Daniel Shoer Roth's El Nuevo Herald column has been translated and is in the Miami Herald today. The subject he wrote about is not that interesting to me, but the fact that the Herald can see the value of this gifted columnist is important for all of us. We have been printing bad translations of his columns.
Also check out Fred Grimm's column today: If they build it, will Virtuals become actuals? He talks about the most powerful ethnic group in Florida:
"Their interests trump the mundane worries of ordinary citizens -- traffic, overcrowded schools, strained public services.
Local governments tend first to the needs of nonexistent constituents -- residents who don't yet reside." And he reported:
"Don Hodges, a leader in the long, futile fight waged by actual residents against Bay County International (airport), said moving an airport or moving the UDB were of the same Florida pathology.
These projects are sold with happy lies about 'a bright silvery economic future'; in which future residents pay all the bills, Hodges said. 'But it's all about converting vacant land into money'."
2 comments:
I am happy that Shoer-Roth is reporting in El Nuevo Herald, he offers a point of view for the younger people.
Finally the Herald has a reporter that can link the 2 main cultures in Miami-Dade. Cross-reporting is long overdue. Hope he does something on the upcoming DRIs outside the UDB.
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