Here’s What . . . we’re hearing On today’s First Coast Connect 89.9, Melissa Ross and the Media Roundtable reviewed the current status of Confederate monuments in Duval County, You will remember that Mayor Lenny Curry removed the Confederate...
Our national and local conversation about whether or not to remove monuments, symbols, memorials, plaques and names celebrating the Confederacy is tough. Really tough. It is at once emotional and academic, local and national, historic and...
Sherry Magill. . . we are learning — “Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.” Ralph Waldo Emerson In his essay Friendship, Ralph Waldo Emerson argues that “we have a great deal more kindness than is ever spoken.” Despite...
Gregory NewburnIn 1999, the Florida Legislature reimposed mandatory minimum sentences for drug trafficking after repealing most of those same laws in 1993. Under the 1999 law, “trafficking” included possession or sale of controlled substances above some...
Editorial StaffWith 18 members voting, the measure sponsored by Member Garrett Dennis passed with just 3 nay votes. How They Voted For the Measure: Danny Becton, Michael Boylan, Matt Carlucci, Randy DeFoor, Garrett Dennis, Rory Diamond, Al Ferraro, Reggie...
Deirdra FuncheonMIAMI — An hour south of Miami, down the street from an alligator farm, a security guard buzzes visitors into the Homestead Correctional Institution. Each guest’s bags are run through a rickety metal detector and he or she is issued a panic button —...
Jacksonville, FL–The number of individuals supporting Northeast Florida’s nonprofit organizations “declined significantly” between 2007 and 2017, according to the 2019 State of the Sector report released today by the Nonprofit Center for Northeast...
Disconnect between current needs and interventions contributes to systemic and youth failures Tallahassee, Fla. (September 25, 2019) —Although reform for girls in Florida has advanced over the past 10 years with numerous progressive policies and...
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science has published an interactive map where you can see the projected future of the climate across the United States. If you’re curious, click on this link, then navigate to Jacksonville...
Jacksonville FL, Monday November 19 – Yesterday we noted two very different points of view regarding the perceived performance and accomplishments of the Curry administration. On the one hand is The Florida Times Union (aka Jacksonville.com), and on...