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.
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.
In one of the most civil meetings of the St Augustine City Commission this year, the third of three meetings at City Hall yesterday, one that had commissioners in the Alcazar Room until 9:45 p.m. before Mayor Nancy Shaver finally dropped the gavel, a reversal of the decision of a lower, appointed board — something not regularly witnessed in the past.
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.
More than four-hundred lighthouses from around the world will participate in International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend from August 14th to 16th, including the St. Augustine Lighthouse.
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.
