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City Council voted for unity, not division
Passage of the city budget this week was a big victory for Blake Harper and his Unity Project. Included in the budget was a provision that cut off Mayor Lenny Curry’s attempt to tear down a statue dedicated to widows and children. The council thereby stated that it would determine the future of the monument.…
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How long should politicians stay in office?
Everybody loves term limits, it seems. But does it really make sense? The topic came up at a monthly meeting of past presidents of the Jacksonville City Council. Jacksonville’s mayor has been limited to two terms since consolidation. Council members and members of the Florida Legislature have been subject to term limits since 1992. Almost…
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Porn for children is a liberal cause
Within the last two years parents have discovered that their children were being exposed to pornographic content. Books containing explicit sexual acts, rape, incest, prostitution, and group sex are available in school libraries. This discovery prompted parents into action to protect their children, working to remove these books from school libraries. Who would object this…
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Politics is a contact sport
One stalwart member of the local Republican Party has blasted the current head of the local party for the campaign to win a seat in the Florida House. Dean Black defeated Emily Nunez nearly 2-1 in the Republican primary Aug. 23, but the tenor of the campaign he ran shocked some observers. Black repeatedly referred…
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Gender affirming care turns out to be a hoax
As it turns out, the stated reason for the government schools for providing “gender affirming care” is bogus. There simply is no reason except to follow the latest left-wing fad – one that is doing actual harm to children, according to science. The Duval County school district has not only been instructing children on the…
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News4Jax continues to disseminate disinformation about Jacksonville history
In a so-called “investigation,” reporters for a local TV station wrote that families in one neighborhood “are finally seeing the promise fulfilled that city leaders made during Jacksonville’s consolidation in 1968.” This is total nonsense. No elected officials in the 1960s promised anyone that they would get free sewer hookups at taxpayer expense. Yet, the…
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Worried Americans need to know how to act if the government comes knocking
In the increasingly authoritarian atmosphere pervading America, many are beginning to ask: What to do when the federal government comes knocking at your door? In a video conference with a group of Jacksonville residents asking that question, local attorney Daniel Bean provided some answers. Rule 1. Don’t talk to them alone. If it is the…
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Celebrate Constitution Day on the USS Orleck tomorrow
Join CCDF-Duval this Saturday morning, September 17th, aboard the USS ORLECK on the St John’s River! Please bring your family for some patriotic fun on the USS Orleck for the local chapter of CCDF-Duval’s Constitution Day Celebration ccdfusapolkfl.ticketleap.com/ccdfduvalconstitutionday/ We will gather from 8:45 – 10:30 am to celebrate our United States Constitution on “Constitution Day!”…
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Duval County Schools are playing with words and numbers
The stated reason government schools in Jacksonville have pursued the anti-parental practice of educating young children about sex and ways to change it is not one that will stand up to scrutiny. Sex education has been expanded into educating about “transgenderism”, but some parents worry that schools are promoting more than educating. In a slippery…
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Mayoral candidates on affordable housing: We should do something
It was rather disappointing to hear candidates for mayor seeming to agree that city government should provide housing. It simply isn’t their job. Providing housing is the job of the private sector. Government’s only role should be to make it possible for homebuilders to build affordable housing by minimizing taxes and regulations. The federal government…
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Beyond a beautiful smile
Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, currently a Democrat, has chosen Karla Hernandez-Mats as his running mate. Who is Karla Hernandez-Mats? Since 2016, she has been the president of the United Teachers of Dade, the largest teacher union in the southeastern United States. She is also listed as a vice president on the American Federation of Teachers…
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Davis is in the mix for mayor
In what could be the least surprising news of the month, JAX Chamber President and CEO Daniel Davis has announced he will run for mayor of Jacksonville. Davis has been a City Council member and a member of the Florida House, so he certainly knows the ropes. Davis, 49, has been the head of the…
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Jax gets international attention but…
Congratulations are in order for Lenny Curry, lame duck mayor of Jacksonville, for putting our little old city on the map. People are coming from thousands of miles away to study what to avoid doing in their own cities. A delegation from Africa was in town to study ethics and transparency in government, according to…
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Spirited discussion expected at next School Board meeting
The Sept. 12 meeting of the School Board should be entertaining, and informative. Parents plan to turn out in droves to oppose an extension of the new health curriculum in the local schools. Moms for Liberty and County Citizens Defending Freedom are imploring parents to help protect their children. But proponents are massing their forces…
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Buckle up Floridians
You know you live in paradise, but for the next two years liberals will try to convince you that you live in Hell. The anti-American party, known by some as the Democrat Party, is hoping to establish one-party rule in our nation. They can’t hope to get their incumbent president re-elected but whoever they choose…