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• Broward commission's latest courthouse plan a bait-and-switch

  Despite voter rejection four years ago, the Broward County Commission is determined to build a new courthouse.

  But the commission keeps changing the way it wants to go about socking it to residents

  On Tuesday, it came up with the latest This-Won't-Hurt-A-Bit charade: Siphoning part of the county's share of state sales' [...]

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• Pembroke Pines commissioner Castillo: We didn't break Sunshine Law

  Pembroke Pines commissioner Angelo Castillo said city commissions never voted on a plan to outsource 200 city workers at a closed May 24 meeting, and Mayor Frank Ortis misspoke in saying they did.

  "No votes were taken and the meeting was conducted in accordance with the requirements of the law," Castillo [...]

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• Will Rothstein's sentence be real?

  
  Much of Scott Rothstein's recent life has been built on lies, deceit and illusion. Will the illusion continue on Wednesday, in the form of his sentencing before U.S. District Judge James Cohn?

  Rothstein seeks a 30-year sentence for his $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme and other crimes, including forging the signatures [...]

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• Broward dog ordinance protest at county hall on Tuesday

  Supporters of two dogs sentenced to death under Broward County's dangerous dog ordinance will hold a protest on Tuesday morning before the county commission meeting.

  The rally is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. at the Broward County Governmental Center, 115 South Andrews Avenue in Fort Lauderdale.

  Attorney Donna Waters Romero said the demonstration [...]

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• Pembroke Pines outsourcing: Shady in the shade

  Under Florida's Sunshine Law, nearly all government meetings are supposed to be open to the public. In the case of city commissions, closed "shade meetings" are generally only permitted for collective bargaining strategy sessions and discussion of pending lawsuits.

  So how is it that the Pembroke Pines city commission held a' [...]

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• Scott Rothstein mania returns: Does anyone care?

  I'm a little short on cash right now, which means I won't be putting in any bids on the $1.5 million Bugatti Veyron at today's Scott Rothstein auction at the Broward County Convention Center.

  Which is just as well, considering I'm pretty much sick and tired of all things Rothstein.

  His $1.4' [...]

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• U.S. Senate race: Is Kendrick Meek too weak?

  With so much attention focused on Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio over the past year, Kendrick Meek has been the forgotten candidate for U.S. Senate.

  But that's changing.

  Meek has gone from being the presumptive Democratic candidate to suddenly facing a challenge from a wealthy outsider, Jeff Greene.

  With Congress on break, Meek' [...]

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• Will dog ordinance bite Broward commissioner Ken Keechl?

  Broward county commissioner Ken Keechl has come under fire for his questionable campaign spending and a reneged promise that he wouldn't take another job while serving as a commissioner.

  Now he's feeling heat for pushing the controversial One-Bite-and-You're-Out "dangerous dog" policy that's riled up some pet lovers.

  Could it turn out to [...]

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• Memorial Day challenge: Remembering we're at war

  There will be solemn ceremonies throughout South Florida today to remember America's war dead. Perhaps you know someone who fought and died in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq or Afghanistan.

  Perhaps not.

  The grim reminder that the awful toll of war keeps grinding could be seen at a Davie church on [...]

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• Why I hate long-range hurricane forecasts

  
  It's that time of year again: Hurricane season starts Tuesday, which means we have our annual surge of long-range forecasts from various meteorological outlets.

  Surprise, surprise: The official government forecast from NOAA, and Phil Klotzbach and William Gray at Colorado State both call for "above average" storm seasons.

  Quiz: When was [...]

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