Thursday, March 17, 2011
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
News and politics for the city of Jacksonville (FL), Florida, and the United States. Though I am a Libertarian/Socialist, my hope is to be as objective as possible in delivering news that should be important to you. In addition, this website can be useful for researching important moments in history. From the dawn of civilization to the present day, this website provides a plethora of valuable links for your research needs.
Important Moments in History
Welcome to Thamanjimmy!
Thank you for visiting my website. Some useful information:
1) Anything in bold is written by me.
2) Anything italicized (within quoted sections) is information that I find particularly interesting.
3) Be sure to leave comments if you have the time.
Thanks again for visiting and please make sure to vote!
1) Anything in bold is written by me.
2) Anything italicized (within quoted sections) is information that I find particularly interesting.
3) Be sure to leave comments if you have the time.
Thanks again for visiting and please make sure to vote!
Posts
Thamanjimmy's Most Popular Posts
-
"Rise of the Ku Klux Klan" - PBS "The KKK in Washington State" Overview "Women of the KKK" More Overview "... -
The 18th Amendment "Homer vs. the 18th Amendment" video "Prohibition" "Repeal of the 18th Amendment" "Act... -
American cities in the early 20th century faced many problems. Many Americans and new immigrants lived in awful conditions. Some slept and...
-
"Transcontinental Railroad: American Experience" - PBS Building the TR" "History of Railroads and Maps" Overview M... -
"Antitrust Enforcement and the Consumer" "The Debs Case" "Trusts and Monopolies" "Antitrust Law" She...
Important Florida Links
- City Council Matters Pending
- City of Jacksonville
- Concerned TaxPayers of Duval County
- Duval County Public Records
- Florida Chamber of Commerce
- Florida Department of Education
- Florida Laws
- Florida Senate
- Florida's Checkbook
- Jacksonville Ordinance Codes
- Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
- Jacksonville Weather
- My Florida
- MyJaxBudget
- Supervisor of Elections
- Thamanjimmy Youtube Channel
- The Florida Constitution
Other News Websites
Important Historical Websites
- Census Bureau Population Statistics
- Florida Laws
- Legal Information Institute
- OYEZ: US Supreme Court Media
- Party Divisions in the House of Representatives
- Party Divisions in the Senate
- Presidential Campaign Commercials 1952-2008
- Presidential Vetoes
- The American Presidency Project
- The National Archives
- U.S. Presidential Elections Results
- World's Smallest Political Quiz
National Research Links
Important Books
Blog Archive
-
▼
2011
(690)
-
▼
March
(105)
- Déjà vu over child deaths in Florida
- Northwest Jesuits reach $166 million sex abuse set...
- CSX paid Ward $7.7M in 2010
- G.E.’s Strategies Let It Avoid Taxes Altogether
- Lessons for Albany on Malpractice Limits
- Income Inequality: Where Do You Fall?
- Jacksonville City Council action
- Jacksonville Councilman Wants to Stop Section 8 Mo...
- $3 million invested in Jacksonville mayoral electi...
- Will Laura Street Project Ever End?
- Gov. Scott signs Florida teacher pay, tenure bill
- The Effects of Oil Production Turmoil: What We Pay...
- Survey says U.S. financial house in state of disorder
- Florida per capita income ranked 24th
- Bus crash in New York City casts light on safety v...
- Scott approves partial bailout for Florida courts
- Fla. Gov. Scott orders state employee drug testing
- Incentives Offered to Raise College Graduation Rates
- Video game software sales top $33 billion in 2010
- Obama War Powers
- Pension battle overlooks the deeper numbers
- Health Law Waivers Draw Kudos, and Criticism
- Allies Open Air Assault on Qaddafi’s Forces in Libya
- Rating Nuclear Accidents and Incidents: Which Were...
- Jacksonville grew 11.7% in 10 years
- Census: More blacks in South moving to suburbs
- Foreign Aid Facing Proposed Cuts and a Public Perc...
- Key Vote: Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termi...
- Key Vote: FHA Refinance Program Termination Act
- Key Vote: Inouye Amdt. No. 149; In the nature of ...
- Key Vote: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act...
- Key Vote: Patent Reform Act of 2011
- Key Vote: Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimin...
- Key Vote: Short-Term Continuing Resolution
- Key Vote: Short-Term Continuing Resolution
- Key Vote: FISA Sunsets Extension Act of 2011
- Key Vote: Continuing Resolution, FY2011
- Key Vote: FAA Air Transportation Modernization an...
- Key Vote: FISA Sunsets Extension Act of 2011
- Key Vote: United Nations Tax Equalization Refund Act
- Key Vote: Patriot Act Extensions
- Teaching seen as crucial in topping ed rankings
- Life spans up, death rates down
- Loan Study on Students Goes Beyond Default Rates
- States change laws, send fewer juveniles to adult ...
- Florida prisons to no longer allow inmate smoking
- Obama Defends Detention Conditions for Soldier Acc...
- Study says Florida mentoring programs a mixed bag
- 20% Rise Seen in Number of Survivors of Cancer
- Household wealth jumps $2.1 trillion in last quarter
- Obamas decry bullying to help vulnerable children
- Public-sector unions claim outsized share of U.S. ...
- Panel: Child welfare system failed dead Fla. girl
- Jacksonville unemployment rises to 11.5%
- State imposes stricter clemency rules
- At House E.P.A. Hearing, Both Sides Claim Science
- Jacksonville City Council action
- Text: Gov. Rick Scott's State of the State
- Scott wants Department of Community Affairs disman...
- Mayoral candidates call for closing Jacksonville S...
- High court rules for inmate who wants DNA testing
- Obama restarts Guantanamo trials
- Jacksonville 40th in metro population rankings
- When test scores seem too good to believe
- More Health Law Waivers
- Fla. Supreme Court Says Governor Can Reject Rail F...
- As Health Costs Soar, G.O.P. and Insurers Differ o...
- Jax co. named top exporter in 2011
- Scott to fund Port of Miami project
- Feds: No unsafe conditions on BP platform
- Obama Tells Qaddafi to Quit and Authorizes Refugee...
- Scott imposes fees for Fla. public records copies
- Florida's low corporate taxes not its biggest draw...
- How term limits reshaped Florida politics — for be...
- Campaign dollars are hard to track
- Obama Signs Two-Week Budget Extension
- Supreme Court upholds protests at military funeral...
- Part-time legislating leads to conflicts of interest
- 19% admit Web use while driving
- Speed limit critic says Jacksonville 5th-worst spe...
- Supreme Court rejects AT&T corporate privacy rights
- Election Guide: City Council District 6 (Jacksonv...
- Election Guide: Council-At-Large Group Five (Jack...
- Election Guide: Council-At-Large Group Four (Jack...
- FYI (Regarding Election Guides)
- Election Guide: Council-At-Large Group Two (Jacks...
- Election Guide: Council-At-Large Group One (Jacks...
- Election Guide: Tax Collector (Jacksonville 2011)
- Election Guide: Property Appraiser (Jacksonville ...
- Election Guide: Sheriff (Jacksonville 2011)
- Election Guide: Mayor (Jacksonville 2011)
- Duval schools spend less on adminstrators than oth...
- City Council renews Jacksonville Landing parking d...
- UNF named to Princeton Review's 'best value' colleges
- Court backs law protecting vaccine makers
- Ignition interlocks cut drunken driving: study
- Report shows Duval's lowest-performing schools hav...
- Bank Closings Tilt Toward Poor Areas
- Government drops defense of anti-gay-marriage law
- Number of U.S. militia groups rises: report
-
▼
March
(105)
Labels
- 1st Amendment (19)
- 2d Amendment (7)
- 4th Amendment (4)
- 8th Amendment (1)
- Abortions (7)
- ACLU (2)
- Afghanistan (25)
- Africa (3)
- Agriculture (4)
- AIG (5)
- Al Gore (1)
- Al Qaeda (3)
- Alex Sink (3)
- Alvin Brown (6)
- Amendment 8 (1)
- Ander Crenshaw (147)
- Angela Corey (2)
- Art Graham (1)
- Art Shad (1)
- Asians (1)
- assisted suicide (1)
- Banking (3)
- Barney Frank (1)
- Ben Bernanke (5)
- Biden (1)
- Bill Bishop (1)
- Bill Clinton (2)
- Bill Nelson (106)
- Blacks (34)
- Book Review (78)
- Britain (4)
- Budget (176)
- Bush (30)
- Canada (1)
- Cap and Trade (1)
- Cash for Clunkers (5)
- CBO (4)
- CDC (15)
- Cecil Commerce Center (3)
- Census Bureau (31)
- Charity (11)
- children (87)
- China (8)
- CIA (9)
- Cigarette Tax (4)
- city council (99)
- Civil Rights (15)
- Clay Yarborough (6)
- Clean Air Act (2)
- Congress (33)
- Contracts (1)
- Corporate Welfare (6)
- Corporations (1)
- corrine brown (12)
- Corruption (2)
- Credit Cards (7)
- crime (157)
- Crime Statistics (19)
- Crist (42)
- CRS (1)
- CSX (1)
- Cuba (2)
- Daniel Davis (4)
- DCA (1)
- DCF (10)
- DEA (1)
- death penalty (6)
- Democrats (29)
- Denise Lee (2)
- DIA (1)
- Discrimination (1)
- DOJ (1)
- Don Redman (1)
- Drugs (52)
- duval county (54)
- DVI (1)
- Earmarks (6)
- economy (555)
- education (244)
- Education Costs (50)
- Education Statistics (62)
- Egypt (2)
- Elderly (3)
- election (51)
- Election Guide (19)
- Energy (63)
- Entertainment (1)
- Environment (103)
- EPA (18)
- European Union (4)
- Everglades (1)
- FAA (10)
- Fannie Mae (13)
- FBI (10)
- FCAT (19)
- FCC (7)
- FDA (9)
- FDCF (2)
- FDE (1)
- FDIC (4)
- FDOT (6)
- Federal Regulations (30)
- Federal Reserve (20)
- FEMA (4)
- FHA (8)
- FHP (3)
- Florida (447)
- Florida Legislature (14)
- Florida Senate (10)
- Florida Supreme Court (4)
- food stamps (11)
- foreclosure (9)
- Foreign Policy (51)
- France (3)
- Fraud (1)
- Freddie Mac (13)
- Free Speech (5)
- FTC (2)
- GAO (13)
- Gay Rights (19)
- GDP (6)
- George LeMieux (70)
- Germany (3)
- Global Warming (12)
- Glorious Johnson (1)
- GM (2)
- Government Waste (41)
- GSE (1)
- Guide (1)
- H1N1 (3)
- Hamas (1)
- health (59)
- Health Care Costs (89)
- Health Care Reform (111)
- health statistics (49)
- Hispanics (23)
- History (4)
- HOA (1)
- Homeland Security (12)
- homeless (4)
- House of Representatives (154)
- housing (64)
- housing bailout (18)
- HUD (9)
- Hurricane Katrina (5)
- Identity Theft (1)
- IMF (1)
- Immigration (26)
- Immunity (2)
- Insurance (4)
- interest groups (1)
- Iran (22)
- Iraq (16)
- IRS (8)
- Israel (9)
- JAA (1)
- Jack Webb (10)
- jacksonville (337)
- Jacksonville Journey (4)
- Jaguars (10)
- Janet Napolitano (1)
- Japan (1)
- JCC (1)
- JCCI (4)
- JCRC (1)
- JEA (14)
- Jeb Bush (1)
- JEDC (6)
- JFRD (2)
- JHFA (2)
- JIA (3)
- John Crescimbeni (1)
- John Delaney (3)
- John Meserve (2)
- John Mica (4)
- John Thrasher (2)
- Johnny Gaffney (2)
- JPA (2)
- JSO (24)
- JTA (10)
- Jury (1)
- Kevin Hyde (1)
- Key Vote (245)
- Labor (26)
- Landfill Proposal (1)
- Libya (12)
- Marco Rubio (42)
- Marriage (3)
- Matt Shirk (1)
- Mayor Brown (6)
- Mayor Peyton (30)
- McCollum (1)
- Medicaid (25)
- Medicare (31)
- Mexico (6)
- Mia Jones (1)
- Michael Corrigan (2)
- Mike Hogan (3)
- military (108)
- Millage Rate (4)
- missile defense program (3)
- Morocco (2)
- NAACP (1)
- NAEP (1)
- NAFTA (2)
- Nancy Pelosi (4)
- NASA (3)
- NATO (6)
- Natural Disaster (1)
- NCES (1)
- NEA (1)
- Negligence (1)
- New York (1)
- Nobel Peace Prize (1)
- Nonprofits (8)
- North Korea (2)
- Obama (438)
- PACE (1)
- Pakistan (5)
- Parenting (1)
- Patents (1)
- Pensions (29)
- Police (10)
- Politics (86)
- Poverty (14)
- prison costs (7)
- Prisons (13)
- Privacy (1)
- private schools (1)
- Privileges (1)
- Prohibition (1)
- Property (3)
- Psychology (1)
- Public Opinion (3)
- Quote (1)
- Ray Holt (1)
- Ray LaHood (1)
- recession (2)
- Reginald Brown (2)
- religion (9)
- Republicans (34)
- Richard Clark (10)
- Rick Scott (97)
- Ron Paul (1)
- Russia (4)
- Sallie Mae (1)
- Sanctions (4)
- Sarkozy (1)
- Saudi Arabia (2)
- Save Our Homes (2)
- school vouchers (2)
- science (12)
- seat belt laws (2)
- SEC (1)
- Seniors (2)
- sex offender (10)
- Sheriff Rutherford (10)
- Social Security (5)
- Somalia (1)
- St Augustine (1)
- St Augustine City Council (1)
- St. Augustine (1)
- St. Johns Town Center (1)
- State Department (3)
- Statistics (25)
- Stephen Joost (3)
- Supreme Court (46)
- Survey (1)
- Syria (15)
- Taliban (3)
- Tampa (1)
- TARP (15)
- Tax Credits (6)
- taxes (84)
- Teach for America (3)
- Teachers Union (5)
- Technology (11)
- Terrorism (29)
- Thamanjimmy Episodes (4)
- Timothy Geithner (3)
- Tort Reform (8)
- Torture (3)
- Transportation (90)
- Treasury (18)
- Treasury Bonds (2)
- TSA (5)
- Turkey (1)
- U.S. Postal Service (3)
- UAE (1)
- unemployment (55)
- UNF (8)
- Unions (6)
- United Nations (20)
- US Constitution (3)
- US Senate (109)
- USA Patriot Act (9)
- USDA (5)
- Veterans Affairs (13)
- Von Mises (2)
- voting rights act (1)
- War (12)
- Weapons (16)
- Welfare (2)
- WHO (1)
- Women (4)
- WTO (1)
- WWII (1)
- Yemen (1)
No comments:
Post a Comment