Jan 20 2009

Seitz: We Need Charlotte Rodstrom Again

Filed under: Guest Column

BY ART SEITZ
GUEST COLUMNIST

(Art Seitz is a long-time Fort Lauderdale activist. )

Subject: Ft. Laud. Election Day

Dear Neighbors and Friends,
 
We wish everyone a very healthy and Happy New Year.
 
Just when you thought it was over, another Election Day is coming to Ft. Lauderdale and, as always, it is important to vote.  The day is Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 when you will be asked to vote for Mayor and District 2 Commissioner. Read the rest of this entry »

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Jan 19 2009

Lower Campaign Limits Don’t Keep Lobbyists Out

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 
Lower campaign limits in Fort Lauderdale city races — $250 per contributor rather than $500 allowed by the state — have done nothing to diminish the influence of lobbyists.

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Jan 16 2009

Will Wasserman-Rubin Leave The Commission?

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

I don’t have a crystal ball.  I don’t know how to foretell the future from the entrails of cattle.  I gave my Ouija board to Goodwill.

But I still know something about politics and which way the wind is blowing.

The wind is blowing against Diana Wasserman-Rubin. Read the rest of this entry »

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Jan 15 2009

Warning: This Column Touches On A Florida Core Value That May Threaten The Faint Of Heart

Filed under: Guest Column

BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist

We are now in the second year of a state and local revenue turndown with more to come. One activity that is bearing the brunt of the cost cutting is K-12 education.

Salaries, textbooks, the arts, building maintenance and just about everything is on the table.

Just about everything except for one activity. It is an activity which is venerated like Jesus in the Vatican. To question its cost puts you in a category along with terrorists, traitors and pedophiles. Read the rest of this entry »

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Jan 14 2009

Gunzburger Leads In Money, But Geller Hasn’t Even Gotten Started Yet

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS


If the election was decided by money, the 2010 County Commission race for southeast Broward would be over. 

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Jan 13 2009

Subliminal Message In Property Appraiser Newsletter Attacks Davie Commons

Filed under: General News

BROWARDBEAT.COM EXCLUSIVE. WE BREAK THE NEWS THE OTHERS FOLLOW.

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Okay folks, now I’ve seen everything.

Yup, after 30-plus years as a journalist, this is one of the most bizarre things ever.

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Jan 13 2009

PAL Controversy Surfaces In The Middle of Plantation Election

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 

Plantation police have been asked to investigate an incumbent city commissioner embroiled in a tough re-election battle. Read the rest of this entry »

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Jan 10 2009

Update on Levey Cohen: Incumbent Judge Challenged Again?

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Mardi Anne Levey Cohen thought she was running for an open seat when she kicked off her third judicial campaign last week.

She filed to run for Broward County Court Group One.

Now the judge sitting in that seat says he may not retire. 

Here’s the story: Read the rest of this entry »

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Jan 09 2009

Levey Cohen Is On The Ballot Again

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 

Is she Mardi Levey Cohen, the name she used on the 2006 ballot?  Or is she Mardi Anne Levey, the name she used on the 2008 ballot? 

Even Levey/Cohen can’t decide what to call herself. 

So it will be Mardi Anne Levey Cohen on the 2010 ballot. Read the rest of this entry »

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Jan 08 2009

Ritter’s Hubby, Others Schedule Inauguration Party

Filed under: General News

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 

The party invitations are in the mail.

Three Broward firms are among those hosting an inauguration cocktail party at the Roosevelt Hotel in Washington on January 18, two days before Barack Obama is sworn in. Read the rest of this entry »

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