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A.G. GancarskiAugust 13, 2016

A recent forum for 4th circuit state attorney in Jacksonville’s tony Queens Harbor neighborhood was well-attended, with coverage on two television stations and in the Florida Times-Union. Omitted from any of the write-ups, however: the fact that the forum moderator, Valarie Linnen, gave the campaign of incumbent State Attorney Angela Corey $500 on June 9. Linnen, […]

Melissa RossApril 8, 2015

For the hundreds of thousands of visitors flocking this week to Jacksonville’s One Spark, the five-day crowdfunding festival is a glorious love-in, a happening, a blissful paean to the millennial generation’s long-awaited 21st century triumph over the city’s stodgy Old Guard. One Spark is the Change They Have Been Waiting For. Closed streets, open containers, live […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 4, 2015

Bill Hay‘s WBOB Stump straw poll last weekend got a solid turnout and had some interesting speeches. Lenny Curry talked about being “the only conservative in this race” and Bill Bishop launched a critique of negative ads as “the last vestige of people with no vision.” The counting process to determine winners? Even more interesting. When I asked around […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 4, 2015

Bill Hay‘s WBOB Stump straw poll last weekend got a solid turnout and had some interesting speeches. Lenny Curry talked about being “the only conservative in this race” and Bill Bishop launched a critique of negative ads as “the last vestige of people with no vision.” The counting process to determine winners? Even more interesting. When I asked around […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 1, 2015

As is typical with Jacksonville straw polls this campaign season, the parking lot was full and the building brimmed with people at the WBOB “Stump” event, one that some people say is “Tea Party” and others say is simply conservative. I walked in from a cold, persistent rain and saw Sheriff’s Candidate Lonnie McDonald, and we greeted […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 1, 2015

As is typical with Jacksonville straw polls this campaign season, the parking lot was full and the building brimmed with people at the WBOB “Stump” event, one that some people say is “Tea Party” and others say is simply conservative. I walked in from a cold, persistent rain and saw Sheriff’s Candidate Lonnie McDonald, and we greeted […]

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Bill Bishop and Lenny Curry discuss negative ads at WBOB “Stump” straw poll

Bill Bishop and Lenny Curry discuss negative ads at WBOB "Stump" straw poll