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THE U.S. CENSUS & WHY IT MATTERS How Do Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, Aventura, And Sunny Isles Beach Receive Funding?
Hallandale Beach has a 35.9 % Hispanic population while Pembroke Pines and Aventura’s Hispanic populations are 30.8% and 40.5%, respectively. Planners also use the census data to determine school district boundaries. By Austin Torres
Every 10 years the U.S Census Bureau conducts its decennial census; a comprehensive account of every person liv-
ing in the country. The data that is collected in the decennial census has a profound effect on each state as it determines how and where government funds will
be allocated. The census also determines how many U.S. congressional seats each state has. For example, the data that was collected in the census of 2010
entitled Florida to 2 extra seats in The House of Representatives. For these reasons we encourage all citizens to participate in the decennial census. By taking
the time to answer a few simple questions, and providing accurate information, we can make a Census, Page 7A
Laser Vision Correction Is Changing Lives Dr. Stanley Braverman Continues To Help Make Vision Dreams Come True Hollywood - For as long as she can remember, Irina Bashmakova has had problems with her eyes. Wearing glasses since the second grade - and contacts since her early teens, the 30year-old stay at home mother was very near sighted and was searching for laser surgery that would correct the problem and eliminate the glasses or contacts. While she had the problem, it wasn’t new to her family. Nearsightedness, or Myopia, as it is medically termed, is a vision condition in which people can see close objects clearly, but objects farther away appear blurred. People with Myopia can have difficulty clearly seeing a movie or TV screen or the white-
Dr. Stanley Braverman and patient Irina Bashmakova, who has had problems with her eyes for as long as she can remember. board while they are in school. Irina found that Myopia occurs if the eyeball is too long or the cornea (the clear front cover of the eye) is too curved.
As a result, the light entering the eye isn’t focused correctly, and distant objects look blurred. Because she realized that something needed to be done -
Irina began asking around for the best area doctor and eye center. That is how she discovered the Braverman Eye Center and Dr. Stanley Braverman.
When she came in for her consultation, Irina was blown away by the new Hollywood office as well as everyone who was involved. It was something she never expected. “I remember reading about the patients who had different procedures done,” she recalled. “The one thing that I took away from those articles in the Sun Times Newspaper was how Dr. Braverman and his staff were talked about often for the way they handled each patient. That was a huge selling point and also made me feel so much at ease.” So, last October, after consulting with Dr. Braverman, who explained every facet of the proBraverman, Page 3B
Celebrating their 10-year Anniversary: Freedom Tax Center is here to assist you with all your tax needs
The Abikarram family has operated at the same location 600 W Hallandale Beach Blvd Ste. 4 in Hallandale Beach for over 10 years, and boasts a total of 27 years working in the tax industry. They celebrated the milestone this week at a Business After Hours event they co-sponsored with the Hallandale Beach Chamber of Commerce. By Austin Torres
The Abikarram family has operated at the same location in Hallandale Beach for over 10 years, and boasts a total of 27
years working in the tax industry. The Abikarram family would like to thank everyone for their support, patronage and trust throughout the last Ten Years
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their knowledge in regards to a variety of different tax returns. As we come closer to the end of the month it is important to begin preparations for tax
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