Let’s Bring Truth Back to the Public Square – Now!
I met with a non-profit CEO yesterday to see how we might help her organization. As we chatted, she suddenly said, “I’m so overwhelmed with the bad news out there.” She was talking about the media reports and how negative everything was. She is a positive person and the negativity had affected her ability to […]
Jacksonville Isn’t Racist!
For the past three weeks the national media and our own local media has told us over and over we are all a bunch of evil racists in Jacksonville. But are we really? My experience this past weekend with a gaggle of cheerleaders outside of a local grocery store proves otherwise. I don’t know about […]
If it is useless and expensive, let’s have more of it
“The closest thing to eternal life on earth is a Government Program” – Ronald Reagan One of America’s greatest presidents hit the nail on the head when he made that comment many years ago. Case in point, Jacksonville’s ill-fated Skyway. Civic leaders and politicians took the bait when the federal government offered free money 50 […]
Spilling the beans: Who controls politicians? Eye has an opinion. What’s yours?
For those new to politics – might I give you one piece of information that will help you make sense of what happens when good candidates change after being elected? It begins here. There is a question that all political consultants ask when a candidate hires them. The question… “Tell me everything about your life. […]
Politicians talk, businesses act
It is amusing how many local politicians seek office by pledging to address downtown development, as if it was something they just discovered. Nearly 50 years ago, the leading business and civic notables in Jacksonville met in a conference at Amelia Island and published a list of the top 10 priorities for the city government […]
DeFoor dumped by her own party
Former City Council member Randy DeFoor has been “Baker acted” and will not serve as the city’s next general counsel. DeFoor notified Mayor Donna Deegan today that she was withdrawing her name from consideration after learning she did not have enough votes on the council to secure the appointment. Deegan is a Democrat who had […]
Mayor’s racial comments are puzzling
Mayor Donna Deegan made an overtly racist comment in a meeting with three people who are seeking to ease race relations in the city. The three men sent her a letter and they shared copies of it with members of the City Council at last night’s council meeting. Gordon Terry, Pat Geer and Blake Harper […]
Council members lack curiosity about cop costs
It appears that taxpayers in Jacksonville are going to pay for more police officers — whether they are needed or not. The Finance Committee of the City Council approved the budget for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Aug. 10 without asking any relevant questions about the need for 40 new police officers requested by the sheriff […]
September 17: Celebrate the Constitution before it is no more
Constitution Day is celebrated on September 17th each year to honor and commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. The Constitution is the foundation of the American system of government and represents the principles and values of this great nation. Just this week, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham attempted to suspend the […]
Electric rates could get a jolt
If the federal government were able to ram electric vehicles down the public’s throat, the costs would ripple through what’s left of the economy, and electricity rates would be no exception. Eye on Jacksonville tried to peer into the future and found that rates might have to increase by 28 percent to recharge all of […]