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Bob SparksMay 28, 2015

Next week the Florida Legislature returns for an overtime session to fulfill their sole constitutional requirement of passing a budget. Not a Washington budget, but one where bean counters must have the same number of beans on the expense side as well as the revenue side. Conversations containing the word “shutdown” have gained a little […]

Daniel TilsonMay 28, 2015

Are you stuck in a “cycle of dependency”? Um, not on alcohol or drugs or anything like that, but on the government? For instance, do you count on your Social Security payment arriving in full and on time every month? What about Medicare? Do you depend on your Medicare benefits to keep you alive and […]

Guest AuthorMay 28, 2015

In case you haven’t noticed, as the sport of running grows, so does its detractors. They display bumper stickers on their car that proudly proclaim 0.0 miles. They email memes and cartoons making fun of runners and accidentally/on-purpose include us in the distribution list. They post articles on Facebook berating the sport and are the […]

Guest AuthorMay 28, 2015

I love the movie Contact about a scientist played by Jodie Foster, who has an extraordinary experience traveling through space. In the end, when she could not explain the experience, she ended up finding her faith in something unexplainable. The movie has always reminded me that there is something bigger than us, but that sometimes […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 28, 2015

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Republican Scott Wilson was elected to Jacksonville City Council just last week, but District 4 voters already knew him very well. He has been outgoing Councilman Don Redman‘s assistant for the past two terms. Redman, whose social conservatism has sometimes been controversial with the downtown set, was nonetheless popular in his district for making the rounds of […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 28, 2015

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Looking at the 2015 Jacksonville Campaign, Kevin Cate asserts that Democrats can learn lessons for the future. One important lesson: outspend your opponent 2 to 1 on TV, as Lenny Curry did Alvin Brown. Cate contends that Brown suffered from a spending deficit, as well as from a “self-inflicted late start to the campaign,” both […]

Mitch PerryMay 28, 2015

I couldn’t be happier this morning, after staying up until midnight last night to see my lifelong basketball team, the Golden State Warriors, defeat the Houston Rockets, and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1975. Of course, there’s a guy by the name of LeBron James who stands in their way […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 28, 2015

A week after the Jacksonville mayoral election, things seem to be settling down in the world of Jacksonville politics. All indications are that we will see a smooth transition of power between the Alvin Brown and Lenny Curry administrations. However, there are still multiple theories about how Curry won, and one of them has emerged from Jacksonville University political […]

Guest AuthorMay 27, 2015

The next time you’re in your doctor’s office, ask why he or she went to medical school. Chances are you’ll get this response: “I wanted to help people.” No matter how long physicians have been practicing medicine, they will tell you that caring for patients is their single greatest reward. It makes them love what […]

Diane RobertsMay 27, 2015

Last Saturday, the Republic of Ireland came out in rainbows, saying yes to marriage equality: 62 percent in favor. Yet Ireland is a “conservative” country, still – despite clergy sex abuse scandals – very Catholic. Divorce has only been legal since 1997; and abortion is only allowed to save the life of the mother, no […]

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Bob Sparks: Shutdowns, Obamacare and July special sessions

Daniel Tilson: The real 'cycle of dependency' Florida should worry about

Catherine Durkin Robinson: Why people hate runners

Alaina Bernard: This is our home — so please help care for it

Scott Wilson talks about Jax City Council win and plans for next 4 years

Kevin Cate talks earned media and gives the secret to winning elections

Mitch Perry Report for 5.28.15 — Are you ready for a George Pataki candidacy?

Email Insights: Stephen Baker explains the Lenny Curry win

Timothy Stapleton: FMA Cares honors human side of medicine

Diane Roberts: If Florida is “conservative,” let’s conserve something besides freedom to cash in