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Republican Assembly wants details on Fiddlers Green

May 16, 2013 | By More
Republican Assembly wants details on Fiddlers Green

The St Johns County Republican Assembly reported to Historic City News that their organization has officially adopted a resolution concerning modification of the original agreement between the St Johns County Board of Commissioners and Florida Lands Trust concerning the dilapidated Fiddlers Green building on Vilano Beach.

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Letter: Fiddlers Green is financial millstone

May 16, 2013 | By More
Letter: Fiddlers Green is financial millstone

Letter: Fiddlers Green is financial millstone Randy Covington St Johns, FL Dear Editor: The Fiddlers Green boondoggle is that special kind of pork barrel spending that just will not die. The county acquired the property in 2006 for the staggeringly out of bounds price of $5.5 million dollars.

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Letter: Still waiting for final paycheck

May 16, 2013 | By More
Letter: Still waiting for final paycheck

Letter: Still waiting for final paycheck Logan Guidry St Augustine, FL Dear Editor, I am a former employee of the downtown Dairy Queen on San Marco Avenue in St Augustine, and I am still waiting for my final paycheck.

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Letter: Students should be allowed inspirational message

May 16, 2013 | By More
Letter: Students should be allowed inspirational message

Letter: Students should be allowed inspirational message James S. Arpaia St Augustine, FL Dear Editor: The school board’s decision not to allow an “Inspirational message” at the upcoming graduation exercises for fear of a “lawsuit”, or not knowing what a student might say with an “open” microphone, sends a very poor message to our students.

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Letter: Report on digital learning task force

May 16, 2013 | By More
Letter: Report on digital learning task force

Letter: Report on digital learning task force Kim J. Kendall St Augustine FL Dear Editor: It has been a pleasure to serve on both of our State’s Appointed Digital Task Forces. Due to Legislation that required end-of-course exams online using digital textbooks, and due to the school districts and unions signing off on the “Race [...]

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Flagler students mentor Youth Services residents

May 16, 2013 | By More
Flagler students mentor Youth Services residents

Eight young men from St Augustine Youth Services are getting to tell their story through an unusual medium: all-natural, handmade, biodegradable soap, with help from Flagler College Enactus; a student organization that focuses on creating community projects to empower people socially, economically and in an environmentally sustainable way.

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Police warn of utility disconnection scam

May 16, 2013 | By More
Police warn of utility disconnection scam

The St Augustine Police Department informed Historic City News that they have received three separate complaints from local businesses who have been contacted by a man who fraudulently claims to represent Florida Power and Light Company.

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Letter: House committee expects answers

May 16, 2013 | By More
Letter: House committee expects answers

Letter: House committee expects answers Congressman Ron DeSantis Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Dear Editor: Today, Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the House Judiciary Committee. My questions of the Attorney General focused on the following three issues:

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