By Scott Travis February 6, 2012 03:46 PM When it comes to how the National Education Association feels about Florida’s elected leaders, there aren’t many shades of gray. They either love them or hate them. The teachers’ group has given every Democrat representing Florida a grade an A and almost every Republican an F in [...]
Palm Beach Atlantic hosts Tony Blair, other leaders
January 27, 2012 Leave a Comment
By Scott Travis January 27, 2012 12:38 PM Palm Beach Atlantic University hasn’t attracted a lot of world leaders and big name celebrities in recent years. But that’s about to change. The West Palm Beach based-Christian school is scheduled to host the 2012 World LEADERS conference April 18 to 19, with the headliner being Tony [...]
Letters from the leaders: Where David Stern, Billy Hunter stand
November 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
So what do the leaders of a sport that remains without games have to say? In the wake of the union taking the NBA lockout to the courts, both NBA Commissioner David Stern and union (now trade-association) chief Billy Hunter sent out updates on their respective positions. The Hunter letter sent to players is particularly [...]
Excalibur Award honors S. Florida business leaders
April 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
Advertising innovator Jordan Zimmerman, franchiser Ray Titus, entertainment expert Laurie Silvers and commercial builder Dwight Stephenson were named 2010 winners of the Sun Sentinel Excalibur Awards on Thursday evening. The awards, which have recognized business achievement and civic contribution in South Florida annually since 1978, were presented at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. Zimmerman, [...]