Archive for March, 2010

CRAFT DROPS BID TO UNSEAT ROONEY Democrat Chris Craft said he was dropping out of the race for Florida’s 16th Congressional District late last week, the Palm Beach Post reported. Craft, a St. Lucie County commissioner who was trying to unseat one-term...

ATLANTA – How far do you have to go to get your picture taken with the Georgia governor? For Jacob Thompson, the answer is 20 unbelievable miles down a stretch of I-75. On Tuesday, Gov. Sonny Perdue honored three children for calling 911 in incredible...

ST. LOUIS -The power of a viral video is immeasurable. It can make someone like Susan Boyle a household name and a cute kid, like Josh Sacco, a star overnight. He’s the now five year old from Nashville, Tenn., who memorized every single word of...

SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. – An Internet storm of chatter is brewing regarding the Girl Scouts, upsetting some parents so much that they are pulling their daughters out of troops. Charmaine Mueller is a PTA president at a Spotsylvania, Va., Catholic school....

With the April 15 tax deadline looming, many folks have sweaty palms and heart palpitations. At times like these, though, remember what you probably learned in the first grade: When you hurry, you’re more likely to make mistakes. Here’s a...

JaxPort has said it’s time to reconsider the cruise terminal in Mayport, along with two other undisclosed locations. If Jacksonville is serious about being a cruise homeport, then they are certainly right. Port authorities say that Charleston’s recent...

If there is anything good to say about Democrat control of the White House, Senate and House of Representatives, it’s that their extraordinarily brazen, heavy-handed acts have aroused a level of constitutional interest among the American people...

Tune in to today’s Jacksonville Observer Radio Show at 5pm for a special Duval County School Board candidate debate. The debate will be moderated by Tom Patton and will feature three of the four candidates currently in the running for Duval County...

The issue of Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback David Garrard being elite or not is more overblown than last off-season’s discussion of ‘Can Maurice Jones-Drew handle a full rushing load.’ Garrard admitted more than two weeks ago at a Team Teal rally...

With money tight, lawmakers are looking at changing the way the number of hours of mandatory daily care for nursing home patients is counted, reducing the number of required hours of care by certified nursing assistants, and having registered nurses pick...