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Federal Judge Halts Destruction of Miami Rockland Forest, Home to 20...
Thanks to the Center for Biological Diversity for halting a billion dollar Wal-Mart-anchored shopping center and 900 apartment "development" threatening the survival of twenty(20) endangered species in...
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SAB Commissioners Skeptical on $20,000 MORE For Conflicted ENGLAND THIMS &...
Is Northeast Florida Regional Council CEO BRIAN TEEPLE in breach of contract for work for the City of St. Augustine Beach?Was it a conflict of interest for NEFRC to turn around and hire giant developer...
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St. Augustine Record Columnist Margo C. Pope: Saving the pier, a goal for all?
We can get a nice new pier by pledging bed tax revenue to repay bonds. Yes, we can!County Administrator Michael Wanchick won't discuss it publicly. I've been pointing this out since mid-2016.Posted...
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Les Whitten, a/k/a Leslie Hunter Whitten Jr., R.I.P
One of my heroes, investigative reporter Les Whitten, has died. I was inspired, circa age 13, when I saw les Whitten's boss, Jack Anderson, speak at Camden County College in Blackwood, N.J., where my...
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New York Times on Corrupt Sheriffs Gone Wild, by Walt Bogdanich, et al.
A Sheriff, a Mystery Check and a Blogger Who Cried FoulIn Alabama, an official’s use of public funds and behavior toward critics raise questions about the broad powers of American sheriffs.By WALT...
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Weasel Wanchick Refused to Meet With St. Augustine Beach Commissioners,...
St. Johns County Administrator MICHAEL DAVID WANCHICK rejected an invitation from St. Augustine Beach City Manager BRUCE MAX ROYLE to present his proposed transfer of the St. Augustine Beach Pier Park...
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"SCROOGE CITY" SCREWED AGAIN?: Is City of St. Augustine giving "significant...
So the place of artists and musicians in St. Augustine has been taken by panhandlers. Wonder why?Ask SCROOGE-like City burghers like disgraced former City Manager WILLIAM BARRY HARRISS and ex-Mayors...
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SAB SECRECY STINKS: St. Augustine Beach City Manager MAX ROYLE, Mayor RICH...
St. Augustine Beach City "Manager" BRUCE MAX ROYLE and Mayor RICHARD BURTT O'BRIEN caught red-handed meeting privately with developer about future of our pier and pier park, which is owned by St....
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Rebelling Republican Suburbs Offer Democrats Path to House Control (NYT)
Once-safe Republicans fear the righteous wrath of the American people. Whither Sheriff DAVID SHOAR's two U.S. Reps., RONALD DEON DeSANTIS (R-FL6/KOCH INDUSTRIES) and JOHN RUTHERFORD (R-FL4)? What dew...
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Bill Nelson says GOP tax bill will shift jobs overseas -- Nelson rails...
Florida U.S. Senator Bill Nelson speaks for most Floridians, who are getting screwed, blued and tattooed by TRUMP and his henchmen. Remember the greediest!Thank you, Senator Bill Nelson. We, the People...
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E.P.A. Employees Spoke Out. Then Came Scrutiny of Their Email. (NY Times)
No-bid U.S. Government contract awarded to right-wing group investigating employees engaged in First Amendment and union protected activity. This EPA contract stinks. It looks like collusion between...
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Analysis: What Marco Rubio got for his tax vote (WaPo Wonkblog)
Florida's junior U.S. Senator, MARCO ANTONIO RUBIO, got minor concessions on child tax credits and changed his vote. Low-income families were left in the lurch by the diminutive solon. "Little...
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IN HAEC VERBA: United States Supreme Court Decision in Papachristou v. City...
In 1972, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the City of Jacksonville's unconstitutional "vagrancy ordinance." So when some misguided people in St. Augustine started a vigilante...
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HONORING MS. CARRIE JOHNSON'S SPECIAL DAY IN ST. AUGUSTINE
Carrie Johnson (left), with Mayor Nancy Shaver at special stop, with honors, on Ms. Carrie's 2017 Christmas carol tour train ride.(Photo: SAPD)
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DON'T LET MIAMI DEVELOPERS STEAL OUR ST. JOHNS COUNTY PIER -- 35 Years Ago,...
Don't let KEY INTERNATIONAL, INC. and MIAMI's ARDID FAMILY STEAL OUR ST. JOHNS COUNTY OCEAN AND FISHING PIER. Ask questions. Demand answers. Make disclosures. Expect democracy.Here's the text of the...
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Airbrushing History?: Does UF "Secrets of Spanish Florida" Omit America's...
Do I understand correctly from those who saw the film that the PBS St. Augustine documentary omits the first anti-Gay hate crime in North American history? The murder of a Gay man was ordered in 1566...
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Temporary Extension, $500/week charge for St. Augustine Beach Civic...
Exciting news -- accountability is finally winning the day. St. Johns County Commissioners voted December 19th a $500/week charge for the St. Augustine Beach Farmer's Market, granting only a two-month...
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HAVEN HOSPICE FRAUD FOILED: United States Settles False Claims Allegations...
Another dodgy "non-profit" corporate wrongdoer caught red-handed by the Department of Justice. Reckon Sheriff DAVID SHOAR's "Four Star Association" administrators are shaking in their boots?Department...
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Nancy Shaver letter: Something for Alexis' stocking -- write U.S. Attorney....
Posted December 18, 2013 02:15 pm By NANCY SHAVER St. AugustineLetter: Something for Alexis' stockingThe St. Augustine RecordEditor: The Empty Stocking fund appeal always brings me to thoughts of...
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TRUMP Plays SCROOGE With Restaurant Employees (NY Times Editorial)
This reminds me of how misguided St. Augustine Beach City CFO MELISSA BURNS misappropriated servers' tip jars at the December 31, 2016 Beach Blast event. This is immoral and possibly illegal.The Trump...
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