By growing jobs, Miami can grow stronger
As a Miami native and someone that has devoted his adult life to improving our Miami-Dade community, I believe that we all must ensure that local cities perform at their absolute best. Miami-Dade...
View ArticleBreast cancer is a ‘toughie,’ but we both survived
“That’s a toughie, Granddad!” responded my 5-year-old granddaughter thoughtfully when I asked her if a zebra is black with white stripes or white with black stripes. Similarly, it was a toughie when,...
View ArticleDriving culture in Miami needs to change
I would work diligently to change the driving culture of Miami-Dade County. When I came here some 20-plus years ago there were numerous lively discussions about the driving habits of Miamians. That is...
View ArticleTowns need online ‘suggestion box’
If I were mayor of Miami Lakes, I would set up a system (email, regular mail, phone calls, hyperlink on the town website) where the residents can make suggestions for the town. Getting input from the...
View ArticleMore resources needed at low-performing schools
If I were mayor, I would direct whatever resources are available to communities in Miami-Dade where schools are low performing. The School Board, superintendent, principals and teachers can only do so...
View ArticleBan plastic bags to cut down in litter
If I were mayor of Miami Beach, I would impose “no plastic straws” and “no plastic bags” policies in shops, restaurants and bars. Bars and restaurants could only offer stirring straws made out of...
View ArticleImprove the environment, ban gas mowers
There is a great need to cut back on fossil fuels. Our environment, our sustainability, our weather and even our health depends on this. If I were mayor, I would initiate a program that would only...
View ArticleLife, liberty and the pursuit of vegetables
Here’s some food for thought: Can the government make it illegal for homeowners to grow vegetables? Miami Shores thinks so. There it is illegal to grow vegetables in your front yard. Trees, fruit,...
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Students, and schools, are well-prepared for the future
Over the past few months, I have visited all of the public high schools in District 37. I am proud of the progress each school has made to create a better learning environment for students. They are...
View ArticleMIA soars as an economic engine
Miami International Airport has long been Miami-Dade County’s No. 1 economic engine. As a public enterprise fund, MIA generates nearly $33 billion in positive economic impact for our community,...
View ArticleEducators meant to teach, not shoot
It’s highly unlikely that an armed teacher would be in the right place at the right time to intervene with an armed assailant. And teachers are hired to educate, not shoot people. Many schools have...
View ArticleGun-free zones can be defenseless targets
It is about time that society recognizes that gun-free zones mean that, besides law enforcement, the only person with a gun is a criminal who has a multitude of targets unable to fight back. There is...
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Preach it!
“It’s unacceptable in our league. It doesn’t matter if you’re white, black, Hispanic, whatever, all across the races.
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Marta Perez: The day I met Maya Angelou
As time passes, people who impressed us in our youth, and who we associated with immortality, suddenly die. It astonishes us because they were so vibrant in our thoughts. It causes us to reminisce of...
View ArticleFIU is thriving, let it continue to do so
When I drove onto the FIU campus for my job interview in 1981, I thought “what an isolated and barren place.”
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Aging gracefully? No way!
I want to comment on Ms. Gina Barreca’s July 19 Other Views column on aging. She’s writing from the perspective of a 57-year-old woman; I’m 75. My perspective is living the process:
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Cut the grass in Kendall neighborhood
I came back from vacation to find tall grass growing out of control all along Southwest 127th Avenue which forms the framework street at my corner.
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