Freedom Truck 250 rolling into town
Not everyone can travel to Washington for America’s 250th birthday celebration — so the celebration is coming to them. Traveling across the country are six massive “Freedom Trucks,” immersive mobile museums designed to bring the story of America to life for families and communities nationwide. Visitors can interact with an AI-powered portrait of George Washington, […]
New Driver’s License? Don’t Forget Your Voter Registration
There’s an important change happening in Florida that many voters may not realize could affect their election records. Jerry Holland is urging Duval County voters to check and update their voter registration information if they have recently received a new Florida driver license or state ID card. Why? Because Florida recently changed the way driver […]
The Dartmouth: A Tea Party Symbol That Refused to Sink
During the Tea Party days, a fellow Tea Party member, Glenn Lord, informed the First Coast Tea Party he was going to build a replica of The Dartmouth — one of the ships sitting in Boston Harbor in 1773 carrying tea from England before American patriots tossed the cargo overboard in protest of British taxation. […]
Jacksonville’s Own Susie Wiles Honored — And Donald Trump Made Sure the Nation Saw It
Jacksonville’s own Susie Wiles has long been known as the steady hand in the room — strategic, disciplined, fiercely loyal, and rarely interested in the spotlight. But this week, the spotlight found her anyway. At the Independent Women’s Forum gala in Washington, D.C., Wiles received the prestigious Woman of Valor Award in a rare public […]
What If Everything You’re Seeing Isn’t the Whole Story? See It for Yourself.
If you’re tired of waiting for the “news media” to decide what stories matter, there’s another option: go straight to the source. The White House News page is updated daily with executive orders, fact sheets, policy announcements, videos, presidential remarks, and detailed reports directly from the Trump Administration. Instead of relying on headlines, clips, or […]
Incentives issue might be a diamond in the rough
With his eye on next year’s race for mayor, City Councilman Rory Diamond has picked an issue – and it is one with a potential wallop. Diamond, (who has not declared himself a candidate for mayor), is complaining about and voting against city incentives for business. This is something taxpayers actually care about, and it […]
Making elections secure
President Donald J. Trump pledged to improve the integrity of elections in America and he is doing it – while simultaneously conducting military operations in the Mideast, protecting the border and trying to promote fair trade practices around the world. He accomplishes more in one day than his senile predecessor did during his entire term. […]
Revival250 is this Sunday and boy do we need it
This Sunday, Jacksonville will be blessed to host Revival 250, and honestly, it couldn’t come at a better time. Lately, I’ve found myself feeling what so many of you are probably feeling too… the weight of it all. The constant noise, the tension, the mean-spirited voices that seem to follow us from our phones to […]
The Real Crisis at JEA Isn’t HR—It’s Your Bill
If you’ve been watching what’s unfolding between the Jacksonville City Council and JEA, you probably feel like me who wants the insanity to stop and get busy lowering our electric bills! Here’s what’s going on: City council members are now grandstanding, holding meetings and spilling “breaking news” to local news outlets about the inner HR […]
News flash: school children aren’t starving
St. Johns County’s school superintendent went on a rant about money — and got a well-deserved putdown by the state education commissioner. Brennan Asplen apparently does not understand school funding. Frustrated because he didn’t have as much taxpayer money as he wanted, he blamed the state’s popular and successful voucher program. He even resorted to […]