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Old hands will be tempted to dismiss the latest Florida obituary in Time as media hyperbole. Our paradise has been declared ''lost'' so many times before that we've stopped paying attention. Think again.
The Miami-Dade County Commission this week unanimously approved a revised agreement allowing developers of Midtown Miami to begin collecting millions of dollars in exchange for what they've accomplished at Northwest 36th Street and Miami Avenue.
If Miami-Dade County commissioners want to do right by their constituents they will vote today to put several charter-amendment proposals on the November ballot. Most come from a citizens' charter-review panel, which operated under the belief that the commission was interested in improving government.
This will be the last What Works column. I reserve the right to occasionally report on any program I run across that shows results in saving the lives and futures of African-American kids. But this is the last in the series I started 19 months ago to spotlight such programs.
Raise your hand if you actually believe that offshore oil drilling will bring down gasoline prices at the pump. Raise your other hand if you believe in Peter Pan, unicorns and variable-rate mortgages.
RENEWABLE SOURCES
On the issue of gasoline prices, Republicans think they have a winner in their call for new drilling, and Democrats are playing defense. Democrats need -- this is a technical term -- a lot more
VERBATIM
Below are excerpts from remarks by Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. before FDIC's Forum on Mortgage Lending to Low and Moderate Income Households on July 8.
CALIFORNIA
When I found out that California cops can now pull you over for talking on a cellphone without a hands-free device, I wanted to know how to avoid a ticket. My first instinct was to buy a hands-free device. But then I realized I could ride around with a traffic cop, figure out what tips him off and just avoid doing that stuff.
ASSISTANCE
Re the July 12 story 'A conversation' to aid Haiti: As the meeting's convenor, the Florida Association for Volunteer Action in the Caribbean and the Americas (FAVACA) applauds Florida's Haitian diaspora and the visiting U.S. international aid officials for having a frank but respectful dialogue on how to best partner with Haiti to improve the quality of life of its citizens.
HOSPITAL
On July 4, my 91-year-old father was stranded in his disabled car with a violent attack of food poisoning. He was in front of Memorial Hospital in Hollywood. He begged the guard to be allowed to use the men's room, but his pleas were coldly dismissed.
HOMETOWN DEMOCRACY
As Floridians debate the controversial Hometown Democracy amendment, its supporters say that the plan will ease Florida's growing pains. But before swallowing the ''Hometown'' medicine, voters should carefully read the warning label first.
