Correction to Previous Posting RE: Virginia Norton

Mea culpa (my fault). I made a mistake on the previous blog and had Mark Hulsey running against Virginia Norton. That is incorrect. Her opponent is Rick Buttner. I strongly urge a vote for Rick Buttner over Virginia Norton. Mark Hulsey is in the race for Circuit Court Judge in Group 11 with Adrian Soud. Although I believe either man would be a good judge, my vote went to Adrian Soud. I apologize for any confusion this error may have caused. I have edited the previous posting.

For your information, my votes in other Jacksonville races went to:

• Angela Corey for State Attorney
• John R. Crescimbeni for City Council At-Large Group 2
• W. C. Gentry for School Board District 3
• Rick Hartley for Republican Party State Committeeman
• Kay Ragan Durden for Republican Party State Committeewoman

Whether you agree or disagree with my choices, I urge you to vote. Early voting is available through Sunday, August 24th at many public libraries. Polls will be open on Tuesday, August 26th from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Virginia Norton v. Rick Buttner

If you are a Jacksonville resident, are you happy that the city kowtowed to the federal government and agreed to build all new H.U.D. housing in our best neighborhoods, such as Mandarin? Do you appreciate the higher crime rates and tumbling real estate values that have come with these newer H.U.D. complexes in previously stable and safe neighborhoods? If you are, then vote for Virginia Norton for Circuit Judge, Group 28. She is the city attorney you can thank for negotiating the appeasement deal with the feds.

If, on the other hand, you joined the fight to stop H.U.D. from taking over the apartment complex at Loretto Rd. and Aladddin in Mandarin, you can send your thanks to Virginia by voting for Rick Buttner for Circuit Court Judge, Group 28. If you are fed up with the increased robberies and assaults in areas along Sunbeam Rd., Baymeadows Rd., and Old St. Augustine Rd. on the Southside and 103rd on the Westside, I recommend you vote for Rick Buttner on Tuesday, August 26th.