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Monday, May 2, 2016
Vol. 103, No. 121 • Two Sections
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‘I know they made Ed Lange proud’ and the school and the students, that I feel like I knew him,” Gann said. The seven-member Fletcher team also includes seniors Emily Shapiro, Marissa Abry and Luke Kasbarian; junior Kaylee Hoffman; and sophomore Sarah McWilliams. Most of the trial team members, including Roddel, want to be lawyers. “For me, being on the trial team was kind of a fluke but kind of meant to be,” Roddel said. “When I was a sophomore, a friend of mine told me, ‘Hey, Lange is retir-
ing next year, and if you take his class, it will change your life.’ And it did.” Jacksonville attorney Jay Howell, who has volunteered to help coach the Fletcher trial team since Day 1, said he can’t imagine a teacher having a greater impact on students than Lange. “One person can really make a difference. Ed demonstrated that every day of his life — not just at school but at home and out in the community, too,” said Howell, who gave the eulogy at Lange’s funeral. Fletcher continued on Page A-11
A sold-out crowd of 700 people attended Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s ninja warrior event at Velocity Air Sports on April 19.
Ninja warriors help out JALA ‘Lawyer Warriors’ win friendly contest
By Max Marbut Staff Writer On the surface, you might suppose that a ninja warrior competition and legal aid are polar opposites, each with virtually nothing to contribute to the other. That supposition was soundly disproved April 19 when Jacksonville Area Legal Aid sponsored the 2016 Florida Ultimate Ninja Warrior Competition in cooperation with the Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association. A sold-out crowd of 700 people watched as 65 competitors from as far away as South Carolina hit the ninja warrior obstacle course at Velocity Air Sports. The main sponsor of the event was CSX Corp., joined by Donasity, a local charity donation website; Pro-Marketing Inc.; and four radio stations.
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“It was definitely new ground for JALA,” said Executive Director Jim Kowalski. The event raised money to support JALA’s mission to provide free legal services to low-income clients in 17 North Florida counties who otherwise would not be represented by an attorney in potentially life-changing civil actions. The final settling up won’t be complete for a few more days, but Carter DeWitt, JALA chief development officer, said considering the sponsors and the capacity crowd, reaching the goal of raising $25,000 is looking good. As of Monday morning, donasity.com indicates 93 donors have contributed $17,722 to JALA. “We were hoping just to break even. It’s a home run for our first year,” said DeWitt. Ninja continued on Page A-13
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Ed Lange is pictured in 2013 with former Fletcher High School mock trial team member Katie Shapiro.
Regency Centers’ metrics point up
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Although Ed Lange died last year, it sure seemed as if the beloved teacher and coach was at Fletcher High School last week. Certainly, Lange’s legacy as a kindhearted and gifted educator with an entrenched passion for the law was present. His name surfaced time and time again as the state champion Fletcher mock trial team prepared last week for the upcoming national meet in Boise, Idaho. Last June, four days after being
honored at a retirement celebration, Lange succumbed to a heart attack. He was 64. “Look around. Lange did this. He built everything in this room,” senior Devon Roddel said during a break from practicing in a makeshift courtroom at the Neptune Beach school. “He is the reason for all of this.” That’s what the students who loved him called him: “Lange.” Trial team member Cory Gann never met Lange. He’s just a freshman. Still, he counts Lange among his heroes. “He did so much for the team
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Fletcher mock trial team wins state title, heading to nationals
By Kevin Hogencamp Contributing Writer
As far as Hap Stein is concerned, just about every key operating metric at Regency Centers Corp. is looking up. During Friday’s annual meeting at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, Regency’s chairman and CEO started by telling shareholders the Jacksonville-based company’s portfolio of 318 shopping centers ended 2015 at a historically high occupancy level of 96 percent. Stein then pointed to Regency’s four consecutive years of growing net operating income by 4 percent or more, its 7 percent growth in core funds from operations last year and its reduced debt costs. “These excellent results translated into impressive and gratifying shareholder returns,” he said. Regency’s 10 percent shareholder return last year beat the 1.4 percent return for the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, and its 93.9 percent return over five years beat the S&P 500’s 80.8 percent return. Stein expects the developer of mainly grocery-anchored shopping centers to continue growing. “The company is very well positioned for the future,” he said.
Black Knight profits from new regulations
Black Knight Financial Services Inc. is already the dominant company in its field, providing the technology platform to service more than half of all U.S. first mortgage loans. Basch
Ronald Washington will appear this year on American Ninja Warriors. He was one of the competitors at Florida’s Ultimate Ninja Warrior Competition.
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