February, 2009 Category

Feb 13 2009

Plantation Mayor Threatens Crack Down On PAL Board

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 
The board of the Plantation Athletic League and Mayor Rae Carole Armstrong are on a collision course.

PAL insists on forcing whistleblower Pat Roberts off its board of directors. 

Armstrong warned PAL not to touch him.

I’m placing my bet on Armstrong, based on the strong language in her warning to PAL obtained by Browardbeat.com. Read the rest of this entry »



Feb 13 2009

Frank Till Out At Boys & Girls Club

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Former Broward School Superintendent Frank Till is out as chief executive of the Boys & Girls Club.

Till had the job since January 2007. 

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Feb 12 2009

Arlen Specter Fund Raiser Draws Fire; Democrat Larry Smith Co-Host Of GOP Bash

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Two of Broward County’s leading Republicans are at each others throat over a South Florida fund raiser for U. S. Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania

It’s because Specter voted for President Barack Obama’s expensive recovery plan.

Florida State Committeeman Ed Kennedy, a former Broward County commissioner, lashed out at Broward Republican Chairman Chip LaMarca for co-hosting the event. Read the rest of this entry »



Feb 11 2009

Big Law Firms Lose; Sunrise Taxpayers Win

Filed under: General News

 

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 

 

Yes, lawyer Stuart Michelson got a no-bid contract last year to become Sunrise’s city attorney.

Yes, Michelson will receive more than $400,000-a-year from Sunrise.

Well, here is the rest of the story.  It’s good news for taxpayers. Read the rest of this entry »



Feb 11 2009

Fields: Don’t Bail Out Americans Who Move Businesses Overseas

Filed under: Guest Column

BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist

I don’t care if he is totally innocent. I hope Ronald Larsen gets screwed by the Bolivian government which plans to seize his 58-square-mile ranch and pay him nothing.  Read the rest of this entry »



Feb 10 2009

Sunrise Commissioner Don Rosen’s Sleazy Campaign

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS


I guess Sunrise Commissioner Don Rosen forgot the proverb: “If you live in a glass house, don’t throw stones?

Why else would he allow his supporters to run sleazy ads when he is such a deeply flawed candidate himself?

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Feb 09 2009

GOP’s Jim Greer Threatened With Law Suit, Complaint With U. S. Attorney

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

More trouble for state Republican leader Jim Greer.  This time the feds may be involved. Read the rest of this entry »



Feb 09 2009

Fort Lauderdale Candidate Glassman’s Ad Misleading

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Warning misleading campaign ad alert.

 

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Feb 08 2009

Fields: Who Cares If Phelps Smokes Dope?

Filed under: Guest Column

BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist


(Sam Fields is a Fort Lauderdale lawyer and in his youth was a champion swimmer who won a swim scholarship to college.)


What’s the real story behind the Michael Phelps bong hit dustup? Read the rest of this entry »



Feb 06 2009

Judicial Robing Ceremony Draws Big Crowd; Many Pols

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Want to know one reason why Sunrise taxpayers are on the hook for more than $400,000-a-year for a city attorney?

Want to know why the Sunrise City Attorney Stuart Michelson was handed a no-bid contract?

You could have learned the answer at the robing ceremony for nine new judges at the Broward County Courthouse today. Read the rest of this entry »