Month: February 2022

  • Redistricting debate is becoming a brawl as Democrats focus on race

    Redistricting debate is becoming a brawl as Democrats focus on race

    State Rep. Cord Byrd of Jacksonville may be fighting a losing battle over redistricting, but he is on the right side. Race-obsessed Democrats in the Florida Legislature are trying to perpetuate racial discrimination by drawing maps that favor voters of a certain skin color. The House Redistricting Committee has voted to approve two maps –…

  • Former superintendent has found his niche

    Former superintendent has found his niche

    Nickolai Vitti, former school superintendent in Duval County, has become a staunch advocate of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in his current gig as the school superintendent in Detroit. That’s not surprising. He was a liberal here, dedicated to indoctrinating, rather than educating, local children enrolled in government schools. He told one reporter that he had…

  • Liberals sight the censorship Bigfoot again

    Liberals sight the censorship Bigfoot again

    First Coast News was showing its liberal slant this week in a story about what it termed “censorship.” The first tipoff was an attempt to paint conservative Americans – the majority of the population – as rabid, book-burning Nazis. The lead of the story by Casey Feindt warned of a “growing movement” for censorship of…

  • Doubters wonder if the city is due another big tent

    Doubters wonder if the city is due another big tent

    Despite efforts by Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan to squelch rumors about his plans for development near the stadium, the buzz persists. “They” are saying Four Seasons will not be the hotel in Khan’s proposed $321 million Four Seasons hotel-anchored development on the former 8-acre Kids Kampus site. The Jacksonville Downtown Investment Authority recently said…

  • Paying for public records

    Paying for public records

    Eye on Jacksonville has taken note several times of the way the Jacksonville news outlets have allowed local government officials to shut down access to public information, without strong protest. But the situation is worse than we knew. The information gatekeepers for the government do not have to tell the media anything. Eye, for example,…

  • Mayor’s economic legerdemain (google it) may be less than it seems

    Mayor’s economic legerdemain (google it) may be less than it seems

    Mayor Lenny Curry took a victory lap recently after Jacksonville refinanced some bonds, saving some money. Refinancing is a routine occurrence, but Curry made it seem like wizardry. “Yesterday’s overwhelming success in the market is proof that investors across the nation have confidence in Jacksonville’s surging economy and well-managed finances,” Curry said in a press…

  • A more costly future awaits JEA customers

    A more costly future awaits JEA customers

    Customers of the JEA better buckle up. They are about to go for a ride. Over the next 10 years, their bills are likely to soar. JEA once had the lowest electric rates in the state and went for 13 years without an increase. But currently they have some matters facing them that will entail…

  • Local candidate seems to have a strange national appeal

    Local candidate seems to have a strange national appeal

    California, South Carolina, North Carolina, New York, Louisiana, Tennessee, Delaware, Colorado, Massachusetts, Virginia, Texas, Maryland, Georgia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Washington, DC. These may all be nice places — but why are people from these states contributing to the campaign of a candidate for the Jacksonville City Council? The campaign contribution report of Tracye Polson…

  • Important read for Parents: All schools – public and yes private too – are subject to the racial poison agenda

    Important read for Parents:  All schools – public and yes private too – are subject to the racial poison agenda

    Problems in the government schools are so prevalent that many parents on social media issue cries to “get out” of them. But the Marxists who have infiltrated the government schools apparently have wormed their way into many private schools with their agenda. So, where do parents get an American education for their children? Evidence of…

  • Eye’s Citizen of the Month: Puppets and “a lot of Jesus” help fight crime

    Eye’s Citizen of the Month: Puppets and “a lot of Jesus” help fight crime

    There are a lot of programs intended to fight crime. Too many cost taxpayers a lot and accomplish little. But one local man is running a faith-based program that – according to the local congressman – is cutting crime where it counts. Pastor Terry Horn is the one responsible for the program and he is…

  • Stop the presses! Government makes a mistake!

    Stop the presses! Government makes a mistake!

    Members of the Police and Fire Pension Board were amazed and surprised to hear something you rarely hear from government officials. The discussion was between the board and a city government lawyer, Jan. 21. Board members were told that employees of the JEA were not city employees and, therefore, retired police officers and firefighters could…