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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2015

Just in time for Super Bowl weekend, Lenny Curry’s “Together for a Greater Jacksonville” PAC has put out a television spot attacking Mayor Alvin Brown’s administration for fiscal mismanagement — an ad that has drawn criticism from a local broadcaster for its inclusion of WJXT television newscasters talking about the Brown administration raising fees and taxes. The […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 30, 2015

The always interesting Jacksonville mayoral race took a turn towards the surreal (not for the last time) this week, with the two Republican candidates using their running prowess in their messaging. Just days ago, we took a look at Lenny Curry’s yoking of his messaging to his participation on road races, making the point that […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 26, 2015

Introduction An automated phone poll conducted on the weekend of January 23-25 of 1,247 likely Jacksonville voters by StPetePolls.com gives the best data so far on voter preference regarding the current mayoral race. In summary, the poll bodes well for the Republican candidate, Lenny Curry, and somewhat less favorably for incumbent Mayor Alvin Brown. Meanwhile, […]

Julie DelegalDecember 7, 2014

On the Monday before Thanksgiving, something obscene happened in Jacksonville. The indecency I’m talking about didn’t have anything to do with the photography exhibit at Jacksonville’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). A nude photograph of a relaxed pregnant woman enjoying the sunbeams caught the attention of Jacksonville City Councilman Clay Yarborough, who deemed it pornographic […]

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