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Local teacher is being punished for defending American values – let’s support him!
Is the School Board going to punish a teacher for being proud of being an American? Daniel Goodman was pulled from his teaching job at First Coast High School because of something he wrote on a chalkboard in his classroom. The offending statement? “THINK: We had about a half million Americans die in our Civil…
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A BIG WINK TO FORMER MAYOR JAKE GODBOLD FOR HIS BOLDNESS
In Sunday’s Florida Times Union, former Mayor Jake Godbold was boldly transparent with his thoughts and feelings about the potential sale of JEA. A bigger wink goes to his description of the CEO at JEA! Mayor Godbold stated, “Shortly after Aaron Zahn was installed as JEA’s half-million dollar a year boss, the late Pete Carpenter,…
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The Jacksonville Landing: “Want a piece of me?”
Do you have a desire to own a piece of The Landing? Here’s your chance. DHG Wrecking has set up a facebook page to sell articles they have rescued from the wrecking ball. You can join it and inquire about the specific articles you are interested in securing. You never know — it might be…
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Rep. John Rutherford: How’s he doing?
John Rutherford, former sheriff of Jacksonville, has been in Congress two years. How’s he doing? According to the ratings of the American Conservative Union, so-so. The ACU, like its left-wing counterpart Americans for Democratic Action, rates members of congress annually based on their votes on key issues selected by the two organizations. In his first…
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Public is wary of new laws that allow the police to seize guns
Local police are using a variety of new tactics in an effort to stem violent crime, but one of the new techniques is troubling. Using the state’s “red flag” law, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is taking guns away from people who are determined to be a threat. However, the gun owners are not being represented…
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Mayor Curry: Tweeting instead of governing. You’re killing us!
When I read the tweet, I thought, “He can’t be serious?” But he was. Here you go friends. The Sunday night tweet from the Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida to teachers in Duval County Schools: Lenny Curry@lennycurry Please get me your classroom needs. I will get it fixed. What is your school, your room and your…
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Fragmentation of government services is a problem
Potential changes in the consolidation charter were suggested recently that might have provided a different way to resolve the impasse between the School Board and city over a sales tax referendum. The Charter Revision Commission heard a presentation from Mike Weinstein on the matter of consolidation of the city and country governments, which took effect…
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Is JEA hiring or not?
Just curious. JEA advertised on LinkedIn and stated, “If you’re looking for a rewarding career with a team that values growth, excellent benefits and training, check out JEA. We are always looking for candidates with a variety of skills and backgrounds.” I decided to take a look at the link and see what jobs were…
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Debate on the JEA sale should stick to the facts
As the debate over selling the JEA rages on, inaccurate information continues to permeate the arguments on both sides. Fact-checking one post on Facebook illustrates the point: “JEA answers to the citizens which owns the water rights and electricity. If sold you would be at the mercy of an investor owned company and pay much…