Robin Lumb: The ‘Oracle of Omaha’ Still Has His Blinders On

Robin Lumb: The ‘Oracle of Omaha’ Still Has His Blinders On

Last week Warren Buffett, the man acclaimed the Oracle of Omaha and the savant who endorsed Barrack Obama in the 2008, weighed in on the Democrat health care “reform” plan and confirmed once...

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Aaron Kampman: Hope on the Horizon

Aaron Kampman: Hope on the Horizon

Hearing the Jacksonville Jaguars added a true defensive end in the eight-year veteran Aaron Kampman on Sunday probably registered a few points-to-the-sky or fist pumps. And, rightfully so. During Kampman’s Pro Bowl seasons...

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Reader Poll: Your Pick for Jacksonville’s Next Mayor?

Reader Poll: Your Pick for Jacksonville’s Next Mayor?

Sometime next year, Jacksonville voters will head to the polls to pick our city’s next mayor. A trio of major candidates have already launched their campaigns, and several other high profile figures have...

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Limits on Marijuana Slowly Fade Away

Limits on Marijuana Slowly Fade Away

LOS ANGELES – James Gray once saw himself as a drug warrior, a former federal prosecutor and county judge who sent people to prison for dealing pot and other drug offenses. Gradually, though,...

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Today in the World of Sports…

Today in the World of Sports…

The Jacksonville Jaguars signed a long-term deal with ex-San Diego Chargers’ wide receiver Kassim Osgood on Saturday, one day after the start of NFL free agency. The 29-year-old Osgood agreed to a three-year...

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Robin Lumb: The ‘Oracle of Omaha’ Still Has His Blinders On

Last week Warren Buffett, the man acclaimed the Oracle of Omaha and the savant who endorsed Barrack Obama in the 2008, weighed in on the Democrat health care “reform” plan and confirmed once again that he’s incapable of subordinating his progressive impulses to the dictates of common sense. To wit, his statement in a CNBC interview...

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Robin Lumb: The ‘Oracle of Omaha’ Still Has His Blinders On

Aaron Kampman: Hope on the Horizon

Hearing the Jacksonville Jaguars added a true defensive end in the eight-year veteran Aaron Kampman on Sunday probably registered a few points-to-the-sky or fist pumps. And, rightfully so. During Kampman’s Pro Bowl seasons in 2006 and 2007, he was an elite pass rusher. For 2006, he was second in the NFL in sacks with 15.5...

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Aaron Kampman: Hope on the Horizon

Citizen Input on Jacksonville’s Budget Process

Saturday morning I found myself at Cecil Community Center in the Equestrian Center complex where about 75 people had gathered for the purpose of learning about the city budget, and letting department heads know what they think is or isn’t important. It was a very educational two hours. I had been asked by JCCI to come and...

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Citizen Input on Jacksonville’s Budget Process

View on the News

Ever since World War II, I’ve been reading and writing headlines, but I look at my newspaper every day and don’t understand more than half of them. Some of the headlines are written more to intrigue potential readers than to inform them. but still, we ought to know what they’re talking about. Here are some...

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View on the News

A Ghost that Hovers Over the Icy Track

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A Ghost that Hovers Over the Icy Track

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Hanks and Spielburg Go From Europe to ‘The Pacific’

For all the fiction in which the world’s fate hangs in the balance, a real event – the Second World War – may be the most dramatic of all. “World War...

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Heaton Savors Vantage Point as Mom at ‘The Middle’

Been there. Done that. Won the Emmy. Twice. That was Patricia Heaton’s first reaction when the former “Everybody Loves Raymond” wife was offered the TV mom role on ABC’s “The Middle.” Then she...

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For Kudrow, Family is First

NEW YORK – Who does Lisa Kudrow’s 11-year-old son, Julian, think she is? He has a tongue-in-cheek name for his mother, who says she turns into “a wild animal” where her...

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Oscars Advertisers Aim to Build Buzz on Twitter, Facebook

The Oscar for the best place to chat about the Academy Awards goes to: social media. For the first time, social media are...

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Looking Into the Oscars Crystal Ball

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Tebow Impresses at Combine, Debate Continues on His Future

At the conclusion of his Feb. 26 NFL scouting combine news conference at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tim Tebow told an estimated 100...

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Canada Bests U.S.A. in Gold Medal Overtime

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Aaron Kampman: Hope on the Horizon

Hearing the Jacksonville Jaguars added a true defensive end in the eight-year veteran Aaron Kampman on Sunday probably registered a few points-to-the-sky or fist pumps. And, rightfully so. During Kampman’s...

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Today in the World of Sports…

The Jacksonville Jaguars signed a long-term deal with ex-San Diego Chargers’ wide receiver Kassim Osgood on Saturday, one day after the start of NFL free agency. The 29-year-old Osgood agreed...

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Seven Weeks Until the Draft, Jaguars Need Defense

The 2010 NFL Draft begins a mere seven weeks from now. Some consider this period – from February until April – the down time for our nation’s most popular sport....

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