A Few Minutes with the Mayor
Why I Want to be Mayor! – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – November 2016
Here we are—election time again, with the media blasting out the latest “he said”…”she said” news daily until one is worn out! Therefore, it is with some […]
Madcap Elections – Real and Not-So-Real – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – October 2016
Before addressing our tagline, here is the long-awaited announcement concerning a Public Citizen’s Day at the New City Hall. The date for the festivities is set for […]
Ah. . . Politics! – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes With the Mayor – September 2016
Here comes September. “Where did the summer go?” is a common question dating back long before our time. The yearly cycle repeats itself: children go back to […]
On Volunteers in the Trenches and Town – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – August 2016
East Side, West Side, all around the town…
Boys and girls together, me and Mamie O’Rourke
Tripped the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York
Things have changed since […]
Change is Constant…Or is It? – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – June 2016
My wife kept reminding me about how I talked of writing a column on aging, in other words, growing older. I kept putting it off but finally […]
NEVER Sieg Heil – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – May 2016
Most of our Jacksonville citizens have never been to one of our City Council meetings. They don’t know what they are missing. It’s true each meeting has […]
The Passing Parade – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – April 2016
An odd thing happened a few days ago… I saw a penny on the sidewalk and kept on walking, never bothering to pick it up. That would […]
Downton Abbey…Revisited – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – March 2016
Downton Abbey has ended. We knew it must. One of the most watched series in television history, it carved out a special niche in the hearts of […]
My Predictions for The New Year – by Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – February 2016
Last month, a friend complained to me about reading newspaper headlines declaring what a bad year 2016 will be. Her reaction was to avoid reading these columns […]
The Spirit of Christmas – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – Dec 2015/Jan 2016
Year end approaches and so does Christmas. For some, it is a time of giving and perhaps not much more. This act of giving, which most […]