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• Sakes alive! See "Words ... Alive!

  By Rachel Patron South Florida is lucky to have in its midst a terrific drama ensemble called: "Words... Alive!." Founded thirteen years ago by Eunice Bernard and Carol Clarke, "Words ... Alive!" has performed dramatic readings for numerous civic organizations, country clubs, retirement communities and charitable events. [...]
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• Mitt's immediate problems aren't with the Democrats

  "Stop it already." That's the introduction of a recent letter writer from Tamarac who bemoans the fact that her favorite GOP presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney, is being lambasted by his political opponents for being bad for business and thus bad for the country. The writer blames Democrats. What rock has' [...]
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• My easiest political prediction ever

  By Douglas C. Lyons The winner of the Republican Iowa Caucus is ... "It don't matter!" And yes, the sentence is grammatically incorrect but I did it for emphasis. Anyone who hasn't been sleepwalking through the holidays realizes that Willard Mitt Romney will be the winner, whether he wins or [...]
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• Proverbial Toast: The Final 2011 Edition

  Every so often someone must step up and call out the occasional bad idea, bloviated public figure, sophomoric scheme or that unsuspecting individual who through no fault of his or her own has become -- toast. Armed with years of astute observation and keen attention to all things bogus, half-baked [...]
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• Phew! Only one Florida community made the "Most Drunken City" list

  By Douglas C. Lyons The state of Florida dodged a bullet this week. Only one of its cities found itself on The Daily Beast's "Most Drunken Cities" list. The dubious distinction belongs to ... Fort Myers. I admit. I've been to Fort Myers; it's a nice beach town. But let's [...]
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• A "controlled" Newt Gingrich wades in on the Mideast

  By Rachel Patron Political talk is preoccupied with a single question: How long will Newt Gingrich keep his composure, maintain his self-imposed discipline and refrain from the erratic outbursts that had garnered him infamy from his own colleagues? The answer, folks, is that he had already broken the norm --- [...]
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• The Dueling Columnists dabble into 'Who's the real Person of the Year?'

  Move over Time! Our two outspoken pundits -- Stephen L. Goldstein and Kingsley Guy -- have given the matter a lot of thought and have selected the real Person of the year. Problem is, as if anyone reading this column hadn't guessed already, the two men can't agree on who [...]
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• The Further Adventures of Liberty and Peace

  By Rachel Patron We are Liberty and Peace -- the two turkeys "pardoned" by President Barack Obama. "Pardoned" for what, may I ask? We committed no crime. Our names aren't really Liberty and Peace. I'm Billy Joe, and my friend here is Tessa. Ha ha ha -- we are boy [...]
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• Proverbial Toast: Week Two of Astute Obervations and Snarky Predictions

  Every so often someone must step up and call out the occasional bad idea, bloviated public figure, sophomoric scheme or that unsuspecting individual who through no fault of his or her own has become -- toast. Armed with years of astute observation and keen attention to all things bogus, half-baked [...]
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• Obama's lack of support for Israel are "ridiculous accusations."

  By Hy Ozer I've just about had it regarding President Obama's supposed lack of support for Israel, especially the articles by Rabbi Small and Martin Katz in this newspaper. Let me apprise you of the facts, rather than the ridiculous accusations being made. [...]
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