Jul 03 2009

Fields and DeGroot On Health Care

Filed under: Guest Column

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                                                                                                         Sam Fields

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                                                                                                       John DeGroot

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Jul 03 2009

Senate Candidate Loeb Gets Help From Madoff Lawyer

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 

Florida Senate candidate Nick Loeb has a supporter that may not go over well  – a lawyer working for swindler Bernie Madoff.

 

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Jul 02 2009

GOP Chief Slams County Commission Over Attacks On Sheriff

Filed under: General News

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BY BUDDY NEVINS

Finally, somebody has said it.

Unfortunately, it is the Broward Republican chair Chip Lamarca who is criticizing the county commission for politicizing the budget issue.

Right message.  Wrong messenger.

 

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Jul 02 2009

Plantation’s Armstrong Is One Tough Cookie

Filed under: General News

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Rae Carole Armstrong

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Rae Carole Armstrong may look like a grandmother with her crown of grey hair framing a seasoned face.

But this grandmother has balls!

 

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Jun 30 2009

Fields’ Random Thoughts: On Adultry, Iran and Michael Jackson

Filed under: Guest Column

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BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist

 

 
 RELIGIOUS CHUTZPAH AND THE HYPOCRACY
 
 

My favorite part of the Governor Mark Stanford debacle is not necessarily recalling the self-righteous attacks that he made on serial adulterer Bill Clinton a decade ago.

 

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Jun 29 2009

Judge Gardiner Asks To Be Dropped From Hispanic Honor

Filed under: General News

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BY BUDDY NEVINS

Broward Circuit Judge Ana Gardiner asked to not be named a Hispanic Women of Distriction because to accept the honor might violate the Canons of Judicial Ethics.

 

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Jun 29 2009

Judge Hurley Gets Help From GOP Chair

Filed under: General News

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John “Jay” Hurley

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 

John Hurley was a Republican activist until he was appointed to the bench.

Now that he is a “non-partisan” judge seeking re-election, there are Democrats and Republicans supporting him.

 

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Jun 28 2009

Commission Votes Insider Moskowitz More Money

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

It has happened again:  The Broward County Commission signed a contract and gone back and upped it.

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Mike Moskowitz

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Jun 28 2009

Loconto Show Has Three Interesting Shows Scheduled

Filed under: General News

 BY BUDDY NEVINS

Frank Loconto’s  Countyline  show is the only long-form television interview show featuring Broward politicians. 

Loconto always has great shows, but over the next three days he has some real winners.

 

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Jun 26 2009

Geller vs. Gunzburger: A New Issue

Filed under: General News

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Sue Gunzburger

BY BUDDY NEVINS

South Broward voters need to remember this post next year when Sue Gunzburger is running for re-election:

She is behind the biggest proposed expansion of county government in two decades.

Is she giving former State Sen. Steve Geller, who is running against her, an issue?

 

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