Category: Editorials

Saint Augustine Pirate Gathering I’m hoping this is a mistake.

As I look around today at the temperament of society I find myself very disappointed and I shake my head and wonder how so many Americans became so complacent.

A push for legislation to place restrictions on drivers’ cell phone use has begun in Florida in the wake of a highly publicized report read by Historic City News that calls attention to the dangers of driving while talking or texting.

THE ROUND TABLE When St. Augustine Ceased Being a Small Town Geoff Dobson

In an editorial that I read in the Gainesville Sun yesterday, the paper asked the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners some tough questions. Questions that – given our current budget situation – should be asked locally.

Sometimes I am reminded of the tendency of people to cling to ideas that are simply not true; like the idea that the “majority rules” when voting. This is one of those times.

In an effort to be politically correct, I’ll use the new terminology “Insurance Reform” instead of “The Healthcare Reform Debate”.

Saturday’s historic sign paint-over and recent building restorations on San Marco Avenue and Castillo Drive point up possible weaknesses in codes protecting our historic resources more than 50 years old.