Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago does not like to be challenged or criticized. He has recently taken to calling his critics — which include award-winning documentary filmmaker Billy Corben, award-winning journalist Roberto Rodriguez Tejera and yours truly — mercenaries paid to smear him.

That’s old news. He’s again copying his idol, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who says the same thing.

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Former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez had a popular show on Caracol 1260 AM radio every afternoon. La Hora del Regreso, which translates roughly into “the afternoon rush hour,” was a political lightning rod that went after national hoodlums like Donald Trump and local hoodlums like Joe Carollo.

Until last week, when it was summarily cancelled without any notice after the owners of AmericaTeve signed an agreement to purchase the Miami radio station. They contract was signed Monday. Martinez was dismissed on Tuesday. By telephone.

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