February, 2009 Category

Feb 06 2009

Stacy Ritter Goes On The Offense Against Critics

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 
Broward Mayor Stacy Ritter believes in the old adage: The best defense is an offense.

The target of weeks of relentlessly negative stories, Ritter this week began striking back at her critics.   Read the rest of this entry »



Feb 05 2009

Judge Cowart’s Son Joins The Fighting Irish

Filed under: General News

BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist

Broward County Judge Gary Cowart and his wife Jody are the proud parents of a Fighting Irishman.

Their son Jordan Cowart, a St Thomas High School Senior, has signed for a full scholarship to Notre Dame. Read the rest of this entry »



Feb 04 2009

BTU Launches Campaign Against Notter

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

You’ll be seeing this truck a lot around Broward in the next few days.

 

 

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Feb 04 2009

Talk Host Sues Congressional Candidate

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS


Radio host Steve Kane says he learned his lesson—not all Republicans are honorable.

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Feb 04 2009

Rothstein–Life In The Fast Lane

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS


You can’t get away from uber-lawyer Scott Rothstein of Fort Lauderdale, even at a concert for The Eagles. Read the rest of this entry »



Feb 03 2009

Coach Pat Roberts/PAL Violations – Keep Politics Out Of PAL‏

Filed under: Guest Column

(This is an open letter to the Plantation Athletics League board of directors and PAL President Evan Krakower from Bryan Sklar, whose daughter participated in the youth athletics.  He criticizes the group’s move to remove a whistleblower from the board.)

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Feb 02 2009

Sam Fields vs. Steve Kane: Tomorrow on 1470 A.M. Radio

Filed under: General News

 

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Browardbeat.com’s guest columnist, Sam Fields, will be on the Steve Kane radio show on Tuesday at 7:30 a.m.  Kane is on WWNN 1470 AM Radio.   Read the rest of this entry »



Feb 02 2009

The Commons Project Remains An Expensive Gamble

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Weston moms can’t wait to shop at The Commons, the planned upscale emporium planned for Interstate 75 in Davie.

Polls found that Weston women love the idea of $1,000 Manola Blahnik strappy sandals and $4,500 Brioni pinstriped suits available a short drive away.

So far the only spending that has taken place is to get The Commons approved.

The project remains a very expensive gamble for the developer.

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Feb 01 2009

GOP Caves In To Jim Waldman

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

It apparently took a Democrat to tell the Republican leadership in Tallahassee what was right.

The Democrat was state Rep. Jim Waldman, D-Coconut Creek. Read the rest of this entry »



Feb 01 2009

Fields: GOP Choose A Black Leader, But Remain Racists

Filed under: Guest Column

BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist

(Sam Fields is a Fort Lauderdale lawyer and a rabid Democratic activist.)


The GOP would have you believe that the election of a “colored guy as their national chairman — Michael Steele —  proves that the Republican Party is down wit’ Da’ hood. Read the rest of this entry »