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Eye sends a Wink: Local Entrepreneur John Arwood’s Vision & National Celebrations for Waste & Recycling Workers
Across America, the folks who haul away our trash and recyclables keep our cities clean—yet until recently, they rarely received the spotlight they deserve. Thanks to John D. Arwood, a Jacksonville-born trailblazer, that’s changing. From Scrap Collector to Industry Innovator John Arwood—a lifelong “garbage man” and founder of Arwood Site Services and JDA Companies—started out…
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FLORIDA DRIVERS: BEWARE OF NEW TEXT MESSAGE SCAM
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has issued an urgent warning about a widespread scam targeting Florida drivers. Scammers are sending fake text messages claiming you have an unpaid traffic ticket and threatening to suspend your license or vehicle registration unless you click a link and pay immediately. DON’T FALL FOR…
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The Little Engine That Could But Shouldn’t
Problems with inappropriate books in school libraries apparently have spread to the public libraries. There is, of course, plenty of adult material in those libraries but they have infiltrated the children’s section, one mother found. Maleana Gay, wife of a city councilman, posted in Facebook: “Took my 7-year-old to the Jacksonville Public Library to check…