Category: Editorials

Some of the precinct committeemen and women in the St Johns County Republican Party have drifted so far away from the party platform over the past 15-years, that it no longer resembles the party of Lincoln. We are supposed to be about the inherent ability of the people to be self-governed — not the election…

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Letter: Where is the compassion in Compassionate St. Augustine? Casey Eugene Leydon St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: Why does an assembly of good people, gathered under the banner of “Compassionate” and “Saint Augustine”, proudly celebrate the genocide of the people of this land. Why?

Robert Olsen Vilano Beach Special to Historic City News Looking back at the St Augustine Airport, it’s hard to imagine that the airport was closed for several years after serving a military function during World War II.  It was reopened in 1955 and has grown to become a hugely important regional asset — much more…

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John Barnes Hastings, FL Dear Historic City News editor: Four months ago, the Hastings Town Council was asked to reach out to the administration of St. Johns County and to request a feasibility study to see if the citizens of Hastings would be better off by dissolving the town charter.

Defending the public’s access to our government has never been more important – and rarely has that access been more threatened.

When you think of the man or woman who leads from the front of the county’s primary law enforcement agency, the person citizens depend on to protect them from hardened criminals and life threatening emergencies, you would like to think you are counting on someone unafraid of the dangers inherent in the job of sheriff….

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By Lance Thate, Chairman Saint Augustine Tea Party Special to Historic City News While the thunder roared and the rain poured outside, another storm raged inside at the regularly scheduled Monday night commission meeting of the City of St Augustine Beach on April 3, 2017.

Eris Ash St Augustine, FL Why pay to go to the movies when you can watch St Augustine from your car?