May, 2010 Category

May 10 2010

Golburgh Signs Financial Disclosure; Will There Be A Lawsuit?

Filed under: The Spin

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Judicial candidate Lloyd Golburgh amended his financial disclosure Monday,  putting his signature on the form that he had failed to sign at the proper time. Read the rest of this entry »



May 09 2010

Sources: Sunrise’s Scuotto Calls Off Mayor’s Race

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Sunrise Commissioner Joey Scuotto has reportedly called off his race for mayor, leaving incumbent Mayor Roger Wishner with no veteran opponent, according to sources.

Joey Scuotto

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May 09 2010

Atlanta School Scandal Touches Broward’s Schools

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Broward’s school construction controversies have reached Atlanta’s school system, according to a story in today’s The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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May 09 2010

Lauderhill’s Mayor Kaplan: Crist Has A Shot

Filed under: Guest Column

Lauderhill Mayor Richard J. Kaplan
Guest Columnist

(In this column, Kaplan takes an informal poll and finds many willing to consider voting for a newly-independent Charlie Crist for U. S. Senate.)

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May 08 2010

Some Pols Not Buying Castillo’s Excuse

Filed under: The Spin

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Pembroke Pines Commissioner Angelo Castillo denied the widespread speculation that he is hiding the truth behind his decision to quit the county commission race late Friday. Read the rest of this entry »



May 07 2010

Angelo Castillo Drops Out Of Commission Race

Filed under: The Spin

BY BUDDY NEVINS
 
Pembroke Pines Commissioner Angelo Castillo today dropped out of the county commission race that he was a favorite to win.
 
Castillo was told by a lawyer he couldn’t work as CEO/president of Broward House, an AIDS center, and be a commissioner because the agency gets money from the county.
Angelo Castillo, daughters and wife Lisa Castillo


May 07 2010

Is He A Legal Judicial Candidate?

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Judicial hopeful Lloyd Golburgh failed to sign his financial disclosure when he filed for office, leading to questions whether he is legally a candidate.

Lloyd Golburgh

 

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May 06 2010

Geller Grabs Endorsement From Gunzburger

Filed under: The Spin

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Big Steve has got the Big Mo.

Campaign  momentum The Big Mo seems to be going former Senate Minority Leader Steve Geller’s way. 

Pembroke Pines Commissioner Carl Shechter, who previously endorsed County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger, has flipped his endorsement to Geller. 

 

Steve Geller

Gunzburger, who is locked in a political death match for Commission District 6 with Geller, has an interesting story about Shechter and what his endorsement means.

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May 05 2010

Fields: Democrats Like Me Considering Crist

Filed under: Guest Column

BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist

With Gov. Charlie Crist’s decision to run as an Independent, I am now one of hundreds of thousands of Florida Democrats who are now not sure how they will vote in November.  
 
Democrats like me– not Teabaggers — will decide who will be Florida’s next U.S. Senator. Read the rest of this entry »



May 04 2010

Dozens of School Employees Double Dip

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

They retired from the Broward schools, but didn’t really retire.

At least 35 employees who recently retired were immediately rehired.  This allowed them to get their taxpayer-paid pension and a salary the ultimate double dipping.

And this is the school system that is about to lay off hundreds and is always begging for more money?

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