Category: Editorials

Dennis McDonaldFlagler County, Florida Dear Historic City News editor; There was a recent article about an Ormond Beach walker being personally violated when he takes his four-mile walk each day.  It sent me back to my Constitution Handbook to reassure myself that what was being claimed as a violation of his First Amendment rights was…

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It has been the experience at Historic City News that almost every time local government attempts to tell local business owners how to run their businesses; or worse, tries to regulate the operation of privately owned businesses, they end up sticking their oversized, taxpayer-financed boot into a king-sized bucket of s**t. 

Bill Jones, as president of the St Augustine Beach Civic Association Board of Directors, forwarded a copy of an open letter to Historic City News which he sent to the City Commission of St Augustine Beach yesterday.  The letter addresses the current budget deliberations and their thoughts on how the City should approach funding its…

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By Diane Scherff, PresidentTrump Club of St Johns County On July 4, 1776, 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States of America. Each year on the Fourth of July, Americans celebrate Independence Day when America absolved itself from all allegiance to the British…

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It’s more important than ever for Florida to make it as easy as possible for insiders to report abuses to state and local agencies, without the fear of retribution according to Florida Politics writer and multiple award-winning investigative reporter, Noah Pransky.

Historic City News readers are patriotically invited to attend the next open meeting of the Saint Augustine Tea Party, Tuesday evening June 25th at 6:30 p.m. in the Village Inn dining room located at 900 North Ponce de Leon Boulevard.

Paul M. Waldron, Chairman St Johns County District 3Board of County Commissioners Special to Historic City News The beaches of St. Johns County are home to several species of endangered or threatened sea turtles. Residents and visitors have a special opportunity and responsibility to protect these magnificent creatures and their vulnerable nesting sites as they…

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By: Joe Henderson, The Tampa TribuneSpecial to Historic City News Republican leaders in Florida have demanded that state Rep. (for now) Mike Hill apologize for making their party look like knuckle-dragging Neanderthals. He has refused, and that’s just as well.