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Commissioner Kojak

By Jose Luis Jiménez August 05, 1999

Basking in the twilight of a lengthy public service career, Miami City Commissioner Joseph Lionel "J.L." Plummer chomps on an unlit cigar and explains his motivation for seeking an eighth... More >>>

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Back in 1970 J.L. Plummer swore never to leave the commission

Plummer criticized the pie-in-the-sky plans of former Mayor Maurice Ferre

Plummer (far right) and former Mayor Steve Clark (wearing glasses) often competed for scissors at ribbon-cutting ceremonies

The funeral director, dressed here as Christopher Columbus for the city's centennial, discovered that politics and business mix well

Companion Maria Cristina "Macu" Palacios helps gringo Plummer fit into Miami's Cuban community

Fall Cesar!: Plummer and the ex-city manager before Odio's scandalous 1996 exit

What does the undertaker want on his tombstone? "I was good to the city that was good to me."

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Plummer (far right) and former Mayor Steve Clark (wearing glasses) often competed for scissors at ribbon-cutting ceremonies

photo courtesy J.L. Plummer

Plummer (far right) and former Mayor Steve Clark (wearing glasses) often competed for scissors at ribbon-cutting ceremonies

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