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BY BUDDY NEVINS
Steve Feren must have been a Boy Scout: He believes in being prepared.
Being prepared is how Feren snared a big, big endorsement in his race for judge from Gov Charlie Crist.
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BY BUDDY NEVINS
Lawyers Bill Scherer and Bruce Rogow filed suit Friday in Broward Circuit Court “to remove and disqualify” Mardi Anne Levey as a judicial candidate. Read the rest of this entry »
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Republicans made a smart move by not putting Gov. Charlie Crist on the GOP ticket. Read the rest of this entry »
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Judicial candidate Mardi Anne Levey’s husband Judge Dale Cohen has problems, too.
Cohen represented his wife’s campaign at the Broward Election Headquarters during last weekend’s recount in the Circuit Group 4 race.
That could be trouble. Judges are not supposed to be involved in other campaigns, even if it involves their spouse. Read the rest of this entry »
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BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist
In deference to Hurricane Gustav, John McCain and the Republicans said that on Monday and Tuesday they were taking off their Republican hats and putting the country first.
Two days out of eight years…that’s not bad……………………………
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BY BUDDY NEVINS
Confirmed: Some high powered lawyers are looking into the possibility of filing charges with the Judicial Qualifications Commission against at least one judicial candidate and a judge.
It appears that the judge has been involved in other candidate’s elections a no-no in Florida. Violators of the Judicial Code of Ethics can be punished all the way to removal from office.
Stay tuned.
Dirty Tricks: A Town of Davie board member has quit after his police record ended up in Davie Council members’ mail boxes. The information involved various charges, but no convictions.
The board member was a Davie resident who had a future political career. Some of the status quo boys didn’t like that and smeared him.
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Guest columnist Sam Fields has been particularly prolific. Here is the View From Left Fields on the saga of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, GOP candidate John McCain’s choice as a running mate. Read the rest of this entry »
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BY BUDDY NEVINS
The guys who pick up your garbage want to pick your pocket.
Waste Management, the sprawling trash hauler and recycler, is trying to buy Republic Services, its smaller rival.
This could have a tremendous impact on Broward County, but all I hear no outcry from local officials.
A successful merger would leave a monopoly controlling Broward County’s garbage collection. Read the rest of this entry »
