Letters from readers: VA clinics need to be closer to vets
Letters from readers
VA clinics need to be closer to vets
While I am very grateful for the medical treatment to retired military personnel provided by the VA Clinics in Duval County, I am very disappointed that in 2022 there will only be two VA clinics on the northwest side of the St. Johns River for the whole county.
Closing the VA clinics in Southpoint and University Boulevard and replacing them with a large clinic near the airport, neglects the veterans who live east and south of the St. Johns River. The distance to travel from Arlington, the Southside, Mandarin and the Beaches will be a hardship for many veterans.
Women s History Month: Inspiring future generations of young Jacksonville women When you educate a man, you educate an individual, but when you educate a woman, you educate a nation. - Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole. Author: Keitha Nelson Updated: 11:33 AM EST March 10, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Sally Ride in 1983 became the first American woman in space. She didn t just break down barriers but encouraged other women and girls to do the same.
Ride once said, Young girls need to see role models in whatever careers they may choose, just so they can picture themselves doing those jobs someday. You can t be what you can t see.
The Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Principal is out, for now, while she receives diversity training. Faculty is not to contact her during that time period, but her title at the school remains principal. It’s unclear how long she’ll be away from campus.
The news follows a tumultuous week for Melanie Hammer, where she faced criticism for her and the school’s attempt to host a series of student diversity and inclusion meetings that were separated by race.
On Friday, teachers and faculty at the school were notified at an internal meeting that Hammer would receive diversity and inclusion training from the University of North Florida Center for Urban Education and Policy, at least two staff members who attended the meeting confirmed.
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The Pollyanna curriculum centers around advancing systemic change and enhancing racial literacy, according to its website. Topics discussed include implicit bias, intersectionality, systemic racism and LGBTQ issues. Though used by schools across the country, the curriculum is also bashed on conservative blogs as propaganda. Our goal should be unity, not promoting any sub-group based on religious beliefs, skin color, ethnicity or sexual preference, the letter signed by five of the school s former board chairmen said. If we do not stand firm in our history and mission, we face losing the support not only of our parents, current and future, but also alumni and financial supporters of Bolles.