by Lloyd Brown | May 30, 2019 |
Those knocking charter schools and other forms of school choice might want to do their homework before sounding off. School Board Member Warren Jones was quoted in a local newspaper as saying that charter schools are not outperforming the other public schools. If he... 
by Lloyd Brown | May 26, 2019 |
In the most recent report, Duval County continues to lead the state in doing little about school safety incidents. Of 9,739 incidents that occurred in the previous school year, only 838 were “reported to law enforcement.” That is less than 9 percent. The average... 
by Lloyd Brown | May 26, 2019 |
Duval County School Superintendent Diana Greene got what could only be described as a tongue-lashing when she appeared before the State Board of Education May 22. Greene was explaining her plans to turn around two failing schools, Lake Forest Elementary School and... 
by Billie Tucker Volpe | May 22, 2019 |
Praying before City Council meetings requires an Ordinance??? Have you noticed the big issues facing Jacksonville such as our high crime, shootings nearly every day and the increasing homeless population in downtown? These are big issues yet our City Council President... 
by Billie Tucker Volpe | May 22, 2019 |
We’ve all been there. We go into our polling place and we say “Hello” to the sweet older ladies and gentlemen working the polls and managing the front line for the elections. You recognize some of them and it is comforting to know these special people are... by Billie Tucker Volpe | May 18, 2019 |
I felt like crying when I saw the article posted that the City of Jacksonville is now taking bids to TEAR DOWN THE LANDING without letting the taxpayers know the plan for the site. See it here:... by Lloyd Brown | May 18, 2019 |
In what amounts to media malpractice, a local newspaper swallowed the liberal bait hook, line and sinker by publishing a story claiming that vouchers are “draining” money from the government schools. Let’s start with this: every single independent fiscal impact study,... by Lloyd Brown | May 9, 2019 |
Duval Legislative Delegation member Sen. Aaron Bean, a Republican from Fernandina, successfully guided a bill through the Florida Legislature this year that is well intended, but may have a few pitfalls. The bill seeks to allow importing drugs from foreign countries.... 
by Billie Tucker Volpe | May 7, 2019 |
Darlene Tye, Author of upcoming book, “Turkeys, Vultures, Toads and Eagles: Power & Politics in Jacksonville, Florida” Yesterday we broke the story of an upcoming book by Darlene Tye, City of Jacksonville retiree. She broke her 30-year silence because she... by Lloyd Brown | May 7, 2019 |
Political operatives are keeping up with the times, it appears. The old method of knocking down a candidate’s yard signs still is in vogue. But with technology, new tricks have been devised. Randy DeFoor, candidate for City Council from the Ortega area, may have been...