Category: Editorials

The following article appeared in yesterday’s Daytona Beach News-Journal and was contributed by Staff Writer, Jay Stapleton Court to rule on public’s right to speak Two years ago, a civil rights legend with deep roots in Central Florida was not permitted to speak at a public hearing about a water treatment plant on the St….

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Florida Senator Marco Rubio 317 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC, 20510 Dear Editor: As St. Augustine and St. Johns County’s senator in Washington, I am compelled to respond to The Washington Post article on Friday that accused me of seeking political advantage by embellishing the story of how my parents arrived in the United…

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Jay Bliss, USCG lic. captain St Augustine Port and Waterway Commissioner – Seat 5 Dear Editor and Port Observers,

The Historic City News editorial desk received a letter from St. Johns County Commissioner Mark P. Miner; responding to the news that a 26-year-old front desk supervisor at the Casa Monica Hotel was sent home from work yesterday because he would not remove an American flag lapel pin.

Screw It! The most common source of misfires in flintlock firearms is a loose flint.

Social networking: more than a place for friends By Gena Anderson Administrative Editor The Gargoyle