Property rights seminar draws concerned citizens
Several local citizens who say they are concerned about property rights in Jacksonville packed a room at the Southeast Regional Library to learn more about what they can do for themselves and their neighborhoods. The presentation, sponsored by the Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) of Florida, was the first in a series slated to include such […]
Finding Common Ground: How a Democrat Mayor and a Republican Developer Are Fixing Jacksonville’s Broken Permitting System
For years, Jacksonville has been a city full of promise but stuck in the mud when it comes to development. One of the city’s worst-kept secrets — and biggest self-inflicted wounds — has been its sluggish, bureaucratic, and outdated permitting process. Local and out-of-state developers alike have echoed the same complaint for decades: Jacksonville is […]
Leaving Your Legacy: Can Activism Be in Our DNA?
Every once in a while, life offers a quiet, sacred moment — one that makes you pause and reflect on the deeper threads that connect generations. Reading a recent article about my son, Evan Tucker, was one of those moments for me. Originally published in the Florida Times-Union and now appearing in USA Today and […]
State vs. Feds: Florida AG Uthmeier Sparks High-Stakes Clash Over Immigration and Judicial Overreach
The pushback against a muley, over-reaching judiciary is starting to spread. Two days ago, the Florida Phoenix ran a story headlined, “Defiant State AG Uthmeier says he won’t tell cops to stop arrests under suspended immigration law.” The sub-headline added, “AG faces hearing on May 29, when a U.S. judge will consider holding him in […]
New Florida Study Links Pfizer Vaccine to Increased Risk of Death: What the Data Reveals
Four days ago, the most important covid shot study yet was published as a preprint on MedRxIV. It was blandly titled, “Twelve-Month All-Cause Mortality after Initial COVID-19 Vaccination with Pfizer-BioNTech or mRNA-1273 among Adults Living in Florida.” In a science-following world, this study would announce the beginning of the end, the great unraveling of the […]
The Rodman Dam: Undoing a bad idea centuries old
After almost a century of political blunders, it appears that the canal that would cut Florida in half is dead and the environmental damage that was done may be undone – as much as possible. In the early part of the 20th century, some decided that a lot of money could be saved by a […]
And a Wink goes to… Action News Reporter Emily Turner for Exposing Florida’s Broken Professional Guardianship Program
Action News Jax reporter Emily Turner has pulled back the curtain on Florida’s broken guardianship system — and what she uncovered is a disgrace. A recent state audit found the Office of Public and Professional Guardians (OPPG) all but useless, logging 174 complaints against professional guardians from 2023–2025 and doing almost nothing to act on […]
Homeless Count Down
Jacksonville city officials are taking a victory lap for what they say is a reduction in the number of homeless people hereabouts. If there has been a reduction, that is a good thing. No rational person would want Jacksonville to become a Home of the Homeless like San Francisco and other cities ruled by clueless […]
Cost-cutters have a lot on their plate
“Duval DOGE,” the special City Council committee seeking ways to trim local government costs, currently is focusing on government growth and unspent funds. Council Member Ron Salem, chairman of the committee, says $90 million of capital improvements have not been done. To keep the public up to date, the committee has a dashboard showing its […]
City Council honors longtime public servant
John Keane began his public service career 63 years ago. When he joined the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, John F. Kennedy was president. After consolidation he moved to the Jacksonville Fire Department. He served as public information officer and vice president of the firefighters’ union before retiring in 1990. After that he ran the Police and […]