Today in the World of Sports…
Soccer – or football, if you want to seem cultured – needs more than one primary referee at a time officiating a FIFA World Cup game. On Friday, during the United States’ tie with Slovenia, the U.S. was on the unfortunate end of a call from match official Koman Coulibaly. One ref and two line judges cannot see every play on the field. Soccer is arguably the most action-packed sport. Therefore, six eyes are not capable of calling a clean match…
One Penny Short – Candidate Knocked Out of State House Race
A Polk County House candidate who failed to qualify to run for a House seat because his filing check was a penny short said Monday he likely won’t sue for a place on the ballot, and doesn’t think he’d succeed if he tried. Neil Combee, a longtime Polk County commissioner who had intended to challenge [...]
Budget Workshop Results: We (Mostly) Want It All
The final report on the JCCI budget workshops has been posted on the myjaxbudget.com website, and the primary conclusion to be drawn is that, among those attending the workshops, we pretty much want it all. Of the 178 functions of government that were voted on by the 351 people who attended at least one of the 8 workshops, 97 percent received at least 50 percent of their votes in the “Must Have” or “Should Have” categories…
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