FLORIDA DIGEST - July 23, 2008

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~~FLORIDA GLBT NEWS~~

Sun-Sentinel
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-Temple Sinai welcomes new rabbi
Temple Sinai is welcoming a new spiritual leader into its Delray Beachcongregation. Rabbi Greg Kanter will be the official and permanent rabbi atthe Delray Beach temple as of Sept. 1. Kanter has been performing servicesas a guest rabbi until he officially assumes the role he is happy to take,at a shul he says has been warm and welcoming from his first visit.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/news/delraybeach/forum/sfl-fldrfrabbi0723drfjul23,0,3271273.story


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The Gainsville Sun

-Transgender petition branded 'anti-gay'
The commercial shows a little girl on a playground walk into a bathroom. Sheis followed shortly after by a suspicious looking man. A black screenflashes the words: "your City Commission made this legal."
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080723/NEWS/924201154



~~FLORIDA GENERAL NEWS~~

Sun-Sentinel
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-F-rated charter school in Lauderdale Lakes won't have to close for now
They came by busloads Tuesday, hoping to save Smart School Institute ofTechnology and Commerce - a three-time F school - from what seemed likecertain death. More than 100 students, teachers, administrators andcommunity leaders packed the Broward County School Board meeting, pleadingwith board members to spare the Lauderdale Lakes charter school. Theirrequest: another year to show they can raise student scores on the FloridaComprehensive Assessment Test and raise the school's grade from an F.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbsmartskl0723sbjul23,0,1222536.story

-Bar acts to suspend Coral Springs attorney over alleged deceptive tradepractices
The Florida Bar moved Tuesday to suspend a Coral Springs attorney, one dayafter the Office of the Florida Attorney General put her debt settlement andwealth management company into receivership, alleging deceptive tradepractices that may have cost consumers millions.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flhlphess0723sbjul23,0,2825256.story


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Mayor Scott Newton candidate for House Seat District 92
Wilton Manors- Mayor Scott Newton received the endorsement of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) today. "I am honored the CPAs chose to endorse my candidacy. As a small businessman, we have many issues in common and I look forward to working with the institute and its membership once elected."
http://votenewton.com/


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Fort Report
http://www.fortreport.com/
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-Supporters begin Amendment 5 campaign
With a $1 million commitment from Realtors, supporters of a tax-swapamendment began a campaign Tuesday for a "mind-boggling" change in Florida'sfinance structure. John Sebree, vice president of the Florida Associationof Realtors, announced the "Give me 5 for Florida's Future" effort at a newsconference with state legislators. They said Amendment 5 would put billionsof dollars back in the pockets of Floridians and spur consumer spending,while making the Legislature examine $23 billion in tax loopholes andsales-tax exemptions.
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/CD/20080723/CAPITOLNEWS/807230366/-1/capitolnews

-Margate shifting to four-day work schedule in fall
In an effort to save money, the city of Margate will shift to a four-daywork schedule beginning Sept. 29. City Hall and administrative offices willbe open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Staff will be off onFridays.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flb3bdig07233sbjul23,0,745233.story?track=rss

-'Gray water' plan sinks in Congress
Recreational boats spared hefty fines
Congress bailed out nearly 1 million Florida boaters, including about 40,000in Brevard, on Tuesday who could have faced stiff fines under new rules thisfall limiting the dirty waters that can spill overboard.
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080723/NEWS01/807230316/1006/news01&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL

-County seeks post-sugar aid for Glades
With U.S. Sugar Corp. poised to leave the Glades in six years, a move thatcould paralyze the region's hobbled economy, Palm Beach County commissionerswant the company and the state to make up for the economic losses. WithGlades-area leaders warning of a possible 1930s- style depression, somecommissioners said Tuesday that the sugar giant should make a parting giftto area charities, and that the South Florida Water Management Districtshould help the cities repay debts that might fall on the county'sshoulders.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/07/22/0722sugargift.html

-Florida Prison Chief Offers Good Plan To Stop Cycle of Recidivism
It's ironic that Florida's prison system is called the Department ofCorrections, since there is very little correcting going on. Florida haslacked the political will to provide serious money for rehabilitation,including drug-abuse treatment programs, which might break the cycle andreduce crime in our communities.
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jul/23/na-florida-prison-chief-offers-good-plan-to-stop-c/?news-opinion-editorials

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