Category: Editorials

On October 3rd last year, Historic City News reported that Florida Governor Rick Scott had signed an executive order directing that Central Florida prosecutor Jeffrey L. Ashton, come to St Augustine to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Michelle O’Connell and the subsequent investigation led by St Johns County Sheriff David B Shoar.

Letter: White paper is nothing more than “white wash” Lee Geanuleas St George Street St Augustine Dear editor: It’s Saturday morning and that means cartoons and laughter! I’ve got a good one for you: One of our city commissioners asked the University of Florida to “assess potential community benefits of the [Dow PUD] proposal”.

Letter: Resist450 Coalition rejects Spanish Doctrine of Discovery Shawn Mulford Dine’ (Navajo) Dear Editor: The Resist450 Coalition stands united in our effort to ensure the rights of Indigenous Peoples and the defense of our natural environment.

Why print a book about St Augustine in China? By Harold C Pabst Jr St Augustine, FL When my wife and I read an ad in The St Augustine Record about the book celebrating 450 years of St. Augustine, we rushed down to their office and bought two copies. I was delighted with the book…

Visit full text article “Letter: Why print a book about St Augustine in China?” »

Free speech can’t be sequestered Bill Rosenstock St Augustine Beach, FL Dear Editor: I applaud the county commission for its unanimous vote August 4th for the removal of the “free speech area” sign at Pier Park. Free speech is practiced by all American citizens every day without us ever thinking about it.

Less than 30 days to go and we want to test our reader’s extrasensory perception. We are asking Historic City News readers to “look into the future” and report, either here or by e-mail, what effect, if any, they believe the 450th Anniversary will have on their business or employment.

Guest: The trend of commercial interests consuming residential LEE GEANULEAS St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News readers: What to do with the former Dow Museum of Historic Houses? This relatively straight forward question has generated a fair amount of passion, raised a bumper crop of yard signs and caused many to ask, “Just what…

Visit full text article “Guest: The trend of commercial interests consuming residential” »