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• Boy Scouts, gays and Chick-fil-A: A better way than boycotts

  Here's an idea for the Boy Scouts: Stage the next national jamboree at Chick-fil-A.

  The two outfits seem to be on the same backward page when it comes to equal rights for gays. Disappointing to me, since I'm an Eagle Scout and I love those damn fried chicken sandwiches.

  As [...]

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• Lots of seaweed + big towel = problem solved

  My colleague David Fleshler writes today about a heavy seaweed invasion at South Florida beaches, and the problems disposing it.

  Then I remembered the story my colleague Ihosvani Rodriguez wrote about the big towel that Miami artist Misael Soto has been touring, most recently at Fort Lauderdale beach over the [...]

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• Citizens 'fixes': Raising rates, raiding reserves?

  Here's my Sunday print column, in which I wonder about state-run Citizens Property Insurance being out of touch and take issue with some alarming signs, like a possible giveaway of part of its $6 billion in reserves to private insurers.

  RAISING RATES, RAIDING RESERVES BAD IDEAS FOR CITIZENS

  With my [...]

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• Can anyone take advantage of record-low mortgage rates?

  
  The good news: Mortgage rates keep falling to record lows.

  The bad news: Nobody qualifies!!

  Let me know if you've tried to refinance and take advantage of the lowers rates, and have had success...

  Also, to follow up on my previous blog entry (and today's print column) on [...]

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• Sunrise casino no sure thing

  So, as my colleague Nick Sortal reports today, the Florida Panthers and Boyd Gaming have teamed up to bring a casino to the western Broward 'burbs, near the hockey arena (whatever it's called now) and the Sawgrass Mills mall.

  It actually makes a lot of sense, and could bring some [...]

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• Fort Lauderdale gambles on future

  Most interesting story of the day comes from my colleague Larry Barszewski, who details Fort Lauderdale's plans to issue bonds to cover future city pension costs -- on the assumption that the money raised will be used for investments and can outperform the 3.8 percent payout to bondholders.

  I think' [...]

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• Do you bring kids to midnight movies?

  In the immediate aftermath of the Colorado movie massacre, it seemed an impolite, judgmental and altogether irrelevant question: What were small kids and infants doing at a midnight movie?

  But I have to admit, as the parent of a 6-year-old, it's one of the first questions that went through my' [...]

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• Denver movie massacre -- Nowhere is safe

  Americans have seen gun massacres at schools, universities, malls, restaurants, clubs, workplaces, political events and even churches. Now we add a movie multiplex to the sad and twisted list.

  As authorities sort out the details and motivation behind the shooting near Denver that has reportedly left at least 12 dead [...]

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• Are you paying attention to Aug. 14 primary elections?

  There's a whole bunch of primary and local elections coming up on Aug. 14. Are you paying attention, and do you care?

  That's the question I have for voters. With the earliest summer primary ever set by the Florida Legislature, I'm thinking even the "supervoters" who faithfully vote in every' [...]

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• Delray video pranksters aren't funny

  Coming soon from Delray Beach’s hot new prankster/filmmaker duo: “I just poisoned your dog!” “Your wife and kids have been in a horrific wreck!”…and “I’m here to investigate the child molestation claim we just received against you!”

  Hilaaaaarious! Not.

  It’s no wonder their latest victim didn’t just smile when told [...]

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