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Several years ago I was asked to speak to a group of teenagers at a local middle school on the topic of living an ethical life. As I faced the class that day, filled with 30 teenagers who had no interest in why I was there or what I had to say, I realized...

The woman in the wheelchair across the room writhed in pain, tears dripping onto her faded blue dress. Her husband wearily patted her shoulder, his face lined with worry for her. We had come to the emergency room with my 83-year old father who had begun...

Lenny Curry, the chairman of the Republican Party of Duval County, declared Tuesday’s election results a “significant victory for the Duval GOP and for Team North Florida.” Curry has good reason to be upbeat about the performance. Duval County...

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There are some folks who think you can say you are a member of a political party and attack your own party’s candidates during an election. I disagree. We have a multiparty system in this country. Not a two-party system as some would say, for anyone...

The Arena Football League and Jacksonville Sharks announced their 2011 season schedule earlier today. The AFL’s 24th season will begin regular season play Friday, March 11, 2011 and culminate with ArenaBowl XXIV being played August 13, 2011. The...

I don’t believe that there is a separation of church and state. If you are a member of church and you vote, you know what I mean. I have been visiting various churches for several weeks with a candidate who I am hoping will be elected to office in a...

Iranian-born economist Farid Khavari is launching a last minute radio campaign to attempt to separate himself from the pack of minor party and independent candidates for governor.  In a new ad which began airing on several Jacksonville stations this...

Ten days ago, three teaser billboards were erected in high-traffic areas around town. At a press conference held this morning at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, they were explained in detail. Jacksonville can now boast that it is home of the...

I am tired of men like Dick Brown, Mike Corrigan, Ronnie Fussell, Kevin Hyde, Stephen Joost, Art Shad and especially the President of the City Council, Jack Webb pretending that they are Republicans and voting like Nancy Pelosi. Let me say this publicly...