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In 1918, the United States proved militarily decisive in the defeat of the Kaiser’s Germany and emerged as first power on earth. World War II, ending in 1945, produced two truly victorious nations, the Soviet Union of Joseph Stalin and the America...

In the 1980s, the pre-Blair leftist Labor Party issued its campaign manifesto to oppose Thatcher’s Conservatives in the coming national election. Its loony, leftist proposals were so extreme that the Tory media promptly dubbed it “the longest suicide...

This editorial by Darcy G. Richardson appeared in the March print edition of the Jacksonville Observer. If the first televised debate was any indication, Jacksonville voters still have few clues as to how the city’s next mayor will deal with the city’s...

“Is your patch real?” My eye patch is a conversation piece. Many people ask about it, a lot assume it’s either fake or temporary (it’s neither). “Do I need it?” some ask. Some people reflexively yell “Yarrr!!” at the sight of me, like...

by Pete Michaud When I first moved to Jacksonville at 18 years old, I lived in a Riverside duplex shared with a woman who insisted on using 4-ply toilet paper. It would block the 80-year-old plumbing at least every two weeks. Mike, the landlord’s plumber,...

Dear Jacksonville Observer Readers: As an observer of the political scene I’ve come to appreciate the many unique personalities that inhabit Washington , D.C. Some are known for their eccentric behavior, some for the causes they champion, some for the...

Ron Sholes hopes to succeed where others have failed when the Jacksonville Giants, the ABA’s newest and most promising franchise, take to the floor against the visiting San Francisco Rumble at 8 p.m. on Dec. 4. Sholes, a local attorney and owner of...

The Florida TEA Party is calling for Republican U.S. Senator George Lemieux to resign immediately to “allow Marco Rubio to assume the seat as Florida’s Junior United States Senator.” In 1981, US Senator Dick Stone resigned early to allow...

Jacksonville’s own Shannon Miller is in the running for a $25,000 prize from the Pepsi Refresh Project.  Miller, a 2-time Olympic Gold medalist and America’s most decorated gymnast of all-time, founded her Shannon Miller Foundation  in...

Comedian and actor Jim Breuer will be appearing at the Comedy Zone in Jacksonville this weekend for a five-show run from Friday through Sunday. Breuer first rose to fame as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, appearing on the show between 1995 and...