If violence is decreasing, the media furor seems overdone
There is a lot of talk about violence in Jacksonville but what is the cure? It should be Cure Violence — a program taxpayers have spent more than $10 million on to date and which claims to be working. The total dollar amount spent from fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23 was $10.5 million. The program […]
You should renew your “John Hancock” at the Supervisor of Elections office
Did you know that handwriting changes over time? Your signature might have changed over time due to factors such as age, injury, or illness. This can make it challenging to match a current signature with the one on record at the Supervisor of Elections office. Your vote in 2024 is extremely important and it is […]
Tell the truth about government spending
During the current fiscal year, the city of Jacksonville will spend nearly $7.7 billion as the result of the City Council’s recent approval of a budget. For some reason, the other local media persists in reporting city government spending as $1.75 billion, about 23 percent of the actual figure. Even the best newspaper in town, […]
Encourage your children to participate in “Bring your Bible to School Day” this Thursday, October 5th
“Bring Your Bible to School” day, initiated by Focus on the Family, encourages students to bring their Bibles to school on the first Thursday in October. This event not only fosters an atmosphere of religious freedom but also serves as a platform for students to share their faith and the Gospel with their peers. This […]
New vote-counting machines are going into use
Elections Supervisor Jerry Holland is updating the voting machines Jacksonville voters will use next spring. Holland said the current machines are beginning to experience a higher failure rate. The new ones will remedy that problem. They also will be even more secure, which is a continuing concern among voters. Like the earlier models, the new […]
Two businessmen have two simple fixes to revive downtown
Toney Sleiman and John Arwood were both born and raised in Jacksonville. They love Jacksonville and have planted their professional careers here by building many home grown successful businesses. They have raised their children here and plan to spend the rest of their lives living, working, playing and enjoying the benefits of all Jacksonville has […]
Bad ideas never stand up to scrutiny
Another left-wing commentary appeared recently in the local media, delving into the imaginary horrors of a practice that does not exist and probably never did. This lib fantasy supposes that many people with black skin were prevented from owning a home years ago because racist bankers would “redline” neighborhoods where those people lived and deny […]
Turn down your AC
Electricity bills in Jacksonville are going up, again, as the squeeze on family finances from “Bidenomics” continues. Government-caused inflation – “Bidenflation” — and the Biden administration’s financing of the war in Ukraine are among the reasons the JEA is raising rates. Currently, the average (residential) electricity rate in Jacksonville is 8.58% greater than the Florida […]
Helping crime victims is an ongoing task for Citizen of the Month
Robert Bracewell, director of the Justice Coalition, is Eye on Jacksonville’s Citizen of the Month, in recognition of the work he does to help victims of crime. Bracewell became director in January after years of service on the board of the coalition, which was founded almost three decades ago by the late Ted Hires after […]
Others are seeing the problem with government information control
Now that a tiny liberal newspaper in Jacksonville has noted the handcuffs on the media it should be apparent to anyone. Eye on Jacksonville has been writing about the problem for years. The entire administrative branch of the local government under Lenny Curry was shut down. All information flowed through one person. Reporters reported by […]