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Getting Schooled, Part II

By Julie Delegal

Folio Weekly looks at Duval County School Board races in districts 2 and 4. With three new members joining the Duval County School Board this fall, and eleven candidates vying for those positions, local voters have lots to digest before the August 24 primary election. Some recent forums helped distill the positions of candidates for School... »

Getting Schooled

By Julie Delegal

Meet School Board District 6 Candidates, courtesy of Folio Weekly, July 20, 2010 Known as the “ball cap” district because it stretches like a hat across the top of Duval County, District 6 hugs the northern border from Mayport to Baldwin. Current district rep, Vicki... »

Nick Callahan Challenges Incumbent Richard Clark for City Council Seat

By John Winkler
Nick Callahan Challenges Incumbent Richard Clark for City Council Seat

In filings last week with the Duval County Supervisor of Elections, Nick Callahan announced his bid for City Council as a member of the Republican Party. Callahan challenges janitorial business operator Richard Clark for the District 3 council seat.  Callahan says his campaign will... »


City Council Concealment Exposed in Latest Trail Ridge Suit

By Nick Callahan
City Council Concealment Exposed in Latest Trail Ridge Suit

To many who practice their professions outside the walls of a courtroom or a landfill, this week’s filing of a lawsuit to invalidate Waste Management’s recent contract settlement with... »

Sunshine Law and Procurement Violations May Bury No-Bid Landfill Contract

By John Winkler
Sunshine Law and Procurement Violations May Bury No-Bid Landfill Contract

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 1, 2010 - The Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County, Inc. (CTDC) and a group of individual citizens announce today that they have filed new counts in... »

An Immodest Proposal (re-posted with permission from Folio Weekly)

By Julie Delegal

We should know soon whether the extreme right wing of the Republican Party in Florida will undergo its long overdue cold shower. Deep conditioning dies hard, but voters may... »