Don’t let candidates hide who they are
In November, Florida residents will consider an important amendment to the state constitution that has liberals worried. HJR 31 was enacted by the Florida Legislature last year. The joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Florida Constitution requiring that members of a district school board be elected in a partisan election. The vote to put […]
American Citizenship Under Siege: A Wake-Up Call – Know your rights!
Citizenship is facing a crisis in America under threat from an unaccountable ruling class seeking to transform our society. It’s time for citizens to wake up, understand the threats and actively ENGAGE in defending our Republic. Victor Davis Hanson and Hillsdale College have teamed up to empower and educate American citizens through a free online-course […]
GOP legislators are better at limiting government
Members of the Duval Delegation in the Florida Legislature got high rankings from a national organization for limiting government. The ranking was done by the Institute of Legislative Analysis. Those ranking high were Rep. Kiyah Michael, 80.38 percent; Rep. Jessica Baker, 79.80 percent; Rep. Dean Black, 79.61 percent; Rep. Wyman Duggan, 79.57 percent and Sen. […]
Deegan takes a sensible approach to a lingering problem
Mayor Donna Deegan deserves credit for taking steps toward making housing more affordable in Jacksonville. Her administration has found a way to streamline the process of getting building permits from City Hall. As she said in her announcement, “It just takes too darn long to get a building permit.” And, she added, “Time is money.” […]
Beware: Corrupt Land Grab by Biden Administration picks up steam with NACs
Here we go again. One more unconstitutional grab by the Biden Administration is on the table and no one in the media is talking about it. And they should be because this is a BIG ONE! The new strategic grab is a concept known as Natural Asset Companies (NACs) and the SEC, by request of […]
Keeping an “Eye” on our government officials will stop this from happening
Joe Carollo, a Republican city commissioner in Miami, had his assets seized by federal authorities after being sued by the owners of the Ball and Chain restaurant in 2022. The restaurant owners accused Carollo of using the city’s law enforcement and local statutes to shut down their businesses due to their support for his political […]
Florida Legislature taking up the issue of cash transactions
My mentor, Charles “Red” Scott, coined a “redism” that I use a lot in my life… “Cash ain’t cash unless it’s cash.” The meaning of the “ism” was…it doesn’t matter how much stuff you have or even how much credit you are given, there is nothing like cash in hand to make a person rich. […]
Legislators seek to clarify what liberals seek to obfuscate
Two Jacksonville legislators have filed bills that will bolster the Florida Legislature’s efforts to help the public understand history and current events. Given the failures of the media and academia, those duties have passed to politicians for better or for worse. Rep. Dean Black has introduced a bill that addresses the question of defining womanhood, […]
More free stuff coming
Mayor Donna Deegan is preparing to launch one of her first initiatives designed to redistribute income and wealth in Jacksonville. “Free” roofs will be provided to about 34 lucky homeowners in the city — free to them, at a cost of $400,000 to people who pay taxes. The proposal has been approved by the City […]
Happy New Year 1984
History revisionists are all in now, after their success in taking down a monument to war widows and children. What is the end game? Could it be changing the city’s name? That’s not out of the realm of possibility. The very representation of the city, emblazoned on the city seal, is a statue of Andrew […]