Florida secession debated

I love reading about modern-day secession, even on a scale as small as this -- because it clears the path toward bigger projects.

The seeds of secession have been planted in the sandy soil of South Florida.

Discontented by what they perceive as a Capitol snubbing, the mayors of two small Broward County cities have raised the battle flag of rebellion, pitting, once again, north against south.

North Lauderdale, a 5-square-mile city of about 42,000 in the center of Broward County, may become the cradle of the new confederacy. The city commission there recently passed a resolution on forming two Floridas: one in the north and one in the south.

I have suggestions for names -- Southern Manhattan and North Cuba. And for the remaining Southerners left in the Sunshine State, there's always Lower Alabama.