HISTORIC CITY NEWS March 2013

Guest column: Iraq War Veteran gets new home

Iraq War Veteran gets new home By Michael Isam MSgt John Hayes and his family officially became St Johns County residents yesterday; having received what his benefactors, Homes for Our Troops, consider “a down payment” from a grateful public for his sacrifice during the Iraq War.

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Letter: Remembering Michael Chadwick

Letter: Remembering Michael Chadwick Malea Moore Guiriba Hastings, FL Dear Editor: This time of year in Hastings, the streets are filled with cabbage and potato carts, hauling the fresh produce from field and farms.

Editorials

Editorial: Is your vehicle safe from computer hackers?

Computer hacking exploded when the Internet evolved, making it easy to access computers via networks; and, now that wireless connections have become commonplace, formerly “closed networks” where you had to gain a physical connection to gain access, have become “open networks”.

Editorials

Wildlife to benefit from thinning pine trees

Historic City News was informed that, last week, logging crews began thinning pine trees planted in the Guana River Wildlife Management Area in an effort to improve the habitat for wildlife and to help restore the natural plant community across the management area.

Community

Time to enter 2013 Congressional Art Competition

Members of Congress are encouraged by the Congressional Institute to recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents; and, in St Augustine and St Johns County, our Congressman, Representative Ron DeSantis, has informed Historic City News that he wants this year’s Congressional Art Competition winner to be from our District.

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