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A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2015

Mike Williams and Ken Jefferson have seen a lot of each other during the past few months. They’re two driven men, with driven organizations behind them, who want the same thing. You knew it was going to get heated, you just didn’t know when or how or who would be first. After Tuesday night’s debate on First Coast News, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 2, 2015

Some things are certain. Death and taxes. The sun coming up in the east and Chic-Fil-A being closed on Sunday. And that you can’t go more than a few days without hearing Jacksonville Sheriff candidates Ken Jefferson and Mike Williams debate. As opposed to the race at the top of the ticket, which will see […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 29, 2015

Violent crime has spiked in Jacksonville. Sheriff John Rutherford announced a reinstatement of the Operation Ceasefire plan late Tuesday to combat the menace, even as camps of black preachers have issued their own recommendations in recent days. Where does the Mayor stand on this issue? At the Legends Center on Soutel Drive on Jacksonville’s Northside on […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 28, 2015

When pastors come together for a media event, know that it’s going to start off with prayer. And that prayer gives an idea as to the interpretive bias of the person speaking. The prayer starting off the latest in a series of events with faith leaders offering solutions to Jacksonville’s epidemic of violent crime offered […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 20, 2015

Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown and Sheriff John Rutherford are at odds on more issues than not these days, with Rutherford messaging against the Mayor’s efforts in both Brown’s race against Lenny Curry, as well as the Sheriff’s race itself. Still, as the two most prominent civic leaders in Jacksonville, they come together for joint appearances, such as the Victims’ […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 20, 2015

ICARE, the Interfaith Coalition for Action, Reconciliation and Empowerment, describes itself as a “diverse, multi-issue, organization of 40 member congregations representing over 30,000 Duval County residents.” On Monday night, three thousand people from these congregations, and others throughout the community, are going to pack the Potter’s House Church on Jacksonville’s Westside to discuss issues on […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 20, 2015

Grand Park is a neighborhood that is a study in contrasts. The Northwest Jacksonville neighborhood is a hotspot for both violent and property crime. Local news has bestowed it an infamous reputation. Yet Sunday afternoon, Grand Park’s streets brimmed with activity that was entirely legal. Families congregated in yards. In the street, on portable basketball […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2015

Though the Jacksonville mayoral race is getting the lion’s share of attention locally, a no less important race is going on to succeed outgoing Sheriff John Rutherford. The two remaining candidates, Democrat Ken Jefferson and Republican Mike Williams, have until May 19 to make their cases to Jacksonville voters. As we reported last week, the first poll of […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 20, 2015

Since there was a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Candidate Debate on television Thursday night, I wondered whether attending this month’s Tiger Bay forum was necessary. What would happen that didn’t before the TV cameras? Quite a bit, almost all of it from Tony Cummings, a longshot candidate. Before that drama, here’s a bit of prologue to set the […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2015

For the last few weeks, the Lenny Curry campaign has slammed the Alvin Brown Administration for a reduction in police on the streets and an uptick in crime. That argument, which was launched during a January joint press conference with Curry and Sheriff John Rutherford, reached its zenith recently, with a hard-hitting ad from the Together for a Greater Jacksonville PAC […]

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Jax ministers trade potshots over violent crime, solutions

Alvin Brown, John Rutherford, and Angela Corey talk Faith and Victim’s Rights

ICARE interfaith symposium tonight on Jax Westside

Ken Jefferson campaigns, connects with Grand Park

Mike Williams addresses sheriff poll, Cleveland Arms incident

Tony Cummings blasts JSO at Jax Tiger Bay sheriff forum

Alvin Brown campaign attacks Lenny Curry PAC ad