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A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2015

The crowd of 200 men, most of them African-Americans, were assembled at “A Call for 1,000 Men” at Open Arms Christian Fellowship Church expecting to hear Duval School Superintendent Nikolai Vitti speak. He wasn’t in attendance,though. Instead, they heard from outgoing Mayor Alvin Brown. Now liberated from the constraints imposed by the campaign, he delivered one of […]

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 20, 2015

Saturday found At Large Group 1 Councilwoman the Rev. Kim Daniels on Facebook trumpeting a less-than-surprising endorsement in her runoff election. It’s from close ally Reggie Brown, who was just re-elected in District 10. Campaign manager Bradford Hall was quoted as saying, “We are proud to have City Councilman Reggie Brown a part of the Kimberly Daniels’ Team. […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2015

Jacksonville’s First Election, held last Tuesday, settled the majority of the Council district races: Aaron Bowman, Matt Schellenberg, Garrett Dennis, John Crescimbeni, Doyle Carter, Reggie Brown and Jim Love all won outright, joining Bill Gulliford, Lori Boyer, and Danny Becton, who ran unopposed. There are still five Council races headed toward a May 19 runoff, however, and with that in mind, here is a quick […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 23, 2015

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On the African-American Christian radio station Pure Radio, a quartet of Democrats made their case to the voters Monday on a forum hosted by Anthony “Wealthbuilder” Curtis. Supervisor of Elections candidate Tracie Davis was joined by District 7 city council candidate Reggie Gaffney and incumbent council members Kim Daniels and Reggie Brown to make their case to what Daniels […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 23, 2015

On the African-American Christian radio station Pure Radio, a quartet of Democrats made their case to the voters Monday on a forum hosted by Anthony “Wealthbuilder” Curtis. Supervisor of Elections candidate Tracie Davis was joined by District 7 city council candidate Reggie Gaffney and incumbent council members Kim Daniels and Reggie Brown to make their case to what Daniels […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 18, 2015

Florida Family Action is emailing Jacksonville voters, offering its support to “City Council candidates [who] oppose granting special rights based on ‘sexual orientation’ and ‘gender identity’ and support Natural Marriage and Religious Freedom.” The message also opposes candidates who support what the group calls “gay rights” legislation. The group’s “voter guide” lists the city council candidates […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 18, 2015

Florida Family Action is emailing Jacksonville voters, offering its support to “City Council candidates [who] oppose granting special rights based on ‘sexual orientation’ and ‘gender identity’ and support Natural Marriage and Religious Freedom.” The message also opposes candidates who support what the group calls “gay rights” legislation. The group’s “voter guide” lists the city council candidates […]

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Quartet of Jax Dems make pitch on candidates’ forum on local gospel station

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Florida Family Action mailer offers “voter alert” on “gay rights” push

Florida Family Action mailer offers "voter alert" on "gay rights" push