Category: Editorials

These were the direct threats made by Ronald Rawls Jr, aimed at the elected officials of the City of St Augustine and its city manager.  Instead of tapping him out right then and there, without hesitation, placing him under arrest and transporting him to the St Johns County Detention Facility, the actions that would have…

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Lance Thate, ChairmanTown Crier CommitteeSt Augustine, FL Once upon a time in Old St Augustine Florida, Historic City News readers will recall a stucco covered brick-and-mortar structure that stood tall when boats still accessed the Plaza Market.  It was a structure that stood tall and watched St Augustine’s only high-rise bank building being built.

Jill Pacetti, St Augustine, provided Historic City News with this letter; originally sent to the mayor and four city commissioners and city manager John P Regan, Sr.  Keep in mind as you read her letter to our elected public officials and the appointed city manager, Pacetti is a descendent of Eusebio Pacetti who is listed…

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H. K. EdgertonAsheville, NC Dear Historic City News editor: It broke my heart when I read that Vice Mayor Freeman, who made the deciding vote to take down the confederate soldier’s memorial, said that if one black person would have stood up for the soldiers Cenotaph, she would have cast a different vote.

Luis MiguelSt Augustine, FL Special to Historic City News My friends, we did not start this fight, but we intend to finish it. Contrary to what the media would have people believe, we are not here to start trouble. We are here to stop those who want to start trouble. Last month, Reverend Ron Rawls…

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Bob FliegelSt. Augustine Dear Historic City News editor: We are going to be hearing a lot about the “independent voter” and the “undecided voter” in the coming months. They are related myths.

Editorial: Be careful what you ask for … Michael Gold, EditorHISTORIC CITY NEWSSt Augustine, FL