Category: Editorials

Editorial: What did we do before 2004?

I find it interesting that elections supervisors in Florida have only offered the option of “early voting” since 2004; and yet some Jacksonville activists are clogging up the courts with a lawsuit that would have you to think that two-weeks of in-person voting before Election Day was their God-given right.

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State Attorney Circuit 7: R. J. Larizza

It’s not unusual to see a prosecutor advance to the bench, but in the 7th Circuit race for State Attorney, former Volusia County judge Stasia Warren has stepped down from her position to challenge St Augustine prosecutor R. J. Larizza.

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Congress District 6: Beverly Slough

Redistricting brought change to St Johns County in the form of a newly redrawn seat in the United States House of Representatives; along with it, the departure of long-time Historic City News friend, Rep. John Mica.

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Letter: Give Gullah Geechee Corridor feedback

Letter: Give Gullah Geechee Corridor feedback Ronald Daise, Chairman Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission Sullivan’s Island, SC Dear Editor: The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission’s management plan is available for public review and comment from July 18 to August 17, 2012; in early fall, it will be submitted to the US Secretary of…

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Miner takes second leave of office

At the tender age of 25 years-old, St Johns County commissioner Mark Partridge Miner, armed with a political campaign war chest of $63,582, defeated a commissioner who many felt was too arrogant, unstable, and unfit to serve a second term.

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Letter: 2013 may be best yet for Romanza

Letter: 2013 may be best yet for Romanza Albert Syeles Romanza CEO and President St Augustine, FL Dear Editor: While Romanza may be on hiatus from our Monthly Gatherings, we continue to work on our two big events, the Celtic Music and Heritage Festival and Romanza Week in 2013.

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Letter: Responding to political censorship

Responding to political censorship Christina Tobin Chicago, IL Dear Editor: On Thursday, my organization, Free & Equal Elections Foundation, issued a statement on a recent executive order signed by President Obama; the order gives the executive branch control over the nation’s political communications, including the Internet. The vested powers in the bill go beyond that…

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