by Lloyd Brown | Feb 29, 2020 |
One local politician has come up with an idea that is so bad it deserves to be shouted down before it goes anywhere. Elizabeth Andersen, a member of the School Board, thinks kids in the government schools should get a day off so they can go out in the streets and... by Lloyd Brown | Feb 27, 2020 |
Taxpayers should be outraged that the plans of First Baptist Church to continue improving downtown Jacksonville were thwarted, at least temporarily, by the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission. By a 5-2 vote to deny a necessary permit, the church’s plans to... by Lloyd Brown | Feb 26, 2020 |
There is more to the “food deserts” story than meets the Eye on Jacksonville. Eye addressed this alleged problem recently, questioning whether it made sense for the city to hand $850,000 to Winn-Dixie to replace a Publix in Gateway Shopping Center. We subsequently... by Billie Tucker Volpe | Feb 25, 2020 |
Here are a few JEA headlines that sucker punched me as they pushed their way into my inbox in the last few days: Attorneys tell JEA investigative committee that executives misled board about utility’s financial picture Councilman Diamond Says JEA Attempted ‘Swindle’... 
by Lloyd Brown | Feb 24, 2020 |
Jacksonville politicians want to go along with the crowd. Because almost every other county in the state has jumped on the bandwagon, the City Council now is considering a bill to create a “resiliency” office, at an initial cost of $300,000 a year. The new “tide czar”... 
by Lloyd Brown | Feb 21, 2020 |
One of the reasons foreign nations are constantly trying to hack into computers in the U.S. that contain elections data is to sow distrust in our voting process and election integrity. The entire Russian Collusion Delusion was based on this false premise. There are... by Billie Tucker Volpe | Feb 19, 2020 |
By the way he has behaved over the past few weeks, the casual observer would think that Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry was a dyed-in-the-wool, MAGA hat wearing Trump supporter. In a tweet just this weekend he said he was “pinching himself” that he saw President Trump... 
by Billie Tucker Volpe | Feb 13, 2020 |
North Florida is the home of Jennifer Carroll and we could not be more proud. Jennifer was the first woman and the first black person to be elected to the position of Lieutenant Governor of Florida. She is one of our heroes and we salute her during Black History... by Lloyd Brown | Feb 13, 2020 |
It has gotten way too easy for politicians to lead the media around by the nose. There are plenty of examples at the national level but there are some in Jacksonville, too. One classic example: Local media faithfully report on the mythical phenomenon of “food... by Lloyd Brown | Feb 10, 2020 |
$4 Billion left on the table at JEA? It is possible the taxpayers missed out on a big opportunity when they nixed the sale of the JEA, based on an analysis of the situation by a former employee of the city-owned utility company. In his estimation, the sale could have...