Posted inGovernment
Citizen has no general right to speak at public meetings
Posted inCommunity
Ceremony of Remembrance at National Cemetery
Historic City News photojournalist Mark Cubbedge reported from the National Cemetery on Marine Street in St Augustine this morning, sharing images of this year’s Memorial Day Ceremony.
Posted inCommunity
Veterans Remembered in Council on Aging Ceremony
By Michael Isam
Special to Historic City News
On Friday, the Council on Aging held their annual Memorial Day Celebration at River House on Marine Street. The event was well attended by a cadre of veterans from several branches of service.
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A day of Honor and Glory
A day of Honor and Glory
Col. Henri “Rik” Erkelens
United States Army, Retired
Military Officers Association
President, Ancient City Chapter
Memorial Day Monday May 26, 2014
Should you take the time to look in the downtown area, as so many have, since the 1868 establishment of Memorial Day, you will find memorials to the dead. See the Seminole War dead under the pyramids at the small National Cemetery on Marine Street. Many individual graves are there from several wars.
Posted inEditorials
Letter: They get golf course, I want hockey
Morgan H Orlins
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Dear Editor:
One of our long-time county commissioners recently announced his desire to be re-elected, claiming that he seeks to “keep our services in place”.
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Letter: Risks when privatizing government assets
Ellen A Whitmer
Fruit Cove, FL
Dear Editor:
According to her vision statements, Kim Kendall thinks that government assets can be better managed by private corporations; but, there have been numerous examples of private companies having to be bailed out by the people and government.
Posted inPublic Safety
Alcohol and sleeping pills are a toxic cocktail
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Felder, Foreigner and Styx – best pure performance ever
Felder, Foreigner and Styx – best pure performance ever
By Mark Cubbedge
Photojournalist
Historic City News
Consider, for a moment, some of the acts like Steve Miller, The Moody Blues, Dierks Bentley, Darius Rucker and Carlos Santana that have performed so far this year at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Just in the last week, Alison Krauss, Willie Nelson and Jack Johnson have all performed to sold-out crowds in the nation’s oldest city.