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Isoldeblue

(1,135 posts)
Thu Sep 26, 2013, 05:34 PM Sep 2013

99-Year-Old and Her Community Save Manatees from Rich Developer

We are never too old to make a change for the better! And the rich don't always win!

99-Year-Old MoveOn Member and Her Community Save Manatees from Rich Developer
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Carlos Beruff usually gets what he wants. The powerful real estate developer planned to destroy a natural waterway in western Florida in favor of a 300-boat luxury marina — killing mangroves and driving away endangered manatees in the process. He never expected to be stopped by 99-year-old Marie Hausman.
http://front.moveon.org/99-year-old-moveon-member-and-her-community-save-manatees-from-rich-developer/#.UkSmVlL3nHM|

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99-Year-Old and Her Community Save Manatees from Rich Developer (Original Post) Isoldeblue Sep 2013 OP
I had a dispute with Carlos Beruff about 20 years ago Zorro Sep 2013 #1

Zorro

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1. I had a dispute with Carlos Beruff about 20 years ago
Fri Sep 27, 2013, 12:12 AM
Sep 2013

before he became a big shot developer. He was a dick back then, and apparently never changed.

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