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City Council: Hire a consultant, pass a bill, call it leadership
Out of all the silly things City Council recently passed, Jacksonville Today decided to promote four specific bills in one of their morning email blasts. All four disappoint me. Up first: The city is going to pay some random company from Coral Gables to find three potential locations to build a new jail. Apparently, Council…
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No Kings, No Clue: Jacksonville Marches Against an Imaginary Monarchy
It’s that time of year again: “No Kings” Protest weekend, otherwise known as International Poster Board Industry Support Day. My local News4-Jax ran a story headlined, “Hundreds participate in Jacksonville ‘No Kings’ rally against Trump administration.” Hundreds. In a metro area of 1.7 million. At least they enjoyed nice weather. On Saturday, I found myself stuck in…