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...

Questionnaire: Barbara Sharief, Democratic candidate for Florida Senate District 35

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 25, 2024. Posted in Commentary, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Opinion.

Name: Barbara Sharief Campaign website: Shariefforflorida.com Date, place of birth: November 7, 1971. Miami, Florida Education: ? Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Wilkes University, 2017 ? Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Florida International University, 2000 ? Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) Certification, Florida International University, 2000 ? Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Florida International University, 1996 ? Associate of Science Degree (AS), Nursing, Miami-Dade Community College, 1994 ? Jackson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Diploma, 1992 ? North...

Questionnaire: Chad Klitzman, Democratic candidate for Florida Senate District 35

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 25, 2024. Posted in Commentary, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Opinion.

Name: Chad Klitzman Campaign website: www.countonchad.com Date, place of birth: November 10, 1993 / Hollywood, Florida Education: JD with honors, Columbia Law School (2018) BA in Political Science, summa cum laude, University of Pennsylvania (2015) I am the proud product of a Broward County Public Schools education and finished in the top 1% of my class at Cypress Bay High School in 2012. Occupation: Attorney & Screenwriter Work history past 15 years. List in reverse chronological order. From April 2022 to June 2024, I worked as an equity capital markets lawyer at White & Case – one...

Questionnaire: Rodney Jacobs, Democratic candidate for Florida Senate District 35

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 25, 2024. Posted in Commentary, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Opinion.

Name: Rodney W. Jacobs, Jr. Campaign website: jacobsforsenate.com Date, place of birth: Philadelphia, PA 12/08/1989 Education: ? Hiram College BA’12 in Political Science ? University of Dayton School of Law JD’15 ? University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Masters of Public Health (MPH)’ 21 ? University of Miami Masters Public Administration (MPA)’20 Occupation: ? Executive Director City of Miami Civilian Investigative Panel ? United States Army Reserve Captain ? Adjunct Professor Florida International University Work history past 15 years. List in reverse chronological order. ...

Dan Hurley rejecting Lakers evokes memories of Billy Donovan embarrassing Magic | Commentary

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 12, 2024. Posted in Columnists, Florida Gators, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, NBA, Opinion, Orlando Magic, Sports.

Hey, at least Dan Hurley didn’t accept the Los Angeles Lakers job, waver, waffle, change his mind and back out a couple of days later. That’s what Billy Donovan did to the Orlando Magic 17 years ago when, just like Hurley, he was coming off back-to-back NCAA championships and was the most coveted coach in all of basketball. Billy D. took the Magic’s blockbuster contract offer, was introduced at a press conference and Central Florida was overtaken by Donovan delirium. “It’s exciting to get the hottest coach in America to coach our team,” said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, sitting front and...

College football is idiot-proof and will thrive despite having to pay players | Commentary

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 26, 2024. Posted in Columnists, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Opinion, Sports, UCF Knights.

Will you please halt all of the hand-wringing and teeth-gnashing? Cease and desist with all of the castigation and consternation. And, for the sake of the late and great Beano Cook, stop with these ridiculous doomsday scenarios that college football is circling the drain now that the NCAA and the power conferences have agreed to allow schools to directly pay players for the first time in the 155-year history of the sport. Believe me, college football will not only continue to survive, it will thrive just as it always has for one very simple reason: It’s idiot-proof. Completely and totally...

Did Georgia’s Kirby Smart convince Jaden Rashada to sue UF’s Billy Napier? | Commentary

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 24, 2024. Posted in Columnists, Florida Gators, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Opinion, Sports.

Running off at the typewriter. … There are some of my Gator conspiracy theorist buddies who are actually convinced that Jaden Rashada suing University of Florida football coach Billy Napier and UF’s heavyweight sugar daddy booster Hugh Hathcock for NIL fraud is all being orchestrated by Georgia coach Kirby Smart as a way to get Napier fired. Really, guys? Seriously? Personally, I think it’s just a massive coincidence that Rashada, the much-traveled California quarterback, filed the lawsuit just three weeks after transferring from Arizona State to Georgia. First and foremost, it takes more...

DJ Lagway is exciting, but UF’s future is in Graham Mertz’s hands | Commentary

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 14, 2024. Posted in Columnists, Florida Gators, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Opinion, Sports.

GAINESVILLE — This timeless phenomenon is as old as college football itself: Fans, almost without fail, will embrace the potential and promise of the future more than the steadiness and stability of the present. They want to play with their new Buzz Lightyear action figure while casting old reliable Woody, the pull-string cowboy doll, into the deepest recesses of the toy box. Who cares if Florida Gators senior quarterback Graham Mertz led the SEC with a 72.9% completion rate and had a 20-to-3 touchdown-to-interception comparison last year? Who cares if he has 43 college starts on his...

Questionnaire: Ryan Boylston, candidate for Delray Beach mayor

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 13, 2024. Posted in Commentary, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Opinion.

Name: Ryan Boylston Age: 41 Website: BoylstonforMayor.com What distinguishes you most from your opponent(s)? My extensive local, regional and professional leadership experience. As a Commissioner and Vice Mayor, I’ve initiated projects that fed thousands during the pandemic, saved historic landmarks and managed the budget responsibly. My campaign has received broad support, including hundreds of residents, five former mayors, police/fire/service-workers unions, community leaders and state/county elected officials because they trust that I can deliver on our community’s vision for a better...

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