by Lloyd Brown | Feb 28, 2021 |
The rain that falls on your house or business property results in a tax called the stormwater fee. The fee is based on the estimated amount of impervious surface at a home or business — the theory being that rain washes off those surfaces, collecting hazardous... 
by Lloyd Brown | Feb 27, 2021 |
ActionNewsJax deserves a half a Wink for its work on school grades. Reporters for the station actually looked at data, which few in the media bother to do these days. They found a large number of low grades in the local public schools and also took note that they were... 
by Lloyd Brown | Feb 26, 2021 |
An example from Jacksonville shows the fatal fallacy of the liberal proposal to pay reparations to descendants of slaves. Without question, all former slave owners should pay reparations to all former slaves. But all of those people are dead. For people who never have... by Lloyd Brown | Feb 26, 2021 |
Spurred by the focus on race in public schools, to the detriment of learning and racial harmony, a social media group is growing rapidly, and asking questions. Save Our Schools – Florida, a new group on Facebook, says: “We are a Conservative grassroots movement... by Billie Tucker Volpe | Feb 25, 2021 |
News moves fast and furious and when you are busy with taking care of clients, it can be tough to share our thoughts quickly. I have saved a few news worthy items and got around to them today. Here are a few Winks that need to be given: Locally: Lori Boyer of the DIA... by Lloyd Brown | Feb 25, 2021 |
While city officials and civic leaders are busy discussing ways to gussie up downtown’s face, the tramp camp in the heart of downtown continues to grow. Well-intended people decided weeks ago to help the homeless people in the camp by moving them into hotels. Once... by Lloyd Brown | Feb 22, 2021 |
Jacksonville residents are beginning to push back against a public school system they see as moving further left every day. Once aroused they act — quickly, too. Local activist Esther Lyle Byrd posted this comment on Facebook: “Does anyone know of a local or... by Lloyd Brown | Feb 19, 2021 |
New4Jax deserves a Wink for its feature Random Jax of Kindness. Despite the name, which is either a clever pun or a lame play on the words “acts of kindness,” depending on your point of view, it is a good way to take note of some good things happening in the city amid... by Lloyd Brown | Feb 19, 2021 |
Here’s a radical idea for government schools. Instead of teaching black history and white history, why not try teaching American history? A special task force proposes that the Jacksonville public schools “embed” black history into the history curriculum. What does... by Billie Tucker Volpe | Feb 19, 2021 |
Eye on Jacksonville has been asking to see a master plan for Jacksonville’s downtown. We have written a couple of posts about the need for a downtown Master Plan instead of the piecemeal projects we have seen in the past. Rumor has it there might be one on the table....