February 21, 2022
The definition of democracy is “government by the people.” It’s “a form of government in which the supreme power is…
January 9, 2022
OPINION | Ben Frazier makes his point
A week ago, the world hadn’t heard of Ben Frazier. The president of the Northside Coalition was known locally, but…
December 12, 2021
OPINION | Polson’s problem
The First Election of the Jacksonville City Council At Large Group 3 race is in the books, and nobody won.…
December 6, 2021
OPINION | Voting is the price of freedom
Today is election day. Albeit it’s a small election, a special election to fill the seat of the late at-large…
November 15, 2021
OPINION | What are we teaching our children?
City Council has withdrawn the Confederate monument legislation and may never take it up again — an act of cowardice…
November 14, 2021
OPINION | Can Donna Deegan win?
Fundraising isn’t everything. That is what every underfinanced candidate has said since the beginning of time. And that is also…
November 7, 2021
OPINION | Confederate Cowards
The wisdom of the Jacksonville City Council has always been a matter of debate. This is the same group that…
October 31, 2021
OPINION | Stop prosecuting Corrine Brown
Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown, who long represented part of the Jacksonville area until 2017, is set to stand trial for…
October 18, 2021
OPINION | At least the politicians are still recyclable
Problems are plaguing the city of Jacksonville’s recycling drop sites, and Mayor Lenny Curry’s Chief Administrative Officer Brian Hughes got…