Going to Pot

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Obama ignoring the Constitution and "with bigger fish to fry,"

says he won't go after Washington and Colorado for recreational marijuana use where voters have legalized it even though growing, selling or possessing any amount of marijuana remains illegal under federal law.

The Supreme Court allowed Congress to regulate growing crops because they had the possibility of ending up in interstate commerce. Therefore the growing of marijuana falls under the Interstate Commerce Clause. Also, marijuana is a Schedule 1 controlled substance, like heroin, according to federal law.

Party is deadly in Lake Worth

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Mr. Bornstein, city manager, talks about "unfriendlies" in a neighborhood but this takes the cake. A party turns deadly as a man stabs another to death.  Read more...

Tonight's Moon

This waxing crescent was really pretty tonight when it came out from behind the clouds.

Herschel the Cockatoo and other interesting people

Herschel was a big hit tonight at the McNamara's.

Laurence and Dee put on one of their famous Teas today... 

some of the guests.

The Story of Love

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This morning, I watched the story of the rescue of C6 on ABC's Sea Rescue. This is a wonderful and heart-warming story of one of our favorite sea animals, the dolphin. C6 is about 26 years of age with a cateract in his left eye who was attacked by 4 bull sharks and nearly dead...nursed back to health after 8 months of intensive care by Sea Rescue, his release back into the sea to eventually find his companion of all these years, C7.

If this show is repeated, please don't miss it. To play some videos of this rescue and recovery, Click here

Trojan Basketball Team needs financial assistance

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The Trojan boys basketball team is going to The Capital City Classic Tournament is Tallahassee.  Their housing and meals are covered but they need financial help with rental of two vans and gas to transport the team.  The vans cost $880 and I would make a wild guess of $300 for gas money.  They will leave December 18 and will return on  the 22nd.

 If you are willing to make a contribution please email me ASAP as time is of the essence.  Checks should be made to LWHS with the notation "Boys Basketball Tournament."  Mail your check to the school at 1701 Lake Worth Road, Lake Worth, FL 33460.   Please let me know how much you will be sending so I can keep track of it.

The team has a new coach this year.  Murray Smith comes to us with a reputation of having winning teams.  He has won 3 state championships and all his seniors usually get scholarships.  Our record is 6-1 at this point and they play Boynton Saturday night.  The team is currently ranked No. 5 in the county.  We will be announcing an alumni night soon and ask that all alumni attend. Thank you for any help you can give on this
Dave


David D. Cantley
564 S. Country Club Drive
Lake Worth, FL  33462
(561) 964-4025 phone
(561) 602-2513 cell
(561) 439-3839 fax

Dumpster fire in Lake Worth

Lake Worth Towers had a fire that started in an enclosed garbage area attached to the highrise. The smoke traveled up the chute and several occupants had to evacuate.  Read more...

Quote of the Day - Allen West

“There are no words to express the unimaginable sorrow our nation feels today for the families of those who lost their children and loved ones. It is only through faith and prayer that we can ever make sense of the senseless, and I pray these parents and families will eventually find comfort knowing their children will have the eternal love of God’s embrace.

As a nation we grieve for the loss of so many lives, and the loss of so much innocence. May God bless those souls who have come home to Him, and comfort those who feel their loss.”

~ Allen West

Speaking on the Sandy Hook Elementary School murders

Quote of the Day - Buck McKeon

“Yesterday North Korea conducted a long-range missile launch that threatens the U.S. and its allies, undermines stability in the Pacific and violates multiple international accords. This provocative act is heightened by the regime’s ongoing development of nuclear weapons. The regime’s actions highlight the importance of the U.S. deploying a capable national missile defense program, which regrettably has been subject to severe and unwarranted cuts in recent years. As our Israeli allies have demonstrated, missile defenses are proven and vital to national security in the 21st century. As Chairman, I have opposed reductions to missile defense in the past, and will continue to work for increased funding and more capable systems that help keep our nation safe.”

~ Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon
 Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee

Sunset tonight

The Entitlement Society

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A Ford Dealer's Report - From Tom Selkis' (Latham Ford) Facebook -

True story yesterday at the dealership. "I'll try to make this as short and to the point as I can.

One of my salesmen here had a woman in his office yesterday wanting to lease a brand new Focus. As he was reviewing her credit application with her he noticed she was on social security disability. He said to her you don't look like you're disabled and unable to work. She said well I'm really not. I could work if I wanted to, but I make more now than I did when I was working and got hurt (non-disabling injury).

She said the government sends her $1500.00 a month in one check. And she gets $700.00 a month on an EBT card (food stamps), and $800.00 a month for rent. Oh yeah, and 250 minutes free on her phone. That is just south of $3500.00 a month. When she was working, she was taking home about $330.00 per week.

Do the math and then ask yourself why the hell should she go back to work. If you multiply that by millions of people, you start to realize the scope of the problem we face as a country. Once the socialists have 51% of the population in that same scenario, we are finished. The question is, when do we cross that threshold if we haven't already, and there are not enough people working to pay enough taxes to support the non-working people? Riots?? Be prepared to protect your homes.

She didn't lease the Focus here because the dealer down the road beat our deal by $10.00/month. Glad to know she is so frugal with her hard earned money."

Note:  This tale was unverified but it sure does make a valid point.

Conn. school shooting say 27 people dead, including 18 children

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Building Heights, Politics and the People

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Uncanny resemblance to our Vice Mayor!

WEST PALM BEACH: With an internal city poll showing that less than 40 percent of residents support allowing a tall building on the old city hall site, Monday city officials debated a 15 story hotel or a 5 story hotel  Why debate?  The residents have already told their elected officials what they want.

AND THIS WILL SOUND FAMILIAR:  The citizens don't want a high building but commissioners think they know better than the residents. West Palm Beach will have a referendum in March and the voters will decide. Everything is not or should not be all about the money.  The commission could vote to give the site a height exemption without a public vote. Isn't this something Lake Worth mayor Pam Triolo is considering in the area east of Federal in Lake Worth? West Palm Beach commissioners have said they wouldn’t do that, considering that voters elected for the height restriction in 1996 and voted against an exemption in 2010." Read more... at the PBPost.

WANT MORE?:  Because there are already high-rises on the WPB waterfront, elected officials say that having another tall building will fit right in...no biggy. This is the same argument we are getting from Lake Worth commissioners to keep heights in our Charter 100 feet west of Dixie and 65 feet east of Dixie. Lake Worth's charter amendment will correct that to 35 between F and A Streets  and 45 feet between Golfview and F Street (between southern boundary of 1st Ave South and northern boundary of 2nd Ave North) thus keeping our downtown small, charming and welcoming.

AND MORE SIMILARITY--THE PUBLIC IS STUPID AND HAS NO CLUE WHAT IT WANTS ROUTINE: “The responsibility is on us as a city to try to educate the public as to why the CRA and staff think the site should have a taller building,” said Eliott Cohen, a spokesperson for the City of West Palm Beach.  “There’s no way we can properly educate the city as a whole between now and March.” Don't you just love the arrogance of elected officials?

Do you suppose that Mr. Cohen was reading Scott Maxwell's playbook?

King, Nieves & Zacks volunteers services to distressed homeowners

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West Palm Beach, FL, December 13, 2012 –

The law firm of King, Nieves, Zacks, a West Palm Beach boutique litigation firm, announces its plan to volunteer to take on up to 10 pro bono foreclosure defense cases on behalf of distressed homeowners.

“As the holiday season is upon us, we want to give back to our community as a thank you for the unprecedented success of our first year as a firm. We want to do our small part by volunteering our services to some of the neediest in our community. We seek to assist troubled homeowners who may not ordinarily be able to afford legal representation,” said attorney Dustin Zacks.

“Having published extensive research on the foreclosure crisis, I realize that many in our community will surrender their homes without consulting an attorney. This holiday season, we do not want the neediest among us to face the new year at risk of being thrown out of their homes simply because they may not be able to afford an attorney,” Zacks said

King, Nieves, Zacks PLLC will be dedicating Friday, December 21, 2012 to meeting with prospective pro bono clients. Homeowners may schedule a meeting no matter the stage of their cases, and are encouraged to bring their court documents with them for foreclosure defense attorneys to examine.

For more information and to schedule an appointment for possible pro bono representation, call (561)855-7620 or visit the King, Nieves, Zacks website at www.knzlaw.com.

King, Nieves, Zacks is located at 2240 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 250, in West Palm Beach, between Okeechobee Blvd. and I-95.

Obama's Debt Ceiling

Obama was against raising the debt ceiling as a Senator and even said having to raise the debt ceiling was a sign of failed leadership. That was 6 short years ago and now Obama and his party want to have full power to run up as much debt as possible.

Read more... at Scotty Starnes.

Mulligan's at Lake Worth Beach

Have a little X'mas cheer at Mulligans.

Sen Menendez employed a registered illegal immigrant sex offender

The Democrats will do anything for a vote.

WASHINGTON (TheBlaze/AP) — U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez employed as an unpaid intern in his Senate office an illegal immigrant who was a registered sex offender, now under arrest by immigration authorities, The Associated Press has learned.

The Homeland Security Department instructed federal agents not to arrest him until after Election Day, a U.S. official involved in the case told the AP.

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Lake Worth Casino and Barry's

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Stopped by Mamma Mia's two nights ago hoping for Italian food. They don't serve anything but basically pizza with 28 selections.

A Jungle Jim for little Jimmy. Replacing convenient parking--

 this will not make the city any money.

Barry setting up shop

He's going to have everything you need for a beach experience and beyond. Love that pink t-shirt and looking forward to his grand opening.

Obama's Christmas Present

The best thing the Republicans could do right now is to give Obama everything that he wants. Those of us who think, rather than feel, understand that Obama’s course will end up with the United States going bankrupt, because there isn’t enough money on the planet, much less the US, to pay for all the goodies the Democrats want to bestow on their favored constituents.

Give Obama what he wants

Shhh, it's top secret

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Do you hear much about Benghazi lately? The State Department has denied interviews with the survivors in Benghazi. Repeated requests for more support were denied, despite prior attacks on the compound in the months leading up to September 11, 2012. Read more...

What about Obama's promise to all the Hurricane Sandy victims? Hear much about that lately? He visited New Jersey on October 31 and New York on November 15. Obama pledged to storm victims that "we are here for you and we will not forget." They are still suffering and funding for temporary dwellings have and are drying up. More than 34,000 people were displaced because of Hurricane Sandy.