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9 People Who Shouldn't Even Run For DogCatcher in Jax
As an answer to the list of people who should run for Mayor, Stephen Dare presents a partial and wildly incomplete list of the annoying, alarming, and asinine people involved in local government that we wish would go away. No particular order, and selected for a wide variety of reasons. Robin Lumb,...
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10 Things Only People From Jacksonville Understand
Motovo's Cassie Sheets provides our readers with a list of 10 things that only people from Jacksonville understand. Take a look and let us know if you agree with her assessment!
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The $100 Million Jacksonville Jaguars Scoreboards
Take a deep breath. The new scoreboards at Everbank Field are cool and no one is taking them down. But, maybe, we can talk about the money behind the scoreboards (and a little about the stadium) without anybody feeling threatened or vindicated.
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"Dandy" Don Redmon's Last Battle
Don Redmon, now thankfully term limited from local public life, has opted to fire one last volley at the City's Human Rights Commission: a board set up by the city that allows people to file grievances in the case of discrimination in obtaining housing and employment. His plan is similar to what he attempted...
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Wyatt Sanders: Get rid of Troll Cities Lawtey & Waldo
As anyone who has ever made the trek down 301 to Gainesville can attest, the sheriff's of Waldo and Lawtey are major dicks. Both cities exist to milk traffic infraction money out of students traveling to school. Why not disband them? More after the jump.
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Jason Tetlak For Council. Why He is Running
My name is Jason Tetlak, and I am running for City Council in District 14 because, like many people in this city, I believe that Jacksonville has enormous potential. Join us after the jump for more details.
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Jacksonville Mayor? The Ten Who Should Run
In a totally arbitrary manner (and no particular order), we present ten people who aren't running for Mayor that should! Sometimes its hard to remember how many smart capable people we actually have in Jacksonville, so join us for our list after the Jump!
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Robert Montgomery: The Trouble With Regency Square Mall
It is funny that a writer for the Florida Times-Union can talk about the fact that the Regency Square Mall is largely vacant, but can ignore the large-scale blight and poverty of the Arlington area completely. So thus, a tragedy exists that a large retail space is having a hard time in today's wretched...
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Jacksonville Landing: The Civic Council Speaks
A statement concerning the proposed redevelopment of the Jacksonville Landing, on behalf of the Jacksonville Civic Council (JCC), by Downtown Task Force Chairman Bob Rhodes.
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Robert Montgomery: Fant Vs. Renner
Jay Fant vs Paul Renner - Favorite Sons of Jacksonville’s “Good Old Boy Network”. In 2012 First Guaranty Bank went under and was taken over by CenterState Bank - a victim of the avarice that took place during the housing bubble. The person in charge of the bank during this period was Jay Fant...
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