Most folks who live in Fort Lauderdale have a vague idea that the town was established originally as a “Fort” to put down a Native American uprising during the Seminole Wars. What’s not commonly known is the fact that the skirmish here in Broward wasn’t started by the Native Americans, but by settlers who killed […]
The Board of County Commissioners is expected to discuss in early 2016 whether to add an additional one cent “penny” sales tax to fund mass transit and transportation improvements. Broward County currently collects a sales tax of 6 percent, and this proposal would increase that tax to 7 percent. The last effort to increase the […]
During the current Presidential Race, a number of common themes have emerged. Here are a few of the trends I’ve noticed as emerging in this current presidential cycle: 1. Influence of the Democratic and Republican Parties is fading Obama proved in 2008 that an outside candidate can beat an “establishment” candidate both in the primary […]