Category: Editorials

Letter: An election about people George M Gardner Former Mayor and Commissioner St. Augustine, FL Dear Editor: There is progress in St. Augustine, carried on by effective professional management. We are a city manager form of government, not strong mayor form.

Guest Column: Why you should vote for Kathleen Trued Kathleen Trued St Augustine, FL Dear Editor, This election season has shown more than ever why we need leaders who are unafraid to tackle difficult issues. In this moment, we need individuals who will offer clear solutions to our most daunting challenges.

Letter: We’re being overrun by tourists Isabel Dickson St. Augustine Dear Editor: St. Augustine has an organization chart that shows residents at the top of it. Why is it that I feel as though we are on the bottom?

Letter: Shaver for mayor: An outsider’s opinion Dan and Helene Sullivan St. Augustine Letter: Shaver for mayor: An outsider’s opinion Dear Editor: Arriving in St. Augustine as part-timers in 1990, (is that long enough to be acceptable?), we fell in love with the historic town; a typical story. The neighborhoods were definitely not chic, but…

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Letter: Why Nancy Shaver? Margaret C. Rocker St. Augustine Dear Editor: We have heard why not to vote for Nancy Shaver, but I would like you to consider why Nancy Shaver should serve as our mayor.

Letter: Shaver keys on residents – Boles on tourists By Louise Bird St. Augustine Dear Editor: The letter expressing an appreciation for Joe Boles as a member of the Good Ole Boys Club is contrary to my view of an entrenched group that is selective in passing favors to each other while those outside of…

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A trial in the court of public opinion will commence Tuesday morning when the special interests of the well-heeled Ponte Vedra Beach based PGA Tour seeks to ignore the county’s Land Development Codes in a major modification request to the St Johns Board of County Commissioners.

Guest Column: Trued could save us over one million dollars By: Dawson Roebig St Augustine, Florida According to interviews from the St. Johns Supervisor of Elections Office and elections experts, John Thrasher’s potential re-election may result in a special election that will cost citizens of District 6 over a million dollars; since on September 23rd,…

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