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Communities split over best time for local elections
Tax increases work. Controversial projects help. Scandal is best. Without drama to get people riled up, it's hard to attract voters to March elections such as the Tuesday contests in 23 cities, towns and villages in Broward and Palm Beach counties....
Tags: Public Officials, Hallandale Beach, Finance, Lauderdale Lakes, Boca Raton
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No 2nd Boca exit planned for Turnpike
Q: When will an exit from Florida's Turnpike onto Yamato Road be installed? Barbara Schwartz, Boca Raton A: Not any time in the near future. In 2009, officials studied adding another interchange in southern Palm Beach County to relieve bottlenecks at...Tags: Pompano Beach, Transportation, Travel, Florida's Turnpike, Science and Technology
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Elected officials chafe under ethics laws that ban lobbyist gifts
Sun SentinelEthics restrictions prohibiting local elected officials from accepting anything of value – a cup of coffee, a glass of wine or a meal – from lobbyists, vendors or anyone else with business before them are much too restrictive for Hollywood...Tags: Public Officials, Ellyn Bogdanoff, Parties and Movements, Fort Lauderdale, Values
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Politics is main topic at Hollywood Chamber of Commerce lunch
Sun SentinelOrignal post at 1:57 p.m. Updated below with examples of vintage Crist. The 320 or so people on hand for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s annual luncheon to install a new slate of board members is a slightly bigger crowd than usual....Tags: Hallandale Beach, Al Lamberti, Tea Party Movement, Lawyers, Fort Lauderdale
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Friends and foes offer reactions to Charlie Crist in Hollywood
Sun SentinelA range of people turned out to listen to former Gov. Charlie Crist, including friends and people who would never support him for anything. In the non-support category is Karin Hoffman of Lighthouse Point, founder of the tea party group DC Works for Us....Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Charlie Crist, Parties and Movements
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Before Obama, South Floridians assess state of the country
Jeff and Maria Ruthizer split an extra lean corned beef sandwich at Ben's New York Kosher Delicatessen, then chewed over the state of the country. "The nation is a disaster," Jeff Ruthizer said. "We're very, very worried about America in the next four...
Tags: Finance, Career and Workplace, State of the Union Address, Science and Technology, Economy, Business and Finance
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World Renown Carousel Figurine Restoration in Plainville
SMSA Video ProductionThe 1100’s was the start to what we now call The Carousel. What we now use as a mechanical horseback ride was once only a game called garosello or carosella; which means little war. It became a mechanical ride in the 1700s but wasn’t popular...Tags: Plainville, Coney Island
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RealtyTrac: S. Fla. among 20 best markets for buying foreclosures
Sun SentinelDespite recent concerns about a shortage of homes for sale, South Florida still ranks among the top 20 markets nationwide in which to buy foreclosures this year. Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties come in at No. 12 on the list compiled by...Tags: Services and Shopping, Real Estate, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Real Estate Buyers, Inventories
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Isle's Bragozzo donates to charity
Bragozzo Osteria Wine Bar, the Italian-themed restaurant located in Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park, announced it will donate a silent auction prize valued at nearly $7,000 to benefit the 18th Annual Food For The Poor “Building Hope Gala”...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Human Interest, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Jury finds former Outlaws gang leader guilty, rejects 'CIA defense'
It took 32 years to get the 1981 criminal charge against Thor Hansen to court, four hours to try the case and 6 1/2 hours of jury deliberations to find him guilty. Hansen, 68, who acted as his own attorney until the closing minutes of trial, was...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Lawyers, Fort Lauderdale, Central Intelligence Agency, Justice System
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Former Outlaws gang leader defends himself in bizarre trial
The main clue this was no average trial came when the defendant – acting as his own attorney – told the jury: "What we have here is the tail end of a 32-year CIA conspiracy." Thor Hansen, 68, is no average guy and while the charge against...
Tags: Jean-Claude Duvalier, Prosecution, Police Investigations, Central Intelligence Agency, Crime, Law and Justice
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Where are the hidden values?
South Florida Sun-SentinelWhile Florida as a whole has taken the heat (no pun intended!) for being one of the hardest hit real estate markets, there are still segments of the market and certain neighborhoods that have held their values more than others and where investing now...Tags: Miramar, Pompano Beach, Lauderdale Lakes, Services and Shopping, Real Estate
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Feb 11, 2013
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