Author: Carma Henry

Carma Lynn Henry Westside Gazette Newspaper 545 N.W. 7th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311 Office: (954) 525-1489 Fax: (954) 525-1861

The Neighborhood Partnership Committee convened Thursday, October 30, 2025, at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections Headquarters to focus on one powerful goal: increasing voter participation across Broward County ahead of the 2026 election season.

   The United States stands at a perilous crossroads, confronting a presidency swollen by executive aggrandizement and a democracy strained by institutional decay. Executive power has steadily expanded beyond constitutional design, eroding the balance among co-equal branches. The nation has witnessed the President assert unilateral authority in immigration, tariffs, foreign policy, and emergency powers—often bypassing Congress. What was once an office of stewardship evolved into a command post where loyalty to the leader eclipses duty to the Constitution.

       Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common chronic conditions we see in older adults—and one of the most manageable when addressed early. For seniors, especially those in Hispanic and African American communities, the risks can be greater and the complications more serious. At Conviva, we know that awareness and screenings coupled with daily support make all the difference in helping patients live longer, healthier lives.

Remembering the Life and Legacy of former Miami-Dade Police Department First African American Police Director, Robert Parker by our Law Enforcement Community and the Robert Parker Foundation.  After a decade, his absence is still deeply felt within our community and throughout South Florida.  A Special Tribute from Police Chiefs of Miami-Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police and the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office took place at Rusty Pelican Miami, 3201 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key Biscayne, FL on Sunday, November 2, 2025.

       We are reaching out to you today because we have important opportunities to develop new programs, including research and industry standards that will significantly benefit everyone in our field and help us save local journalism. Our goal is to raise $500,000 to fund these initiatives. Your contribution will directly offset the high costs of staffing and technology.

A powerful partnership between the Broward Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Trust Fund and local community advocates is driving new investments in safety, education, and equity. Together, they’re celebrating two impactful grants totaling $20,000 funding that will directly support Crime Prevention & Intervention Programs and the Youth Hate Crimes Education and Prevention Program.

       On March 17, the Broward Elks Lodge #652 won a jury verdict of fraud against Sator Investments, LLC, and conspiracy to commit fraud against by Kevin Eutsey and Sator Investments, LLC, after over seven years of fighting in Broward County Courts. The decision also quieted the deed title which returned the entire property at 712  North West 2nd Street back to Elks Lodge #652. However, during the trial a deal had been structured in the hallways by Sator’s lender HIF IV, Elks Lodge #652 attorney and the Elks Grand Exalted Ruler of the Grand Lodge, IBPOEW, to liquidate the local Elks property on 2nd Street in Fort Lauderdale, with a payoff of $1.85 million, and attorney fees.     

       Now you see it, now you don’t. Like a cheap magic frick, justice can disappear in a flash, through loopholes, slick tricks, skill maneuvering and cleaver tactics. So, you can win a jury decision for fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud, and still get your property in foreclosure. Add to which, a judge can decide that you get no compensation for your property being used by the crooks who fraudulently held it for 8 years while your case wound its way through a labyrinth court system.