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Archive for March 21st, 2008

I have not been lax with the promised agenda …it is not online yet….as soon as it is …I will put it on…probably over the weekend…
Take the time to scope out the scoops… especially Minto under oath….and the catagories…
Thanks for so many emails today…old and new readers! Really great!
UPDATE:  9 pm….Agenda now available online ..www.lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov
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The Papers

www.sunsentinel.com
Local section….
Hollywood…hires new city attorney…is currently deputy city attorney of Boca Raton…
Big news…they had 140 applicants for the position…can’t wait to see how many LBTS  had respond to our RFPs!
Community News Roundup…
what a shame so many communities advertising for in this section for their holiday events…. LBTS  is not among them…again…why?
Ft. Lauderdale…Galt Ocean Drive…the [...]

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It Ain’t Broke…

www.clevescene.com
How Progressive Insurance lost what made them progressive…Lisa Rab
A fascinating article about a company built up. successful….a model for corporate start-ups to follow….then just as so many hand-offs that go bad…the brains of the operation steps aside…..gives the reins to someone else and they proceed to ignore all that was working ….monkey around with the [...]

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Suggestions

A suggestion for the town…after a reader inquired about underground utilities….
I recall in the past the Commission regarded installation as cost prohibitive….
I also recall a member of the community came forth to  request we join Fort Lauderdale  and other municipalities in their endeavor to see if ther was a way to do the installation in [...]

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A reader has a request for the fine group of volunteers putting this years Easter-By- The- Sea together for tomorrow…
A “Small Fry” Hunt for the 1 year olds…it was not done in the past and a few of these “small fry” tykes were mowed over!
Hope there is room for this addition…
Let me know ….

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Local Papers

The Times is now out….
a quick look online…and boy am I shocked…by how differently the “Staff Writer” perceived the Mar.11,2008 Commission meeting…
It brought a sudden sinking feeling to my stomach…a flashback to the days of Former Commissioner Ed Kennedy’s time on the dais…
I thought the relaxed rules of the evening were never abused by any [...]

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Places To Go

Saturday March 22,2008….10:00 am Municipal Park… Easter- By- The- Sea ….Egg Hunt/Bonnet Contest/ Crazy Pants Contest …Games and more!
Sat…3/22…Pompano Beach Guided Walking Tour Historic Downtown…10 am 954-782-3015
Sat./Sun….3/22-23….Flamingo Gardens Annual Orchid & Bromeliad Display and sale…9:30 am -4:30 pm…www.flamingogardens.org
3/20-3/23….17th Annual Ft. Lauderdale Auto Show…Broward Convention Center…Fri..1-11 pm/Sat. 10 am- 11 pm/ Sun. 10 am- [...]

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Here’s The Scoop

bcbytheseahubby back from morning ride reports….
Minto has lanes closed on El Mar….on Easter weekend….how come?
For how long?
Not good for those hotel guests….. here for a long final weekend before season ends….bad planning!
Also, more pouring of concrete at Oriana…..
Both developments were to bury their electric lines ….when is that happening?….after they pour and landscape?
Speaking of landscaping….anyone [...]

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Good Morning readers…
Take the time this morning to check out the latest scoop on Minto and El Mar…
coming later today and tomorrow….the papers/places to go/the agenda for Tues. 3/25/08/synopsis of local papers out today …and much more..
again …welcome to all the new readers…mailers do work!…check out the categories…let me know what you think…contact me..and check [...]

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6 Degrees Of Separation…..

www.nytimes.com
Photos are out of former President Bill Clinton with the infamous Reverend Jeremiah Wright….
taken at a prayer breakfast with clergy after the Monica Lewinsky fallout….
the date…September 11, 1998!
You can’t make this stuff up!

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