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By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Saying it had gotten the best deal it could, Broward’s Resource Recovery Board six months ago urged the county to approve its controversial 10-year, $1.5 billion no-bid trash disposal agreement with giant Waste Management. But Broward County commissioners balked, asking staff instead to

FDLE and Broward College disagree on who is responsible for controversial police training

June 27, 2011 6:34 am

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By Karla Bowsher
BrowardBulldog.org
Teaching local police officers how best to do their duty is an important job. But no one seems to know who is responsible for vetting instructors or setting course work standards at Broward College’s Institute of Public Safety.

Critics say Broward College teaches police to profile, discriminate against Muslims

June 23, 2011 6:17 am

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By Karla Bowsher
BrowardBulldog.org
Broward College’s counterterrorism courses are supposed to teach Broward police officers how to protect citizens from terrorists. But critics say the college teaches discrimination instead.

Fort Lauderdale’s historic Shippey House receives a two-week reprieve from demolition

June 22, 2011 5:00 am

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By Karla Bowsher
BrowardBulldog.org
One of Fort Lauderdale’s oldest homes has been granted another 15 days of existence after a three-year fight over the property’s fate.

Plans for the Ireland’s Inn site on Fort Lauderdale beach bog down despite city’s big giveaway

June 15, 2011 6:30 am

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By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
In July, 2008, as the economy was tanking, the Fort Lauderdale City Commission gave away a block of North Ocean Boulevard to the owners of the former Ireland’s Inn. The idea was to promote development of a towering, tax-generating five-star beachfront resort known

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Broward cuts $107 million trash deal; calls start to disband Resource Recovery Board

FDLE and Broward College disagree on who is responsible for controversial police training

Critics say Broward College teaches police to profile, discriminate against Muslims

Fort Lauderdale’s historic Shippey House receives a two-week reprieve from demolition

Plans for the Ireland’s Inn site on Fort Lauderdale beach bog down despite city’s big giveaway

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