In the August 2nd issue of The Record, Peter Guinta wrote on the retirement of Dr. Bill Adams who honorably served 10 years as director of the city’s Department of Heritage Tourism.

In a clipping featured in this morning’s report received by Historic City News from the Florida Association of Counties, I read about a grand jury recommendation that is unsettling, to say the least.

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.

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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.