As if to torture candidates and political junkies, the elections canvassing board decided to stop counting at about midnight last night and will resume today, according to sources. Fifty four of the 779 precincts are yet to be tallied. Apparently, Broward County Mayor Lois Wexler made the inprecedented decision. I…
In another blow to both local and “progressive” radio, WINZ 940-AM fired morning host Nicole Sandler and has replaced her with the oft-controversial national radio celebrity Don Imus. In an e-mail, WINZ’s Ken Charles, the station’s director of AM programming, cited a lack of ratings and a general lack of…
— The most intriguing Broward County Commision race is, of course, the one pitting incumbent John Rodstrom against Bryan Caletka, Carlton Moore, and Robert McKinzie. First, Moore and McKinzie have a chance because they are going to split the black vote that both of them need to have a chance…
Lashawnda Eggelletion responded this morning to my article about her father, Broward County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion. Seems my article was printed up by someone and sent to voters in Eggelletion’s district. New Times wasn’t notified of the mailer and didn’t give permission for the reprinting (reprintings on other stories have…
This Griff Jenkins is the same Fox News Channel “producer” who badgered Robert Wexler in his front yard. I kind of liked his persistence on that one, but here he pulls off the number one clown moment of the year when he yells, in the middle of the protest in…
I have to apologize to you for neglecting the Pulp lately — been on deadline with my real job. Here are some links that I’ve been wanting to post, but haven’t had the time. Hey it’s the weekend. Raise a toast and have a good one. — Here’s a story…
Occasionally a comment on this forum rises to a level that it demands its own post. The following screed, which came in response to another comment regarding Lee Abrams Sun-Sentinel redesign memo, flies to that height. It comes from an anonymous journalist who indicates he or she works at the…
When John Rodstrom Googled himself, he didn’t like what he saw. At the top of the first page of the search engine’s results was a link from a blog called Florida Masochist naming the veteran Broward County commissioner as its Knucklehead of the Day (for failure to vote on a…
Criminal defense attorney Gary Ostrow announced to the Pulp tonight that he is dropping out of the Broward Public Defenders race. “I’m not a politician so I’ll just leave it for the politicans to do,” said Ostrow. “I can’t do the backstabbing shit they do. I honestly don’t know what…
When I posted Tribune Co. honcho Lee Abrams’ memo (or “Think Piece,” as he calls it) on the Sun-Sentinel redesign, I didn’t know that Abrams had written more on the subject. A lot more. This morning, a source sent the rest of Abrams’ memo and in it he makes several…
Tribune Co. “Chief Innovation Officer” Lee Abrams gave his thumbs-up to the Sentinel’s redesign this morning. “They threw out the playbook, and re-invented themselves in a way that not only addresses the market realities, but delivers an outstanding product,” he wrote in a companywide memo this morning. “Earl Maucker, their…
The headline on Earl Maucker’s Sunday column on the redesign of the Sun-Sentinel (hey, he left the dash in there, not me) reads: “Bold new look aimed at helping readers.” The truth is that it does the opposite. All of the big headlines, logos, and other visual bells and whistles…
He’s not like Charlie Crist in looks or style. Just in substance. See more dave_koechner videos at Funny or Die Sort of funny, something to bide the time away while we see what Fay can give us. The really funny thing is that a good hurricane might be the only…
SEIU can be one mean mofo. The Service Employees International Union — best known locally for its fight to unionize the Nova Southeastern University custodial staff — has jumped into a Broward County Commission race in a big way. And it’s going after veteran commissioner John Rodstrom like a rabid…
Sayeth the McClatchy paycheck nazi: No more raise for you! Sorry, Miami Herald compadres. Guess you’ll have to put off that luxury yacht purchase another damn year. Here’s the memo, which was posted on Romenesko (I assume this was received by Miami Herald staffers as well, under another name): From:…
——————————————————- From: Franklin, Doug (CNI-Palm Beach) Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 11:22 AM To: All PBNI Employees Subject: Executives Retire Folks, Four of our finest senior executives have announced their plans to retire this fall from Palm Beach Newspapers – Larry Siedlik, VP and Treasurer, Gale Howden, VP Marketing and…
On a hot night in July, Angie Sanders watched Broward County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion walk up to a table outside Starbucks. He looked breezy in the heat, wearing loose yellow slacks and a green Tommy Bahama shirt. An unlit cigar stub jutted from his mouth. As Eggelletion took a seat…
Here’s a little documentary (by someone calling himself “letizepro”) that makes an argument against the ill-advised expansion of the south runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. I think it deserves a look…
Yesterday was the last day for 264 Palm Beach Post employees, all of whom took the buyout. Now it’s time for “involuntary separations,” according to a memo from Publisher Doug Franklin (thankfully supplied by a reader). Since the target for job cuts was 300, that means at least 36 more…
Here’s the mockup page for the ballyhooed redesign courtesy of VisualEditors.com: I think the headline on the only story on the front page says it all: “Hard To Stomach.” The Superman-like “S.” The lost dash (hyphens are soooo old media). The Help Team. The nauseating red. The typos and grammatical…
The last day for the 300 Palm Beach Post employees taking the buyout is this coming Tuesday. So that means there have been a few recent goodbyes from columnists in the newspaper and online in recent days. One of the farewells, however, never made it to readers. Business columnist Linda…
Are y’all following this? I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straight forward and trustworthy and we had a very good dialogue. I was able to get a sense of his soul. Putin and Bush. Two of a kind…
