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Archive for February, 2008

No Confidence

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Fort Lauderdale Police have decided to initiate a no confidence vote for the City Manager and one Assistant City Manager.
They are still working without a contract….negotiations are scheduled…union approved the move…..
City replied that this does not help the situation….no wonder negotiations are iffy!

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The Papers Today

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Late today due to late night commission agenda and Sea Ranch meeting this AM ……
Power puzzle…chain of events leading to power outages…the haves and the have-nots…..and full time local news coverage…joined by the cable stations….this is the stuff that gives the news anchors that adrenaline rush!
Fires from ethanol requires special foam….alternative fuel carries a danger [...]

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Mayoral Recall

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Arlington Oregon …Madam Mayor was recalled for posing online in her underwear….in a close vote of 142-139!
Message to those who sit on the LBTS dais….keep your clothes on!
Let’s keep the posing for the Hunky LBTS VFD Guys ……a calendar perhaps?
I see big sales and big bucks for the VFD!

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Jabs At Jenne

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Sun-Sentinel Political Blog…
Sheriff Lamberti hits the campaign trail….
He had some veiled jabs for the former sheriff …. Ken Jenne…now in prison…
“It’s not Al Lamberti Sheriff’s office, and I’m not going to put my name on everything.”
As the only Republican candidate….Lamberti is eager to maintain his position.
Now, if he had only kept his word to our [...]

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Brittany And Bob

Who would have thunk?
I knew…but I forgot somehow…then it was raised last night after the commission meeting and I was taken aback!
Bob Norman and Brittany Wallman are man and wife…..
New Times Bob Norman and Sun-Sentinel Brittany Wallman are man and wife…
Pulp Blogger Bob Norman and Broward Political Blogger Brittany Wallman are man and wife….
Sun -Sentinel [...]

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Midnight rendition…an overview of the commission meeting …
Invocation:
beautifully done by George Hunsanker, who spoke of understanding one another, to mold us into a community that truly cares for one another.
Reports:
Financial- was passed without discussion 5- 0
Development- Commissioner Clottey asked the Development Director about Oriana fire hydrants
Commissioner Dodd asked tthe Director about Oriana sidewalks…wanting [...]

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Whoa That Was Close!

Power surge…..LBTS is lucky today….all over the news….power outages…all around…thousands impacted….in Orlando…Davie….Miami…Coral Gables…cars are looking like bumper cars on TV at the intersections….no traffic lights…schools are having outages…. ongoing coverage
Imagine the surge when it comes on!!!! Now we have the rain and tornado warnings. Deerfield..along the coast!….ahhh
Again, Brittany response below ……1st post of [...]

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Scroll down to Brittany story in first post….. posted this morning…my response to Sun-Sentinel article in local section today!
Front page…third and final part of series about Sub-prime mortgages and foreclosures.
The sub-prime meltdown….
Large lenders, small brokers fed the home loan frenzy..( in an earlier post I stated that mortgage brokers deserve a [...]

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Brittany:
I waited and I waited and finally on the front page of the Local section today…. Town Commission hopes rancor is over.
“The prettiest small town in America” has a not-so- pretty truth: Residents don’t get along.
A long re-hash of how we got where we are….a long re-hash of half truths and slanted reporting.
I take issue [...]

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“Dooms Day Vault”

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A vast underground vault storing millions of seeds from around the world is scheduled to open this week in a mountain on a remote island near the Arctic Ocean.
It is called the “Dooms Day Vault”
It will be able to hold up to 4.5 million seed samples from around the world…eventually it will house almost every [...]

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