White House Adviser: No ‘Transparency’ Promise Ever Made Over Billions In...
Transparency is the fundamental public policy of the United States of America, enshrined in our Freedom of Information Act and First Amendment. In 1823, James Madison wrote, “Knowledge will forever...
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Florida gov blames coronavirus rise on ‘overwhelmingly Hispanic’ workers. (NY...
Florida's Boy Governor RONALD DION DeSANTIS is a rebarbative racist. Remember how he dog-whistle referred derisively to our 2018 Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum and said, "Don't monkey this up."...
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Florida’s top Democrat purges ‘inner circle’ after police escort her fiancé...
I'm uncomfortable with reporting on people's private lives, but this one seems justified. We have a Right to Know if a rich marijuana businessman has an abusive relationship with Agriculture Secretary...
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The 1526 Project: Horrors in Florida's Black History You Didn't Learn in...
Just discovered this comprehensive article about Florida's African-American history, which touches on St. Augustine in several respects From Miami New Times:Former slaves pick cotton in Jefferson...
View ArticleSUSAN PARKER | Emancipation Proclamation immediately freed St. Augustine...
We need a monument in St. Augustine to the slaves freed here by the Emancipation Proclamation. We need a monument to the three nuns arrested here in 1916 on orders of Florida Governor, for teaching...
View ArticleRetired Col. Elizabeth Masters' exquisite letter on St. Augustine's Civil War...
On the legally protected Civil War veteran monument in our plaza, the former top lawyer for Florida National Guard's commanding general, Col. Elizabeth Masters (Ret.), wrote another eloquent letter,...
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A Peace Monument for All of St. Augustine's Civil War Veterans?
What will replace the 1879 Ladies' Memorial Association monument in the Plaza de la Constitucion?How about a monument to all Civil War veterans, as suggested by Sandra Parks, Commissioners Roxanne...
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City of St. Augustine Considers $500 Fine for Not Wearing COVID-19 Masks
Here's the text of the City resolution that would make it a code violation, with $500 fine, not to wear a mask for COVID-19 prevention, except for defined exceptions listed in section 3.Typically...
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Federal Judge Dismisses Confederate Monument Lawsuit, With Possibility to Refile
Jumping the gun before the City adopted its resolution moving the Confederate monument, a blunderbuss complaint was filed Monday, June 22, 2020, lacking compliance with basic federal civil procedure...
View ArticleFederal Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Lakeland Confederate Monument...
No model of legal draftsmanship, the federal court lawsuit against the City of St. Augustine on the 1879 Confederate monument was dismissed on June 23, based on a June 22, 2020 Eleventh Circuit Court...
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Linda Stoughton to retire as St. Johns County Director of Emergency...
Congratualtions to Linda Stoughton on her retirement as St. Johns County Emergency Management Director, and for surviving working for a horrible boss, disgraced fired former St. Johns County...
View ArticleUF Says It's Working To Remove Confederate Monument In St. Augustine. (WJCT)
UF had earlier decided to preserve and protect the memorial to General William Loring and to contextualize it, adding a monument to U.S. Colored Troops in Loring Park. As the Board of Trustees of the...
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Trump Administration Files Supreme Court Brief To End Obamacare Amid COVID-19...
This is so wrong in the midst of a global pandemic, trying to yank health insurance from millions.Dirty rotten scoundrel trick by U.S. Attorney General WILLIAM PELHAM BARR, the henchman of sadistic...
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Biden says he would require Americans to wear masks in public (WaPo)
I agree with Joe Biden. Only a cognitive miser, like the incumbent "President* DJT, would refuse to require masks while holding massive rallies, like the Superspreader rally he has planned for...
View ArticleHundreds of complaints, zero penalties for bars, restaurants violating...
Hundreds of complaints, zero penalties for bars, restaurants violating Florida reopening rulesA sign at the Sabie Palm Bar and Grill at the Lani Kai Fort Myers Beach Wednesday March 18, 2020 asks...
View ArticleCoronavirus: You can no longer drink alcohol at bars in Florida 152 COVID-19...
Coronavirus: You can no longer drink alcohol at bars in Florida152 COVID-19 cases linked to bar near UCFDefault Mono Sans Mono Serif Sans Serif Comic Fancy Small CapsDefault Small Medium Large X-Large...
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Federal Judge Timothy J. Corrigan okays compensatory and punitive damage...
On Monday, June 22, 2020, United States District Judge Timothy Corrigan issued an Order approving an amended complaint seeking backpay, front pay, reinstatement, compensatory damages and punitive...
View ArticleMaggie Kostka on Local Government Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
It's time that government officials used common sense in these parts.Here's some common sense by Maggie Kostka of St. Augustine Beach (Vice Mayor, who defeated Andrea Samuels in 2016, owner of Cone...
View ArticleA Peace Monument For St. Augustine, and Other Civil Rights Monuments
What will replace the 1879 Ladies' Memorial Association Confederate monument in the Plaza de la Constitucion?Pursuant to City Code Section 28-87(10), I've requested HARB hold hearings on the memorial's...
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Dodgy CNN, Fox and MSNBC ads target me as a "liberal" running for Mosquito...
So there are reports that local CNN, Fox and MSNBC ads target me as a "liberal" running for Mosquito Control Commission (Anastasia Mosquito Control Commission of St. Johns County).You know what JFK...
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