www.nytimes.com
Actuaries Scrutinizes on Pensions….Mary William Walsh….
Faithful readers know….
BCbythesea…in previous posts ….is concerned big time….over government pensions…
bigger than Medicare…
bigger than Social Security….
Government Pension Programs rival them both….together….
in this must read article….
All across the country …states and local governments are promising benefits to public workers on the basis of numbers that make little sense….
“Financial burdens have been [...]
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Posted in Scoops, Web News on May 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Want an eye opener to just how in crisis we as a nation are with 911 dispatch?……
A quick look at the Sun- Sentinel web article …www.sunsentinel.com
911 dispatch for Plantation… 911 dispatchers…nationwide…. actually have their own magazine….and site…
www.911dispatch.com
you will not believe …the stories…the charges….the hangups…the equipment failures…the personnel failures….
It truly is time for elected officials to [...]
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Posted in Web News on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Weird things happen when you surf the net often…
you put 2 and 2 together….
In a previous post… containing a link….for….
E-mails requested by a reporter… Cal Deal…….and the hassle of getting them….for Commissioner Cindi Hutchinson….and Mark Boyd….
the posts were on Bob Norman’s blog…www.browardpalmbeach.com
the daily pulp….
under …. The cost of Sunshine…4/29/08…
a series of requests from Deal……. 4/23…and [...]
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Posted in Web News on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
www.slate.com
Corn Dogs….Daniel Gross….
Fuel prices are at record highs- so why are ethanol producers struggling?
Another BCbythesea….corn for fuel….article…
according to the author…the big villains…American companies who are MANDATED by the government to buy 20% U.S. corn harvest for processing it into fuel…
While Slate is a little too far to the left… usually… for BCbythesea …extrapolating out [...]
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Posted in Politics, Web News on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Just as the results came in…too close to call in Indiana…the anchors…all compared notes…their memories…their flashbacks to the Democratic Convention of 1980….
Senator Ted Kennedy…and…… President Jimmy Carter…
Which anchor was where …on the convention floor…who was interviewing who…
it was the last time for either major party …where a candidate tried to get delegates released from their [...]
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Posted in News, Web News on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Some updates…from previous posts…subjects that carry on…..
www.sunsentinel.com
Rising food cost turn the tide against ethanol….H. Josef Herbert….
“Corn ethanol was presented as the Holy Grail solution….but I believe the negatives outweigh the benefits….we need to revisit this….” Rep. Mike Doyle D-Pa…
Two Governors ..Texas/ Conn. are on the bandwagon…as the momentum builds to re- think using corn for [...]
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Posted in News, Web News on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
www.browardpalmbeach.com
Bob Norman…911 horrific call…Plantation, Florida……this time……
Step up to the plate…
Citizens/ Commissioners/ Representatives…of the state….Governor….
Do something…
Who would have thought that when LBTSÂ Commissioner Birute Clottey sat on the dais… newly elected …her words of concern over the the 911 call center she visited would be so profound?
It was an observation of how truly frightening that first [...]
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Posted in Opinions, Web News on May 5, 2008 | No Comments »
www.newscientist.com
In an earlier post… the Lemieux report…..www.thelemieuxreport.com
BCbythesea…posted on flights taking longer….a few minutes extra…..2 minutes to be exact… equal millions in savings for fuel…for the airlines…(Jet Blue was cited….for this report… 
A check of an upcoming flight…shows not just Jet Blue is doing the additional time for savings…but a BCbythesea… booked flight later this month is [...]
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www.sunsentinel.com
New Broward Politics Blog…
Lauderdale By The Sea Talks About The Future…Brittany Wallman…
For the POA meeting with Ken keechl and Mayor Minnet…May 16…Jarvis Hall 7pm
added on…Wallman’s previous post from the LBTS war….that was!
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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 [...]
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