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A.G. GancarskiJuly 2, 2015

Jacksonville City Council is headed for summer break … but not before a lunch meeting with Mayor Lenny Curry and Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa. Spox Bill Spann told me, going in, that this would be more of a high-level overview than a deep dive meeting. Time will tell. And so will this blog. 12:00: Council members are filing […]

Ryan RayJuly 2, 2015

Orange County classroom teacher Sean Ashby announced his intention to seek the House District 50 seat in east central Florida to be vacated by Rep. Tom Goodson, who is switching districts. Ashby will face current HD 49 Rep. Rene Plasencia, who has filed for the Republican-leaning seat to avoid being bounced after one term, like his […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 2, 2015

Will the Kosher Kowboy saddle up once more? Last month, we wrote of the plans of Comcast in Jacksonville to get rid of local public access programming. That did come to pass on June 20, and the results have been catastrophic. For the most part, there is no programming at all on this channel now, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 2, 2015

When Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry arrived at city hall a few minutes after 6 for Wednesday night’s open house, the media awaited at the front steps for a promised “availability.” As he walked from his white SUV a bluegrass band played Me and Bobby McGee in Hemming Park about 100 yards away. Then a funny […]

Guest AuthorJuly 1, 2015

I have been trying to use the sports platform and the power of sports to address serious social issues during my entire adult life. The National Basketball Association has always led the other leagues on best hiring practices both for people of color and women, and has been the most progressive with its policies and […]

Marc YachtJuly 1, 2015

Many skeletons exist in Northern city closets espousing Black oppression. Black Northern migration after the Civil War is important history for all Americans to understand. The South has no lock on racism. However, the recent South Carolina church killings by a demented young white supremacist rekindles a stark realization. The fires of racial hatred remain […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2015

One City. One Jacksonville. That was the theme Wednesday of the joint inauguration for Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams. Those with memories longer than one news cycle might see the inauguration theme as a variant on the theme of the #UniteJax event in April that gave the Duval GOP an avenue to […]

Mitch PerryJuly 1, 2015

Former Republican Party of Florida chairwoman and current Clay County Commission Chairwoman Leslie Dougher is running for state House District 19, becoming the third Republican to get into the contest. HD 19 encompasses southern Clay County and all of Putnam, Bradford and Union counties. “Today I am excited to announce my candidacy for House District […]

Martin DyckmanJuly 1, 2015

Those who flaunt the Confederate flag insist that it symbolizes “heritage,” not hate. Call it what they will, but that heritage is a heritage of hate. The slave owners and their politicians fancied themselves good, decent, God-fearing people. How could they square that with the countless hideous brutalities they inflicted on their human chattels? They […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 1, 2015

The number of Lenny Curry campaign events I covered is definitely in three figures. A common thread for many of them was how below the radar they were. Endorsement events at local businesses. A speech to the Visit Jacksonville forum. An appearance at the recreation center in Grand Park. And so on. The media wasn’t at […]

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Marc Yacht: The Confederate flag must go!

One City, One Jacksonville: Lenny Curry, Mike Williams’ visionary inauguration

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