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Michael Gold, Editor HISTORIC CITY NEWS The Internal Revenue Service can revoke St Johns Police Athletic League’s non-profit, tax exempt, charitable status under 501(c)(3) for engaging in political campaigns — that includes the campaign for local Sheriff David B. Shoar.

Letter: The Donald IS in charge Terry Buckenmeyer St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News Editor, These are some random thoughts from an old radical leftist on the presidency of Donald Trump.

Letter: Indivisible St Johns organizational meeting Karen Neff St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: Kudos to the 1000+ citizens of St. Augustine and St Johns County who attended the Unity in Community march and rally last Saturday, January 21, 2017 to express their concern for our environment, our schools, and the lack of…

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St Johns County sheriff, David B. Shoar, through his representative, Commander Charles E. Mulligan, told Historic City News last week that the reason he ignored the department’s nepotism policy in the final days of Fiscal 2016 is because the department has a “critical shortage” of qualified applicants to fill the existing need for additional law…

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In the nationally syndicated radio program “Dr. Carole’s Couch”, heard worldwide on VoiceAmerica Internet Talk Radio, Board Certified Psychiatrist Carole Lieberman, MD, MPH, looks at the evidence collected in the death of Michelle O’Connell and offers her forensic timeline based on a review of the 9-1-1 call from Deputy Jeremy Banks, crime scene photographs, an…

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Letter: Heavy smoke from burning debris Raphael Cosme St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: For more than a week, Vallencourt Construction Company has been cleaning an empty lot near Heritage Park and San Salito subdivisions for development.

Letter: The Trump Agenda Terry Buckenmeyer St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News Editor: Most of the conservative right wing agenda is going to pass before there is any chance to organize an effective opposition.

It’s a new year for Historic City News and 2016 provided ample opportunity to learn from our critics — both those who were constructive and those who were abusive. Looking ahead to 2017 — some things will be improved, some will be discontinued, and some things will remain the old way. In discussing the next…

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