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Round and round we go
Roundabouts have become commonplace in Jacksonville, and indeed throughout Northeast Florida, but when first imported from Europe in the 1990s they were a source of confusion to some drivers. Once Americans learned that they are safer than regular intersections and speed up traffic, initial reluctance subsided. There are more than 10,000 traffic circles nationwide. Wisconsin…
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Flock Cameras Are Watching — But Definitely Not Watching You
It has come to my attention that a small number of misguided citizen vigilantes in Houston, Texas; Rutherfordton, North Carolina; and New Bern, North Carolina have been cutting down and damaging Flock Safety license-plate-reading, AI-powered cameras recently installed on public streets throughout their communities without notice. Yesterday, ABC-13 Houston reported, “More Flock cameras cut down in…
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Andrew Gillum: The political grift pipe
Remember Andrew Gillum? Former golden boy of the Florida Democrats, who got caught in 2020 puking his guts out in a Miami hotel room alongside a half-dead male escort and bags of crystal meth? Yeah, that guy. The one Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan predicted would become president one day. According to police, he never actually…