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Her selections to the Kids Hope Alliance, and Jacksonville Planning Commission are among many in pipeline.

The newly appointed members are set to bring their diverse expertise to the table and contribute to the organization’s mission of nurturing safe and healthy environments for Jacksonville’s youth.

Mayor Donna Deegan is forcing changes on city boards by naming her own appointees, a political maneuver Lenny Curry also used as mayor.

I am reminded of the scene in Castaway, where after many years stranded on a deserted island, Tom Hanks’ character, Chuck Noland, decides to survive, or die trying.   Before the fateful journey that led him to the island and with it, years of solitude, desperation, and soul searching, Chuck had led a successful, but perhaps unexamined life.  He had taken for granted the things that enriched his life such as love, friendship, and the conveniences of a modern world.   It was only after sur...