Category: Editorials

Add “gender identity” to protected class Jessica Windisch St Augustine, FL Dear Editor, I would like to bring to your readers’ attention to Monday night’s regular meeting of the City of St Augustine commission, when there will be a second reading and public hearing of Ordinance No. 2012-15; an ordinance of the City of St…

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After five or six years of overbearing, even abusive behavior, by St Johns Commissioners deemed to have bullied members of the public who have come before them with concerns and complaints, the new commissioners seem interested in what the public has to say.

Guest Column: Thoughts for the Holidays David B Shoar, Sheriff St Johns County, FL We are coming up on one of the most festive times of the year for families with the celebration of several holidays. During this time, many youngsters receive motorized gifts and then don’t know where they can be driven.

Guest Column: Gopher tortoises Susan van Hoek GTM Research Reserve Environmental Educator Marineland, FL According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, the gopher tortoise is the only land tortoise native to the United States, east of the Mississippi — its population is rapidly declining; they are listed as “threatened” in Florida and are candidates…

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Letter: Recent bike fatality Heather Neville St Augustine, FL Dear Editor, My heart hurts this morning for the loss of yet another cyclist, and to a hit and run again. I can only imagine the horror of the witnesses as they saw this person’s life lost.

Letter: Improve neighborhood notice Rhey Palmer St Augustine, FL Dear Editor: The current process for notifying the public of hearings and issues affecting neighborhoods has proven to be insufficient to allow for the timely and intended public input.