Deerfield Mayor’s Husband Suspended for Day After Locker Dispute

Deerfield Beach Fire Rescue Lt. Howard Noland — husband of Deerfield Beach Mayor Peggy Noland — has been suspended for a day without pay following an investigation into allegations that he was insubordinate when he placed his own lock on a locker at the fire station where he worked.The problem…

On Wikipedia, Allen West’s Heroism Unsullied

They revere him because he says what most Republican candidates think but don’t say. Yet the tea partiers and right wingers who support Allen West’s bid for Congress apparently feel the need to protect him from his boldest, most controversial statements and to recast the 2003 incident that led to…

Two Latest Animal-Related Problems = One Perfect Solution

Black bears are invading the suburbs. And the Broward Sheriff’s Office Broward County parks officials are trying to find places for the five horses they just laid off. Fate can’t make it much more obvious than this: Black bear horseracing must happen in South Florida.I know this probably isn’t legal,…

A High Schooler’s Guide to Broward County Commission Politics

I know that sometimes the politics behind Broward County Commission decisions can seem complex, but trust me: Anyone who has been to high school can understand the social dynamics at work on the county’s legislative body.The commissioners may be twice as old as high schoolers, but they have teenaged insecurities…

Will Chris Chiari, Chip LaMarca Split the Vote Against Ken Keechl?

Tuesday’s election returns proved that there’s strong anti-incumbent sentiment toward the Broward County Commission, especially as regards the leader of the scandal-plagued dais, Mayor Ken Keechl, whose opponent barely spent a dime yet still managed to get 35 percent of the vote.But Keechl may be fortunate in that he faces…

Fort Lauderdale Tea Party Declares Victory

When David Gould, a 26-year-old Fort Lauderdale man, showed up at Oakland Park Boulevard and Federal Highway — the spot known to local tea partiers as “the corner” — he expected some sort of confrontation. He’s pretty liberal, and this is, after all, the location of the self-proclaimed “longest-running tea…

Jeff Greene’s Last Campaign Party (for Now)

By 8:30 last night, the subdued gathering in the West Palm Beach Marriott conference room had the feel of an awkward bar mitzvah. Heavy chandeliers cast a dim glow on the gaudy pink-and-green carpet. In a far corner, the DJ was spinning Sade-style mood music. Hardly anyone touched the small table…

Allen West Beats Out Bee-Crapping Dog for Dubious Cable TV Honor

​Producers for liberal MSNBC pontificator Keith Olbermann have been following our extreme conservative candidate for Congress, Allen West, since April when the host devoted his “Special Comment” segment to the campaign comments where West encouraged supporters to make incumbent Ron Klein “scared to come out of his house.”But West has…

Election or Not, These Campaign Operatives Have Hit the Jackpot

Take a bow Jack Shifrel. No matter what happens in tomorrow’s election, you’ve already made over $15,000 across eight county and state judicial races. Of course, Shifrel won’t be keeping all of that loot. Some of it surely goes to the condo commandos who make sure that a candidate’s name…