Category: Editorials

I read with amusement the editorial comment in the local printed newspaper; but, I have no idea who wrote it. Plausible deniability, you know. I can just see Jim Sutton, Kathy Nelson and Delinda Fogle, sitting in a circle in a dark corner of what used to be the press room, pointing a finger at…

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Letter: HCN gave all Republicans a fair shake Bob Smith St Augustine, FL Dear Editor, Well done Historic City News! Thanks for giving all the Republican candidates in this Senate race a fair shake! That is more than I can say for the other print media outlets, and in particular, The Record.

Column: Who not to vote for in this special primary LANCE THATE St Augustine, FL The St. Augustine Tea Party does not endorse political candidates. However, they do have a list of candidates with whom they disagree, find problematic, or whose goals are not in the best interests of St. Johns County voters, thus, they…

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Choice for State Representative District 17 The Special Primary Election for State Representative in House District 17 will likely decide the outcome of the race since the winner faces a candidate with no party affiliation and a write-in candidate whose name will not even appear on the ballot.

Choice for Senate District 6 Even outside our editorial review board, this race has been controversial — at best. Historic City News readers have been mixed in their comments.

Letter: Recognizing all those who participated Melinda Rakoncay President Nelmar Terrace Neighborhood Association Dear Editor and Historic City News readers: This is to ALL THOSE PEOPLE, who believed in this fight for the last 2 and a half years, and continued to stick with it when so many people said the 7-Eleven was a done…

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Tonight in the Lewis Auditorium of Flagler College, Michael Carr took the stage representing a city contractor, “Mummy Cat Productions, LLC” for a public airing of a video entitled “Journey: 450 Years of the African-American Experience”.

Letter: Think about the residents too Marty Miller St Augustine, FL Dear Editor: Our city commissioners, tourist board and administrators seem to be focused on how to bring ever more tourist dollars to downtown businesses at the expense of the city residents.