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Update: County’s Ethics Cop Accused Of Breaking Ethics Law 16 May 2013 | 03:44 pm
BY BUDDY NEVINS Broward Inspector General John Scott, who enforces the county’s ethics law, is accused of violating the same law. John Scott Scott is alleged to have attempted to sway the ...
City Manager With Bad Temper Paid To Leave? 15 May 2013 | 07:55 pm
BY BUDDY NEVINS After belittling and yelling at at least three of the five city commission bosses, Coconut Creek City Manager David Rivera is on his way out. The question is when? It all depends on mo...
Update: Yearbook Supports Principal Who Was Dumped 15 May 2013 | 03:38 pm
BY BUDDY NEVINS (Thank you, readers. Your comments – many of them astute and very well presented – has caused me to rethink my position on the Yearbook. My original post below was inarticulate eno...
New Florida Bar Prez Is School Board’s Hit Man 14 May 2013 | 02:25 pm
BY BUDDY NEVINS Eugene Pettis will be sworn in as the new president of the Florida Bar next month. The Fort Lauderdale lawyer is being acclaimed as the first black leader of the almost 100,000 l...
Dolphins’ Steven Ross: Pity The Poor Billionaire 12 May 2013 | 07:56 pm
BY SAM FIELDS I owe Miami Dolphins owner Steven Ross an apology for my earlier columns attacking the 83rd richest American. I erroneously went after him for his unwillingness to use his $4.5 billi...
Rick Scott Campaigning Early & Hard 9 May 2013 | 03:16 am
BY BUDDY NEVINS You’ve got wonder whether Gov. Rick Scott has the stamina to keep it up for another 18 months. Scott doesn’t even have a credible Democratic opponent, yet he is running like its two ...
School Board Member Who Used “N” Word Draws Black Opponent 7 May 2013 | 07:56 pm
BY BUDDY NEVINS School Board member Ann Murray, who was reprimanded for making a bigoted statement using the “N” word, has picked up a re-election challenge from a black elected official. Vice M...
Waste Company Plays Environment Card In New Radio Ads 6 May 2013 | 08:55 pm
BY BUDDY NEVINS The upstart company fighting for a piece of the county’s multi-millon dollar waste disposal business is trying a new tactic to win business — radio ads proclaiming they are better ...
Arts Center/Schools Deal Good For Students 5 May 2013 | 06:13 pm
BY BUDDY NEVINS I grew up in Manhattan with an artsy-Mom, so I was introduced to Broadway, opera and the symphony at an early age. For many kids in South Florida, their only chance to see performi...
Update: Barbra Stern’s Nomination Approved 3 May 2013 | 10:54 pm
BY BUDDY NEVINS The nomination of Barbra Stern to the Election Commission was unanimously approved by the state Senate in the waning hours of the Legislative session Friday. Other Broward notables a...
