Ed Albanesi: Pay less sales tax … and support schools too
By Ed Albanesi A few years ago I did something very unusual for me. I voted in favor of a sales tax increase here…
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Ed Albanesi: Hope for the best and prepare for the worst
Community Column: Calling out ‘good’ By Ed Albanesi I often self-counsel myself with the admonition to “hope for the best and prepare for the…
Ed Albanesi: The fruits of writer’s block
By Ed Albanesi Returned home from a family vacation 10 days ago and have been suffering a major case of writer’s block ever since….
Ed Albanesi: New Publix lives up to its name
By Ed Albanesi After a nine-month incubation period, the new and somewhat improved Publix Supermarket finally opened at Moultrie Square. And, for most of…
Ed Albanesi: High-tech before Google
By Ed Albanesi I was recently reading an article about Triple Crown winner, American Pharaoh, in which the author described the horse’s magnificent fluidity…
Ed Albanesi: Cellular data for dummies
By Ed Albanesi We recently added a third cell phone to our family, which my daughter earned when her final report card was received….
Ed Albanesi: Will pigs fly for Rubio once again?
St. Augustine welcomed him four years ago By Ed Albanesi I normally do not cover politics in my role as a community columnist. I…
Ed Albanesi: Curmudgeonly traffic tales
By Ed Albanesi It amazes me when I hear folks complain about the “traffic†in St. Augustine. Have these people not lived or driven…
Ed Albanesi: Other duties as assigned (ordering dolls online, etc.)
By Ed Albanesi As I went online early this morning to take advantage of a fantastic sale on American Girl dolls I realized more…
Ed Albanesi: How to save some cash
By Ed Albanesi Reading this column may save you $33. At the very least it will probably save you $13. Everyone who owns a…