AltWeeklies Wire
School Officials in Florida Conspired to Build $395M in Unnecessary Classroomsnew
It has become clear now that the madhouse construction of classroom additions and new schools in Broward County is coming to a crash that will rival that of crooked Wall Street banks. The School Board's irresponsible and possibly criminal actions have wasted hundreds of millions of taxpayers' dollars and left the district awash in debt.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
07-28-2009 |
Commentary
The Mutual Benefits Fallout for South Florida Politicians Is Still Comingnew
The practice of legislators recommending lobbyists is odious. They are supposed to be agents of the people, not lobbyists for lobbyists.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
02-03-2009 |
Politics
Fear of the Queer: Blacks in Florida Vote to Oppress Gaysnew
It's one of the great paradoxes in American politics. The black community, the most oppressed group in U.S. history, has traditionally comprised the most unfriendly demographic toward gays, arguably the second-most-discriminated-against group.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
11-18-2008 |
Politics
Someone Stop Charlie Crist and His Plan to Sell Our Highwaynew
Stop the Florida governor from hawking Alligator Alley to foreign companies. Stop him from leasing the 78 miles of fenced and flat highway stretching across the Everglades to investors who will bleed motorists dry with higher tolls and no accountability to the people.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
08-05-2008 |
Commentary
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist Gets a Hero's Medal for Bailing Out Big Sugarnew
Crist's plan to buy U.S. Sugar for $1.75 billion has been described by Florida newspapers as "bold," "ambitious," and "grand." Now it's time to throw "stupid" and "irresponsible" into the mix.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
07-22-2008 |
Commentary
Muddy Politics in Cooper City, Fla.new
A sure-fire technique to rile a city: Accuse people of anti-Semitism.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
05-06-2008 |
Commentary
Judge Ana Gardiner's Alleged Social Relationships Raise Troubling Questionsnew
The allegations of questionable social relationships involve a defense attorney and two assistant state attorneys. If proven true, the revelations could result in some criminal cases getting overturned -- including a first-degree homicide case tried last year.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
04-29-2008 |
Politics
Will Voters Elect the First Gay Veep in November?new
The rumors about Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, widely believed to be on the short list to become John McCain's nominee for vice president, just won't go away.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
03-04-2008 |
Politics
Rambo and the Phantomnew
Investigating a gun-slinging city commissioner and the mayor who hides in the bathroom.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
12-11-2007 |
Commentary
Dogging a High-Flying Birdnew
Planes crash, coke spills, but Mr. O'Connor remains a mystery.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
10-16-2007 |
Commentary
Gov. Crist Needs to Find the Stones to Deal with the Seminolesnew
Crist is involved in high-stakes negotiations with the Seminoles to expand gambling at reservation casinos, which will give the Indians a state monopoly on table games like blackjack and baccarat in its seven Florida casinos.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
10-02-2007 |
Commentary
Broward County Commission, Lobbyists Ooze Cozinessnew
It isn't so much a how-to on influencing the Broward County Commission as it is a who-to -- as in, who do you have to pay to sway the commissioners' votes?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
08-14-2007 |
Politics
Judge Seidlin Heads Off to La-la Landnew
Other than drag the country though a needless and absurd Anna Nicole hearing/screen test, what did Seidlin do? For starters, he allegedly had time to wrangle gifts out of at least one lawyer working in his division and a small fortune from an elderly woman living in his condo building.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
07-03-2007 |
Politics
Charlie Crist on the Townnew
Florida's governor and a former beauty queen are "a confirmed item" -- at least in some newspapers.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
06-05-2007 |
Politics
All You Need to Smearnew
Slimy newspaper article, hokey moral values committee, cash from a slush fund -- and voila, you've got your smear of Philip Busey.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
04-10-2007 |
Politics
