Front and center…Barack Obama and Reverend Wright…
The game is on…the verbal volleys are flying…
the cable news is having yet another mid-day adrenalin rush…
Wright is described as a crazy uncle….a thorn in Obama’s side…a nuclear bomb in his candidacy…
Obama kept calm…in the past weeks…tried to put it into perspective…interview after interview…
Just on Sunday… as he finally [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Always On The Playground
Posted in Opinions on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Web News
Posted in Web News on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
www.Avvo.com
Debuted in Florida this month…rate the lawyers….70,000…. lawyers in Florida…
Checked a few for fun…
BCbythesea. personal …family attorney…rated…very good…7.1 out of 10…no disciplinary action…how long he has practiced in Fl. and where he went to college…Law School…passed the bar…
Ex- town Attorney Jim Cherof…rated 6.8…out of 10 …rated good…28 years in practice…went to Florida State U. and [...]
The Papers
Posted in News on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
www.sunsentinel.com
Florida Facts…
They changed their minds?…keep the original official Florida song…we shall see if both chambers agree or forge ahead to a more “politically correct” as some call it new version…
full text online…
but a few that stumped many…fun facts…
What is the state tree?
a… palm tree
b…sabal tree
c…orange tree
What is the state butterfly?
a…Monarch
b…Zebra Longwing
c…Pale Cracker
What is the state [...]
Here’s The Scoop
Posted in Scoops on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Bcbythesea hears that there may have been a heated exchange at the town development office… today…
So heated that the police were called….
an angry resident was at odds with the development head Frank and Tatiana…over a shed and a pool…an alleged mistake made in their office…and a perceived injustice with how two separate properties were treated [...]
Here’s The Scoop
Posted in Local Politics, Scoops on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
BCbythesea is still concerned with the advice given by the new Town Attorney at the Sunshine Law Workshop… a few weeks ago…
Mr. Abbott said that a Commissioner or Board member could have one way communication…
speak …email or phone another member …..if they first prefaced it by….”do not respond”….
as long as the recipient does not respond [...]
Not So Fast
Posted in Local Politics, News on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
www.sunsentinel.com
Not so fast Commissioners…Town Manaager…
At the direction of the commission …following an agenda item put on by Comm. Silverstone…the Town Manager was to look into going Wi- Fi within a perimeter around Town Hall..due to the cost for going town-wide… being a non- starter…
Sun-Sentinel today…
Goal of Free Wireless Proves Elusive for Cities in Palm Beach [...]
Places To Go
Posted in Places To Go on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Village Grille… Lauderdale By The Sea
Sitting outside on a windy Sunday evening…a patron of this establishment would never believe that restaurants are feeling the pinch…
Maybe it’s the Sunday Blue Plate Special….Pot Roast… potatoes and all….generous portion…a true comfort food…that delivers…
Conjures up the childhood taste buds for sure from the BCbythesea hubby….one very happy dining camper!
I [...]
12 Step Program
Posted in Opinions on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
“Stay away from the Topix Blog…..”
words from former “addicts”…and those who abstain out of principal!…
Cautionary comments from those who went…and turned away…
an overwhelming group …considering the slow death that it appears the numerous blogs are experiencing from days of non- postings…
Those truly hooked…who feed off each other… a small group who know who they are…and [...]
Civic Organizations
Posted in Civic Organizations on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Citizens Initiative Committee….
New Board…
Chair..Cristie Furth…previous Board member
Vice Chair ..Maureen McIntee
Secretary…Bob Roberts
Treasurer… Tom Carr…previous Board member
the Board grew …per a member vote from 7-9…
additional new Board members…
John Thompson…previous Board member
Renee O’Neal
Mary Ann Wardlaw
Loyola Gray
Karen Hunsaker
These 9 will decide which direction the LBTS largest civic organization will go…
They are in majority position now… with 4 members on [...]
The Lemieux Report
Posted in State Politics on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
www.thelemeiuxreport.com
4/28/08
Special Budget Update…
House/Senate concluded on Sun. afternoon…
proposed budget cuts the pay of State Legislators 5%…
and…includes $110 million in new fees…
Nursing homes $164 million in reductions…
but an additional $55 million from Lawton Chiles Endowment ..alloted for healthcare and senior services…
State colleges and Universities…6% increase
2008 budget up for full vote by the chamber this week includes…
no new [...]
