September, 2008 Category

Sep 15 2008

Gallagher Seeks To Lead Board

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

School Board member Bev Gallagher supported construction of the most expensive and least-needed school in the county’s history.

Now she is seeking her reward:

She wants to lead the School Board, according to another Board member.  Read the rest of this entry »



Sep 14 2008

Republicans and Pedophiles

Filed under: Guest Column

BY SAM FIELDS
Guest columnist

Who is Allen West? Read the rest of this entry »



Sep 13 2008

Update: Gloves Are Off Between Geller And Gunzburger

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger’s campaign team has a message for state Sen. Steve Geller:

You will never force her to retire so you can take her job. She will never back out of her re-election campaign. Read the rest of this entry »



Sep 12 2008

Legislative Offices Warned of Threat

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Broward legislative offices were warned this afternoon to be cautious about their mail, after “a white, powder like substance was discovered in a piece of mail delivered to a Senate district office in Daytona Beach. Read the rest of this entry »



Sep 12 2008

Round One: Geller Wins

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

State Sen. Steve Geller was the director of some great political theater this week.

Those fancy-sounding awards handed to politicians at government meetings are usually non-events.
If you listened to the Broward County Commission during an award ceremony on Tuesday, you would have seen an event with subtle but real political significance.

Read the rest of this entry »



Sep 11 2008

Obama Encouraging Bundling

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS
Don’t believe U. S. Sen. Barack Obama is any different than other politicians when it comes to raising money.  Read the rest of this entry »



Sep 11 2008

Criminals With Money Getting Free Lawyers

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

There are folks who could afford to hire their own attorney getting free lawyers.
The problem is that nobody checks to see whether a defendant is poor enough to qualify for a public defender. Read the rest of this entry »



Sep 10 2008

Housing Crisis Doesn’t Stop Approval Of Huge Development

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Broward County Commissioners were at it again this week approving a new huge development.
You would think that with the housing market in the toilet, the commission would take a break.
Nooooooo. Read the rest of this entry »



Sep 10 2008

They Are Out There….Watching

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

An investigation by undercover law enforcement agents has been underway for at least five years, targeting the Broward County Commission, School Board and various cities. Read the rest of this entry »



Sep 09 2008

Tony G., Fabled Manager of Judicial Campaigns, Dies

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Anthony “Tony G Gargiulo, the once invincible campaign manager of judicial candidates known as “the judgemaker, has died. He was 82. Read the rest of this entry »