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Wednesday, May 22, 2002
 
So What's Up With Zita?

Lots of e-mails asking for a update on Zita Wilensky, the Miami government employee fired after 16 years of service for not learning Spanish. I am working on a longer update, which will be e-mailed Monday. The short answer is that Zita is standing strong despite the smear campaign launched against her. She was on FOX News several times yesterday. The reporter noted that while Miami-Dade had bad things to say about her work (but they wouldn't go on camera to say them), he had looked at her reviews. Those reviews consistently showed Zita to be a good, if not outstanding employee.

Zita and her attorney did an interview in Los Angeles Sunday night which I also joined. She has a good case and Miami-Dade is running scared. Please keep those faxes and e-mails coming to the Mayor of Miami and the Miami Chamber of Commerce. We need to win this one. Not just for Zita, but for her husband and two small children too. The Wilensky's deserve to have their lives back.

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