June, 2009 Category

Jun 10 2009

Open Letter To Sam Fields From Broward Right-To-Life Leader

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Guest Columnist Sam Fields wrote a screed against Broward Right-to-Life leader Tewannah Aman here.

Sam doesn’t know Tewannah.  I do and always found her a dedicated and honest activist. 

Here is her reply, which was sent as a comment to his post.  I am posting it by itself for fairness and so it gets more attention. Read the rest of this entry »



Jun 09 2009

Plantation Athletics League’s “Election” Is A Farce

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

At least Cuba and Iran go through the pretense of holding an election.

Not the Plantation Athletic League.

 

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Jun 09 2009

Broward Anti-Abortion Leader Needs To Be Honest

Filed under: Guest Column

BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist

    “Every man’s death diminishes me, for I am part of mankind
                                                     John Donne
 
 

“I have never killed anyone.  But that does not mean that I haven’t occasionally enjoyed an obituary
                                                     Clarence Darrow

 

 

 
Like most of us, I have to go with Darrow on this one.

That‘s why I find  particularly disingenuous the reaction of  Tewannah Aman –the Executive Director of Broward Right to Life–to the murder of Dr. George Tiller.

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Jun 08 2009

Defiant Plantation Athletic League Thumbs Nose At City

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

The Plantation Athletic League and the City of Plantation are on a collision course and appear headed to court.

 

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Jun 08 2009

McCollum Is A Scary Threat To An Independent Judiciary

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

If the Broward courthouse crowd really cares about the future of justice in Florida,  they should be working to stop Bill McCollum from becoming governor.

The newbies in the Broward Bar might not remember Bill McCollum’s record in Congress.  I do.

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Jun 06 2009

Prosecute Dog Owners In Fort Lauderdale Pit Bull Attack

Filed under: Guest Column

BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist

If doing a job only halfway is a mistake, then euthanizing only Katarzna and Marek Zalewski’s pit bulls was a mistake.

They should have included Katarzna and Marek.

These Pit Bulls Attacked A Fort Lauderdale Woman

 

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Jun 04 2009

GOP High Roller to Back Democrat Alex Sink

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink is getting some major GOP help.

Scott Rothstein

 

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Jun 03 2009

School Board Wastes Money Guarding Themselves

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

While the Broward County School Board scours its budget looking for ways to save money, I suggest they look at their own meetings.

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Jun 03 2009

Fields: Haitians Need To Assimilate

Filed under: Guest Column

BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist

After graduating from college in 1966,  I mentioned to my grandmother that I would be taking a trip to Europe. 

Without hesitation she advised me not to go.  “I was there and you wouldn’t like it.

 

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Jun 02 2009

Roger Stone To Work Against Bogdanoff

Filed under: General News

Roger Stone

BY BUDDY NEVINS

State Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff has a problem on her hands — famed political operative Roger Stone.

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