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John Lewis, civil rights hero, Georgia congressman, dies at 80 (Atlanta...
Congressman John Lewis died July 17, 2020, the same day that Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian died. Both were civil rights heroes. John Lewis spoke here in 2010 at a civil rights event. One could feel his "soul...
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Ed Slavin v. City of St. Augustine -- my Title VI complaint re: City ending...
Too big for their britches, City Manager JOHN PATRICK REGAN, P.E. and City Attorney ISABELLE CHRISTINE LOPEZ earned another lawsuit.Repressive City Manager JOHN PATRICK REGAN, P.E.Upchurch listens to...
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Dirty St. Johns County Politics: Chamber of Commerce's illegal $250...
As a candidate for a Mosquito Control Board seat, I was contacted by the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce, which demanded $250 from me as a condition of speaking to them. I declined....
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Unrebutted affidavit of former Mayor Nancy Shaver on Confederate war dead...
Unrebutted affidavit filed in Circuit Court by beloved former St. Augustine Mayor Nancy Shaver in Jill Pacetti, St. Johns County Veterans Counciln and Military Officers Association v. City of St....
View ArticleControversial Coal Slurry Bill in House (WaPo, July 18, 1978)
42 years ago: In 1978, a diverse coalition of Western farmers and ranchers, environmentalists, UMWA, antitrust and consumer advocates and investigative journalists (including me) helped expose...
View ArticleChanging History -- July 19, 1978
It was 42 years ago that the U.S. House of Representatives voted to deny eminent domain to coal slurry pipelines.It was my first environmental victory, at age 21.I had just published "The Big Sluice,"...
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How The Record covered civil rights. (SAR)
Under new ownership, four times removed (first a Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, then right-wing Morris Communications, then dodgy hedge fund owner GateHouse and now the newly merged, badly mismanaged...
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North Florida Central Labor Council Endorses Ed Slavin for Mosquito Control...
I am honored to have been endorsed by the North Florida Central Labor Council in my candidacy for Anastasia Mosquito Control Commission of St. Johns County, Seat 5. The endorsement was announced on...
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Even in his passing, John Lewis taught us a lesson. (Jennifer Rubin, WaPo)
When I was almost eight years old, I watched the black and white tv footage of John Lewis being beaten in Selma, Alabama. I was sitting on the couch with my father, who said, "This is history." He...
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David Nolan: On our losses... (SAR)
St. Augustine is remembering civil rights patriots John Lewis, C.T. Vivian (nearly drowned by KKK at 1964 St. Augustine Beach wade-ins), JoeAnn Anderson Ulmer, one of the St. Augustine Four, and a...
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Chris Strickland Campaign Manager Listed in Russian Actor Database
TOM VERRI, campaign manager for Christopher Strickland for Sheriff of St. Johns County, is listed in a database for Russian television and movie actors, kinopoisk.ru TOM VERRI is retired NYC police...
View ArticleKRIS PHILLIPS' HATE RADIO HOST MANAGES CHRIS STRICKLAND FOR SHERIFF CAMPAIGN
I heard a one hour hate radio program broadcast on WFOY-FM this afternoon, dedicated in part to hating on mask requirements, sharing disinformation about COVID-19 and politics, and whining about...
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Sheriff Candidarew ROBERT HARDWICK Tops $406,000 in Contributions! How is He...
Controversial Sheriff's candidate ROBERT HARDIWCK has raised more than $406,000 in campaign ca$h and more in in-kind contributions, meanwhile spending more than $179,000 to date on shirts, car magnets...
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Sheriff Candidate ROBERT HARDWICK Tops $410,088 in Contributions! How is He...
Controversial Sheriff's candidate ROBERT HARDIWCK has raised $410,088 in campaign ca$h and in-kind contributions, meanwhile spending more than $179,000 to date on shirts, beer can holder "doozies," car...
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Blake Romeyn Souder v. City of St. Augustine -- Short-term rental ordinance...
Local resident activist, Flagler College alumnus and AirBnB owner Blake Romeyn Souder has sued the City of St. Augustine, challenging the constitutionality of its short-term rental ordinance, seeking a...
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Bethune-Cookman School of Religion Dean Randolph Bracy, Jr. on St....
St. Augustine, not Jamestown, is where American Black history had its birth | CommentaryBy RANDOLPH BRACY JR.ORLANDO SENTINEL |JUL 18, 2020 AT 10:00 AM A guest writer notes that St. Augustine, not...
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St. Augustine City Commission: Let the people speak by phone at meetings in...
My timely July 17, 2020 Title VI complaint against the City of St. Augustine, Mayor Tracy Wilson Upchurch, et al. has been referred by the Department of Commerce to the Department of Justice, Civil...
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City blasts Anthony Frank Sabbatini's lawsuit on masks
In an answer and motion filed in Circuit Court today, the City of St. Augustine did what I expected when I read the complaint. The City Attorney, Isabelle Christine Lopez, rightly moved to dismiss as...
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Trump Abruptly Cancels Republican National Coronavirus Convention In...
Fully awake, I just listened to Jacksonvile City Council President Tommy Hazouri on this morning's WJCT Melissa Ross First Coast Connect again. There were nineteen City Council members about to hold a...
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Poll shows Biden beating Trump by 13 points in Florida. (Axios)
I am proud that it appears that the State of Florida is going to help elect as President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. We voted twice for Barack Obama as President and Joe Biden as Vice President.From...
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