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You May Already Be a Losernew
David Lee Edwards won the Powerball lottery -- then his number came up.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Amy Guthrie |
08-21-2007 |
Economy
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
Fresh Outta Prison, Jah Cure Drops a 'New Beginning'new
True Reflections shows that, even from a jail cell, Jah Cure has become one of the strongest singer/songwriters in Jamaican music.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
08-14-2007 |
Reviews
Fledgling Guardian Angels Called to Lake Worth, Fla.new
But would the Guardian Angels be able to swoop in like comic-book heroes and save the city? Would they have any effect at all?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Ashley Harrell |
08-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Playing With Firenew
Only one man is set to stand trial for a grisly murder seven years ago -- but if he's guilty, did he really act alone?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Kelly Cramer |
07-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Paging Dr. G-Spotnew
Can't find it, ladies? Let Dr. Benjamin have a look around.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
07-17-2007 |
Sex
Making the Costly Bid to be America's Next Tennis Champnew
It may be impossible for two firefighters to fund the education of an international tennis star, not to mention a single mother or a doctor in Haiti -- but these families are doing just that, buoyed by their daughters' ambitions.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Thomas Francis |
07-17-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
This Pod-novelist May be Close to Striking Literary Goldnew
After a grueling year of shopping his first novel to agents, Chris Hutchins opted to podcast instead.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Amy Guthrie |
07-10-2007 |
Books
Glenn Sandler Was Good at a Lot of Thingsnew
Killing his wife wasn't one of them.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
07-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
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
Giddyup With Pony Play Fetishistsnew
It's a boundary-stretching variation on conventional sexual fetishes, with its own bizarre paraphernalia and terminology, substituting bridles and riding crops for the usual manacles and whips -- and it just might be going on in a hotel conference room or backyard near you.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Ashley Harrell |
07-03-2007 |
Sex
Animal Rights Activist Gets Sued, Shynew
Maybe Nicolas Atwood is so bashful now because he can't control his most recent media exposure: The New York Stock Exchange is suing him.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Kelly Cramer |
06-05-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
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
The Bad News Bulldogsnew
A quest for (Special) Olympic gold, starring one burned-out journalist turned coach and a volleyball team that couldn't spike straight.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Thomas Francis |
05-29-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Assembly of Dust: Echoes of Americananew
This should be enough to keep the hippies happy ... or anyone, for that matter, who simply enjoys a groove.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Lee Zimmerman |
05-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Assembly of Dust, Recollection