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Tax increase was a hit with the voters
“Thank you sir! May I have another!” That college initiation ritual request for another swat on the butt comes to mind as Duval taxpayers assumed the position and asked to pay more taxes. The one-mill property tax increase passed easily Tuesday with 53 percent of the vote. School Superintendent Diana Greene deserves the credit. Her…
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Curry glossed over an important fact in his drug message
It was nice that Mayor Lenny Curry took recognition of Overdose Awareness Day, which is Aug. 31. But he skipped over an important point. The main reason for 480 opioid-related deaths in Jacksonville during the first half of 2021 was: the Democrat Party policy of opening our borders to the world. As Curry said, 91…