Entries from LAist tagged with 'palmbeachpost'
January 14, 2007
#46 St. Augustine Motherhood Maternity agreed to settle lawsuits with would-be employees who were not hired because they were pregnant, and with a woman who was fired when she was suspected to be pregnant - Miami Herald #47 Palm Beach County's violence reminds some of Miami in the 70s & 80s: "Today, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw says we are on the cusp of becoming another Miami. The gang names have changed —......
Continue Reading "1001 Reasons LA is better than Florida"January 6, 2007
#18 Handcuffed man in the back of a police car dies after being tasered by cops - Palm Beach Post #19 The director of the Central Florida Police Benevolent Association, a law enforcement union that represents sheriffs, police, corrections, probation and public employees, is accused of molesting two girls when they were 8 and 12 - AP #20 Quasi hog-tie of an autistic teen by Miami police leads to coma and then death -......
Continue Reading "1001 Reasons LA is Better than Florida"January 3, 2007
Miami Dolphin Head Coach repeatedly told the press that he would not jump ship and go coach college boys in Alabama for millions of dollars, today he announced that he is jumping ship and going to coach college boys in Alabama for $32 million dollars - USA Today Miami Herald headline: The anti-Shula bails out as a greasy, dishonorable coward Don Shula disses Saban on the way out: "My reaction is that Saban in......
Continue Reading "1001 Reasons LA is Better than Florida: #7- Nick Saban, Big Fat Liar"January 2, 2007
Florida fucks up every day. They're a blight to this country. We love 'em, but they blow. Big Time. The hide in the corner of the nation in shame and they should. Every day we will list three or four troubling things that they should be sorry about. We won't stop until they change their motto from "The Sunshine State" to "We're Really Really Sorry". 4. Palm Beach County's homicide rate rose by 26%......
Continue Reading "1001 Reasons LA is Better than Florida"January 1, 2007
Every day, if not several times a day, someone in Florida does something stupid. Usually really stupid. Or disgusting, or ridiculous, or laughable. So every day LAist will keep an eye on the three to four worst things of Florida and present them to you. Why? Why not. 1. 68 year-old man stabbed to death today in what is the first murder of Broward County - CBS4 2. Jacksonville child molester wanted for "violent......
Continue Reading "1001 Reasons LA is Better than Florida"December 18, 2006
- Chandler family may buy back LA Times - AP - That kid to took the salad dressing jar into the mens room and topped it off with his own special sauce, allegedly? That's his mug shot - Smoking Gun - E!'s Giuliana DePandi to marry game show contestant (which, yes, is an upgrade from Jerry O'Connell) - E! Online - Asian lawyer from Nor Cal wins Survivor - Palm Beach Post - Even......
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