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Mayor Jim Naugle is mayor of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Jim Naugle is the city's longest serving mayor, first elected to that post in 1991. Term limits later were enacted and allow him to serve as mayor of Fort Lauderdale until the spring of 2009. Prior to being elected mayor, Naugle served as a Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner from 1985 to 1991. Jim Naugle is married to Carol-Lisa Phillips, a Broward County circuit judge. They have a daughter, Rachel. Naugle was born in Fort Lauderdale in 1954. Jim Naugle's father ran a paint store downtown for many years. Currently, Naugle owns a realty company, Jim Naugle & Co. He is a registered Democrat but supports Republican candidates...
Mayor Jim Naugle is mayor of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Jim Naugle is the city's longest serving mayor, first elected to that post in 1991. Term limits later were enacted and allow him to serve as mayor of Fort Lauderdale until the spring of 2009. Prior to being elected mayor, Naugle served as a Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner from 1985 to 1991. Jim Naugle is married to Carol-Lisa Phillips, a Broward County circuit judge. They have a daughter, Rachel. Naugle was born in Fort Lauderdale in 1954. Jim Naugle's father ran a paint store downtown for many years. Currently, Naugle owns a realty company, Jim Naugle & Co. He is a registered Democrat but supports Republican candidates and holds Republican philosophies. He is an avid fan of conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh. Jim Naugle was the subject of the "Flush Naugle" campaign in 2007, after he made comments about gays that were published in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and angered the gay community. The comments made national news, especially because Fort Lauderdale is considered a gay-friendly town. Naugle's most incendiary comment in that saga: "I don't use the word gay. I use the word homosexual. Most of them aren't gay. They're unhappy." He also supported a proposed $250,000 robotic toilet for the beach, because he said a single-stall toilet would deter the "homosexual activity" he said plagues public restrooms. A group came to his side to support him, with the slogan "Mayor Naugle is right." Those weren't the first controversial words to come from Naugle. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle is a maverick on the Fort Lauderdale City Commission, often the lone "no" vote on issues like big development. He created a stir in 2006 when he rejected the idea that the city force residential developers to sell or rent new housing at artificially low prices, or kick money into a kitty that middle-class buyers could use to buy or rent homes. Naugle said that would raise prices for people who work two or three jobs and can afford to buy one. "I'm supposed to subsidize some schlock sitting on the sofa and drinking a beer, who won't work more than 40 hours a week?"
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Fort Lauderdale's Leola McCoy recalled as an 'icon' and 'fighter' for environment
South Florida Sun-SentinelLeola R. McCoy, a tiny black woman with a large passion for righting wrongs against African-Americans, was buried Saturday after a funeral attended by friends, family, state legislators, the mayor and a congressman. As McCoy lay in repose in a sparking...Tags: Lauderhill, Ocala, Fort Lauderdale, Christianity, Nova Southeastern University
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Obituary: Leola McCoy, 70, Fort Lauderdale activist
South Florida Sun-SentinelGrass-roots leader and environmental activist Leola McCoy died Sunday at her Fort Lauderdale home. She was 70 and had suffered a heart attack in November. Dedicated, devoted and direct, Ms. McCoy was a legend in northwest Fort Lauderdale, where she...Tags: Ocala, Diseases, Fort Lauderdale, Christianity, Death and Dying
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Las Olas Riverfront auction on hold after buyer emerges
Forum Publishing GroupA foreclosure auction for Las Olas Riverfront was put on hold Tuesday, when an interested lender reached a last-minute agreement to take over the troubled retail and restaurant complex. A lender of the Fort Lauderdale retail complex, Madeleine L.L.C.,...Tags: Wachovia Corp., Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Auction Service, Property
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Beyond your tank: High gas prices have hidden costs for consumers
South Florida Sun-SentinelFuel prices have dropped a bit in the past few days, but not before changing the economic landscape in obvious ways for many South Floridians. We see the domino effect every day. We pay more to feed our families, drive to work and play on weekends. But...Tags: Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Jim Smith, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Lake Worth
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Hutchinson, Seiler lead way in fundraising for Fort Lauderdale mayor race
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe race to be the next mayor of Fort Lauderdale might be more than half a year away, but already five candidates are raising money and campaigning. The latest campaign finance reports show that two candidates — City Commissioner Cindi Hutchinson...Tags: House M.D., Wilton Manors, Government, Elections, Business Enterprises
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Spring training update and more
Roch Around the ClockKevin Millar needs to improve his aim. If he’s going to slam another foul ball off his leg, at least hit the shin guard.Millar left the game, with Oscar Salazar replacing him at first base. Is there a better athlete......Tags: Air Transportation, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Transportation, Ron Klein
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War of words for Fort Lauderdale's Mayor Jim Naugle
The July 9 South Florida Sun-Sentinel article, "Two gay candidates in race for Fort Lauderdale mayor," included the earlier quote by which current Mayor Jim Naugle demeaned gay persons by saying, "I use the word 'homosexual.' Most of them aren't gay;...Tags: Regional Authority, Local Elections, Fort Lauderdale, Elections, Minority Groups
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Smaller version of The Sails complex approved in Lauderdale
Sun-Sentinel.comA new, smaller version of The Sails hotel-marina complex on 17th Street Causeway and the Intracoastal Waterway won approval Tuesday night. Fort Lauderdale city commissioners voted 3-2 for the project, effectively settling the developer's $59 million...Tags: Public Officials, Regional Authority, Fort Lauderdale, Government, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Openly gay former commissioner to run for Fort Lauderdale mayor in 2009
South Florida Sun-SentinelDean Trantalis, an attorney who was the city's first openly gay commissioner, is running for mayor in spring 2009. That means Fort Lauderdale, whose current mayor made national news for comments considered anti-gay, could have its first openly gay mayor....Tags: Bankruptcy, Government, Elections, Lawyers, Public Officials
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Two gay candidates in Fort Lauderdale mayor's race
South Florida Sun-SentinelIt would be ironic, but if a gay candidate wins the mayor's post in Fort Lauderdale next spring, city residents would have Mayor Jim Naugle to thank. A second openly gay candidate filed to run for Fort Lauderdale mayor this week, citing Naugle's comments...Tags: Government, Elections, Lawyers, Public Officials, Regional Authority
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Death of a homeless vendor
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsA familiar face has gone missing from the intersection of Broward Boulevard and Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale. That???s not unusual, considering the number of times homeless newspaper vendor Richard ???Rick??? Ferris has been arrested and jailed over...Tags: Sales, Fort Lauderdale, Newspaper and Magazine, Death and Dying
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Losing Lauderdale?
Roch Around the ClockSorry I've been mostly absent tonight, but I had to write a piece for The Sun updating the spring training situation, and it's bad news for anyone who wants to club to stay in Fort Lauderdale.Long story short: The FAA wants......Tags: Air Transportation, Boston Red Sox, Fort Lauderdale, Transportation, Spring Training
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