a place of great vice and corruption
as a gubernatorial candidate he claimed that the state capitol was an Augean stable that desperately needed to be cleaned out
Old Herald clippings from 1986 reported about homeowners toilets and sinks smelling like gas, a 3-year-old getting rashes and fevers from drinking the well water and fear of driers exploding.
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Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
These function as powerful natural sinks to absorb carbon dioxide and help regulate the climate.
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