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Allen West Forms New PAC -- the "Allen West Guardian Fund." Who's Donating?

Disgraced ex-military man and confessed torturer Allen West's sell-by date is long past. His 15 minutes should have been up when he conceded defeat in his race for reelection in Florida's 18th Congressional district last fall, after playing the victim card through a petulant few weeks of post-E ... More >>

"Red Dawn" Movie Review: North Korea (and Audiences) Go Home Unhappy

Obama Wins Third and Final Debate With Horses and Bayonets

Round three of the presidential debates was last night. And people who went in expecting to have their asses blown off with the two candidates going at each other for a final climactic showdown were mildly disappointed. No asses were blown off here, unfortunately. The main take-aways from the deba ... More >>

David Britto, Federal Fugitive/Alleged Meth Trafficker, Left for Brazil Two Weeks Ago

David Britto, federal fugitive, has been in Brazil for two weeks.​Boynton Beach cop/alleged meth trafficker/federal fugitive David Britto has been on the run since August 24, and according to a filing submitted yesterday by the U.S. Attorney's Office, Britto hopped on a flight to Brazil that same ... More >>

Boynton Beach Police Officer of the Year Arrested as Alleged Meth Salesman

Palm Beach County Association of Chiefs of Police2010's meth salesman cop of the year, David Britto (holding plaque).​Last year's Officer of the Year from the Boynton Beach Police Department now faces up to life in prison for meth trafficking, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.Officer David ... More >>

Rush Limbaugh Starts Selling Tea Out of Boca Raton Because "The Liberals Are Coming"

​If you haven't already been drinking Rush Limbaugh's Kool-Aid, now's your chance.Limbaugh, the conservative talk-show host and Palm Beach resident, has started his own line of bottled iced tea called Two if by Tea.Branded by Boca Raton-based Karhl Holdings LLC, a 12-pack of Rush's sauce -- includ ... More >>

Top Chef Masters Recap: Better Than A Mess Hall

NBC Universal ​Last week my favorite cheftestant, Hugh, was sent packing for his mayo as science project (which is ironic because I always thought of mayo as more "weird science" than condiment). That leaves Mary Sue, Floyd, Traci and Naomi to duke it out for spots in next week's finale. Q ... More >>

The Blind Monk in West Palm Beach: Q&A With Owner Ben Lubin

Nicole DannaBen Lubin, owner of the Blind Monk Wine and Tapas Bar in West Palm Beach.​With more than 300 bottles under his roof, Blind Monk owner Ben Lubin certainly knows his wine. But for someone who has neither owned nor managed -- never mind opened -- any sort of establishment in his 33 y ... More >>

Film Fundraiser Wednesday; After-party at the Blind Monk in West Palm Beach:

Nicole DannaThe Blind Monk in West Palm Beach will be hosting the Kessler-Koehler Evening of Film "After Party" from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesday.​Here's a great recipe.Take a bar chock full of great wine; mix with a hearty helping of tapas; add three equal parts lifelong friendship; and add a doub ... More >>

Former Accused Cop in Heavily Contested Judge Race

John Fry is facing John Howes in a runoff for a Broward County Judge right now, but ten years ago, that must have seemed like an impossibility. He had lost his job as a Margate cop and was facing criminal charges for, as the Miami Herald put it at the time, participating in an arrest ... More >>

Badlands: From Ground Zero of the Immigration Crisis Along the Mexican Border

Our Top Picks for This Year's 17th-Annual Marley Fest

Harvey Oyer, the Lawyer Who Inked Deals That Put a Politician in Prison, Still Walks Free

Attorney Files Complaint for Hollywood Cop Shot in Head

Hernandez, on his feet a year after the shooting.​The wheels of justice often turn at an agonizingly slow pace. Two years after 29-year-old BSO officer Maury Hernandez was shot in the head by a felon on parole, his lawyer, Lance Block, sent the first formal complaint and two discovery requests to ... More >>

The Sipple Life: From Sailboat Bend to 'Nam to 'Frisco, for a Date With Destiny

I don't reckon there's many of you who remember Oliver Sipple. He was the troubled gay man who never wanted to be famous -- and wasn't, really -- even though he deserved to be. If for no other reason than for his knack for accidental encounters with major historical figures. Like Harvey Milk and Ger ... More >>

U.S. Military Deserters No Longer Find Solace in Canada

Cypress Bay High sacrifices itself for football rivalry, TV ratings, and corporate money.

Toy Soldiers

Be all that you can be — in war games with almost-real assault weapons

Targeting Citizen Lozman

Riviera Beach officials plot a strategy of intimidation — and leave a paper trail

Kick Stop

When Luyen Nguyen was stomped to death 15 years ago, five men were locked up - but was justice served?

Burned at Both Ends

A background in hauling pot gives you the skills and chutzpah to become a Medicaid mogul

Blood on the Driveway

This police shooting has left a stain on Fort Lauderdale

Net Hate in Neverland

To locals, he's a roadside institution. But to the Usenet, he's a monster.

One Day in September

A toned-down Oliver Stone finds uplift in the rubble of the Twin Towers.

Letters for August 3-9, 2006

Letters for July 28-August 2, 2006

From Gitmo With Love

The elephant in Guantanamo's living room gets 4,200 calories a day and a Koran.

He Will Bury You

Tommy Lee Jones keeps his promise to Melquiades Estrada

That Fishy Smell

Slooow Wins the Race in Boca

Veterans Affairs

It takes a lot more than a bumper sticker to support the troops, says a crusty ex-Marine and best-selling author

Smile for the Devil

Before you throw that punch, brawler, flash your pearlies for Diablo.

Vested Interests

War has been good for Pompano Beach's Point Blank Body Armor

Curious George Sails the River of Red

Following a long tradition, new Fort Lauderdale City Manager George Gretsas tries to tame the big spenders at City Hall

Letters for January 13-19, 2005

War for What?

Sgt. Cabadiana was the poster child for the Bush military. Then they took his wife away.

Slay Ride

Slayer is older, wiser, and still reigning in blood

West Palm Heat

Is sheriff's candidate Ric Bradshaw Dirty Harry or Mr. Clean? Voters want to know.

Kill Shot

Neil Burger fabricates Kennedy's Assassin, and he's mostly on target

Don't Drink the Water

A deceptive city manager. A Machiavellian administrator. An incompetent lab director. Are the Pompano taps to be trusted?

The Dogs of War

The people don't want to attack Saddam, but our elected representatives sure do

Big Cypress Buyout

Proposed payment of millions to a wealthy clan amounts to nothing more than stealing from taxpayers for the Bush boys' political gain

West Palm's Next Mayor Speaks

Forget Joel Daves. Lois Frankel rules.

Straw Man

A boiler-room denizen describes a hustling career

Hell and Back

Scott's Black Hawk Down pays grim, gritty homage to real-life warriors

Admitting Terror: Part 5

When terrorists knock, the INS is more than likely to fall down on the job

Longshot

Florida House minority leader Lois Frankel is waging an impossible campaign for governor

Fair Game

A terrorism survivor and expert digs into the bin Laden dilemma

Generation Exodus

Even half a world away from the scene of the crime, the legacy of apartheid still haunts South Africa's white expatriates

Divining Dorothy

A South Florida woman and friends employ pendulums, rods, and intuition to peruse the paranormal

A Most-Wanted Attorney

The government wants his money. The judiciary wants him disbarred. So what's F. Lee Bailey's next move? Sue the bastards!