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Missing sword back in hands of rightful owner
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Feb 06Chamber taking applications for volunteer awards
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The Way We Were: Jacksonville’s Homer Bradney left a legacy of service
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Feb 06Those who knew Homer G. Bradney after about 1950 probably remember him best as a stockbroker and watercolorist. But before that, he was known as one of Jacksonville’s great patriots and as a friend to all veterans.Bradney, an Army veteran of World... »
Missing sword back in hands of rightful owner
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Feb 06The thoughtfulness of a stranger helped reunite a man and his sword. A rural Chandlerville man, who asked to remain anonymous, placed his cherished Knights Templar sword on his car’s roof while visiting a friend in South Jacksonville Jan. 29.... »
Chamber taking applications for volunteer awards
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Feb 01To encourage young people to volunteer, the education division of the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the Mayors’ Student Volunteer Award and the President’s Volunteer Service Award. The awards are to recognize and honor... »
Students attend anti-bullying assembly
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Feb 01Our Saviour School students work on a team-building activity during an anti-bullying assembly Tuesday in Jacksonville. The assembly was a kick-off for Peacebuilders, a program that aims to teach students how to deal with difficult situations... »
PHOTO: Musical youth
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Feb 01Benjamin Ferraro, 5, a home-schooled student from Jacksonville, rests his head on the balcony of MacMurray College’s Annie Merner Chapel while watching the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra perform Tuesday in Jacksonville. More photos »
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Big Obama re-elect operation in Florida
Lynn Sweet
Jan 30DUNEDIN, FL.--While the attention is on the Tuesday Republican primary here, the Obama 2012 re-election team has been organizing in this state for months and already has 11 Florida offices. Florida is a key battleground in 2012 as it was in 2008, when ... »
Mitt on Newt: A "sad" and "flailing" rival
Lynn Sweet
Jan 30Mitt Romney at rally in Dunedin, Fl. (photo by Lynn Sweet) DUNEDIN, FL.--A buoyant, cheerful and loose--for him--Mitt Romney all but predicted victory in Tuesday's Florida primary at a rally here as he assailed Newt Gingrich as a "sad" and "flailing" r... »
Michelle Obama headlines big money Florida fund-raisers today
Lynn Sweet
Jan 26WASHINGTON--First Lady Michelle Obama headlines two elite donor fund-raisers in Florida on Thursday, piggybacking political events on top of her "Let's Move" official business announcement in Tampa with Goya Foods. Mrs. Obama is in Florida in advance o... »
GOP Florida debate: CNN, 8 p.m. est Thursday
Lynn Sweet
Jan 26WASHINGTON--Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum debate for the last time before the Jan. 31 Florida primary at 8 p.m. est on CNN, moderated by Wolf Blitzer The debate at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville is hosted byCNN... »
Gingrich surging in Florida: Quinnipiac poll
Lynn Sweet
Jan 26White House hopeful Newt Gingrich is surging in Florida ahead of the Jan. 31 primary, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. The GOP rivals face off in a CNN debate Thursday night in Jacksonville. From Quinnipiac: "Surging since his South Carol... »