Filed under: Guest Column
BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist
Three cheers for the American merchant seamen who took back the American-registered Maersk Alabama from Somali pirates.
Hopefully the U. S. Navy will secure the release of the ship’s captain who, at this writing, is still held by the pirate scum.
The key point is that this is a ship with an American registry and a well-trained crew of Americans. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: General News
Browardbeat.com was pretty vicious to Mardi Anne Levey Cohen in last year’s election.
That was then. This is now.
I wanted to build a new relationship with her. I wanted to clear the air.
So we spent an hour over coffee Friday just talking.
Levey Cohen
I walked out of Barnes & Nobles with new impressions of the candidate:
Filed under: General News
That headline grabbed you, right.
It’s absolutely 100 percent accurate.
Filed under: Guest Column
Michael Steele, who is the Republican answer to the South Park character “Token Black“, must be running out of feet to put in his mouth and knee pads to wear when groveling for repeated faux pas.
Michael Steele Token Black from South Park
Filed under: General News
Tripp Scott is one of the most influential Republican law firms in Broward County.
So imagine my surprise when I discovered the firm gave $250 to a Democrat!
And the Democrat used Tripp Scott’s money to defeat one of the darlings of the local GOP. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: General News
BY BUDDY NEVINS
A politician who failed in Broward had more success in Vermont this week when he led that state’s Legislature to approve same sex marriage. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: General News
BY BUDDY NEVINS
At a dismal time for newspapers, the industry is getting some good news from the Florida Legislature. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: General News
BY BUDDY NEVINS
The Miami Herald, which is rapidly cutting resources and coverage in Broward County, has enough oomph left to pummel the Sunrise City Commission for voting themselves a raise last month.
The Herald editorial praises Commissioner Joey Scuotto for voting against the retroactive pay hike. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: The Spin
Broward County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger outraised challenger Steve Geller by more than four-to-one in the first three months of the year.
Gunzburger
Filed under: General News
Ever hear of Floridians For A Stronger Tomorrow?
You could be hearing a lot from the committee if you live in Southeast Broward.
Floridians For A Stronger Tomorrow is former state Sen. Steve Geller’s not-so-secret weapon.
State Senate Democratic Leader Geller
