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Black Ministers Preach Against 'Evil' New Mosque
Coalition To Distribute Comic Strip Booklet About 'Islamic Fascism'
POSTED: 8:26 am EDT September 19, 2006
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- A coalition of ministers led by the Rev. O'NealDozier plan to distribute comic strip booklets about the Islam religion,which they believe "teaches evil and hatred," in opposition to a zoningchange that allows the Islamic Center of South Florida to begin constructionon a new mosque in a predominantly black community.
Slideshow: Check Out The Controversial Comic Book
The city council voted 3-2 in June to change the zoning of the proposed sitefrom residential to commercial, allowing the Islamic Center to erect alarger mosque on undeveloped land on Northwest 16th Avenue.
Dozier, who is black, said he hopes the booklets he and his religious peersplan to distribute Saturday morning will "educate the public concerning theIslamic fascism."
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Broward County may lower your taxes, but not by much
By Scott Wyman
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
September 20, 2006
The price of heftier tax relief for Broward County homeowners proved toodaunting Tuesday for county commissioners when they saw such a step wouldmean major cuts in services to the neediest residents.
Commissioners wanted to trim the proposed $3.2 billion budget for countygovernment operations by $40 million after public outcry over skyrocketingproperty assessments. The initial budget unveiled this summer called forproperty tax collections to increase by 7 percent.
Saving $40 million would have required an across-the-board cut in libraryhours, less bus service and the end to a county program to help singlemothers collect child support payments. It also would have meant a rollbackin aid to cities to redevelop blighted areas and a reduction in assistanceto help families on the verge of becoming homeless.
Commissioners settled on numerous smaller cuts that likely amount to lessthan half the savings they wanted to find. Some libraries in Broward likelywill close earlier and regional parks will no longer be open on Mondaymornings
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Palm Beach School District payroll errors may take weeks to fix
By Marc Freeman
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Education Writer
September 20, 2006
It was a simple goal: The Palm Beach County School District sought to switchto a new $18 million computer software system to run its business operationsmore efficiently.
Instead, it became a full-blown public relations crisis with employeeresignations, bus driver protests, shortchanged teachers and an estimatethat it could cost at least $1.5 million in public money to fix the mess.
Despite a year of planning and preparation, the district encountered seriousand unexpected payroll problems almost immediately after switching to itsPeopleSoft network in early July, officials say.
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Black Ministers Preach Against 'Evil' New Mosque
Coalition To Distribute Comic Strip Booklet About 'Islamic Fascism'
POSTED: 8:26 am EDT September 19, 2006
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- A coalition of ministers led by the Rev. O'NealDozier plan to distribute comic strip booklets about the Islam religion,which they believe "teaches evil and hatred," in opposition to a zoningchange that allows the Islamic Center of South Florida to begin constructionon a new mosque in a predominantly black community.
Slideshow: Check Out The Controversial Comic Book
The city council voted 3-2 in June to change the zoning of the proposed sitefrom residential to commercial, allowing the Islamic Center to erect alarger mosque on undeveloped land on Northwest 16th Avenue.
Dozier, who is black, said he hopes the booklets he and his religious peersplan to distribute Saturday morning will "educate the public concerning theIslamic fascism."
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