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Clarification
In the past several weeks, I have been the target of a campaign that I believe is focused on trying to get me to stop writing about my concerns with the tactics being used in St Johns County related to the upcoming election. Perhaps they think my writing resonates, and that is concerning to them? Continue reading
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Commissioners’ Voting Records
At the February 6, 2024 Board of Commissioners meeting, Ann Taylor made a public comment, suggesting that the minutes of Board Meetings should include pertinent information about each agenda item that is voted on. Ms. Taylor described the difficulty in conducting an analysis of Commissioner voting records. I suspect she was recounting the challenge of Continue reading
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Should we not believe a law firm’s webpage?
On January 16, 2024 during public comment at the Board of Commissioners meeting, Nicole Crosby made a point that at least the Commissioners should have hired an election attorney and went on to say that Commissioner Joseph did hire an election attorney. Ms. Ann Marie Evans also made a point to say that the Commissioners Continue reading
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I am seriously concerned about what is happening in our county
If you haven’t been following, here it is in a nutshell. November 21, 2023. Commissioner Krista Joseph used her Commissioner Comments at the Board meeting to endorse candidates running for three open Commissioner seats and inferred that the woes of the County were the responsibility of three sitting commissioners who are up for reelection and Continue reading
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What if she did break the law?
I have a question for those who are angry about the censure here in St. Johns County. Here is the question: What if she did violate the law? It’s an honest question. Ten-fifteen years ago (maybe longer 😕), the court of public opinion would probably be swayed by a legal opinion that the law was Continue reading
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Define “Proof”
On my third post on December 19, I told a commenter that I would approve the comment about corruption but invited her to provide more than just a hypothesis of corruption. That was met with a list of campaign contributions from another commenter, offered as proof. I responded, “I can see where you might draw Continue reading
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Imagine, if you will
You are a local elected official. It doesn’t matter why you ran for office. What does matter is that you sign on for a four-year term and take an oath of office that says, “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States Continue reading
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Sometimes subtlety just doesn’t work
In the past few blog posts, I have shared concerns about what I see happening in St Johns County. I intentionally did not mention names because I wanted to be subtle and not to use the same nasty tactics I was seeing play out in social media. You see, there is a fight going on Continue reading
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When One Wins, Someone Else Loses
That’s just the way the world works, right? Winning feels good – losing, not so much. Ask anyone wearing team colors at the end of the season and you’ll probably get a resounding YES to that statement. When the win or loss is among one’s community however, it’s not as easy to justify one winning Continue reading
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