For a half-century, he served Miami-Dade as VISTA volunteer, public defender, top administrator in the state attorney's office -- and finally judge. He was the only person I wrote two Tropic cover stories on. His quests continue to fascinate and trouble me. My memories of this extraordinary man are HERE.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Miami-Dade Recycling To Miss Deadline
Miami-Dade's plan to change its recycling won't meet a March 31 deadline. Full story at the right, or click HERE
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
What To Do with Plastic No Recycler Wants
My esteemed spouse, super-recycler Kathy Martin, found a company that would accept plastic that our local recycling facilities reject. The cost was hefty -- as was the uncertainty about what happens to the stuff. Full story available HERE.
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
FPL Finally Gets Smart About Burying Lines
For decades, Florida Power & Light said burying lines was "not a silver bullet." Then it offered to underground if the community paid. Now, the worst areas are getting buried lines for essentially nothing. For full story see the page on left or click HERE.
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Boulevard Market in New Yorker
Mercy Supermarket, 6600 Biscayne Blvd., was the title subject of a poem by Campbell McGrath in The New Yorker. What would the owner think about this honor? I had to find out.
Full post HERE.
Monday, May 23, 2022
Two Ways to Better Recycling
A major nonprofit group has two proven ideas for bettering every place’s recycling performance: Bigger carts, more info.
Full story HERE.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
False Claim about Dade Recycling Deal
Does anyone want the recycling collected by Miami-Dade County? All the material now from 350,000 homes ends up in western Broward County at a facility run by Waste Management.
Kessler Consulting, hired by the county, reported flatly: “WMI has stated they will not
continue providing services once the current contract terminates.”