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Pandemic could put Jaguars’ traditions on ‘timeout’

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September 24, 2020
Lindsey Nolen Remember the basketball game HORSE? Well, on Thursday nights during the National Football League regular season the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offensive line comes together for their own version of the game, “CAT.” They’ve also been known to play a game of Rock Band or two. This is because on Thursdays after practice, Center Brandon Linder typically hosts the OL

All Things Being Equal

November 8, 2011
There’s an interesting choice of words in Micah 6:8. “What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with your God?” I find the translation and emphatic differences fascinating: We are to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God. I pretty
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Dead Issue

November 8, 2011
Rep. Brad Drake, a Republican from the small Panhandle town of Eucheena, is “sick and tired of this sensitivity movement for criminals” — and weary of death penalty protests. While the nation’s appetite for state- sponsored killings has diminished in recent years — particularly following the execution of Troy Davis,
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Heavenly Hams

November 1, 2011
Supergroups have come and gone in indie rock history, but few have gelled as organically as Mister Heavenly. Comprising hell-raising Man Man frontman Ryan Kattner (aka Honus Honus), Islands & the Unicorns singer/songwriter Nick Thorburn, and tough-as-nails Modest Mouse (and The Shins) drummer Joe Plummer, the trio traffics in effortless
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Where Babies Come From

November 1, 2011
When we were in the process of adopting our first child, a newspaper reporter once asked me why we would opt for a foreign adoption when there are so many American children in need. The question shocked me. I was so enthralled with our Vietnamese child — as yet unmet
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Half a Mind

October 25, 2011
In a world where insurance companies treat Viagra as a right, mental health care still struggles for acceptance. And in Florida, the state’s largest health insurance company recently tossed mental health services into the half-off bin. Jacksonville-based Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida offloaded management of its mental health reimbursements
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Who’s Guarding Your Water Supply?

October 4, 2011
By the time St. Johns Riverkeeper Neil Armingeon stepped to the podium at the Sept. 13 meeting of the St. Johns River Water Management District board, he’d sat through six hours of meetings. And something struck him. In all that time — during discussions of how to reduce regulations on
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Out of Order

October 4, 2011
A date night. A traffic stop. A bag of marijuana. In 49 out of 50 states, the owner of the vehicle would face possession charges. But in Florida, the passenger could, too. Thanks to a 2002 legislative revision of state drug laws, it’s not necessary for law enforcement to prove
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Top Gear

January 11, 2011
During the label feeding frenzy that followed Nirvana’s success in the early ’90s, most bands were devoured by hype and commercial expectations. One band that stormed the palace gates with big boots was the NYC-bred bombastic force known simply as Helmet. Forged in the same Lower East Side furnace that
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Lucky Seven

January 11, 2011
When most people think of Las Vegas, the image of working out is probably not what comes to mind. Vegas is all about Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Cirque du Soleil and strong drinks served by scantily clad women whose costumes seem to help ease the pain of having money removed from
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