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Developers among big contributors in St. Johns County Commission races. (SAR)
"A large portion of money raised for the campaigns is from developers or interests outside of St. Johns County, according to supervisor of elections records."With about six months left until primary...
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On Presidents Day, Jeb Bush urges return to civility in politics. (South...
On Presidents Day, Jeb Bush urges return to civility in politicsBy DAVID LYONSSOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL |FEB 17, 2020 | 5:29 PM Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said that it’s time for a return to...
View ArticleFlorida woman in fraud case among those with Trump clemency. (AP)
If you're a wealthy wrongdoer, DONALD JOHN TRUMP will grant you a pardon or clemency.Among the eleven so favored today were bribe takers, corporate conmen, and one Florida con-woman whose health care...
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Bernard Kerik reveals phone call that changed his life after Trump pardon....
Giuliani's former NYC police chief was among those who just got a pardon from President DONALD JOHN TRUMP. From Fox News:Bernard Kerik reveals phone call that changed his life after Trump pardonBy...
View ArticleSenate won’t confirm DeSantis’ nominee to be chief administrative judge....
Administrative law judges are "the hidden judiciary" who decide key cases at the federal and state levels. Judicial independence is critical, whether you're a person or a corporation. Our Florida...
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Chris Christie asked Trump to pardon this former CEO. The president just did....
Organized corporate crime procured and secured eleven (11) pardons and clemencies today. Presidential pardon power is absolute (except you can't pardon yourself or take money for pardons). Organized...
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EDITORIAL: The question now is what can Blago offer Trump? (Chicago Sun Times...
Cui bono? (Who benefits?). Judge Litt taught me to ask this question. So why in the Hell did President* DONALD JOHN TRUMP pardon the man who tried to sell a seat in the United States Senate? You tell...
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Should Florida lakes and forests have rights in court? Lawmakers weigh in. A...
Spread the word about the lobbyist-influenced Flori-DUH legislators who don't want nature to have legal rights. We know Florida Senators love developers -- just look at the "art" in their hallways --...
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Appeals court says Florida rule barring certain ex-felons from voting is...
I agree with the Eleventh Circuit. Case decided on 14th Amendment Equal Protection grounds in the federal trial and appellate court. Trial is set for later this year and federal court could add the...
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Carrie Johnson's birthday
Our late friend Carrie Johnson would have been 85 today. Here's here grave, photo from David Nolan:
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NYC woman 'ecstatic' as judge orders 20 floors cut from already built condo....
If the City of St. Augustine Beach had any courage, it would have issued a similar remedial order for perverse disgraced then-Mayor RICHARD BURTT O'BRIEN's two illegally constructed McMansions on F...
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St. Augustine board wants black community’s input on U.S. Colored Troops...
In the words of the great American architect Daniel Burnham, "Make no little plans, for they do not inspire people to follow them."I spoke at the Historic Architectural Review Board Meeting February...
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DeSantis Wary Of Airbnb, Vacation Rental Proposals (NSOF)
Looks like the City of St. Augustine, and other Florida cities, may get Governor Ronald Dion DeSantis to veto these Florida Legislature bills aimed at reducing Home Rule.DeSantis Wary Of Airbnb,...
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Florida lawmakers reject study on anti-LGBTQ policies in private voucher...
We must extirpate anti-Gay bigotry, starting with state-funded schools that promote bullying, invasions of privacy and outrageous, intentional, invidious discrimination without basis in law or public...
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Dems, You Can Defeat Trump in a Landslide You can promise voters something...
Good column by three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas L. Friedman ofThe New York Times, no doubt inspired by Doris Kearns Goodwin's Pulitzer Prize winning book, Team of Rivals, about the presidency of...
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Ten terrible moves by an arrogant Florida Legislature | Editorial. (South...
Florida's legislature is in the thrall of Republicans and big corporations, resulting in a Parade of Horribles documented in this well-researched, eloquent editorial from the South Florida Sun...
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Five arrested, accused of targeting journalists as part of neo-Nazi...
If you think it "can't happen here," I learned last week that a local government official filed a false police report against me. Local lawmen did their job and swiftly concluded from undisputed...
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House passes historic anti-lynching bill after Congress’s century of failure....
Only four (4) members of Congress voted against the anti-lynching bill. One is U.S. Rep. THEODORE SCOTT YOHO, who currently represents Florida's 3rd Congressional District, in northeast Florida, where...
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Will your vote count? Florida's secrecy about election security makes it...
We have a constitutional Right to Know under Article I, Section 24 of our Florida Constitution. Our Republican St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections, VICTORIA OAKES, named to the job by Governor...
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VICTORIA OAKES HOUSE PARTY -- ST. JOHNS COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS...
Republicans will depend on voter suppression once again in 2020.Controversial St. Johns County, Florida Supervisor of Elections VICTORIA OAKES tries to defend her office's record at a house party. For...
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