Realtime posts by Whitman Parker, Publisher of the Jacksonville Review

My View, April 2012 – by Whitman Parker, Publisher

Recently, I posted a photo on Facebook of my soon-to-be-replaced laptop that drew dozens of comments about the agony of adapting to new technology. Today, this column is being typed on a lightning-fast new laptop, with enough muscle to run the world from Oregon and […]

By |2020-09-30T14:20:58-07:00March 28th, 2012|About Jacksonville, Publisher's View|Comments Off on My View, April 2012 – by Whitman Parker, Publisher

My View – February 2012, By Publisher Whitman Parker

February in Jacksonville means it’s time to celebrate Chinese New Year. On the Chinese zodiac calendar, 2012 is the Year of the Dragon, considered to be the luckiest of years! In Chinese astrology, the dragon is especially revered and represents a symbol of power, superiority and wisdom. Those born in dragon years are thought to […]

By |2016-09-13T19:11:03-07:00January 28th, 2012|About Jacksonville, Columns, News Flow, Publisher's View|Comments Off on My View – February 2012, By Publisher Whitman Parker

Council Says “Move Ahead” on Land Swap Negotiations

On Tuesday, December 8, the City Council voted 5-2 in favor of entering formal negotiations with the Motorcycle Riders Association on a proposed land swap in the city’s 1800 acre watershed. If successful, a closing would likely occur in mid to late 2013, assuming the […]

By |2020-09-30T14:21:29-07:00December 8th, 2011|News, News Flow, Now, Publisher's View|Comments Off on Council Says “Move Ahead” on Land Swap Negotiations

My View, May 2011 by Whitman Parker

“There’s no place like home…there’s no place like home” played in my head a thousand times last month after unexpectedly finding myself in a Mexican hospital in order to air-ambulance my father home. After learning that my father had a stroke while vacationing in a […]

By |2020-09-30T14:22:40-07:00April 29th, 2011|Publisher's View|Comments Off on My View, May 2011 by Whitman Parker

My View – April 2011

I’ve said it before and will do so again – the “V” in Jacksonville stands for “volunteer!”
As you flip the pages of this issue, take notice of the number of events happening – from the annual Woodlands Hike-A-Thon, a special Easter Sunday Egg Roll on the Beekman House lawn, […]

By |2020-09-30T14:22:52-07:00March 29th, 2011|Publisher's View|1 Comment
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