Tag: Lenny Curry
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A.G. GancarskiNovember 15, 2016
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9min263
Justice was delayed for an important member of Jacksonville’s city government. But on Monday, it was finally delivered, as one of the most honorable people in City Hall was cleared of what were ultimately spurious charges. Last year, a report from the Jacksonville City Council auditor’s office implied Kerri Stewart, the chief of staff for […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 15, 2016
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7min295
Last Saturday, I checked out a protest against President-elect Donald Trump — the Jacksonville iteration of the #NotMyPresident movement. As protests go, it was as Shakespeare wrote: “sound and fury, signifying nothing.” Those in attendance – 150, maybe 200 – were peaceful, by and large. The signs and speakers were all earnest, in that young, leftish, […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 14, 2016
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8min475
Jacksonville’s epidemic of gun violence in 2016 (106 homicides thus far) has been bookended in 2016 by the deaths of two of the youngest, most innocent victims imaginable. In January on Jacksonville’s Eastside, 22-month-old Aiden McClendon was gunned down as the toddler sat in a car with relatives. Another car drove by, and bullets sprayed […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 11, 2016
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19min292
A Republican lawyer with an interest in Second Amendment rights. A GOP UPS HR manager who, when president of the Jacksonville City Council, led a quixotic effort to remove a nude photograph from the city’s Museum of Contemporary Art. And who fought against the appointment of a university professor to the Jacksonville Human Rights Commission. […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 10, 2016
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3min310
The score of last Saturday’s Navy/Notre Dame game in Jacksonville was Midshipmen 28, Fighting Irish 27. But the big numbers for the city of Jacksonville went beyond the scoreboard. Hotel occupancy at 90 percent. Over 50,000 people in the stands. Economic impact of $30 million. Jacksonville has seen sports and entertainment as a major part of […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 9, 2016
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4min316
The election of President-elect Donald Trump offers a unique opportunity for the city of Jacksonville, the biggest city in the country with a GOP mayor. In written responses to questions regarding the election, Mayor Lenny Curry expressed confidence his support of Trump as a candidate would help to position Jacksonville favorably going forward Curry, who served as […]


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