BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist

(Sam Fields is a Fort Lauderdale attorney, political activist and knows way more about Mel Brooks movies than I do.)

Unless the Supreme Court does a 180° turn, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s appointment to the United States Senate will eventually be seated. Read the rest of this entry »

BY BUDDY NEVINS

Correspondent Nick Bogert of NBC-Channel 6 is preparing a report on why the survival of daily newspapers are important to the civic life of South Florida.

Bogert’s story is expected to be on the 6 p.m. news tonight, December 31, the 20th anniversary of the death of The Miami News.

The idea for the Channel 6 story was generated by a December 28 blog entry on Browardbeat.com, Bogert said.  

BY BUDDY NEVINS

A Browardbeat.com reader has provided a link to court documents concerning Fort Lauderdale mayorial candidate Earl Rynerson.

As I wrote earlier, voters should decide for themselves how they feel about Rynerson after reading the documents.

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BY BUDDY NEVINS

There is at least one growth industry in the recession concealed weapons permits.

The state’s Division of Licensing reports a 151 percent increase in the past five years in concealed weapon permit applications.

Stories in The Miami Herald and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel blamed this on the election of Barack Obama and the fear that his administration will get tough on gun control.  Maybe that’s part of the reason.

But Tallahassee credited the recession and notes the trend has been taking place since September.  Read the rest of this entry »

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 
The Fort Lauderdale campaign for mayor is becoming interesting.

 
A few days ago I was leaked some court documents pertaining to candidate Earl Rynerson.

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BY BUDDY NEVINS

I left the South Florida Sun-Sentinel almost two years ago vowing never to look back.

I can’t live my life looking in the rear view mirror. Read the rest of this entry »

BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist

(Sam Fields is a Fort Lauderdale lawyer and a guy who thinks a lot.  Today he is thinking about the Middle East.)

Christmas came late to the Middle East.

But it was one hell of a gift. It was the reality that the two state solution, which is backed by almost everyone, is dead. Read the rest of this entry »

By Buddy Nevins

There is a one reason why Fort Lauderdale’s city election is the biggest and most exciting and probably most combative campaign coming up money.

 
Fort Lauderdale is filled with endless financial possibilities for the business community.

There is a lot of money to be made from votes of the Fort Lauderdale city commission. 

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BY SAM FIELDS
Guest Columnist

(Sam Fields is a Fort Lauderdale lawyer, a rabid atheist and a non-believer of all things paranormal.)

Poor Gina Marie Marks.

If she had consulted a tax lawyer she would be a respected religious leader rather than a criminal on the lam. Read the rest of this entry »

BY BUDDY NEVINS

I’m vertically challenged.

At maybe 5-feet-5, the only folks I can look eye-to-eye are middle schoolers and maybe Ken Jenne.

It is natural that articles about height interest me.

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