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Beat By The System: An Abused Woman's Story
Larae Rebecca Geiger didn't have an easy childhood or one that promised great things. Neither did it suggest she’d be brought down in a rain of bullets before her 30th birthday.
Folio Weekly |
Susan Clark Armstrong |
06-22-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Florida Gov. Silent on Demand for Justice in Chappell Murder
On a rainy evening in 1964, Johnnie Mae Chappell was gunned down in a Jacksonville neighborhood and three of the four suspects walked. Four decades later, state senator Tony Hill is calling to have the case reopened.
Folio Weekly |
Susan Cooper Eastman |
03-10-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Anti-Abortion Activist Randall Terry Runs for Gated Community Board
The race for a Northeast Florida homeowners association board heats up when the nation's most notorious anti-abortion crusader joins the contest.
Folio Weekly |
Susan Cooper Eastman |
02-23-2005 |
Sex
Lesbian Student Shut Out of Tradition
She's a senior in high school. She's a lesbian. And because she isn't girlie enough for her principal, she's been banned from the yearbook.
Folio Weekly |
Susan Clark Armstrong |
01-25-2005 |
LGBT
Tags: Kelli Davis, tuxedo
Disgraced Jacksonville Editor Gets Sweet Reception From Gov. Jeb Bush
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush hires former Florida Times-Union editorial page editor Lloyd Brown, despite his November ouster for plagiarism and his signed admission of using porn in the workplace.
Folio Weekly |
Anne Schindler |
01-13-2005 |
Commentary
Right-Wing Influence at Billy Morris's "Christian" Newspapers
The conservative "Christian" newspaper chain owned by Billy Morris III will play a major role in the political future of Jacksonville, Florida -- home to its flagship paper. The chain also has deep roots in several swing states.
Folio Weekly |
Billee Bussard |
10-12-2004 |
Media
Times-Union Plagiarism? Conservative Editorial Page 'Borrows' Liberally
Editorials in the Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville) are strikingly similar to opinions produced by right-wing think tanks and publications.
Folio Weekly |
Billee Bussard |
10-12-2004 |
Media
Porn, Hypocrisy, Plagiarism: The Dark Side of Jacksonville's Daily
A former employee of the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville exposes Editorial Page Editor Lloyd Brown's workplace porn habits, apparent plagiarism, and the hypocrisy of the paper's purported "Christian" values.
Folio Weekly |
Billee Bussard |
10-12-2004 |
Media
What Changes in FEMA’s Funding Formula Means for Northeast Florida
Following this brutal hurricane season, Florida will receive an unprecedented amount of grant money. But the piecemeal funding formula employed by FEMA may mean those dollars aren't spent where they're most needed.
Folio Weekly |
Susan Cooper Eastman |
09-23-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: disaster, public policy issues
Did Fear of Flying End Bush's Air National Guard Career?
A Jacksonville, Fla., woman says nerves ended George W. Bush's National Guard service in Texas.
Folio Weekly |
Susan Cooper Eastman |
09-23-2004 |
Politics
