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Trump’s Twitter War on Spelling (NY Times, Sarah Lyall opinion column)
As JFK said, "sometimes party loyalty demands too much." Since when do our dull Republican friends endorse bad grammar and bad taste? Why does the heathen rage-post on Twitter? Why does Little Twittler...
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Patronis attended NYC fundraiser as Florida prepped for Dorian. (POLITICO)
It's three (3) years to the next election, but Florida CFO JAMES PETRONIS is m making hay while the sun shines, raking in money for his political committee. From POLITICO:CFO Jimmy Patronis’ Twitter...
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Army major faces scrutiny for appearance in uniform at Biden campaign event....
Major Tate was majorly wrong. I think she's probably a good person, supporting Joe Biden, another good person. She needs to review Army ethics rules and not wear the uniform to political events...
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Navy quietly ends climate change task force, reversing Obama initiative....
The U.S. Navy knows that climate change imperils its mission, with the biggest naval base in the world in Virginia facing regular flooding. Because of the Whim of Iron of Little Twittler, the Navy...
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$15 minimum wage, utility deregulation move close to making ballot, but...
Our Florida Constitution reflects the will of the people. But will corporate allies of controversial Flori-DUH Governor RONALD DION DeSANTIS "monkey this up?"$15 minimum wage, utility deregulation move...
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"First Africans in Virginia" Historic Sign: Where is St. Augustine's Answer?
Does We need a national civil rights museum and a railroad museum in St. Augustine. The first Africans came to North America in St. Augustine, Florida on September 8, 1565, with founder Pedreo Menendez...
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How Walmart Persuades Its Workers Not to Unionize --- America’s largest...
The WalMart store in. St. Augustine is a training store, with classrooms in the back. I do not shop at WalMart. I do not approve of its business plan (destroying mom and pop small businesses, like a...
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Unsealed Documents Show How Purdue Pharma Created a “Pain Movement” --- The...
Evil corporations getting people addicted to pain killers, egged on by McKinsey. Corporate power and oligopoly at its worst. American carnage. There must be criminal prosecutions. While I applaud the...
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Water-filled dam to protect FPL substation in St. Augustine from flooding. (SAR)
Excellent idea. Who knew that flooding at the Riberia Street substation caused power outages in prior hurricanes?In California, buildings house electric utility substations, increasing reliability and...
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Slavery took hold in Florida under the Spanish in the ‘forgotten century’ of...
Once again. The New York Times erroneously reported slavery began in what is now America in 1619 despitepromises to me to avoid this error in future, and April 13, 2011 correction in Lincolnville...
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City opens parking garage for free parking -- Park at your own risk during...
September 1, 2019City opens parking garage for free parkingPark at your own risk during the stormThe City’s Historic (sic) Downtown Parking Facility, located at 10 West Castillo Drive, will stop...
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St. Augustine Marina CLOSED (CoSA)
St. Augustine Municipal Marina1 hr · Due to the mandatory evacuation order effective Monday 9/2/19, the St. Augustine Municipal Marina closed at 8:00pm, Sunday, September 1, 2019. Suspended operations...
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September 2, 2019 -- Ninth Anniversary of Michelle O'Connell's Homicide
Nine years ago tonight, Michelle O'Connell attended a concert at our St. Augustine Amphitheater with her boyfriend and brother. She told her boyfriend she was leaving him. As she packed to leave, she...
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Happy Labor Day!
As the only offspring of two union organizers, I learned first-hand about worker rights, and became an attorney for workers confronting oppression around our Nation, after first working as Appalachian...
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No more illegal water cutoffs to barrier islands during Hurricane Dorian,...
"It is not our policy to shut off your water." --- St. Augustine Mayor Tracy Upchurch at September 2, 2019 press conference at St. Johns County Emergency Operations Center.Unless there is an emergency,...
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“Living Shorelines” Will Get Fast Track to Combat Sea Level Rise. (Scientific...
Before we lavish more money on capital-intensive projects, we need to try living shorelines, enhancing wetlands, sand dunes and mangrove trees. International conference co-sponsored by UF and Flagler...
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Rebuilt Wetlands Can Protect Shorelines Better Than Walls --- Fortified...
More evidence in support of restoring wetlands. Now that the territorial limits of the City of St. Augustine are about to ve included in the expanded territorial boundaries of our...
View ArticleWaves breach sand dunes well ahead of Dorian's impact -- A multi-million...
Do we need a forensic audit and a federal and state criminal investigation of lax oversight by the St. Augustine Port, Waterway and Beach District and Florida Inland Navigation District over alleged...
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Summer Haven River: Science and Future Options, by Dr. Michael Shirley,...
We need good science to evaluate the 2019 breach of the Summer Haven River Project. Here's a paper by Dr. Michael Shirley, Director, Guana-Tolamato-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, to...
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Hurricane Lady (St. Augustine Report, by former Mayor George Gardner)
Hurricane Lady It is told that a sea captain in the early 1800s was near Florida on a cargo ship from Spain. A storm arose so the captain started throwing things overboard to lighten his load. A...
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