Local Young Republicans Make a Big Splash
The Jacksonville Young Republicans have a lot to be happy about this week, following a successful performance at the Florida Federation of Young Republicans state convention in Central Florida. The JYRs were named the club of the year, awarded the charitable/community service event of the year, and local club Vice-President Peret Pass was named the woman of the year. Additionally, Pass was elected as the state’s national committeewoman…
Thoughts on Father’s Day
Of all those things we did together, I think he finally saw me as an adult when he came to visit while we lived in Virginia, and I took he and mom sailing on my boat. The tables were finally turned, and when I handed over the wheel to him, the circle closed. I have a couple of pictures of him somewhere, standing on the weather deck holding the shrouds. It was perhaps the peak of our relationship. When dad was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, he faced it pretty stoically. He took his meds and went in for the radiation treatments and died anyway, just as we were beginning to…
Field of PSC Candidates Includes Councilman Art Graham
Much of the attention about the possible replacements for former Florida Public Service Commissioners David Klement and Benjamin “Steve” Stevens has centered on two profile applicants, Sen. Lee Constantine and current PSC General Counsel and former state Sen. Curt Kiser. But after the PSC Nominating Council interviewed nearly half the contenders last week and sent names to Gov. Charlie Crist, six other people are also in the running for the panel…
Sink Files Paperwork to Run for Governor
Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink officially filed her paperwork to run for governor Wednesday, in the midst of a race in which she finds herself behind two Republicans in the polls and concerned about an independent candidate that could skim Democratic votes…
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