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These are pictures from the rally yesterday in Jacksonville, FL. I've been working on them for 5 hours now and I'm really tired, so forgive errors, please. It was a beautiful October day. The crowd of around 53,000 was very joyous even though many of us were there over 6 hours. I didn't hear one cross word between anyone. We all enjoyed the wait, visiting with each other while trying to keep the sun off our head. What was the final count, by the way? We accidentally by a fluke, got some of the best seats in the stadium. We...

This is a thread to announce our new chapter in Jacksonville, FL. Go easy on me. I’m winging it. LOL Dutchgirl has reserved a public room on Thursday, September 26th from 4:30-6:00PM at the Willowbranch Library in Riverside. If the meeting goes well and everyone likes each other, we can go out afterwards if you would like. We decided to have it at the library because it’s free and we thought it might be best to keep everyone sober for the first meeting, if you know what I mean. Directions to the library. I-10 to HWY 17 exit McDuff, South...

I'm trying to get a JAX chapter started, but haven't received much interests as of yet. I'm hoping by putting up a thread, more people might see my plan. If anyone lives in the Jacksonville, Florida or south Georgia area and would like to be a part of a new chapter of FReepers, please consider it. It will be lots of fun and I feel it's important to organize ourselves. FReepmail me with your email address so we can create a loop for communication purposes. I'm mostly interested in supporting our troops in the area, but there will be other...

MARBLE FALLS -- Police are investigating allegations that five fourth-grade boys performed oral sex on one another during class at least twice at Marble Falls Elementary School. School officials confirm that the incidents took place and that they are treating the acts as lewd behavior. The boys were suspended for a day, have been put in alternative classes for 10 days and will receive counseling, said Superintendent Dana Marable. "It was a dare," Marable said. However, at least one mother, who asked not to be identified to protect her son's identity, said the acts were done under threat. "My boy...

Be a good citizen. Do the right thing. Never turn your back on responsibility. A father spoke those words to a young son. And decades later, when Doug Click saw the speeding dump truck flip and the wild-eyed man jump out and run, he remembered them. "That guy had already done crazy stuff, endangered people, and I worried he might hijack a car," Click, 37, said hours after helping police arrest a truck-theft suspect. "So I ran after him, told him to just lay down on the ground." Click, a cage fighter and son of former Phoenix Assistant Police Chief...