BY BUDDY NEVINS

It seems like I’ve known John de Groot forever.  When I came to the Fort Lauderdale News as a kid in the 1970s, de Groot was already a star.  A series he wrote was instrumental in cleaning up Broward’s corrupt and inefficient government

I looked up to him because, wow, he had kicked ass and taken names.  He had gotten things done.  He even had a piece of the Pulitzer Prize for the Kent State shooting coverage.

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BY BUDDY NEVINS

Commissioner John Rodstrom has a problem with what I wrote.

Oh, well.  It isn’t the first time. Read the rest of this entry »

BY BUDDY NEVINS

The Miami Herald’s Amy Sherman reached former U. S. Rep. Peter Deutsch late Tuesday. 

He confirmed  a Browardbeat.com report earlier in the day that he will be challenging Mitch Ceasar for the chair of the Broward Democratic Party.

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BY BUDDY NEVINS

We’ve got a lot of problems in Broward County.

Taxes are too high.  Insurance costs are through the roof.  We’re in a recession.  Government is laying off workers.

What was the big issue at the Broward County Commission on Tuesday?

Where two commissioners would sit. Read the rest of this entry »

BY BUDDY NEVINS

The future direction of the Broward Democratic Party will be decided December 7. 

As appropriate for Pearl Harbor Day, Democratic Chair Mitch Ceasar is preparing for a sneak attack. . .from former U. S. Rep. Peter Deutsch. Read the rest of this entry »

BY BUDDY NEVINS

The economy is in the toilet.  The unemployment rate is climbing.

Where is Miss Cleo when we need her?  She would be able to tell us in that soft Jamaican accent when everything is going to be alright. Read the rest of this entry »

BY BUDDY NEVINS

How did lawyer Scott Rothstein become such a big deal in politics.

$481,400. Read the rest of this entry »

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Weston is closer to getting a new high school by 2010. . .if the financing and land can be found.

The School Board this week approved a charter school run by directors from the Broward Republican hierarchy. Read the rest of this entry »

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Weston may finally get a new high school. 

A team better known in politics than education is seeking to open a charter high school in that upscale city.   Read the rest of this entry »

BY BUDDY NEVINS

If Democrats wants to get something done in Tallahassee, they better get along with some Republicans.  The Republicans still run the show in the Legislature.

That’s a lesson that the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation apparently hasn’t learned. Read the rest of this entry »