Category: Editorials

Peter Miele announced to Historic City News that he is running for Seat 4 on the Anastasia Mosquito Control District. He made the following statements to introduce himself and his campaign to our readers.

Letter: Intrigue at the Republican Executive Committee Lance Thate, Chairman Saint Augustine Tea Party Dear Historic City News editor: Eric West, a former Chairman of the Saint Augustine Tea Party, is now making a bid to be the Chairman of the St Johns County Republican Executive Committee. For Eric West, it was always Republican Party…

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Editorial: Historic preservation does not mean closed to the public Last month was the first time since 2005 that Historic City News readers were allowed to visit the interior of the historic City Waterworks Building at Davenport Park; a building that once served an important community purpose but, because of mismanagement, was finally shut down.

Letter: City flaunts its own regulations for Dining with Dignity Debra Valenti-Epstein St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: My name is Debra Valenti-Epstein, I live in Lincolnville and I own two additional vacant building lots at 89 and 98 Washington Street.

Letter: Why aren’t we arresting “Take em’ Down” criminals? Jeff McNabb St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: In 1958, the US Congress gave confederate veterans the same legal status as US veterans (Public Law 85-425, Section 410).

Letter: Multi-prong effort needed to protect children Dennis Stewart St. Augustine, Fl Dear Historic City News Editor, I have been posting this recommendation for months.

Letter: Ron Rawls marchers filled with racism and hate H. K. Edgerton Asheville, NC Dear Historic City News editor: On Saturday morning, I posted my colors by the cenotaph in the historic Plaza de la Constitucion, in anticipation of the arrival of the #takeemdown marchers.

Letter: The Culture War on Confederate Heritage Connie Chastain Ward Pensacola, FL Dear Historic City News editor: The current demands to remove Confederate statues, names, flags, etc., are based on historical error at best and deliberate misconceptions at worst.