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Broward builds its last few libraries while slashing hours, cutting jobs

Tony Winterbottom leads a class on computers at the Broward County Main Library as demand grows for more computer trainging. (Carey Wagner, Sun Sentinel)

Broward builds its last libraries while slashing hours, cutting jobs

Broward officials say the county is at a crossroads, building its last few new libraries under a 1999 bond issue, while at the same time evaluating whether residents can get by with fewer libraries.

Palm Beach County, cities building new libraries even as budget woes force cutbacks

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Trial No. 7 for man accused of slaying his ex-girlfriend

Beginning Monday, Alan Ruff will go on trial for an unheard of seventh time in the 2001 killing of his ex-girlfriend, Traci Cooper.

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