Concerns Raised Over Oversight at Jacksonville’s Black History Month Celebration
It all began on March 17 when we were informed that Sheriff T.K. Waters, Jacksonville’s Black sheriff, was not invited to the City of Jacksonville’s official Black History Month celebration. We reached out directly to Sheriff Waters who confirmed that he had not received an invitation. Understandably, we were shocked and disappointed that such a […]
Specialized development ordinance rejected by City Council
An attempt by City Councilman Mike Gay to create a specialized development review board for Northeast Jacksonville has failed. In Tuesday’s meeting, City Council members voted 10-7 against Ordinance 2024-0851 that would have given people in the defined area more of a voice on how development is conducted by specifying that anyone wanting to build or […]
JEA rates are changing; guess which direction
As expected and as announced earlier, the JEA is increasing its rates for water, sewer and electricity by 3.7 percent, on average. But before you get settled into the new rate, prepare to be whacked again in October. That increase will be 5.1 percent. Why not just make it 8.8 percent now? The question answers […]
Who Will Fill My Prescription?
Charles Walgreen was born to Swedish immigrants in 1873. He became a pharmacist and purchased his first pharmacy on the South Side of Chicago in 1901. He chased the American Dream and, by 1916, owned nine drug stores. He took Walgreens public in 1927, introduced the lunch counters, and invented the malted milkshake. Walgreens became […]
JTA hands out Narcan while city officials spend opioid slush fund equitability
When I started writing this last month, I intended it to be a short piece about the Jacksonville Transportation Authority hosting Narcan training courses aboard its Safety on the Move bus. As well as the Authority’s efforts in solving the city’s opioid overdose crisis. However, I soon found myself lost in a world of local […]
Rising star in politics shared views with Jax entrepreneurs
Byron Donalds, who may be Florida’s next governor, is sympatico with President Trump and supports Trump’s efforts to slash government waste. That assertion got him a raucous round of applause at a speech in Jacksonville Friday. Donalds spoke to entrepreneurs in the CEO Leaderboard Roundtable at the River Club. Several local elected officials attended. In […]
Taxpayers in Jax have someone on their side
President Trump’s brilliant idea to cut government spending with a Dept. of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed by First Buddy Elon Musk, is causing panic in the Deep State and curling the hair of liberals. Nevertheless, it is a big hit with the American people, and it is trickling down to state and local governments. In […]
Tax debate to begin in 1…2…3
Gov. Ron DeSantis launched a trial balloon that probably won’t get very high before it is shot down. Eliminating property taxes sounds like a good idea until you start trying to figure out how to replace the revenue. Jacksonville soaks property owners for more than $1 billion a year. That’s a large bite out of […]
Florida continues fighting discrimination
One of the bills before the Florida Legislature when it begins work this week will be a measure to drive a stake through the heart of DEI. Diversity, equity and inclusion is a racist and anti-American concept devised by the Democrat Party and imposed on American government and businesses. With the 2024 election, it has […]
Update on the war on septic tanks
Progress is reported in the city’s billion-dollar-plus project to rid the world — or at least Jacksonville — of potentially evil septic tanks. Five lower-income neighborhoods will reap the benefits – free hookups to city sewer lines and removal of their septic tanks, whether they are working well or not. While the free improvements will […]