Category: Editorials

Thomas F. Reynolds, Jr.St Augustine Beach, FL On September 24, I made the decision to withdraw from the contest for City Commissioner in the City of St Augustine Beach. I came to my decision not to challenge Mayor Undine George on my own, realizing that my choice would hand over Seat 3 to her for…

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Jill PacettiSt Augustine, FL Note:  This letter is from a Historic City News reader who has complained to the city manager, without success, after the city stopped cutting grass on sidewalks and other public areas at her business.  A privately-owned company now contracts with the city for mowing and this reader is asking the mayor…

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Michael Gold, EditorHISTORIC CITY NEWS For more than 18-years, Historic City News has reported on fraud, waste and abuse in local government when others were reluctant, or afraid, to do so.  When we started looking deeper into the relationships between citizen board members and those officials who appointed them, we identified questionable profiteering at taxpayer’s…

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Letter: I will listen and work hard for you Nancy ShaverMayorSt Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: Thank you! I am grateful to the citizens of our wonderful city for trusting me to represent you as Mayor for the coming two years and to continue the work preserving and protecting our hometown. I’ll do…

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Letter: McClure says thank you!Bill McClureSt Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: I want to personally thank the great supporters I had throughout the election cycle. Although we were not victorious, I remain committed to stand for conservative principles and values that I think we need in this city. Many of you know that,…

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Michael Gold, Editor HISTORIC CITY NEWS There was an opportunity missed tonight that I, for one, regret. During the “commissioner comments” portion of tonight’s city commission meeting, Commissioner Roxanne Horvath brought up her concerns over the recent actions against the Silent Sam statue on the grounds of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill….

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David R. McCallister, ChairmanHeritage Defense CommitteeSons of Confederate Veterans, Florida Division Dear Historic City News Editor, In light of the recent events in Chapel Hill, it is time for the commissioners of the City of St Augustine Commission to reconsider the plan they adopted to label the Plaza de la Constitucion memorial a symbol of…

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Michael Gold, EditorHistoric City News News writers, I refuse to call them “journalists”, are constantly writing, editing, then re-writing their articles to achieve nirvana in efficiency; as if every character of every word in their 6-inch column had an impact on the lives of every man, woman, and child on earth. As I’ve read recent…

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