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Guest AuthorMarch 2, 2018

In 2002, I left my home in Venezuela to pursue my dream of owning a business and providing a better life for my family. This country offered opportunity to an extent I had never seen before, and my business partner and I pulled out all the stops to achieve our goal. We never expected the […]

Scott PowersNovember 1, 2017

Ninety minutes before Miami Beach Mayor Phil Levine planned to announce his big plans, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham is sending a message that she, too, has South Florida support, announcing endorsements from three other South Florida mayors. Graham’s campaign announced Wednesday morning she has the backing of West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio, Coral Springs […]

Guest AuthorApril 10, 2017

As a mayor, job creation, healthy neighborhoods, and public safety are my top priorities. That’s why Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) is such a winning idea for Pembroke Pines and, in my view, cities across Florida. PACE lets property owners leverage their home’s equity to finance hurricane-hardening, energy efficiency and renewable energy home improvements, like […]

Phil AmmannNovember 26, 2015

To kick off the holiday travel season, gasoline prices are expected to hit seven-year lows for Thanksgiving weekend. Doreen Hemlock of the Orlando Sentinel reports that a gallon of regular gas in Broward County averages $2.21 per gallon as of Monday. That’s down five cents from the previous week and three cents from about a […]

Jac VerSteegSeptember 7, 2015

You have heard, no doubt, that unions are a dying vestige of the days when people knew who Pete Seeger was. As Labor Day 2015 comes and goes, there are two examples to show that labor unions still have a few niches. Ironically, those niches benefit the rich and/or powerful. Start with that poor, mistreated […]

Bill PrescottAugust 10, 2015

From the people determined to bring you Unplanned Parenthood, another fiesta of misogyny. On July 29, Rick Scott loudly announced investigations of Florida clinics that perform cancer screenings, HIV services, Pap tests, contraceptive care, stop-smoking programs, STD treatment, gynecological exams, and yes, abortions. The state Agency for Healthcare Administration cited four clinics: one for improper […]

Tag: Pembroke Pines

Mayid Yamin: Local ordinances targeting pet stores in Florida do more harm than good

Gwen Graham announces backings of three South Florida mayors

Frank Ortis: PACE sets consumer protection industry standard for home improvements

Just in time for Thanksgiving weekend, gas prices hit 7-year low

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Tom Brady and deflated unions

Diane Roberts: GOP takes its lady-parts jihad to Planned Parenthood