The Commissioners Albatross

Bruce A. Maguire
St. Augustine, FL

Dear Editor:

Continuing to borrow from the play book of founder, Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles, the City Commissioners have mercifully decided against the immediate execution of the one hundred thirty-four year-old St. Augustine Transfer Company.

Let me get this straight . . . .

We’re going to be “gifted” with a healthcare plan we are forced to purchase and fined if we don’t; which purportedly covers at least ten million more people — without adding a single new doctor, but is adding 16,000 new IRS agents.

Dear Editor:

It is a pleasure to see free parking provided by the city of St. Augustine for motorcycles during bike week. Even on weekdays I observed the positive impact on downtown businesses.

I am 21 years old, and have been riding in parades in St. Augustine since I was born.

Dear Editor:

A bill has been introduced in the Florida Senate regarding photographing farm land.