Braman lawsuit threatens more than Marlins stadium

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Breaking: Judge Orders Settlement Talks in Braman Suit
Published 7/10/2008 by Fish@Bat at Fish@Bat: Blogging the Florida Marlins
... as is suggested above. The proposed compromise seems to conflict with Norman Braman’s holier-than-though arguments: Those familiar with the proceedings said the last minute negotiations centered around an offer to build a community center next to the stadium and more public use of what will be a county-owned ballpark. But no closure was reached — at least not yet. I think Greg Cote captured the double-standard/hypocrisy in his editorial today. Assuming nothing changes in the next few days, the ...

Cote : Former Iggles Owners Threatens To Derail Loria’s Fishy Dream
Published 7/10/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... that includes a new stadium for the Florida Marlins as a centerpiece.  “Here is local government, for all of its history of scandal and inefficiency, trying at last to think big and be big, and finally haul Miami into the 21st Century,” writes the Miami Herald’s Greg Cote, “only to have the whole grand package jeopardized by one guy’s nuisance suit.” ...