Another Bummer For Newspapers From The State Legislature
Filed under: General News
BY BUDDY NEVINS
The latest bummer for newspapers would be a big savings for taxpayers.
Mar 03 2009
Mar 03 2009
Developers Pour Money Into Fort Lauderdale Race
Filed under: General News
BY BUDDY NEVINS
Real estate may be in the toilet, but developers are investing for the future in the northeast Fort Lauderdale city commission campaigns. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar 02 2009
Coconut Creek’s Len Freund: Asleep?
Filed under: General News
BY BUDDY NEVINS
The past few weeks have been unkind to Coconut Creek Commissioner Len Freund.
Three former mayors — Marilyn Gerber, Lou Sarbone and Sam Goldsmith — have turned against him. They’ve endorsed his opponent, challenger Mikkie Belvedere.
And Freund is being savaged in a whispering campaign. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar 01 2009
Fields: Now For a Larry King Moment
Filed under: Guest Column
BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist
(Fort Lauderdale attorney Sam Fields has thoughts. Lots of thoughts. About many different subjects. Here is his latest guest column patterned after Larry King’s former USA Today column, which was a potpourri of many ideas.)
Feb 28 2009
Broward Commissioners Warned To Be Honest
Filed under: General News
BY BUDDY NEVINS
Broward County commissioners have been warned: Be honest.
Or the feds might throw you in jail for up to 20 years!
In a startling three-page memo from County Attorney Jeff Newton, commissioners were told in writing how to avoid being snared by a wide ranging federal corruption law. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 27 2009
Coconut Creek Candidate Works For Firm Suing City
Filed under: General News
BY BUDDY NEVINS
If Colleen LaPlant gets elected to the Coconut Creek Commission in March, she won’t be able to vote on one of the key issues in the city.
Feb 27 2009
Art Seitz: Pam Adams A No-Show At City Hall Forum
Filed under: General News
A picture is worth 1000 words.
At least, that’s what photographer and Fort Lauderdale civic activist Art Seitz believes. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 26 2009
deGroot Returns With Blast Against Hospital District’s Lobbying
Filed under: General News
John deGroot is a newspaper friend of mine who spent a half century writing for a living. Now he is writing for free on the Internet.
deGroot
At 71, he remains pissed off about injustices and bad government.
His first target on his new website is the North Broward Hospital District and their out-of-control spending on lobbyists.
Feb 25 2009
God And Romney Rogers: The Fort Lauderdale Commission Race
Filed under: General News
BY BUDDY NEVINS
The issues in southeast Fort Lauderdale’s commission race have been overshadowed in recent days by none other than God.
Feb 24 2009
One Person’s Memory of Selling Cars With Sunrise’s Rosen; Plantation’s Petrocelli
Filed under: General News
A friend of mine sold cars with both Sunrise Comissioner Don Rosen and Plantation Commissioner Rico Petrocelli at the same Broward County dealership.
I asked what they remembered from more than two decades ago about the two politicians who are currently running for re-election. Read the rest of this entry »