Feb 09 2009

GOP’s Jim Greer Threatened With Law Suit, Complaint With U. S. Attorney

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

More trouble for state Republican leader Jim Greer.  This time the feds may be involved. Read the rest of this entry »



Feb 09 2009

Fort Lauderdale Candidate Glassman’s Ad Misleading

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Warning misleading campaign ad alert.

 

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Feb 08 2009

Fields: Who Cares If Phelps Smokes Dope?

Filed under: Guest Column

BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist


(Sam Fields is a Fort Lauderdale lawyer and in his youth was a champion swimmer who won a swim scholarship to college.)


What’s the real story behind the Michael Phelps bong hit dustup? Read the rest of this entry »



Feb 06 2009

Judicial Robing Ceremony Draws Big Crowd; Many Pols

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Want to know one reason why Sunrise taxpayers are on the hook for more than $400,000-a-year for a city attorney?

Want to know why the Sunrise City Attorney Stuart Michelson was handed a no-bid contract?

You could have learned the answer at the robing ceremony for nine new judges at the Broward County Courthouse today. Read the rest of this entry »



Feb 06 2009

Stacy Ritter Goes On The Offense Against Critics

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 
Broward Mayor Stacy Ritter believes in the old adage: The best defense is an offense.

The target of weeks of relentlessly negative stories, Ritter this week began striking back at her critics.   Read the rest of this entry »



Feb 05 2009

Judge Cowart’s Son Joins The Fighting Irish

Filed under: General News

BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist

Broward County Judge Gary Cowart and his wife Jody are the proud parents of a Fighting Irishman.

Their son Jordan Cowart, a St Thomas High School Senior, has signed for a full scholarship to Notre Dame. Read the rest of this entry »



Feb 04 2009

BTU Launches Campaign Against Notter

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

You’ll be seeing this truck a lot around Broward in the next few days.

 

 

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Feb 04 2009

Talk Host Sues Congressional Candidate

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS


Radio host Steve Kane says he learned his lesson—not all Republicans are honorable.

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Feb 04 2009

Rothstein–Life In The Fast Lane

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS


You can’t get away from uber-lawyer Scott Rothstein of Fort Lauderdale, even at a concert for The Eagles. Read the rest of this entry »



Feb 03 2009

Coach Pat Roberts/PAL Violations – Keep Politics Out Of PAL‏

Filed under: Guest Column

(This is an open letter to the Plantation Athletics League board of directors and PAL President Evan Krakower from Bryan Sklar, whose daughter participated in the youth athletics.  He criticizes the group’s move to remove a whistleblower from the board.)

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