota and other points coldly north. Wilma surged into town in October 2005, smack in the middle of a decade of real estate island hot flashes. The Category 3 hurricane brought second-story […]

Guest AuthorMay 12, 2016

In the election of 1840, Abraham Lincoln served as a Whig presidential elector in Illinois. In his push to elect the “Tippecanoe and Tyler, too” ticket, he sent a ten-point edict to all committee members containing a field plan of operations. Much has changed in the landscape of political campaigns since 1840, but the importance […]

Guest AuthorMay 11, 2016

Some people are born to greatness; others achieve it on their own; still others have it thrust upon them by fate. The rest of us just sit on the curb and cheer as the Big Boys and Girls march by to Valhalla, Cooperstown or wherever great folks go. That’s my customary reaction each year when […]

Guest AuthorMay 11, 2016

Now that Donald Trump is nearing the number of delegates necessary to assure him the GOP nomination and super delegates all but guarantee Hillary Clinton the Democratic nod, the 2016 presidential race is set. Are you excited about the choice? Bet you are not. “Annoyed” is more like it. It’s a sure bet the next […]

Guest AuthorMay 11, 2016

Tampa businessman John Kirtley, one of Florida’s leading advocates for children, told the Economic Club of Florida last month that school choice has improved education. But, thousands of students could be forced to return to failing government schools if a lawsuit filed by special interests succeeds in killing the tax incentive scholarship program, he said. […]

Guest AuthorMay 10, 2016

I have a coloring book and pretty pencils to color with. I know many of you do, as well. But the difference between you and me may be this: I have had an addiction to all things colorful, crafty, stationery, and office supply for my entire life. My office-supply addiction is so insane that people […]

Guest AuthorMay 9, 2016

My memory bank has officially run out of room. I’ve used up so much space over the years memorizing New Order lyrics and dialogue from The Breakfast Club, that I now require something formal, like a calendar invite, to remember birthdays, sex and my sons’ annual checkups. Sad, but true. When Jacob and Zachary were […]

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A snippet of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party fundraising email Finance Chair Sue Whitman-Helfgot sent Monday.

Ed Moore: Where fantasy is fact

Bob Driver: Just how middle class are you?

Catherine Durkin Robinson: Let me and my kids drink our almond milk in peace

Linda Cunningham: Wilma blew apart Key West real estate market

Kevin Sweeny: Ground game — do or die

Bob Driver: Why am I not included on TIME’s list of most influential people?

Steven Kurlander: We need to change the qualifications for seeking the presidency

Lloyd Brown: School choice opponents are relentless in pursuit of inequality

Yolanda Hood: My addiction to all things colorful, crafty, and office supply

Catherine Durkin Robinson: Hey, mom, what’cha thinkin’?