Mar 10 2009

Extremely Light Voting In Most City Races

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Voting is reported extremely light by candidates and campaigners throughout Broward County today.

The absolutely perfect weather bright sunshine and relatively mild 70s and low 80s degree temperatures did nothing to encourage voting. Read the rest of this entry »



Mar 10 2009

Fields: Catholic Church Cracks Down On Pre-Teen Moms

Filed under: Guest Column

BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist

 
Thank God that the Roman Catholic Church has the gumption to stand up against the growing scourge of  nine-year-old sluts.

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Mar 10 2009

Loconto Show Is A Broward Election Night Tradition

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 

When I first started as a newspaper columnist in Broward decades ago, much of the political establishment would gather at the Government Center in downtown Fort Lauderdale to watch the election results.

It was the only place you could get all the returns back then.

Cable TV and the Internet ended the need for a trip to downtown Fort Lauderdale.

Still, much of the political establishment still gathers on election night at BECON TV studio in Davie.  Read the rest of this entry »



Mar 08 2009

Davie Mayor Truex’s Campaign Team: Developers

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 
The last weekend before the March 10 election, Davie Mayor Tom Truex has turned to his developer friends to pull him through his hard fought re-election.

Not only has his campaign been funded by money connected to the developers of proposed Davie Commons, the controversial shopping and office center he supports. 

His last minute maneuvers in the campaign are being aided by an executive of the same project. Read the rest of this entry »



Mar 07 2009

Petrocelli Ad Misrepresents His Ethics Problems

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 
Plantation Commissioner Frances J. “Rico Petrocelli now has told so many stories about his ethics problems that I don’t know how he can keep them straight.

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Mar 07 2009

Caught On Video Stealing Campaign Signs In Coconut Creek

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Campaign signs are all-too-often stolen and ripped down as an election approaches. 

Yet it’s rare that someone is caught.much less on video.   Read the rest of this entry »



Mar 06 2009

Radio Talk Host Steve Kane Wins Law Suit

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Radio talk host Steve Kane has won his law suit against former congressional candidate Edward J. Lynch for not paying for $2,000 worth of advertising. Read the rest of this entry »



Mar 05 2009

Fields: Give Jenne’s Wife Half His Pension

Filed under: Guest Column

BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist

 

It now seems likely that along with prison, disbarment, fines, etc., former Sheriff Ken Jenne will loose his lucrative pension.  Rightly, the law takes away your state pension when you use your office to commit criminal acts–which Jenne did.
 
But what did his wife Caroline Jenne do?  Nothing.  Read the rest of this entry »



Mar 04 2009

Plantation’s Petrocelli And The Stewardess: A Story From His Past

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS
They are the jobs that Plantation Commissioner Rico Petrocelli leaves out of his resume when on the campaign trial.

Petrocelli was a cop in west Broward on-and-off for three years.  He hopped from department to department like a rabbit being chased by a fox.

But his departure from his last cop job may leave unanswered questions for voters.  Read the rest of this entry »



Mar 04 2009

Sue Gunzburger: Bat Mitzvah Girl

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 

At 69-years-old, County Commisssioner Sue Gunzburger has finally come of age in the eyes of the Jewish community. Read the rest of this entry »