# county commission (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover county commission. Page: Feed: --- ## [Alumnus Jon Ossoff (SFS’09) Wins Historic Georgia Senate Race, Says SFS Training Has Been “Indispensable” (Valeria De La Vega, Georgetown School of Foreign Service Alumni Assn, January 8, 2021)](https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2026/08/alumnus-jon-ossoff-sfs09-wins-historic.html) _2026-08-21 · Ed Slavin · Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida_ My undergraduate alma mater, GU SFS, graduated both Jon Ossoff and Bill Clinton. From GU SFS Alumni: Alumni News Alumnus Jon Ossoff (SFS’09) Wins Historic Georgia Senate Race, Says SFS Training Has Been “Indispensable” Valeria De La Vega January 8, 2021 Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on X Share on Bluesky Share via e-mail On the morning of January 6, the eyes of the country were on SFS… ## [Feast of Saint Augustine, August 28, 1974:"Fast Eddie" Recalls His First Days in Senator Kennedy's Office and Georgetown University](https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2025/08/feast-of-saint-augustine-august-28-1974.html) _2026-08-21 · Ed Slavin · Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida_ It was August 28, 1974, the Feast of Saint Augustine) that I heard Ralph Nader speak at Gaston Hall at Georgetown University: On August 29, 1974) that I went to work for the office of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, on the morning before my first class at Georgetown University. Thanks to the Navy SEAL Terrence McShane, Georgetown University Resident Assistant, Vietnam, veteran, son of a Philadelphia… ## [Support St. Augustine National Historical Park and National Seashore. (2025 blog post)](https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2023/10/support-st-augustine-national.html) _2026-08-21 · Ed Slavin · Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida_ Let's work together to help preserve and to protect our precious environmental and cultural heritage here in St. Johns County. Preparing for 2025 meeting of the newly elected members of our St. Johns County Legislative Delegation. I've testified before our SJC Legislative Delegation every year since 2006. I support preservation of our state parks. I support creation of a St. Augustine National… ## [ED SLAVIN RESPONSE TO WASHINGTON POST May 12, 2025 article re: Mosquito Museum](https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2025/05/ed-slavin-response-to-washington-post.html) _2026-08-21 · Ed Slavin · Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida_ Saw an odd article in WaPo May 12, 2025, and responded: 1. There were some 41% cost overruns on the $4.5 million Mosquito Museum. Why? Lax management. Anastasia Mosquito Control District Commission (AMCD) of St. Johns Commissioner Martha Gleason recently resigned in protest over financial mismanagement (41% cost overruns), but there was no mention in this article. AMCD has had the same auditor for… ## [SAVIN' WITH SLAVIN. MOSQUITO CONTROL BOARD, SEAT 2. CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE.](https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2026/08/savin-with-slavin-mosquito-control.html) _2026-08-21 · Ed Slavin · Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida_ SAVIN' WITH SLAVIN. My late mentor, Chief Judge Nahum Litt, taught me that any government budget can be cut by 10%. Our Florida governments need to work harder. Smarter. Ethically. I am running for independent Mosquito Control Board to help save your tax dollars. I am for wise spending. I am against wasteful spending. Against what Abraham Lincoln would call "flubdubs." ED SLAVIN FOR ANASTASIA… ## [Florida law prompts St. Johns commissioners to question lobbyist's loyalty. (Jessica Clark, First Coast News, August 5, 2026)](https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2026/08/editorial-contempt-vote-against-fauci.html) _2026-08-21 · Ed Slavin · Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida_ From First Coast News: Florida law prompts St. Johns commissioners to question lobbyist's loyalty Three commissioners say hired lobbyist did not inform them about a bill that limits home rule regarding development. Lobbyist's other clients include developers. Author: Jessica Clark Published: 7:24 PM EDT August 5, 2026 Updated: 7:27 PM EDT August 5, 2026 ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida bill that… ## [No Class! FIVE (5) Losing SJC Commission candidates NEVER congratulated either Krista or Martin. Wonder why?](https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2026/08/no-class-five-5-losing-sjc-commission.html) _2026-08-21 · Ed Slavin · Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida_ In 1960, U.S. Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected President of the United States. Close race. Vice President RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON's supporters waited all night long for him to speak to them in Los Angeles, California, at the Ambassador Hotel Ballroom. NIXON never took the elevator down to the Ballroom. NIXON never spoke to his supporters by phone. NIXON sent his aide, Herb Klein, to read… ## [SNIDE SARAH SALLEY ARNOLD, facing criminal charges, avoids questions, ducks meetings, smirks at citizens calling for her to resign](https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2025/04/snide-sarah-arnold-in-words-of-william.html) _2026-08-21 · Ed Slavin · Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida_ SNIDE SARAH SALLEY ARNOLD refuses to answer my questions and refuses to meet with retaliation victim Trey Alexander Asner. SNIDE SARAH SALLEY ARNOLD smirked at being questioned by SJC citizens calling for her resignation over her participation in an alleged vote fraud scheme, in a criminal voter fraud case pending before Circuit Court, with a prosecutor and judge from Alachua County appointed to… ## [Ed Slavin response to Sierra Club on Anastasia Mosquito Control of St. Johns County Commission (2024)](https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2024/04/ed-slavin-response-to-sierra-club-on-st.html) _2026-08-20 · Ed Slavin · Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida_ Here's my response to the March 2024 Sierra Club questionnaire re: Mosquito Control Commission; Good evening: Thank you for your patience! Excellent questions. Questionnaire to Candidates for St. Johns County County Commission 2024 Please provide answers to the following questions below, or on a separate sheet: 1. On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 1 being the least important and 10 being the most… ## [Pope Leo XIV on what he loves about America (Gerard O'Connell, America, the Jesuit magazine, July 30, 2026)](https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2026/07/pope-leo-xiv-on-what-he-loves-about.html) _2026-08-20 · Ed Slavin · Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida_ From America , the Jesuit Magazine: VATICAN DISPATCH Pope Leo XIV on what he loves about America by Gerard O’Connell July 30, 2026 Pope Leo XIV speaks at the "Canticle of Peace" event in the Vatican Gardens in Castel Gandolfo on the evening of July 29, 2026, featuring a performance by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and a 164-member children's choir. Credit: OSV News photo/Matteo Pernaselci, Vatican… ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5wS7qeDOKHZ8) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [Politicians say this Florida news site lets them buy coverage. Is your state next? ( Miranda Green & David Folkenflik, NPR, October 6, 2023)](https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2023/10/politicians-say-this-florida-news-site.html) _2026-08-20 · Ed Slavin · Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida_ August 13, 2026 FLORIDA POLITICS carries an attempted cheap shot attack on our beloved St. Johns County Commissioner Krista Joseph. FLORIDA POLITICS is allegedly a pay-to-pay publication operated by criminaloid PETER SCHORSCH. Pay-to-play propaganda corporation propaganda on Florida Politics includes truly creepy lyrical celebration of lobbyists at holiday times. Pray for them. From NPR:… ## [ANNALS OF DeSANTISTAN: Incitatus and incredible shrinking lame duck's dupey St. Johns County Commission endorsements](https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2026/08/annals-of-desantistan-incitatus-and.html) _2026-08-20 · Ed Slavin · Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida_ In 2023 DeSANTI$ appointed SARAH SALLEY ARNOLD to St. Johns County Commission to replace beloved Commissioner Jeb Smith. A modest, self-described "farmer from Hastings," Mr. Smith resigned to run the Florida Farm Bureau Federation. Mr. Smith was often a voice of reason and a fierce opponent of wasteful government spending. Honorable man. Good person. We miss him. DeSANTI$ replaced honorable Jeb… ## [The Mosquito Battle (Edith Pritchett cartoon, WaPo, August 15, 2026)](https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2026/08/xxxxxxx-make-us-preferred-on-google.html) _2026-08-20 · Ed Slavin · Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida_ From The Washington Post: (Edith Pritchett/The Washington Post) 1 Comments By Edith Pritchett Edith Pritchett attended the University of Edinburgh and graduated with a degree in Fine Art. From 2018 to 2021 she was the in-house cartoonist for Tortoise Media. Since 2021, she has been contributing a weekly comic strip, ‘Millennial Life,’ and a weekly series of Venn diagrams to the Guardian. ## [ANNALS OF TRUMPI$TAN: Trump Administration Kills a Flagship Annual Report on the Arctic (Raymond Zhong, NY Times, August 11, 2026)](https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2026/08/annals-of-trumpitan-trump_0595686774.html) _2026-08-20 · Ed Slavin · Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida_ From The New York Times: Trump Administration Kills a Flagship Annual Report on the Arctic The top of the world is warming faster than any other region. For 20 years, the Arctic Report Card chronicled the extraordinary transformation. Listen · 4:21 min Share full article The Arctic Report Card drew on the expertise of hundreds of scientists and other specialists around the world. Credit... Emilio… ## [City Mobilizes Against a Stubborn Health Threat: Mosquitoes (Apoorva Mandavilli & Alessandro Falco, NY Times, August 13, 2026)](https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2026/08/city-mobilizes-against-stubborn-health.html) _2026-08-20 · Ed Slavin · Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida_ From The New York Times: City Mobilizes Against a Stubborn Health Threat: Mosquitoes The city of Belém in northern Brazil was overwhelmed by an outbreak of dengue two years ago. An all-out municipal effort has reduced cases and may offer lessons to American cities. Apoorva Mandavilli & Alessandro Falco, NY Times, August 13, 2026 It’s been 10 years, but Paulo Gomes still vividly remembers the… ## [Taxing Just To Tax](https://tomigrote.substack.com/p/taxing-just-to-tax) _2026-08-16 · Tomi Grote · Letters to the Valley County Electorate_ Valley County can't bring itself, yet, to ask The Big Question about Tamarack's financing plan. The hospital districts in McCall and Cascade reveal their indifference to accountability. ## [Are You The "Right Tourist"?](https://tomigrote.substack.com/p/are-you-the-right-tourist) _2026-08-03 · Tomi Grote · Letters to the Valley County Electorate_ In 2024, the digital world was invited to make The McCall Promise. Only 608 did. One can only imagine what the multitude who opted out thought. ## [Dent County advances FEMA road repairs, prepares for Aug. 4 election](https://thesalemnewsonline.com/2026/07/28/dent-county-advances-fema-road-repairs-prepares-for-aug-4-election/) _2026-07-28 · none · thesalemnewsonline_ Dent County commissioners signed documents Thursday advancing federally approved repairs to county roads 5150 and 3210, while county officials also outlined voting procedures ahead of the Aug. 4 primary election. \[…\] ## [Dent County Pursuit Ends in Two Crashes, Deputy Injured](https://thesalemnewsonline.com/2026/07/21/dent-county-pursuit-ends-in-two-crashes-deputy-injured/) _2026-07-21 · none · thesalemnewsonline_ A Houston man is being held without bond following a July 15 high-speed pursuit through Dent County that ended with two crashes and an injury to a sheriff’s deputy. Bennie \[…\] ## [State audit of Salem finances begins; cost estimated at up to $125,000](https://thesalemnewsonline.com/2026/07/21/state-audit-of-salem-finances-begins-cost-estimated-at-up-to-125000/) _2026-07-21 · none · thesalemnewsonline_ The Missouri State Auditor’s Office has begun its audit of the City of Salem’s finances, a process expected to continue for the next several months and cost the city an \[…\] ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0yB1sgg6e9LC) _2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [Tamarack's Proposed Banker: The Public](https://tomigrote.substack.com/p/tamaracks-proposed-banker-the-public) _2026-07-19 · Tomi Grote · Letters to the Valley County Electorate_ Valley County is considering moving beyond approving development into financing it ## [Commission accepts new subdivision road, hears sales tax report](https://thesalemnewsonline.com/2026/07/14/commission-accepts-new-subdivision-road-hears-sales-tax-report/) _2026-07-14 · none · thesalemnewsonline_ The Dent County Commission accepted a new subdivision road into the county road system during its regular meeting Thursday morning and received reports showing year-over-year increases in county sales tax \[…\] ## [Rolla Man Charged with Drug Trafficking after Traffic Stop](https://thesalemnewsonline.com/2026/07/14/rolla-man-charged-with-drug-trafficking-after-traffic-stop/) _2026-07-14 · none · thesalemnewsonline_ A Rolla man is facing two Class A felony counts of first-degree drug trafficking after authorities allegedly discovered large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl during a traffic stop on Interstate \[…\] ## [City Seeks to Drop Officials From Salem Bowling Center’s Lawsuit](https://thesalemnewsonline.com/2026/07/14/city-seeks-to-drop-officials-from-salem-bowling-centers-lawsuit/) _2026-07-14 · none · thesalemnewsonline_ The lawsuit pitting the owner of Salem Bowling Center against the City of Salem is moving into a new phase, with city attorneys asking a Dent County judge to dismiss \[…\] ## [Baum brings power of music to The Rolla Mission](https://thesalemnewsonline.com/2026/07/08/baum-brings-power-of-music-to-the-rolla-mission/) _2026-07-08 · none · thesalemnewsonline_ The Kansas City Symphony was met with unfamiliar faces upon taking the stage for an evening of music on June 21. Making the trip from Rolla was Ronnie Baum along \[…\] ## [Two parole absconders arrested in separate Salem operations](https://thesalemnewsonline.com/2026/07/07/two-parole-absconders-arrested-in-separate-salem-operations/) _2026-07-07 · none · thesalemnewsonline_ Two wanted fugitives were arrested in separate law enforcement operations in Salem on July 2, following investigations involving the Salem Police Department, Dent County Sheriff’s Office and Missouri Probation and \[…\] ## [Dent County Commission discusses disaster recovery, election deadlines](https://thesalemnewsonline.com/2026/07/07/dent-county-commission-discusses-disaster-recovery-election-deadlines/) _2026-07-07 · none · thesalemnewsonline_ Dent County has received more than $224,000 in state and federal reimbursements for work related to the November 2024 disaster, though county officials said repairs to damaged roads remain far \[…\] ## [We Declare!](https://tomigrote.substack.com/p/we-declare) _2026-07-06 · Tomi Grote · Letters to the Valley County Electorate_ Happy 4th! The results of a recent national poll got us thinking about God, country and a nasty vermin named Orthodoxy with rapacious breeding habits ## [Dent County receives 22% increase in federal PILT funding](https://thesalemnewsonline.com/2026/06/30/dent-county-receives-22-increase-in-federal-pilt-funding/) _2026-06-30 · none · thesalemnewsonline_ The Dent County Commission learned Thursday that the county has received $227,766 in federal Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding, an increase of $41,634 — or about 22% — \[…\] ## [Solar Second Class Citizens](https://tomigrote.substack.com/p/solar-second-class-citizens) _2026-06-22 · Tomi Grote · Letters to the Valley County Electorate_ Valley County's incoherence on solar power makes a couple wish they'd never tried alternative energy ## [Anthony Ettinger on LinkedIn (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jXRUq7G2eV1B) _2026-06-22 · **Sponsored**_ Public LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/anthonyettinger. ## [Official Wisdom](https://tomigrote.substack.com/p/official-wisdom) _2026-06-07 · Tomi Grote · Letters to the Valley County Electorate_ Three local public agencies recently revealed three completely different attitudes about citizen involvement ## [Cascade Medical Center Packets](https://tomigrote.substack.com/p/cascade-medical-center-packets) _2026-06-07 · Letters to the Valley County Electorate_ Until the CMC board quits playing games with its public, we will post their monthly meeting packets here. ## [All Shook Up](https://tomigrote.substack.com/p/all-shook-up) _2026-05-17 · Tomi Grote · Letters to the Valley County Electorate_ It seems like affronts to public process can't even take a break for our election posts. So here are some that piled up while were otherwise occupied + more thoughts on McCity's water bond ## [Follow The Money](https://tomigrote.substack.com/p/follow-the-money) _2026-05-10 · Tomi Grote · Letters to the Valley County Electorate_ America isn't immune to this age-old reality, and neither is Valley County. Politics and money are as inseparable as Yin and Yang, even close to home ## [The County Commission Drinking Game](https://tomigrote.substack.com/p/the-county-commission-drinking-game) _2026-05-03 · Tomi Grote · Letters to the Valley County Electorate_ We challenge readers to sort through the BS in the Republican primary races for Valley County Commission + McCall water bond