Category: Editorials

Historic City News followed the District 1 race for County Commissioner very closely during the Primary Election and in making our editorial endorsements we looked at all three candidates, focusing on the two Republicans who faced off in August.

After Tuesday’s victory by Mark Miner, Historic City News contacted the Commissioner Elect for his thoughts on the campaign and his future role as a commissioner.

State Attorney John Tanner had the 7th Circuit Court issue a warrant today for the arrest of Tropical Storm Fay alleging that “with willful intent and malice aforethought” Fay has destroyed literally hundreds of his political campaign signs — signs which Tanner warned were not to be tampered with or vandalized.

I am pleased to report that, by just a few minutes, I was able to beat County Commissioner Ron Sanchez and am therefore able to claim the first early ballot cast in the Supervisor of Elections Office for this year’s important Primary Election.

This has been an interesting election year for local campaigns — we’ve observed some similarities to past campaigns and seen several new twists on tricks learned by old dogs; not all of which were necessarily a “good thing”.

The District 5 County Commission race will end with a new commissioner-elect for the Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 26 and The St. Augustine Record announced that with all the experience among the candidates, their pick is Brunson – we at Historic City News couldn’t agree more.

The St. Augustine Record published their endorsements in the St. Johns County Commission races today. The editorial staff at The Record remarked, “Miner shows wisdom beyond his years, and a keen understanding of the county’s needs. He says the commission has to take the lead in attracting new businesses and in providing incentives for them…

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The St. Augustine Record published their endorsements in the St. Johns County Commission races today. District 1 incumbent Cyndi Stevenson is running for a second four-year term against Al Abbatiello in the Republican primary. The winner will face Merrill Roland, a registered independent, on Nov. 4. The editorial staff at The Record concluded “We recommend…

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