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10T i BROWARD PLUS THE HERALD 10BR I SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2004 BRO THE BROWARD TIMES Black-oriented ted weekly paper getting an upgrade FROM 1BR Leid, who was born in Trinidad and Tobago, plans for the paper to include more issues affecting Caribbean immigrants. "We will have responsible reporting and cover the community as a whole," Leid said. Clayborne, a former corporate director of employee relations for The New York Times Co. who doesn't have a journalism background, has offered commentaries ranging from the need to help black youth to criticism of black elected officials who he feels aren't doing enough for the community. The paper, which has a circulation of 24,000, is notorious for unnamed sources.

But Clayborne says he's ready for a change. "I was never a journalist; I just had a flair for writing," Clayborne said. Having stepped aside from his editing duties to against U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, Clayborne plans to wean himself away from his biting, attentiongrabbing Off the Vine column.

That highlights his decreasing role in the paper's production. POLITICAL DIGNITARIES Clayborne's column in the Feb. 27 edition, for example, looks more like a socialite page with photo ops of political dignitaries such as Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes, local city commissioners and former County Commissioner Sylvia Poitier. This is the same columnist who in the past has used colorful language such as "snakes," "wimps" and "spooks" to describe politicians and other Broward leaders. "It's probably best that I CLASSIC DINETTE Same Location since 1969 Service Center for all Parts, Repairs, and Reupholstery CUSTOM KITCHEN DINING SETS, CHAIRS, TABLES, STOOLS, NOOKS, ETC.

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Leid also said she wants to offer a "far more panoramic coverage" to match Broward's multicultural communities. That includes coverage of Caribbean, African and African-American communities. And by saying Caribbean, Leid doesn't only consider the English-speaking Caribbean but the Spanish- and Creolespeaking people as well. Last week, for example, the uprising in Haiti was the paper's lead story. Plans also call for coverage of immigration issues and how government and school systems operate.

Leid said she wants to increase freelancers and give a cleaner feel to the paper with more information that is useful to the average reader. GOLD COAST EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC NOTICE The City of Hollywood, Florida plans to use Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to demolish a single family unit located at 2313 Douglas Street in or after the month of May, 2004, and will construct a replacement unit at the same address for the owner-occupant, through voluntary participation in the City of Hollywood Housing Replacement Program. This advertisement is to comply with Section 104(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended. Information including this ad will be forwarded to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in compliance with 24 CFR 570.606 of the CDBG regulations. Any citizen having questions about the above may contact the City of Hollywood Department of Housing and Community Redevelopment, 2500 Hollywood Blvd.

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IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS HEARING OR SPEECH IMPAIRED, PLEASE CALL 1-800-955-8770 (V-TDD). She moved to Florida about a year and a half ago to be with family members after her brother died. Clayborne said she came under his radar when she talked to him about the paper last fall. The two chatted, with Leid offering advice on the paper. "She told me that we have a jewel here," Clayborne said.

Leid prides herself on never working in the mainstream media during her 34 years of journalism. "I have a serious passion for the black press," Leid said. "It is a press that has put up front and center the aggregate hopes, dreams, aspirations and concerns of a beleaguered and oppressed people." YUSEF HAWKINS STORY During her tenure at the City-Sun from 1984 to the late 1990s, she oversaw coverage of national news such as the story of Yusef Hawkins, the 16-year-old who was shot to death when he ventured into the Bensonhurst area of Brooklyn and was attacked by a gang of young white men. In 1988, the City-Sun refused to endorse Jesse Jackson for president. "In 1984, he was a true insurgent," she said.

"In 1988, he was an auctioneer of the black vote." After leaving the City-Sun, Leid worked in public radio as a media consultant and as a book editor. Armond White, who worked under Leid as arts editor at the City-Sun, said he enjoyed working for her. "As editor of the Cityshe woke up New York journalism," White said, who now works at the New York Press. "She was politically minded as well as open-minded." George Curry, former editor of Emerge magazine and a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists, also admires Leid's work. Said Curry: "She has a good reputation for being independent and strongminded." DIAMOND PALM BEACH COUNTY Schools try new, quickie drug test Students in Palm Beach County suspected of using drugs are now subject to new drug testing that's done with a swab and an aerosol spray.

Administrators at all 23 county high schools are being trained to use the test whenever they have a "reasonable suspicion" that a student is using illegal drugs, said schools Police Chief Jim Kelly. The school district is one of 22 across the country, and the only one in Florida, taking part in a free trial program that puts the drug detection kits in schools. It's supported by a $650,000 grant from the federal government's National Institute of Justice, Kelly said. To use the kits, administrators swab a small piece of chemically treated paper over students' hands or belongings and douse it with a spray. Within seconds, the paper changes colors to indicate the possible presence of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines.

District and school officials said they won't use the kits for any other reason than to alert parents to potential drug problems with their children. A positive result won't instigate a search, Kelly said. All Boca Raton high schools and Atlantic High School in Delray Beach have the kits, and they're on their way to every district high school by the end of the year. But the ACLU says the test is indiscriminate and violates students' privacy. "You really can't tell by looking at a student if he or she is on drugs," said local chairwoman Ruth Gottlieb.

"It's a judgment call.".