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Phil AmmannMay 5, 2016

People remember President George W. Bush for his often-fractured way with words. Wordsmiths immortalized the presidential malapropism machine with his own category of flubs — “Bushisms.” True, his tongue often may have been in overdrive as his brain shifted gears. On one occasion, however, Bush nailed it: “America is the land of the second chance […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 4, 2016

The latest series of Community Conversations from the Lenny Curry administration wraps Monday evening. And Council Vice President Lori Boyer will be featured. “The series of Community Conversations addressing public safety concludes today as Mayor Lenny Curry hosts Our Health: Addressing Needs and Disparities in Communities,” asserts the release from the mayor’s office. Other panelists include Dr. […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 18, 2016

The Republican-friendly Northeast Florida chapter of NAIOP, a Trade association for developers, owners and investors in industrial, office and related commercial real estate, intends to honor Jacksonville CAO Sam Mousa with an award. Mousa will receive the Community Service award in a March 10 ceremony to be held at the Garden Club of Jacksonville. The award will be […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 29, 2015

In late October, Jacksonville public officials trumpeted Google considering Jacksonville for Google Fiber implementation. In the past two months, meetings between public officials and Google representatives have laid out terms, point by point, and a review of city emails reveals a potential sticking point: the pole attachment agreement. Paul Cosgrave, PIO for JEA, lays out […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 31, 2015

The best things in life are free, goes the cliché, except when you are a certain Florida man and those things are free copies of The Florida Times-Union. A gentleman, William Kuykendall, sent Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry an email spotlighting his concerns. “In the last two months, The Florida Times Union has been throwing sample papers in my […]

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