Questionnaire: Rebecca Shelton, candidate for Boynton Beach mayor

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 1, 2025. Posted in Commentary, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Opinion.

Name: Rebecca Shelton Campaign website: voterebeccashelton.com Date, place of birth: 6-29-1975, Youngstown, Ohio City Manager Dan Dugger was involved in a verbal confrontation in December involving shouted obscenities just before a commission meeting. Do you retain confidence in the manager’s ability to continue in his position, and why or why not? Despite his momentary lapse of good judgement, I feel it is only fair to evaluate his performance based on my personal interactions with him if I am elected to serve as Mayor. An internal affairs police report involving a possible drunk driving...

Questionnaire: Dominick Vargas, candidate for Boynton Beach City Commission District III

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 1, 2025. Posted in Commentary, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Opinion.

Name: Dominick Vargas Campaign website: domvargas.com Date, place of birth: 11/07/99 Coral Springs, FL City Manager Dan Dugger was involved in a verbal confrontation in December involving shouted obscenities just before a commission meeting. Do you retain confidence in the manager’s ability to continue in his position, and why or why not? As public servants, we have a duty to lead with professionalism, integrity and respect. City Manager Dan Dugger’s recent behavior — walking down from the chambers to confront a civilian in a threatening manner, yelling obscenities, and ultimately being...

Sadly, there are no winners in investigation of Gators basketball coach Todd Golden | Commentary

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 29, 2025. Posted in Columnists, Florida Gators, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Opinion, Sports.

When it comes right down to it, we all know that sports are all about winning and losing. Every game we talk about and nearly every issue we debate are based upon the basic premise of who was the winner and who was the loser. It’s a very simple process: All we have to do is look up at the scoreboard at the end of game to declare a winner and loser. But this is not a game we’re talking about now; it’s lives and careers and families and reputations. It’s a saga involving one of the hottest young coaches in college basketball — the University of Florida’s Todd Golden — and an investigation...

Days of Alabama, Georgia dominating SEC and college football are over | Commentary

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 5, 2025. Posted in Columnists, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Opinion, Sports.

It’s over, Georgia. It’s over, Alabama. Your dominant, dynastic days of ruling the SEC and reigning over college football are a relic of days gone by. No longer can you stockpile talent with the confidence that your second- and third-string five-stars will wait patiently for their turn. The transfer portal has enabled “lesser” programs to shatter your glass ceiling, and NIL payments have further redistributed the wealth. Sure, you’ll still be good — great, even. But your era of absolute dominance, where you stood unchallenged atop your league and your sport, is a thing of the past. The...

Scott Frost is back at UCF, but can he recapture the Christmas magic he once had? | Commentary

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 9, 2024. Posted in Columnists, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Opinion, Sports, UCF Knights.

It’s Christmastime. It’s that time of year when we have warmth in our hearts, a spirit of togetherness and the urge to reconnect with loved ones. A time to express gratitude for the people who made us what we are. A time to rediscover the magic of coming together once again. The perfect time for Frosty the Showman — aka Scott Frost — to load up his pyrotechnic offense and dashing sideline demeanor to make his triumphant return to Orlando. Everybody sing along: “Frosty the Showman, made UCF dreams come true, With a playbook bold, of Black and Gold, He’s back to start anew! There must have...

Another loss to Georgia, DJ Lagway’s injured and Billy Napier’s luck goes from bad to worse | Commentary

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 3, 2024. Posted in Columnists, Florida Gators, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Opinion, Sports.

How do you not feel bad for embattled Florida Gators coach Billy Napier? For some reason, a song from Hee Haw – the old cornpone country variety show – popped into my head as I looked down on the field Saturday and saw the grim-faced Napier as his injured quarterback DJ Lagway was carted away with an inspired Gator team leading mighty Georgia. “Gloom, despair, and agony on me,Deep, dark depression, excessive misery.If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all,Gloom, despair, and agony on me.” That song pretty much sums up what could be Napier’s fateful final season at Florida. If it...

Private equity firms would run college football much better than school presidents and ADs | Commentary

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 13, 2024. Posted in Columnists, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Opinion, Sports, UCF Knights.

As a college football fan, the initial inclination is to recoil at the very idea of our beloved sport getting into bed with a private equity firm and selling its soul for a massive influx of new cash to help fund the expensive impending revenue sharing with athletes. The No. 1 objection you always hear is this: “If a private equity firm gets involved by loaning billions of dollars to college athletic programs across the country, then those firms will have the power to tell college athletic directors and presidents how that money would best be spent.” Question: Is that really such a bad...

Coach Prime runs Gus Bus off the road, wrecks UCF’s big day | Commentary

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 29, 2024. Posted in Columnists, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Opinion, Sports, UCF Knights.

Pump the brakes. Slow down. Not so fast. Not yet, UCF Knights. Not even close. Sorry to say, but you are just not ready for Primetime. Literally, figuratively, athletically. Deion Sanders — the man who was once known as “Primetime” but now prefers to be called “Coach Prime” — brought his Colorado team to his home state of Florida on Saturday, dominated the Knights and left a big pile of Buffalo chips all over UCF’s coming-out party. This was supposed to be UCF’s big day – a chance for the Knights to show the nation what they are all about; a chance to run the ball right down Coach Prime’s...

Questionnaire: Dean Trantalis, candidate for Fort Lauderdale mayor

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 26, 2024. Posted in Commentary, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Opinion.

Name: Dean Trantalis Campaign website: mayordean2024.com Date and place of birth: October 14, 1953, Norwich, CT List in order of importance the three most important issues in your community and briefly explain what you would do about each. Managing growth- Fort Lauderdale has become a popular destination, not just for tourists, but for folks who are looking to establish themselves with an opportunity to build a career and maybe even start a family. We see people, especially young people, flocking to our city, and in many cases working remotely, wanting to take advantage of the quality of...

After ‘Canes thrash Gators, Billy Napier’s hot seat is now flaming chair of condemnation | Commentary

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 1, 2024. Posted in Columnists, Florida Gators, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Opinion, Sports.

The Florida Gators haven’t lost a season-opening game at home since 1989 when, coincidentally, the coach back then – Galen Hall – was fired four games later. This is not to say Billy Napier will be fired as UF’s coach anytime soon, but Saturday’s humiliating 41-17 season-opening blowout loss to the 19th-ranked Miami Hurricanes at the Swamp certainly didn’t instill much confidence that Napier’s team will be any better this year than it’s been in his first two losing seasons at UF. “Miami outplayed us and they outcoached us,” a disappointed Napier said afterward. “It’s embarrassing to be...

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