Stories written by Kenneth Bluh
Kenneth has been writing a column for Community Newspapers since 1989 when he first wrote about the incorporation movement in UMSA (Unincorporated Municipal Services Area). His columns cover the political scene in Miami-Dade and Tallahassee. Educated at the Wharton School in Philadelphia, Kenneth has been a member of the banking/mortgage lending profession in Florida since 1962. Contact him at kbluh@americanbsm.com or 786-247-0547 where he manages American Bancshares Mortgage LLC’s Reverse Mortgage Department.

Is there an oil-slicked beach in Florida’s future?

They say timing in life is everything. It would seem that timing was not on President Obama’s side when he announced that the nation, needing greater oil production, must open up our Florida coasts to oil exploration. It seems like it was only days after he made the announcement that the disastrous explosion aboard the [...]

Commissioner Jordan’s proposal may prove embarrassing

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan proposed that the county roll back the authority given to the county mayor three years ago in an obvious move to reduce the influence of the mayor. A war has been brewing for the past several years as to who should have the ultimate power and authority to run the [...]

Do they know what they are saying ‘no’ to?

If a Republican in Washington said the sky was gray a Democrat would say it was blue. If a Democrat said the clouds were white a Republican would say they were red. Never agree with the opposition — the hell with bipartisanship for the betterment of America. “Preserve the party” at all costs is the [...]

America’s world dominance has changed since WWII

America emerged from the Second World War the single most powerful industrialized nation in the world. Europe’s industrial base was wiped out as Hitler’s government went down to defeat at the hands of the free world. Japan found its industrial base totally destroyed by war’s end. America, having expanded its industrial ability to accommodate the [...]

Plugging the state’s budget hole with stimulus money

The Florida House and Senate, controlled in the main by elected officials who vehemently oppose Washington’s stimulus packages as inflationary and spending beyond our ability to repay, are hypocritically looking to plug the hole in our proposed state budget with an anticipated $880 million in stimulus dollars from Washington, DC. I have no problem with [...]

Running in general election different than primary

I really don’t think the U.S. Senate race in Florida is an “anyone can win” threeway race. Everything “was” nice and cozy for both Kendrick Meek and Marco Rubio as long as Charlie Crist stayed in the Republican Party. Rubio had the upper hand and short of some disastrous revelation would have coasted into the [...]