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    July 9, 2011

    Republicans Against Limiting Kids' Unhealthy Food Ads

    Mmm, tastes like diabetes.​Doctors along with the Obama administration have proposed a way to change childrens' diets in an effort to halt the obesity epidemic. The suggestion is to limit or ban fast-food or unhealthy ads from kids' TV shows.Republicans have responded with a resounding "no," feari ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Will High-Society Boca Couple Keep Their Mansion After Legal Loss?

    Photo from BocaResort.comLori and David Keezer in a 2006 issue of Boca Club Life.​Just look at that happy, handsome couple! A May-December romance that surely had little to do with David Keezer's vast wealth. Indeed, Palm Beach County records show that the Keezers' crib in the Royal Palm Yacht &am ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Cash4Gold Portrayed as Predator by New York Congressman

    In a Washington, D.C., news conference Tuesday, Congressman Anthony D. Weiner declared Pompano Beach-based Cash4Gold "a golden opportunity for citizens to be ripped off."Wait, you mean we can't trust Hammer and deathbed-ridden Ed McMahon?Weiner's news conference is a prelude to legislation he's craf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Nutritional Supplement Maker in Boca Convicted of Fraud

    Flickr: DarkHairedGirl​Poor Frank Sarcona, AKA Frank Sarcone, AKA Dave Johnson. Whatever the chap's name, he lacks the creativity to concoct new scams. Sarcona -- let's stick with that -- was convicted last week by a federal jury for a host of fraud charges, after he violated the terms of an injun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2009

    Weston Congresswoman Lands Promotion; Will Help Us Get More Stuff

    Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Weston Democrat (not to be confused with the Westin Diplomat), has been named the vice chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, which is a long way of saying she's in a better position to get us more stuf ... More >>

  • News

    August 23, 2007

    Calling All Debtors

    Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Weston Democrat (not to be confused with the Westin Diplomat), has been named the vice chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, which is a long way of saying she's in a better position to get us more stuf ... More >>

  • News

    April 21, 2005

    Tailpipe

    Energizer Con Man

  • News

    October 7, 2004
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    January 8, 2004

    Doing Time in the Boiler Room

    How to make that "wonderful weekend in Orlando" sound like a month at the Taj Mahal

  • News

    December 4, 2003

    Spam Sandwich

    South Florida's Eddy Marin went from cocaine to porn to spam

  • Culture

    May 29, 2003

    Dem Blues

    The left, turning right, was plain wrong

  • News

    January 3, 2002

    Call Me Now! ...And Pay Me Later

    With all the millions Miss Cleo brings in, her Broward-based bosses have little trouble paying their way out of those pesky lawsuits

  • Culture

    July 26, 2001

    It Happens

    Ohmigod! Five seasons in, South Park's the funniest show on TV.

  • News

    January 25, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters for January 25, 2001

  • News

    October 26, 2000

    Paying the Price

    Major gas companies are driving away independent station operators, all in the name of greed

  • News

    May 18, 2000

    The Grift of Gab

    Stephen Tashman made a small fortune launching Telecard Dispensing Corporation. If only his investors had been so lucky.

  • News

    July 29, 1999

    The Doctor Will Sell You Now

    Supplied by Rexall Showcase of Boca Raton, doctors and other distributors are pitching alternative forms of medicine that may not work in ways that may not be legal

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