AltWeeklies Wire
Business on the Edgenew
Over the past year, Lee Hillier has uncovered rampant cronyism at a taxpayer-financed board that oversees water drainage on the edge of Florida's Everglades. His muckraking has been impressive but also extremely hazardous to his career in public service.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
01-03-2006 |
Politics
Spreading the Plamenew
The way her colleagues have been going after her, you'd think Judith Miller was the only journalist who abetted the Bush administration's rush to war. There are lots of them.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
12-08-2005 |
Media
Blow Me Downnew
Maybe the hurricane was just what Fort Lauderdale needed: It got rid of some cheap aluminum sheds and exposed shoddy workmanship and the government's idiocy.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
11-07-2005 |
Commentary
Stop Ends in Officer's Tragic Deathnew
A Fort Lauderdale police officer fell to his death during a stop of a private investigator.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
10-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Blood on the Tracksnew
A racing freight train couldn't stop Sean Rowe, but can he survive the wild world of book publishing?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
10-18-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Jackass Jack McKeonnew
Florida Marlins Manager Jack McKeon has made so many mistakes down the stretch that he personally destroyed any chance that the Marlins would make the playoffs.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
10-11-2005 |
Sports
Hyped Circulation Counts Cheat the Publicnew
Westside Gazette, a black-owned publication in Broward County that runs local government ads, makes widely varying claims about its circulation.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
10-03-2005 |
Media
Family of Man Lost in Bahamas Find New Cluesnew
A young man named Jairo Sanchez disappeared in the Bahamas in 1983, and his host in that country may have been the same American who hosted another man who vanished.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
09-05-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Knight Riddancenew
AltWeeklies Award - Media Reporting
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
08-15-2005 |
Media
Finding Garynew
After 21 years, one woman goes to the Bahamas to investigate her husband's mysterious death -- with some overdue help from the government.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
08-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: War on Drugs, Reagan
Unusual Suspects: Writer Searches for Truth About Deathsnew
Barbara Gordon, who discovered her friends' bodies in their home 16 years ago, has challenged the police ruling that the couple died as a result of simultaneous recreational cocaine overdoses. Part 2
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
02-15-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Unusual Suspects: Case Gets Cold After Mysterious Deathsnew
Sixteen years ago, a Coral Springs, Fla, couple was found dead in their million-dollar home of an unexplained cocaine overdose. Part 1
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
02-15-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Broward Commissioner Plays Dual Role With Developersnew
On the Broward County Commission, Josephus Eggelletion has advocated giving public funds to developers who build affordable housing. He was openly on the payroll of one developer, and now well-placed sources say he's been working behind the scenes for another.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
12-21-2004 |
Politics
Vote Interruptednew
Broward County's elections office was plagued by technological problems, ill-equipped early voting stations, and, worst of all, the disappearance of thousands of absentee ballots. The question lingers: Were the ballots lost, or were they stolen?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
11-08-2004 |
Politics
Republican Activists Hijack Broward County's Elections Officenew
Democratic committeeman Mike Moskowitz is organizing dozens of lawyers to make sure those dastardly touch screens in Broward County work. But three years ago, he was hawking those same machines as a lobbyist for the GOP-connected company that made them.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
11-01-2004 |
Politics
