by Susan Clark Armstrong | Jan 11, 2024
Veteran Jacksonville Republican politico Robin Lumb has some harsh words for the local Republican Party. “Dark money PACs, which operate with virtually no oversight or accountability, have thoroughly corrupted Republican politics in Duval County,” he said. “If...
by Susan Clark Armstrong | Jul 25, 2023
It’s a straight-to-the-heart motto that has helped non-profit K9’s For Warriors raise more than $130 million from donors: “We rescue the dog and the dog rescues the veteran.” The Ponte Vedra-based charity promises donors that their money will be used to rescue dogs...
by Susan Clark Armstrong | May 11, 2023
It’s a question still whispered at Jacksonville City Hall: Why did recently reelected Councilman Rory Diamond leave his cushy $300,000-plus job last November? Diamond, after all, not only made that huge salary from the nonprofit K9s For Warriors, which provides...
by Susan Clark Armstrong | Aug 3, 2022
Local dirt hauler Dale Carter’s decision to run this year for Clay County commission was met with surprise by some in the mostly rural District 4 of the northeast Florida county. It hadn’t been a greatly guarded secret, after all, that Carter has had some...
by Susan Clark Armstrong | Jul 19, 2022
By Susan Clark Armstrong, FLCGA News Attorney Ray Forbess Jr. held a commanding lead in his Clay County race for judge and had just been endorsed by the sheriff when he began to hear some bad things about himself. Folks in the rural northeast Florida county began...
