ZZ Top Head Back to their Blues Roots With La Futura
ZZ Top’s new album. La Futura, oscillates back and forth between Stevie Ray-style blues rock, and more retro-sounding blues.
Opinion
Illuminati, Freemasonry and the Big Brother New World Order
Listening to the words of a rap song I learned about the existance of self-proclaimed rulers of the world, The Illuminati.
Do Candidates Have a Clear Grip on Economics?
Lots of candidate talk about experience and ability, but little proof any of them understands economic planning in the 21st century
Budget, Budget, Who’s Got the Budget?
Former interim city manager Dave Lott did much of the preparatory work with Fernandina Beach departments to formulate a budget proposal.
Do Local Government Structures Have a Future?
The city’s decision to stop paying for Independence Day Fireworks ironically heralds the demise of city governance as we know it.
New Fernandina City Manager to be Selected Soon
This is your opportunity to be heard regarding the selection of our new city manager. Now is the time to communicate with commissioners!
Survivor Amelia Island
City Commissioners play Survivor Amelia Island, where rules are made and changed, and requested advice is completely ignored.
Growing Public Demand for Socialism
It’s not a question of return. It’s a question of morality: The Politician’s answer to raising taxes on ‘high’ incomes.
Main Beach Dumpster Caper
Just when we thought the Main Beach dumpster issue had been resolved in Fernandina, we discover we were wrong.
Do you know who Eric Holder is?
“Due process” and “judicial process” are not one and the same, when national security is at stake, says US Attorney General Eric Holder.
First Amendment R.I.P.
Raise a glass to the demise of Lady Liberty in the guise of peaceful protest under the protection of the First Amendment.
Socialism as an Alternative?
A Rant or Rave on Jacksonville.com about socialism as an alternative made me take off my rose colored glasses
Something Fishy in Nassau County
Nassau County is contemplating the imposition of special assessments that may be provided for but not limited to eight activities
The 85 Percent Problem
This is not to blame the victors. It is, however, to point a finger at the 85% of the electorate that couldn’t be bothered to vote.
As the Pigs are Pushing the Eurozone to the Cliffs
When the Eurozone became reality it gave the power to regulate to Brussels, but not the power to tax its members. Now that’s threatening its survival.