Free speech can’t be sequestered

Free speech can’t be sequestered Bill Rosenstock St Augustine Beach, FL Dear Editor: I applaud the county commission for its unanimous vote August 4th for the removal of the “free speech area” sign at Pier Park. Free speech is practiced by all American citizens every day without us ever thinking about it.

Editorials

Magic 8 Ball: Outlook hazy try again

Less than 30 days to go and we want to test our reader’s extrasensory perception. We are asking Historic City News readers to “look into the future” and report, either here or by e-mail, what effect, if any, they believe the 450th Anniversary will have on their business or employment.

Editorials

Two books celebrate St. Augustine’s 450th

Two books celebrate St. Augustine’s 450th Recently published by North Carolina author Larry Richard Clark, these books describe the often forgotten, earliest colonial history of the United States when imperial Spain attempted to add North America to its vast empire.

Community

Busy day at City Hall

Today, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Historic City News reporters will be watching as city commissioners and staff wrangle with issues that will likely go on for eight or nine hours tonight.

Government