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Since last year's #LoveMyNewspaper day, so much has happened: Final efforts to push through the JEA sales talks before it all unraveled, COVID hit other areas and then arrived in our own. Our homicide rate has hit new highs. Through it all @jaxdotcom have been here with you. 1/
A year ago, JEA was still up for sale. Today the feds are investigating. No one knows the JEA story like @NateMonroeTU @DavidBauerlein @ChrisHongTU @TUmarkwoods. Here's one of my favorites from them: #lovemynewspaper https://stories.usatodaynetwork.com/moneyandpower/home/site/jacksonville.com/
You see @scanlan_dan's byline on all kinds of stories - from transportation to events. But it's our alarmingly high homicide rate that he tracks (with his editor @RapidScotty tracking local cases like no one else) #lovemynewspaper. https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2020/11/17/crime-jacksonville-records-160th-homicide-after-lackawanna-shooting/6322217002/
We hired @emdrums to cover education. She clearly covers so much more, but I especially love it when she puts a spotlight on the good things young people do in our community #lovemynewspaper. https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/education/2020/09/04/how-jacksonvilles-young-people-feel-black-lives-matter-movement/5717863002/
No one knows nonprofits in our area like @BethReeseCravey. So many of her stories are about solutions and inspiring stories, of people helping people. They give me hope. #lovemynewspaper. https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/nonprofits/2020/10/18/jacksonville-transgender-woman-plans-summer-camps-similar-teens/5967752002/
If you want to know about the latest restaurant opening, @teresastepz is the one to follow. But she does so much more than break news. She gets to know the owners and explain their goals and challenges. She truly cares. #lovemynewspaper https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/local/2020/03/17/coronavirus-herersquos-how-jacksonville-restaurants-are-responding-to-virus-crisis/112248260/
If you know high school athletes, you likely know @CFreemanJAx, though he can and does cover almost everything else. But I especially love the off-the-field stories he tells. #lovemynewspaper https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/high-school/softball/2020/12/03/ridgeview-softball-teammates-rally-help-brooke-michael-fight-cancer/6475534002/
He's known for golf coverage, but he's willing to jump in everywhere - including most recently with Jags coverage. One of my favorite stories is more about @gsmitter, but in this case, he also wrote it. Or did Terry, Larry or Barry? #lovemynewspaper https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/01/02/gardner-minshewrsquos-name-game-how-inside-joke-with-old-sportswriter-went-viral/112143368/
There's not much you can hide from @ChrisHongTU. He's been behind some of our biggest stories since he arrived in 2013. Those include JEA and Lot J coverage. I miss seeing him in my office sharing these tips that turn into stories. #lovemynewspaper https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20191212/NEWS/191219251
I have relied on @StevePatTU's knowledge of this city and government reporting since the day I walked in the door in 2003. And few know about local environmental issues like Steve. #lovemynewspaper https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/local/2020/04/11/new-mining-plan-near-okefenokee-triggering-concern-for-swamp/112260104/
If you can't find @DavidBauerlein. it's because he's probably buried deep in records. And oh the stories he will find to tell. If you're a taxpayer, David has your back, story after story. There is no one else like him. #lovemynewspaper https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/politics/county/2020/01/03/documents-show-plan-for-city-to-keep-costly-plant-vogtle-liability-if-jea-were-sold/112139260/
You know him best for his insight into the Jags. But it's stories like these that only @GeneFrenette can tell that I love the best. #lovemynewspaper https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/columns/2020/01/10/gene-frenette-how-near-suicide-helped-ravens-te-hurst-turn-his-life-around/112152008/
If you love Jacksonville, google Matt Soergel's name and then set aside some time to read the gems he finds about the people and places that make our city so special. I hope he writes a book one day. #lovemynewspaper https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/healthcare/2020/12/04/migrant-worker-mayo-clinic-dr-js-tale-netflixs-the-surgeons-cut/3799009001/
Covering the Jaguars during several rough seasons hasn't been easy, but @JohnReid64 is there for on-the-field and off-the-field stories. For today, I'll focus on a favorite about the players. #lovemynewspaper https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/06/09/jaguarsrsquo-leonard-fournette-leads-peaceful-protest-in-downtown-jacksonville/41745825/
Jacksonville is rich in entertainment and art history and has a vibrant art community now. @tom_szar knows it all so well. The people who chose to stay here and many who got their start here. #lovemynewspaper https://www.jacksonville.com/story/entertainment/television/2020/11/08/bradley-james-star-netflix-wwii-series-liberator-has-jacksonville-roots/6166362002/
You all probably know this from reading his columns, but @TUmarkwoods is one of the most thoughtful people you'll meet. And he puts it all into his columns and stories - one I love to read again and again. #lovemynewspaper https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/local/2020/03/26/100-years-ago-after-pandemic-jacksonville-and-america-went-on-wild-ride/41822393/
As of last week, @SelfTUPhoto is our only photographer. But what a powerful photojournalist he is. My words can't possibly do what his images do. This is just one from this year. #lovemynewspaper
They don't much credit because you don't see their names as often but @prunnestrand @garytmills @RapidScotty keep us on track and make us better Every great writer needs a great editor. I'm grateful these folks are here to make us better. #lovemynewspaper
And Cherri Pitzer, David Crumpler and Bobby Smith help get everything all of these people do from them to you, the readers, on @jaxdotcom or in the print paper. It takes a team, and everyone in the newsroom appreciates what editors and producers do to help them to do their jobs.
He is one of the most talented writers I know. I made @NateMonroeTU a columnist because he loves Jax and I knew he could make it better with his insightful commentary. He does that every week. History will show the difference he has made. #lovemynewspaper. https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2020/06/02/nate-monroe-broken-promise-that-broke-jacksonville/41742035/
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