Pride in America vs Pride activism
Finally we can put pride in being an American back on display! The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced that state bridges, including Jacksonville’s Acosta Bridge, will display red, white, and blue lights for the entire summer, replacing previous color schemes for Pride Month and other events. This move has certainly sparked controversy, with some […]
A big Wink to Governor Desantis for making summer fun cheaper for families!
Governor Ron DeSantis has announced a groundbreaking initiative: the Freedom Summer Sales Tax Holiday. Starting July 1st and lasting the entire month, this bold move will make essential summer items tax-free. And, in an added touch of generosity, admission to Florida State Parks will be free on Memorial Day Weekend. While the federal government stumbles […]
Crunch time coming for football fans and taxpayers
With 30 NFL stadiums and about a 30-year life cycle, the issue of stadium rebuilding or replacement comes up somewhere almost every year, along with the question of who will pay. Last year it was Charlotte. This year it is Jacksonville. The Jacksonville Jaguars certainly can make an argument that the stadium, known for years […]
There’s no free lunch
Details of the pending renewal of the city’s contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars have not been revealed and already there is a scramble to find the money. The deal hammered out over the past few months is expected to be introduced in the City Council Tuesday. If not approved the team could leave the city […]
The hits keep coming
While other states In the U.S. are falling in line with the dictates of a global cabal trying to move the world toward communism, Florida’s government is standing firm. “We reject a global elite trying to force their ideology on us by capturing major institutions,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said. “We are not going to allow big banks […]
More pandering to special groups
Citing a recent murder case in the city as its basis, a proposed ordinance in City Council would increase penalties for thought crime. Liberals already have “enhanced” the penalty for murder, which currently is death. But just what constitutes an “enhancement” – being drawn and quartered before being killed? The proposed ordinance would add to […]
Mayor Deegan is trying to make it easier to do business here. Good!
One of Mayor Deegan’s promises was she was going to make it easier to do business in Jacksonville. Our former mayor and his consultants who surrounded him made it not just difficult to do business but almost impossible to do so at times. That is one reason Jacksonville was bypassed by many developers and a […]
Local Reporters stirring up dirt: Will JTA be the next JEA?
Eye on my City has written about JTA and the boondoggle known as the U2C…a cute little autonomous vehicle that will change the way we transport people in Jacksonville (or so they say as they market the project). Lindsey Roberts with Eye has done a deep dive into this now more-than-$60 Million-dollar project. You can […]
Justice, or a haven for muggers?
Local media have announced the joyous news that the first segment of the Emerald Trail is open. Now for the rest of the story, as the great Paul Harvey used to say. This enormously expensive project will “allow bikers and walkers to traverse between the west side of Downtown Jacksonville,” according to one news story. […]
Half-century on Death Row may be a record
“Justice delayed is justice denied” is a legal maxim meaning that if legal redress or equitable relief to an injured party is not forthcoming in a timely fashion, it is effectively the same as no remedy at all. It is a concept that dates to Magna Carta, and earlier. William Penn said, “to delay Justice is Injustice.” Stephen Orlando has been denied […]