It’s Easier Here: Mayor sits down with newspaper, Brosche is behind, Jacksonville a retirement paradise
ABOUT THIS TIME YESTERDAY MORNING, I was riding an elevator with Mayor
Curry came in Tuesday to sit down with the editorial board for an endorsement interview, and it's tradition for reporters and news columnists to sit in and ask a few questions. Brosche is coming in at a future date. Kudos where it's due: Curry sat down and answered every question we asked for about an hour. I wish he would be willing to do this more often.
I CAN'T SAY THERE WERE MANY SURPRISES. Part of the meeting was Curry reciting his accomplishments over his first term -- fair enough, it's an endorsement interview after all. Curry remains ardently opposed to any tax or fee increase, even one that could be dedicated toward the kind of children-services programs that fall under the umbrella of the
CURRY ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED that global warming and sea-level rise are real and something
MY COLLEAGUES have more details on that interview they'll include in future stories on the election.
BREAKING NEWS:
If the election for
The poll revealed that Curry has a sizable lead over opponents
Curry is the choice of 58 percent of those surveyed (a number that would end it in March if it holds). Brosche is favored by 20 percent of those surveyed, Hill four percent, and Allen three percent.
Though Brosche has been courting Democratic support, Curry (a former Republican Party of
Curry also enjoys 55 percent support from Independents and 75 percent support from
Not a huge shocker.
WHAT MILLENNIALS LOVE TO HEAR: Northeast and North Central Florida ranked in the top 10 for affordable places to live for retirees, by the
With bitterly cold weather plaguing much of the country last week, it's a good bet that many residents in northern states were daydreaming about retiring to sunny
Their first image may be the beaches of
The website last week offered a list of the most affordable
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