May 25, 2022
There is a reason why very few people lived in Florida until the middle of the 20th Century. It’s often…
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May 23, 2022
OPINION | Symptoms of a broken system
Imagine for a moment it’s a Sunday afternoon. You’ve just left church or brunch or finished a morning run or…
May 22, 2022
OPINION | Corrine Brown’s pyrrhic victory
Months back, I pleaded to the federal government in this column space to stop prosecuting Corrine Brown. Last week, they…
May 18, 2022
SPORTS | Jags’ turnaround hinges on defense
Of all the statistics showing how bad the Jaguars franchise has been in the 21st Century, perhaps one data point…
May 17, 2022
OPINION | 4 local solutions to help fight Jacksonville’s housing crisis
With a shortage of available homes and prices spiking dramatically, Jacksonville is the midst of a full-blown housing crisis. Fortunately,…
May 16, 2022
OPINION | First us, then you
Restricting access to abortion is about control. Restricting access to the ballot is about control. Gerrymandering districts at any level…
May 15, 2022
OPINION | Byrd’s the word
The great unanswered question of the 2022 election cycle for Northeast Florida Republicans was what Cord Byrd would end up…
May 9, 2022
OPINION | Pro-birth is not the same as pro-life
This body carried two children. My son to 41 weeks and one day. My daughter to 40 weeks and a…
May 8, 2022
OPINION | ‘Ain’t nothin’ goin’ on but the rent’
Not too many years ago, it was possible to eke out a living on the fringes of society and maintain…
May 4, 2022
OPINION | Roe leak changes politics as we know it
“It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives…This is what…
May 2, 2022
OPINION | The miseducation of Florida’s future
The summer after my freshman year at Florida State University, I worked as an intern at Pearson. As in the…
May 1, 2022
OPINION | Al Ferraro is driving the narrative
Al Ferraro knows how to read a room. People should finally realize that much and give him the credit he’s…
April 26, 2022
THE JAXSON | Jacksonville’s 6 most distinctive foods
All across Jacksonville and the First Coast, restaurants pride themselves in serving up fresh Mayport shrimp. This isn’t a particular…
April 25, 2022
OPINION | Say goodbye, or stay put?
There is a big difference between perception and reality. For example, the perception the United States has of itself and…
April 24, 2022
OPINION | Can DeSantis overplay his hand?
In the week since my column last ran in Jacksonville Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis got everything he wanted from the…
April 20, 2022
OPINION | DeSantis Republicans run the show
It’s pretty clear that much of the Tallahassee Establishment – the TE – still doesn’t get it. This detachment from…
April 18, 2022
OPINION | I’m at a loss over racism
I am trying to understand racism. I know what it is. I know why it exists. I know the history…
April 17, 2022
OPINION | Who wants to be a congressman?
There was no surprise, none at all, for readers of this column regarding what the Florida Legislature would do with…
April 12, 2022
OPINION | 5 types of missing middle housing Jax should revive
Missing middle housing represents many types of residences ranging in scale between single-family homes and massive apartment buildings. From shotgun…
April 11, 2022
Capturing the magic of Black motherhood despite the maternal mortality crisis
It’s one thing to know something. It’s an entirely different experience to be immersed in your knowledge, feel it with…
April 10, 2022
OPINION | Confederacy of dunces
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” That’s a line from William Faulkner, but it’s also an apt…
April 6, 2022
OPINION | Dissolving Disney’s special district is complicated
While the Reedy Creek Improvement District (“RCID”) may sound like an organization that handles trash pickup for your local neighborhood,…
April 4, 2022
OPINION | A tale of 2 bill signings
The divisions in our country are often lamented as a deep and complex moral crisis. The right-versus-left partisan politicking, as…
April 3, 2022
OPINION | The day Brian Kilmeade silenced Jacksonville’s political class
On Thursday morning, the Fox & Friends program began the 7 o’clock hour blasting the city of Jacksonville. The catalyst…