Now that the elections are over, I wanted to take a moment to thank all of our readers who patiently put up with the obligatory political advertising in Historic City News — afterall, we have to pay the bills around here and we are funded solely from advertising revenue.

In addition to being Election Day, Tuesday is the day of the next regular meeting of the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners and Historic City News will be watching … closely.

In an announcement released to Historic City News last night, the St. Johns County Republican Party made its recommendation for voters considering the Florida Constitutional Amendments.

One of the joys of running for a public office is the opportunity to meet voters face-to-face; some agree with you and some don’t — but most of them are still respectful, even if they don’t.

Dear Editor:

With only days before the Election I am doing everything I can to communicate with voters about the grave dangers associated with Amendments 5 & 6.

Equivocate: to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge, evade, stall, dodge; to use vague or ambiguous language, especially in order to avoid speaking directly or honestly; to avoid committing oneself in what one says; fudge, hedge, pussyfoot, tergiversate, waffle, weasel, beat around the bush, hem and haw, straddle the fence.

Dear Editor:

I wish I could call you right now so you could hear what we hear at 11:30 p.m.