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New annual music festival seeks to give back

Zach Sweat | Aug 20, 2012

Want to hear some great local music and support a great cause? Check out the Clean Water Music Festival at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall August 25 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. All profits from the fest go toward charity: water

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Why voting matters

Dargan Thompson | Jan 25, 2012

Many students take a hands-off approach to politics and it's not a good idea.

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Forcing your internet provider to spy on you act 2011

Spinnaker | Sep 8, 2011

“The Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011,” aims to pull a fast one on right-minded citizens misled by the bill’s marketable title.

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In defense of gridlocked government: no progress is progress

Spinnaker | Mar 3, 2010

Who says "broken government" is such a bad idea?

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WOSP-Radio not quite ready to fly

Spinnaker | Jul 8, 2009

Osprey Radio, a member of the Center for Student Media trichotomy, has many obstacles to overcome before it begins streaming again. At the moment, this station-in-the-works’ biggest issue deals with...

Staff Blog: Journalists can learn from Russell Crowe

Spinnaker | May 6, 2009

Russell Crowe’s depiction of his hard-hitting reporter character, Cal McAffre, in State of Play is as real description of the career of a journalist as they come.

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Commentary: Happy Tax Day; now time to pay

Spinnaker | Apr 15, 2009

It’s the annual confiscatory tax season, which culminates April 15. According to the supreme law of the land, it’s illegal for the federal government to tax citizens and not directly appropriate the...

The News Around – Feb. 25

Spinnaker | Feb 25, 2009

AROUND THE STATE Jacksonville port hit by cuts, decreases cargo shipments Current national economic conditions are affecting Jacksonville’s port, decreasing the number of cargo shipments and causing...

Commentary: States regain sovereignty with new legislation

Spinnaker | Feb 18, 2009

The U.S. Senate and Congress recently passed some of the largest spending bills in history – the latest being the Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009, which passed Feb. 13. Former President George...

Secretive Fed unveils new plans for credit crisis

Spinnaker | Jan 21, 2009

By Kevin G. Hall - McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) With its benchmark lending rate effectively at zero, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, in a move without modern precedent, on...