Reported Hate Crimes in America Rise in 2016 (WaPo Editorial Bd).
Perhaps, partly due to Herr DONALD JOHN TRUMP, "President* Asterisk," Hate Crimes increased up for the second year in a row in 2016. Quo vobis videtor?The Post's View OpinionHate in America is on the...
View ArticleCome Join the "National March for Impeachment," January 20, 2018
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going."--Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.
View ArticleShould we make alms-giving a crime? (SAR)
Letter from Sunday, November 26, 2017 St. Augustine Record:‘Please don’t feed the panhandlers’Editor: There has been a lot of ink discussing how to prevent bothersome panhandlers on St. George street,...
View ArticleBoca Raton Mayor's Unethical Ties With Developers (Sun Sentinel Editorial Bd.)
Don't you wish The St. Augustine Record would become a watchdog on ethics issues, like other GateHouse newspaper properties, and other Florida newspapers? Don't you wish St. Johns County had an Ethics...
View ArticleNovember 26, 2013: "A Death in St. Augustine" PBS Frontline debut on Michelle...
Watch it here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/death-in-st-augustine/
View Article"Loose pigs" story raises eyebrows, elicits puns about St. Johns County...
When truck wrecks occur, maladroit corporate hog news media seldom report the name of the trucking company.Wonder why?Newspapers own trucks and belong to the American Trucking Association.No scrutiny....
View ArticleDAVID BRADFIELD, St. Augustine Beach City Commission applicant, filed...
DAVID ASHLEY BRADFIELDapplied for St. Augustine Beach Commission seat vacated by resignation of Sherman Gary Snodgrass but did not provide any letter of intent stating why he wants to be a St....
View Article14 apply for St. Augustine Beach Commission slot (SAR)
St. Augustine Record scooped again. I reported this story, and more thoroughly, last week, on Saturday November 25, 2017. People know this blog is looking out for their interests (and I'm not waiting...
View ArticleFlorida DEP Secretary Denies Oil Drilling Permit in Everglades (Politico)
Three cheers!DEP secretary rejects judge's recommendation, denies Everglades oil drilling permitBy BRUCE RITCHIE 11/27/2017 06:15 PM ESTTALLAHASSEE — A state agency chief on Monday issued an order...
View ArticleFlorida lawmaker’s former company used Manafort to pitch Russian-developed...
Russian money flowing into America is having a corrupting effect. Wondering how many Russian companies have been investing in local development projects in St. Johns County and St. Augustine?Florida...
View ArticleMedical malpractice records battle brews -- GrayRobinson tortfeasor lobbyist...
Lobbyist TIMOTHY M. CERIO, GrayRobinson lawyer and former General Counsel to Florida Governor RICHARD LYNN SCOTT, wants to carve his initials in our Florida Constitution.CERIO and other louche...
View ArticleSending out an "SOS" for PATRICK FRANCIS McCORMACK, St. Johns County Attorney
St. Johns County Attorney PATRICKK McCORMACK(SAR)President of the Florida County Attorneys AssociationDupey, deceitful developer puppet and former Navy Captain PATRICK FRANCIS McCORMACK deserves an...
View ArticleCamden, NJ Monument to Where Slaves Were Sold
St. Augustine, Florida is struggling with contextualizing two Confederate veteran monuments. We need to do this at Government House and the Slave Market, and wherever lynchings and other hate crimes...
View ArticleSCOTUS Preserves Florida's ban on open-carry weapons
U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to Florida’s ban on open-carryBy Jim Saunders / The News Service of FloridaPosted Nov 27, 2017 at 3:54 PMUpdated Nov 27, 2017 at 3:54 PMTALLAHASSEE — The U.S....
View ArticleDan Gelber, New Miami Beach Mayor Wants Inspector General, Scrutiny of...
New Miami Beach Mayor Daniel Saul Gelber wants an Inspector General and close scrutiny of plans to cope with ocean level rise. A former prosecutor, former Democratic candidate for State Attorney...
View ArticleShamefully Biased Jim Sutton Editorial on St. Augustine Beach Commission...
St. Augustine Record Opinion Editor JIM SUTTON shows his ass, and his animus in an uninformed editorial about St. Augustine Beach Commission vacancy. Do Sheriff DAVID SHOAR and State's Attorney R.J....
View Article1000 blog posts so far in 2017
The post below is the 1000th one for calendar year 2017. Thanks for your support!As Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. said, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going!"Venceremos!
View ArticleIn the South and North, New (and Vital) Civil Rights Trails (NY Times)
Good article in the Times. St. Augustine awaits promised aid to create a National Civil Rights Museum here. We already have the Dr. Hayling office preserved as a museum, and dozens of sites on the...
View ArticleIllegal Panama Hatties' Rebuilding Project Halted by City of St. Augustine...
The St. Augustine Record newspaper has reported that Panama Hatties' is being rebuilt. The developer's plans have been rejected for reconstruction of the decrepit building, purchased by South Florida...
View ArticleDisabled Florida inmate was gassed to death after begging for medical help,...
Our next Governor must move swiftly to reform Florida prisons, whose unaccountable wardens are habitually violating civil and constitutional rights.Disabled Florida inmate was gassed to death after...
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