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The horrific crime unfolded inside the packed dining room of a popular West Boca eatery. More than 20 terrified diners watched as a worker wielding a huge knife stabbed the restaurant owner and another worker during a dinnertime melee. The reason for the rampage? Palm Beach deputies say the worker — 42-year-old Tilus Lebrun — was angry that his photo had been taken and posted online on March 2. So he attacked Dimitrios Karaloukas, owner of Jimmy the Greek Taverna, during Thursday's supper rush.

The blog post, "Rep. Slosberg viciously attacks fellow Americans on July 4," generated a lot of comments, and it was read by people from all over the country. I followed up by calling Rep. Slosberg to ask him if he would apologize. He responded: "What else do you want talk about? It's over. That incident is over." Three times I asked, and three times I received the exact same answer. Slosberg ended the call by . . .

The West Boca Community Council was the scene of some real fireworks on July 4. The usual list of local Democratic politicians was in attendance and gave the standard bi-partisan Independence Day speeches -- until Florida Rep. Irv Slosberg spoke, that is. Slosberg started talking about America's enemies and how we have to "keep an eye on them and defeat them." But Slosberg wasn't talking about al- Qaida, Hamas or even Iran. The enemies Slosberg was referring to were

A teacher at West Boca Raton High School is under investigation after school district officials learned about risqué photos of her on a Web site. Erica Chevillar, 25, is a first-year social studies teacher at the school. She is also one of about 80 models featured on the Web site of the USA National Bikini team, a Boca Raton-based company, according to the Web site. The site lists calendars for sale featuring scantily clad models dressed in bathing suits, provocative outfits or lingerie.