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• Voting in the April 9, 2013 Coral Gables Election

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  Getting information about local elections is hard, and that’s why I’ve blogged the Coral Gables election so much.

  People, especially colleagues at UM, ask me who I think they should vote for. Here is my advice, barring last-second surprises, for whatever it is worth:

  Coral Gables Commission Group II: Ross [...]

  From Discourse.net at April 05, 2013, 6:19pm in Politics, Law

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• How To Look More Glamorous, Instantly

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  Several years ago, a good friend in the beauty industry told me something that I didn’t quite believe. She said that brown eyeshadow made you look glamorous and wealthy, and took her beauty game up a whole nother level. This good friend is a woman of color with a fabulous, [...]

  From afrobella at April 05, 2013, 1:32pm in Life

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• California Photojournalist Detained for Photographing Naval School From Public Street

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  A photojournalist was illegally detained after he photographed the entrance to a naval school from a public street in California this week.

  Nic Coury, who shoots for the Monterey County Weekly, said he was on assignment to photograph the Naval Postgraduate School when he was ordered inside the guardhouse [...]

  From Photography is Not a Crime at April 04, 2013, 9:42pm in Media

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• Montreal Police Arrest Woman Over Instagram Photo

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  Despite their guns, badges, batons, Tasers, handcuffs and pepper spray canisters, police continue to prove they are terrified of free expression – this time going as far as arresting a woman over an Instagram photo that sent shivers down the spine of a panic-stricken police commander in Canada.

  Jennifer Pawluck, [...]

  From Photography is Not a Crime at April 04, 2013, 5:33pm in Media

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• ***** THE FIX IS IN *****

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  ***** THE FIX IS IN *****

  Nothing for nothing…in recent days I’ve been watching the LA LAKERS play and I am willing to bet that the League has placed pressure on the refs–to make sure that the LA LAKERS make the 2013 NBA playoffs.
  There is no way, that a group [...]

  From Jeff Eats at April 04, 2013, 9:20am in Food and Dining

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• Local Republican Backs Same Sex Marriage

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  BY BUDDY NEVINS

   

  Broward’s Republican leader Tom Truex may be against same sex marriage, but one of his local office holder has quietly come out in favor of it.

  Well, not so quietly if you are one of her “friends” on Facebook.

  School Board member Katie Leach, one of a handful of  Republican [...]

  From BrowardBeat.com at April 04, 2013, 3:45am in News, Politics

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• Rick Scott Using State Money For Campaign?

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  BY BUDDY NEVINS

  A reader, who holds a real estate license, sent me the letter below.

  It  came with his license renewal.

  My reader wrote: “This is clearly a campaign letter being sent with public dollars.”

  Clearly it’s not a straight-up campaign ad. It doesn’t mention Gov. Rick Scott’s re-election or the upcoming campaign.

  Clearly [...]

  From BrowardBeat.com at April 03, 2013, 1:47pm in News, Politics

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• County Comm Taxes Us Twice For BSO, 911

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  BY MIKE RYAN

   

  In 2009, the Broward County Auditor was asked to examine BSO contracts with municipalities.   Why?

  Some speculated the County Commission was subsidizing BSO contract operations rather than BSO fully recovering the costs through the contracts.

   

  Some Broward Residents Have Been Double Taxed

   

  Turns out, according to the County Auditor, some residents [...]

  From BrowardBeat.com at April 03, 2013, 7:55am in News, Politics

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• Katie Edwards Tackles Tough Marijuana Bill

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  BY BUDDY NEVINS  

   

  State Rep. Katie Edwards, D-Plantation, has turned defeat into victory.

  Most lawmakers hide when their bill is killed.

  Edwards was all over the television and print media this week talking about her bill to legalize medical marijuana, which was deep sixed by the Legislature.

   

  Katie Edwards  

   

  Other legislators were frightened [...]

  From BrowardBeat.com at April 02, 2013, 5:41pm in News, Politics

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• Corruption Case: Costs Continue To Rise

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  BY BUDDY NEVINS

   

   

  The nightmare isn’t over for Tamarac Mayor Beth Talabisco…or taxpayers.

  Corruption charges against Talabisco were thrown out by Circuit Judge Cyndy Imperato in March, 2012.

   

  Judge Cindy Imperato: Threw out case for lack of evidence 

   

   

  Imperato ruled there was no evidence that the mayor received a personal benefit from contributions by [...]

  From BrowardBeat.com at April 02, 2013, 8:21am in News, Politics

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