Category: Editorials

Editorial: No free nation without a free press Michael Gold, Managing Editor HISTORIC CITY NEWS St Augustine FL Historic City News readers who know me, are not surprised to learn that I have written a “harsh” article, probably half sarcastic and half tongue-in-cheek, about government transparency, fraud, waste and abuse in government, or elected officials…

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Letter: St Johns County transparency rated “partly cloudy” Dennis M Clarke St Johns, FL Dear Editor: So, just how transparent is the Saint Johns County website? While the website may provide a wealth of information, one has to dig a little further into the details in order to make sense of various programs the County…

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Guest Column: Effective public transportation for our city Ron Berben St Augustine, FL Dear Editor and Historic City News readers: After years of disappointment, Floridians, especially in our area, have all but given up on the dream of a viable passenger rail service for St. Augustine, along the East coast or to anywhere else in…

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Letter: Local politicians behaving badly Lance Thate, Chairman Saint Augustine Tea Party Dear Editor: What happens at a local level is a microcosm of what is happening at a national level; where our politicians are attacking our Constitutional rights on a minute-to-minute basis, disregarding their constituent’s demands, showing nothing but contempt for the people, operating…

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Letter: Why penalize FPL customers? James S. Arpaia St Augustine, FL Dear Editor: I recently wrote to all members of the Florida Public Service Commission to complain about a penalty I now face unless I agree to change to a so called “Smart Meter” from Florida Power and Light Company.

Letter: Human induced global warming Peter Spiller St Augustine, FL Dear Editor: Because we live in a rather exposed coastal neighborhood, all of us ought be concerned about what scientists say about human induced global warming (AGW).

She’s not up for re-election until 2016, but three-term St Johns County Commissioner, Cyndi Stevenson is certainly peddling the County Administrator’s Kool Aid.