Over the past 50 years that I recall in St Augustine, I can’t remember a time when there have been so many businesses close — many have been in business for years, some for decades, and even some that have been owned by the same family for generations.
Category: Editorials
Guest Column: Citizen self defense
Guest Column: Citizen self defense
David B. Shoar, Sheriff
St Johns County, FL
This month I would like to address a sensitive issue and offer some answers to important questions that have been in the national spotlight — a citizen’s right to self-defense.
St Augustine St Johns Topics in the News
By no particular criteria and in no particular order, the Historic City News Editorial Board selected three news articles from each of the past twelve months to give our readers a reminder of some of the topics that made the local news in 2012.
Executive Summary of Port Waterway District meeting
Jay Bliss, Port and Waterway Commissioner, Seat 5, reported his executive summary of yesterday’s regular public meeting; noting that the official minutes of that meeting will eventually posted to the commission website http://staugustineport.com/
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Editorial: Gun Control for 2013
This will be a good year to have behind us, so I wanted to drag out this dead horse and beat it a little — consider it my New Year’s gift to our readers, feel free to agree or disagree as you individually see fit.
Letter: Textbooks inaccurately depict Islam
Letter: Textbooks inaccurately depict Islam
Angela Casey
St Augustine, FL
Dear Editor:
Parents should be aware of a growing problem in the social studies and history textbooks currently used in St Johns County high schools and throughout the United States; one of the worst being “Pearson’s World History”.