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Local TV station shows how old-fashioned reporting is done
These days cases of true, hardcore reporting are rare, so a big Wink to News4Jax for this story. The reporters discovered and detailed links between a recent series of shootings in Jacksonville and the hip-hop culture. Scott Johnson and Travis Gibson obtained a copy of a warrant used to arrest Hakeem Robinson in connection with…
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Call to Action: JEA investigation team needs our help — let’s do it
Eye on Jacksonville supports the efforts of Our Jax. OurJax.com is a group of concerned citizens who care deeply about the governance of our beloved City of Jacksonville. We encourage you to sign up on their website to receive updates on the work they are performing on behalf of the citizens of Jacksonville. Go to…
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The Jacksonville Jaguars seem to have confused loyalties
Maybe the Jacksonville Jaguars need to decide whose team they are on. Like other teams in the NFL, the beefy millionaires hid in their locker room last Sunday during the national anthem. Also, while the “other” national anthem played. (Because nothing says “unity” like having different anthems for people with different color skin.) But, before…
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Council plan to redirect dollars is changed by its sponsor
City Council Finance Committee Chairman Matt Carlucci has tempered his bill to redirect capital outlay money to the core city. A bill he had sponsored would have directed one-third of the planned spending for next year to the area covered by the former city before consolidation, which is 4 percent of the area of the…
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Are all those bad downtown deals tearing down hope for Jacksonville residents?
Michel de Montaigne once wrote, “I am afraid that our eyes are bigger than our stomachs, and that we have more curiosity than understanding. We grasp at everything, but catch nothing except wind.” In the last two weeks, we have seen numerous headlines about downtown deals gone bad and the fleeting hope of grasping big…
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Twitter suspends Eye on Jacksonville’s account
Shortly after posting this article on Eye on Jacksonville’s Twitter account, we found our account suspended. Executive Privilege: The rise of the dark side in Jax politics We did not hear from Twitter as to why our account was suspended. We simply went there to post something and — we were unable to do so.…
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Sonny B has experience as a chef and calls “nonsense” on government COVID regs
This column was inspired by an article I read from the Chicago Tribune. The headline reads: “Chicago closes 4 more restaurants and bars for Covid-19 guideline violations.” This type of nonsense is happening all across the nation. Has anyone stopped to think, why restaurants may violate Covid-19 regulations? Or does anyone even care? I am…
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Long-standing feud between city officials and former employee ends with city’s surrender
A long legal battle with City Haul and the media is over for one longtime employee, and it ended with a total victory for the embattled employee. John Keane, former director of the Police & Fire Pension Fund, has settled his suit with the city. City officials tried to take away his pension. But a…