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Thomas Broward Hunter SAVANNAH – Thomas Broward Hunter, 89, died on Dec. 29, 2010, at Hospice Savannah. He was born on August 4, 1921, in White Springs, Fla. He joined the Navy in 1942 and after completing basic training in Jacksonville, Fla., he served in Newfoundland until 1945. After finishing a course in animal husbandry, he managed a beef cattle farm in Halcyondale. In 1951, he became a …

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There is some consolation in Broward County ‘s 2010 killings: The year-end body count is the lowest in at least two decades.

South Florida Fathers article syndicated from Broward’s 2010 killings lowest in 20 years; 12 remain unsolved

Three years ago, a then 20 year old South Florida Man purchased a sledgehammer.

After his girlfriend (Woman), a then 19 year old aspiring dancer and singer, arrived, the Man bludgeoned her in the face and head over and over again.

The Woman survived, despite extensive brain injuries.

But now she has a mental age between 12 and 15 years old and spends her time watching children’s television.

The jury convicted the Man of first degree attempted murder after just half an hour of deliberating.

They were not persuaded by the insanity defense he put on.

The judge sentenced the Man to 99 years in prison.

He can’t be released from incarceration until after his 100th birthday.

Read more in this South Florida Sun Sentinel article: 99 years in prison for ex-boyfriend convicted of beating Broward woman with sledgehammer.

A bakery in neighboring Broward County, Florida recently added a new treat to its menu: divorce cakes.

Divorce cakes help to “celebrate” – what else? – divorce.

Ironically, divorce cakes taste the same as wedding cakes.

But they look a little different.

The happy bride and groom atop the cake are substituted with the customer’s choice of:

• a man and woman on separated sections of cake
• a prison cell and the proverbial ball and chain – with the chain broken
• a man taken out with the trash by the wife
• a man sitting on a street curb
• a woman about to push a man down a waterfall and
• the “broken marriage” cemetery, filled with tombstones and an open casket containing a ring.

Some folks actually believe that eating a divorce cake provides more closure than a divorce trial or uncontested final divorce hearing.

Read more in this Orlando [FL] Sentinel article by way of [Hilton Head SC] Island Packet: Divorce cakes help sweeten bakery’s business.