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Trump signs bill that kills Obama-era rule targeting wage theft, unsafe...
ME-Publicans win another Pyrrhic victory: evildoers incarnate hate workers and see only objects to be exploited as employees, tenants and customers, throttled by arbitration clauses. The spirit of...
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SIX (6) Internet Gambling Cafes Turning 8.4 Square Mile St. Augustine Into...
PUBLIC NUISANCE ALERT re: SIX INTERNET GAMBLING CAFES" B.J. Kalanidi warned the City, which did exactly nothing to modify Internet cafe zoning, despite Allied Veterans scandal. Now, we've got six...
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Remember, much of what Trump does can be undone (LA Times)
As Lincoln would say, "This too shall pass."Remember, much of what Trump does can be undoneBy SCOTT LEMIEUXJAN 01, 2018 | 4:00 AMLos Angeles TimesRemember, much of what Trump does can be...
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Are women better leaders than men? (Harvard Business Review)
St. Augustine, Florida Mayor Nancy Shaver is "Exhibit A" in support of this proposition. What do you reckon?LEADERSHIPAre Women Better Leaders than Men?Jack Zenger and Joseph FolkmanMARCH 15, 2012 SAVE...
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Delightful News: Denver Post Newsroom vs. Its "Vulture Capitalist" NYC...
Denver Post newspaper employees in revolt against oppressive hedge-fund owner, ALDEN GLOBAL CAPITAL. Three cheers for Denver Post journalists! Denver Post Rebels Against Its Hedge-Fund OwnershipBy...
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SB 186 Unconstitutional? Read State Senator Travis Hutson's resign-to-run for...
Among Tallahassee Republicans who laugh at unjust laws, is the prevailing attitude,"What's the Constitution among friends?"SB 186 Unconstitutional?Read Travis Hutson's resign-to-run-for-Congress law...
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Who the heck is Gov. RICK SCOTT "Fundraiser," Oilman DANIEL EBERHART,...
Bigoted Bumptious Big Oil Bagman threatens Florida junior Senator Marco: “Rubio should tread carefully regarding his budding friendship with Nelson . . . because Rubio and Scott share a donor base and...
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What do you think about St. Augustine Beach Mayor Undine George's Idea:...
Good column by St. Augustine Record columnist Bob Tis. I agree wholeheartedly. See my comments, below. Read my 21 questions here:...
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FBI Pounces on Alleged Criminal Pay-to-play Scheme in City of Tallahassee...
Chickens are coming home to roost soon in the City of Tallahassee, Florida, it would appear. Meanwhile, people are patiently waiting on FBI and USDOJ to take bold and fearless action on corruption...
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Editorial: Don't gamble on special session gambling (Orlando Sentinel...
I support the referendum that would amend Florida's Constitution to require a 60% vote to expand gambling. I agreed with our St. Johns County Commissioners refusing and rejecting gambling industry...
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Let a Circuit Court jury decide: City of St. Augustine must vote to use...
Since good faith negotiations have apparently failed, St. Augustine City Commissioners must vote tonight to direct the City Attorney to follow the steps required to condemn what's left of Echo House...
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Yesterday’s Ku Klux Klan members are today’s police officers, councilwoman...
Washington Post report on Virginia city councilwoman speaking truth to power. Here in corrupt St. Johns County, corrupt Sheriff DAVID SHOAR brandishes bigotry with a pain to Sheriff L.O. Davis, who...
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3-2 VOTE ALLOWS ECHO HOUSE DEMOLITION -- City history under siege from...
April 9, 2018: St. Augustine City Commissioners voted 3-2 to allow demolition to proceed on historic Echo House.Commissioners approved a motion by Vice Mayor Todd Neville, seconded by Mayor Nancy...
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April 11, 2018: Fair Housing Act Fiftieth Anniversary
Housing discrimination was outlawed fifty years ago today, in 1968, thanks to Senators Walter Mondale, Ted Kennedy and Everett Dirksen, with a big push from President Lyndon Johnson, backed by the...
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April 11, 2005 was my first City meeting and my first encounter with City...
On April 11, 2005, I spoke for the first time to the St. Augustine City Commission about civil rights concerns over illegal annexations and Fifteenth Amendment violations.Then-City Manager William B....
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Fifty years after the Fair Housing Act, neighborhoods in Chattanooga are...
Thanks to my friend, Warren Celli, for sharing with me.Fifty years after the Fair Housing Act, neighborhoods in Chattanooga are still segregated [photos]February 25th, 2018by Joan McClanein Local...
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AND NOW, for something completely different: COMPETITIVE BIDDING AFTER...
After eighteen (18) years, the St. Augustine Beach Civic Association (SABCA) is now required to bid for the Wednesday Farmers' Market at the St. Johns County Ocean and Fishing Pier Park parking lot....
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America's first marriage, in 1565, was interracial -- thank you, Dr. Michael...
As President Harry S Truman once said, "The only thing new under the sun is the history you don't know.""Florida's answer to Indiana Jones," as the Washington Post recently called him, found...
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BEACH PARKING NIGHTMARE: 8803 Square Ft. Restaurant, with only 59 parking...
The St. Augustine Beach Planning and Zoning Board's agenda for next week includes the new building at the former Panama Hatties site. Plans show a MASSIVE restaurant, nearly 9000sf, which is twice the...
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Rex Huppke column: Donald Trump's presidency is collapsing (Chicago Tribune)
Great column in Chicago Tribune.Column: Donald Trump's presidency is collapsingPresident Donald Trump. (Olivier Douliery / TNS)Rex HuppkeContact ReporterWe know President Donald Trump is a strong man,...
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