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Liberal exploit a tragedy for political reasons
As might be expected, leftwing pro-criminal agitators in Jacksonville are taking advantage of the Memphis police shooting to promote their agenda. A few demonstrated last week demanding a police review board in the city, which is a favorite liberal device to make law enforcement more difficult. One said there would be an effort to put…
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Who candidates call if they want to get elected
There have been a number of political bosses in Jacksonville. In the 1930s and ‘40s there was Daughtry Towers. His mantle passed to his son Charlie Towers in the 1950s and ‘60s. In the 1970s, Lacy Mahon was considered the power behind City Hall in the new consolidated government. All of the above were lawyers,…
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Education is another area in which Florida leads
Last week was national school choice week and school choice is succeeding in Florida more than anywhere else. Choice gives options to families that once had only two choices – government schools or private schools, which generally were expensive. Today, more than 1.6 million — half the K-12 students in Florida — have choices and…
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Florida is a leader in protecting its schoolchildren
Florida continues to ward off efforts by the Far Left to teach hate and homosexuality in government schools, and liberal heads are exploding as a result. Gov. Ron DeSantis has led the defense of Florida children. He is castigated daily by Florida newspaper editorial writers, whose influence is waning even if their volume is not.…
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Republicans want to know more about the JEA scandal
Jacksonville Republicans aren’t ready to let go of the JEA scandal just yet. They are asking the governor to seek a statewide grand jury investigation. A federal grand jury has indicted two former JEA employes, but the Republican Executive Committee voted unanimously this week to probe further. The resolution asks Gov. Ron DeSantis to request…
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Hate speech doesn’t warrant useless laws
It might be a good idea to view the “hate speech” incidents in Jacksonville and reaction to them with some skepticism. City Council members are rushing to pass a law, which is what politicians do by reflex. Whether that law can override the First Amendment is questionable. Everyone, of course, condemns hate speech. The latest…
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Eye on Jacksonville’s Founder sues Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Davis will keep his position as head of the Chamber of Commerce – and his half-million-dollar salary – while running for mayor. The founder of Eye on Jacksonville thinks that is wrong and is taking legal action to stop it from happening. In our view, the situation is a violation of the 501(C) rules…
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Has the Chamber and Daniel Davis turned their back on us?
Before we begin, I’d like to ask your forgiveness for the length of this opinion piece. The issues have been piling up and it’s time to get this published. I hope you’ll take the time to read it and share it. There is much is at stake for you and our neighbors. Daniel Davis and…
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Applause for closing the theater of the absurd
Government schools in Jacksonville should be given credit for shutting down plans to produce a play aptly named “Indecent” in one school. Liberals who are pushing filth upon children as part of their strategy to destroy the family unit in America were outraged, which is in itself outrageous. The play was going to be at…
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Sex Jokes and Drive-By Shootings Found on Children’s Toy
Catholic priest sex jokes, drive-by shooting jokes and jokes about dead employees, all can be told in good fun with friends. Who doesn’t love a good joke? But, how about telling a sex joke to a 9-month-old? Not so funny, right? That is exactly what Mom, Ashley Lynn, says her son was exposed too by a…
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Hey, Hey! Ho, Ho! Ben Frazier Has Got to Go!
Lock Ben up! Lock Ben up! Northside Coalition agitator Ben Frazier was arrested for disrupting a Dec. 13 Jacksonville City Council meeting. He was protesting for the removal of local Confederate monuments. This jail bird needs to go back to his dilapidated, crime-infested Northside neighborhood and stay there. We’ve had enough of his anti-police, public-disorder…
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Our city will miss John Tucker
Jacksonville lost one of its greatest civic leaders with the death of John Tucker, III, at the age of 93.I was fortunate enough to be one of his friends for many years and always marveled at how much he did for the community with so little recognition.The first time I ever saw him was about…
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Groomers are not wasting any time in 2023
With the midterm elections over, and a new year begun, the federal government is starting a renewed push for its dangerous and divisive grooming experiments with the nation’s children.The instrument they are using is called “LGBTQ Inclusivity in Schools: A Self-Assessment Tool.”In true Marxist fashion, what it is called is the opposite of what it…
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Let Democrats Do Their Own Bookkeeping
Gov. Ron DeSantis is, again, asking a sensible question and, again, infuriating the Far Left. He wants to know, should taxpayers be paying for work that benefits no one except the rich, powerful teacher unions who work exclusively on behalf of the Democrat Party? Teachers in the government schools who belong to the union have…
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Merry Christmas and shut up
It’s the holiday season, a time for visiting family and friends, sharing meals together, exchanging presents, and reflecting on the year. Everyone is busy creating those special moments that become fond memories. Well, maybe not everyone. Christmas week, Congress created a special moment, but not one that will be filed in the fond memories column.…