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Today on Context Florida: ‘good’ report bad news, Confederate Christmas and needle-exchange

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Today on Context Florida: When is a “good” job growth report bad news, asks Dan Tilson. When it’s about Florida, and serves both to burnish Gov. Rick Scott’s ginned-up “job creator” status, and further the creation of a new socioeconomic order in the state. The ADP Research Institute June report places Florida second nationally with almost 32,000 new private-sector jobs created. On the face of it, that seems like good news. But strip away the face value of such statistics, and…

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Blogger Chaz Stevens puts tawdry Hillsboro Beach shenanigans in his sights

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Hillsboro Beach is a tiny sliver on the Broward County coast. With just under 1,900 residents, the town is mostly known for its “Millionaires’ Mile,” a strip of beachfront property containing many of Miami’s affluent and winter homes of wealthy Canadian snowbirds. But hidden within 1.5 square miles, Hillsboro Beach has some mighty big secrets, says Jean-Marie Mark, 56, a longtime city employee of Chinese descent. Mark served as the city’s Town Clerk from 2009 until she was unceremoniously fired…

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Blogger, Festivus Pole creator Chaz Stevens snubbed by Broward Democrats

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In the right hands, a lightning rod can be a powerful tool; few people know that better than Chaz Stevens. Stevens, editor in chief of My Acts of Sedition (MAOS), the Boca Raton-based political website, is a blogger and self-described “professional troublemaker.” He is also well-versed in the ways to court controversy, especially in local politics using new media. He is also now a teacher, ready to give the Broward County Democratic Executive Committee a hard lesson on how not to treat someone…

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