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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

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

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

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

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

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