Meserve and Moser Will Be Our Guests on the Radio
Atlantic Beach Mayor John Meserve and School Board candidate James Moser will be our guests on today’s Jacksonville Observer Radio Show hosted by Tom Patton. Meserve is running for a seat on the Jacksonville city council to fill an opening created by the resignation of Councilman Art Graham, who is running for State Senate. Tune [...]
Retreads Try to Tread New Ground
Remakes have been a TV staple for years, but the withering economy and network ratings erosion has added pressure to come up with shows that instantly stand out in viewers’ minds. Some are remakes of other shows. CW follows last year’s 90210 with its spinoff Melrose Place, premiering Tuesday (9 ET/PT). ABC’s V, premiering Nov. [...]
Gaming Foes Say Seminole Deal is ‘No Slam Dunk’
While Gov. Charlie Crist and the Seminole Tribe again celebrate having reached an agreement on Indian gaming and skeptical lawmakers begin weighing the details, critics of the deal are beginning to surface, not least of which are the tracks who aren’t included. The parent company of two Florida tracks that don’t get any help from [...]
Republicans Aim to Recapture Fetterman’s House Seat
Former state Rep. Gayle Harrell has already bought her trademark red running shoes and plans to begin campaigning this weekend door-to-door in the Martin and St. Lucie County district she earlier represented for eight years. Harrell, a Stuart Republican, is looking to unseat one-term Democratic Rep. Adam Fetterman of Port St. Lucie in next fall’s [...]
Cuts: What Will Be Left?
With a balanced city budget due at the end of the month, the city council finance committee has been trying hard to find the $55 million needed to avoid a property tax increase. Some might say they are trying too hard. Across the board, city departments have been cut at least three percent. While city [...]
The Summer Movie Report Card
LOS ANGELES – Of all the people to come to Hollywood’s rescue, who would have thought it would be the grown-ups? But with a flurry of violent, R-rated movies closing out August, the summer movie season racked up another record. With one week to go in the industry’s most important (and youth-oriented) season, ticket sales [...]
Job Seekers Flock to Libraries
GREENVILLE, S.C. – When Leona Thompson’s job as a housekeeper dwindled to just a few clients earlier this year, she had to pull the plug on her home Internet service, just when she needed it to search for a new job. The Greenville County Library, which has a branch near her home, offered a solution. [...]
DirecTV and Versus: It’s Getting Ugly…
Manufacturers and retailers – including those peddling TV sports – routinely bicker over how much they charge each other. Sometimes, the rest of us get to follow along at home. Like after midnight Monday, when satellite TV carrier DirecTV, with about 14 million subscribers, offered its viewers this message when they tried to find a [...]
Afghan Opium Crop Gets Clipped
KABUL – “More aggressive” anti-drug efforts by U.S. and NATO forces have contributed to a significant decline in illegal opium crops in Afghanistan, damaging a critical source of cash for the Taliban insurgency, a new report says. An annual study by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime said the amount of land used to [...]
At Some Schools, Budget Cuts Hitting Sports
Instead of gearing up to run cross country for Grove City High School in Ohio, Andy Bennett is training for a marathon. It will give the 16-year-old some consolation because sports programs and clubs at his school have been shut down. An hour after the last bell each afternoon, it’s lights out at the school. [...]
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