“We Have A Once In A Decade Opportunity”
Over a six month period from October, 2012 until July, 2013 something special happened in City Hall. Something that a lot of…
Opinion
The Tale of Two Commissions
In the same week, just one day apart we were treated to a glaring difference between the Leon County Commission and City…
An Assessment of Common Core Facts
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have been a hot topic in my home for nearly a year. As a concerned parent,…
A Lonely Profession
When I was young I quickly recognized when mom or dad shared an opinion. The tone was different. There was a sense…
Journalistic Ethics: Community Involvement Often Raises Ethical Conflicts
By Mike Farrell How serious does a conflict of interest have to become before you can call it a conflict of interest?…
Taxpayers Deserve Answers, Not Shell Games
Over the last few months, both the County and City governments have been less than honest with millions of dollars of money…
Pull the Plug On the Brew Pub
In the best of times, a city government spending $2.1 million to renovate a government owned building to facilitate a restaurant would…
You Can Fight City Hall – Or The DHSMV
The Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) has published a document called “Traffic Crash Facts” (TCF) since at least 1994.…
Has the Economic Development Council Hijacked the Sales Tax Committee?
Over the past year or so, the Leon County Sales Tax Committee (STC) has patiently listened to scores of proposals for the…
If You Want To “Share The Road”, Pay Up
I was driving down the street the other day and noticed a yellow bumper-sticker on the back of an SUV that said,…
Another Public Records Request "Refused"
City Attorney charges $11,600 to find “missing” emails by looking through 125,900– one at a time. Following the popular article, “Billion Dollar…
Another Public Records Request “Refused”
City Attorney charges $11,600 to find “missing” emails by looking through 125,900– one at a time. Following the popular article, “Billion Dollar…