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Guest AuthorAugust 18, 2014

For the moment, the prolific images on CNN of bleeding and maimed Gazan children being used as human shields by Hamas in hospitals have ceased. So has the castigation by the White House of Israel’s use of harsh military force to stop the rockets from being shot from these humanitarian facilities. While the on-again, off-again […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 18, 2013

The headlines are achingly familiar: “Financing loosens up for new condo projects/ Lenders provide nearly $900 million in financing” “Brickell project changes to condo” “Fort Lauderdale rental boom underway” “Related Group plans 4 more condo towers.” And so on. With the wounds of South Florida’s last boom/bust cycle still fresh in our memories – to […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 4, 2013

Public service was once a noble cause, one that many believed, not too long ago, wasn’t necessarily a good fit for the business leader — without some check on his authority. The focus of business leaders was seen as too narrow and too self-serving to entrust them with government leadership, which is why so many […]

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Steven Kurlander: Gaza and Obama’s castigation of Israel: A sign of the growing insignificance of the ‘Jewish vote’ in American politics

Doug Clifton: South Florida building boom will surely end in another bust

Rick Outzen: Pro-business mayors susceptible to bribery, kickbacks