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Vol. IX No. 1 • SEPTEMBER 2009 • www.hollywoodgazette.com
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NEXT ISSUE 2009 municipal update In the October issue, the Hollywood Gazette will take a look back at what Mayor Peter Bober campaigned for, what he has accomplished in the 20 months since elected as mayor and what he hopes to still complete during the remainder of his term. The article will cover the following topics: • Downtown development and parking • The latest Hollywood Police Department scandal • Wireless Hollywood • Recycling on the beach • Pensions... and much more Do you have specific questions about your district? E-mail them to brett@hollywoodgazette.com.
In 1958, the Hollywood Sun-Tattler beat out more than 2,000 other non-dailies to take top honors for general excellence from the National Editorial Association.
The Hollywood Publishing Co. was one of numerous departments created under Joseph Young's business enterprise, the Hollywood Land and Water Co.
By Caron Conway Lead Correspondent Years before Hollywood officially became a city, its desirable attributes were touted to prospective residents in founding father Joseph Wesley Young's news magazine, The Hollywood Reporter. Its debut in February 1922 began a long tradition of hometown news coverage that the Hollywood Gazette, celebrating its eighth anniversary this month, proudly continues. Hollywood's growth during its early years and its future plans were diligently chronicled in the monthly Reporter by editor and writer O.E. Behymer. Billed on its masthead as "A Florida Magazine with a National Appeal," The Hol-
Joseph Young published the city's very first newspaper, the Hollywood News, which debuted in January 1924.
lywood Reporter started as a house organ, a newspaper or magazine published by a company as a means of promoting its products or services. It evolved into a local publishing empire. The Hollywood Publishing Co. was one of numerous departments created under Young's business enterprise, the Hollywood Land and Water Co. Within a year and a half, the Reporter had grown from a four-page sheet with a mailing list of fewer than 2,000 addresses to an eight-page slick paper news bulletin with a circulation of 10,000 copies and a broadened focus that included interests in other parts of Florida. The September 1924 issue saw a name change to The Hollywood Magazine to reflect the publication's loftier aspirations.
Yet another name change came in 1926 with the March /June edition of South, which thereafter was a monthly publication that was printed, as were all the others, at the Young company's own plant. Young also published the city's very first newspaper, the Hollywood News, which debuted in January 1924. It was sold five years later to South Broward publisher Leo Stetson, who would also soon take over the Hollywood Herald, another early, local newspaper. A stormy political climate contributed to a proliferation of competing publications by opposing local factions, including scandal sheets such as the Free Press and the Kit-Kat. At one time, Hollywood had four free, local newspapers, each with its own political interest. Among the early publications were the Daily News of Hollywood, West Hollywood Reporter, West Hollywood Press and South Broward News. The three dailies at the time, The Miami News, The Miami Herald and the Fort Lauderdale Daily News, also maintained bureaus in Hollywood. The areas existing daily newspapers, The Miami Herald and the Sun-Sentinel, continue to cover Hollywood news and features.
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Free program saves Hollywood residents an average of 23% on prescriptions Broward County residents who have used Prescription Drug Discount Cards offered by the County's Human Services Department saved more than $1.5 million over the retail cost since the launch of the program in Broward. The card is used by an average of 2,028 people each month. In partnership with the National Association of Counties (NACo), Broward County launched the free discount card program to help consumers cope with the high price of prescription drugs. All County residents may use the cards, regardless of age, income or existing health coverage at any participating retail pharmacy. A national network of more than 59,000 participating retail pharmacies will honor the NACo prescription discount card, including most chain pharmacies and many independents. Cardholders can also save on pet prescriptions at participating retail pharmacies. Since its inception in 2004 on a national level, NACo reports that consumers have saved more than $200 million on 16 million prescriptions. At least 1,230 counties in 47 states are making the free, money-saving cards available to residents. The national average savings per prescription filled is 23.8 percent. Cards are free and can be picked up at many Broward County government facilities, including parks, libraries, transit facilities, the downtown Governmental Center and the County's four Family Success Centers. For more information, residents can call toll free 1-877-321-2652.
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