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City Council committee could shrug off lawyer’s dubious advice and proceed with probe
Local lawyers still are scratching their heads over the strange ruling by the city’s general counsel that stalled the work of the City Council committee investigating the JEA fiasco. There is a good chance, some think, that the committee will overrule its own lawyer when it meets again July 27. The committee is looking into…
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Could the DIA be our next JEA?
The Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) was formed in 2013 to revitalize Jacksonville’s urban core. The DIA is the sole development and community redevelopment agency for Downtown. It is guided by a nine-member board of directors appointed by the Mayor and the City Council and maintains a highly paid, un-elected staff. Lori Boyer, a former City…
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Call to Action: Southern Poverty Law Center publishes Hate Maps and is teaching Duval students “tolerance”
One of Eye’s followers sent us a copy of a letter from Tia M. Leathers of the Duval County Public Schools. The recipient of the letter was not happy with the essence of Ms. Leathers’ letter and her plans to hold workshops with parents every Wednesday to address “Managing Unconscious Bias.” See the letter here:…
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Public school renaming may hit the pause button
School Superintendent Diana Greene probably would be wise to counsel the School Board to delay acting on the proposal to change school names, if she hasn’t already done so. The administration already has a problem getting the half-cent sales tax it wants voters to approve in November. While it can make a good case that…
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First they take the monuments and now empty tombs to our dead. What next?
Jill Pacetti is a resident of St. Augustine and has been on the front lines of the take down of memorials. She is fighting hard against removing the tomb of the war dead from St. Augustine – among them one of her cousins. Read her post about the struggle to fight this battle and feel…
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Local Dems pulling rabbits out of hats but…Republicans have their own
Last week 200 doctors wrote a letter to Mayor Curry stating RNC “medically disrespectful” while other doctors completely disagree with their tactics. Then pastors with left leaning principles wrote another one to Mayor Curry over their ‘grave concerns’ about Jacksonville hosting the RNC. Yesterday W. C. Gentry, a very “strong” liberal lawyer, filed a lawsuit…
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Caution: The cancel culture has come to Cowford
What will Jacksonville’s new name be? If the cancel culture prevails, Andrew Jackson’s name will be removed and the city will have a new name. Will it be Cowford? That’s what it was called before it was Jacksonville. This is not idle speculation. The city of Jackson, Miss., has voted to remove a statue of…
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Mayor Curry: “Wear the damn mask.” Dale Carnegie, anyone?
Who would have ever thought we would be sitting in the middle of a “crisis” and have our Mayor “yelling” at us to do as he says. Last night our Mayor tweeted this statement: For some reason, I was reminded of a chapter in Dale Carnegie’s book, “How to Win Friends And Influence People.” The…
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Facebook quarrel shows how successful liberal efforts to defame America have been
Rep. Jason Fischer of Jacksonville posted what he thought was an innocent and informative post about Mt. Rushmore on Facebook. In today’s hypersensitive and largely ignorant world, it turned out to be a beehive. Fischer posted something written by a person named Tara Ross, quoting President Calvin Coolidge at the monument’s dedication. It was an…
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You were a good man, Hank Madden. RIP my friend.
“If no one has said they care about you today, know that we do.” Those were always the parting words of Hank Madden on his radio show, Smart Money. Hank spent every Saturday morning on WOKV for nearly 40 years giving financial advice to listeners and always weaving in his thoughts on the politics of…
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City Council Member, Danny Becton speaks out against mandated masks
Eye on Jacksonville reached out to Danny Becton after seeing a post on social media. He was responding to a constituent who was upset with his stand against the mask mandate in Jacksonville. During our call with Mr. Becton, he shared that most of his constituents shared his feelings about the mandate. There were few…
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Liberty, Again
Enjoy a special guest post on July 2, 2020 in honor of the real birth date of our nation. Julian “Jay” Fant is a Republican politician who formerly served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 15th District. Jay attended Washington and Lee University, receiving his bachelor’s degree and then the…
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The little children have the answer to our world’s problems
I had lunch with my Grands yesterday. We tried one place that was shut down and had posted this sign on their door, “We can’t operate with these restrictions and make money. We will be back when it makes sense for us to be in business.” Then we went to another restaurant and we were…