Dan Quiggle is No Marco Rubio
I knew that it would happen and I would have to respond. I knew the pundits would compare the recent Florida State Senate District 8 special election to the United State Senate race between former Speaker Marco Rubio and Gov. Charlie Crist. The comparison of course, is faulty. First, comparing Rubio to Dan Quiggle is [...]
Could You Name This Place or Person?
I don’t know how many people are as dumb — or as smart — as I am, but when I look at the newspaper every day I seldom recognize many of the people whose pictures are in it. There’s usually someone I know, but most of the people are strangers. The President is pictured quite [...]
Citizen Says Coconut Creek Mayor Violated New Law
A Coconut Creek resident is alleging that Mayor Marilyn Gerber has broken a new law that prohibits the use of tax dollars on political communication by giving a $60,000 grant to a local magazine that permits her to write a monthly column. Jim Freeman filed a complaint with the attorney general’s office this week criticizing [...]
McCollum Not a Fan of Baucus Health Care Bill
Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum directed more pressure against a federal health care overhaul Thursday, urging the state’s two senators to vote against the latest Senate Democratic proposal as a threat to Florida finances. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-MT, is calling for a mandatory expansion of Medicaid, the state-federal partnership that covers the [...]
Cowboys’ New Palace in Dallas
ARLINGTON, Texas – After a quick inspection of the 9-foot-tall bronze statue of iconic coach Tom Landry that greets visitors outside the main entrance of the gleaming Cowboys Stadium, Jerry Jones bursts inside and rides an escalator to the concourse. Suddenly, the hyper Dallas Cowboys owner does an about-face and hustles down an adjacent, inoperative [...]
Fox Sports Launches New Online Shows
The debut of the online show Inside Call on foxsports.com today is part of what Fox Sports Chairman David Hill calls his “moving into an area of programming that’s probably the most exciting in my life.” Which is: TV-like sports shows, running 20-30 minutes created just for the Internet. Inside Call is the fifth foxsports.com [...]
Small Used Cars Aren’t Big Sellers
Despite all the talk about small cars, many used car buyers are thinking big again. Used small cars are taking the biggest hits on value in the resale market, Kelley Blue Book says. Even the once-hot, tiny Smart ForTwo is suffering, KBB says. “It’s part of a larger trend that’s been happening all year,” says [...]
Drifter’s Death Thaws Cold Cases
Three decades and two countries apart, the young couples were shot to death in the night as they slept under the stars. Then the killer crept into the shadows of a mystery that only now is beginning to come to light. “For 30-something years, this guy has been flying under the radar,” says Chris Cutshall, [...]
Miniature T-Rex Discovered
Tyrannosaurus Rex’s likely ancestors started small, but perfectly armed, some 125 million years ago, dinosaur researchers reported Thursday. Puny arms, massive jaws, swift legs – all the ingredients of the king of the carnivores – adorned a newly discovered dinosaur, Raptorex kriegsteini, reported by the journal Science. But Raptorex was only about 1/90 the size [...]
Gelber Wants Cabinet to Help Pick PSC Members
As a conflict-of-interest squall at the Florida Public Service Commission continues, another state senator said Thursday that he would file a bill to change the way members of the panel are selected. Sen. Dan Gelber, D-Miami Beach, said his proposed legislation would allow the members of the Cabinet to appoint one member each and the [...]
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