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Scott Spradley Wins Big in Flagler Beach, Belhumeur Is ‘Re-Commissioned,’ Defeating Incumbent Phillips

March 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

It wasn't a congratulatory handshake just yet--the picture was taken about an hour before polls closed--but it might as well have been: Flagler Beach Commission Chairman Ken Bryan, who decided not to contest his seat, all but passed the torch to Scott Spradley, left, whom Bryan had endorsed. (© FlaglerLive)

Attorney Scott Spradley won election to the Flagler Beach City Commission by a large margin Tuesday, an unsurprising result from an electorate looking for the analytical cool-headed approach Spradley represents, after a turbulent year in the city and the recent firing of a city manager.

Yet Another Book Survives Ban as 2 Flagler High School Panels Vote to Keep Novel of McCarthy Era

March 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The joint committees of Flagler Palm Coast High School and Matanzas High School meeting this afternoon at Matanzas. (© FlaglerLive)

A joint high school committee’s decision today to retain Malida Lo’s “Last Night at the Telegraph Club” was the sixth book in a row in about as many weeks that survived a challenge either on MHS or joint MHS-FPC school-level committees, or at the district-level appeals committee.

Battle Over Vacation Rentals Resumes as Flagler Resists Lesser Regulation for 9th Year

March 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

A vacation rental company entered the Flagler Beach Independence Day parade in 2018. (© FlaglerLive)

For nine years, vacation-rental regulations in Flagler County have survived unscathed even as the short-term rental industry continues to grow in popularity and clout. Each year, local officials fear that era of local control may be over, as lawmakers attempt to pass de-regulation bills. This year is no different.

Annual Mental Health Summit Set for March 29 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre

March 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The third annual BRAVE Summit, a free event for teens that aims to break the stigma surrounding mental health, will the held on March 29, 2023, at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. The event, hosted by Flagler Health+, is free and open to all high school students throughout Florida.

‘Our Ambitious Agenda Is Well Underway,’ Renner tells Joint Legislative Session

March 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard–Cmdr. George Bender and deputies Mike Spinelli, Brian Jackson and Jeremy Chambers–presented the colors before the 10 a.m. session of the Florida House this morning. (Ava Hanner/FCSO)

House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, made remarks to the House on the opening day of the 2023 legislative session. Sheriff Rick Staly and the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard were Renner’s guests.

22-Year-Old Man Dies in Motorcycle Crash on John Anderson Highway

March 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The area of John Anderson Highway, and Bridle Ridge Court/Trotters Lane, where the crash took place.

A 22-year-old Coshocton, Ohio man lost his life in a single motorcycle crash between 2 and 3 this morning (March 7) on John Anderson Highway, north of Bridle Ridge Court/Trotters Lane. 

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, March 7, 2023

March 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Florida Education by Bob Englehart, PoliticalCartoons.com

The school board and the Palm Coast Council meet, another school-level book-review committee meets, trigger warnings on trigger warnings, Massimo Vignelli’s subway map, Joan Didion’s Salvador.

Drag Show Curbs Likely Violate First Amendment

March 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Protesters against a bill restricting drag shows march from a rally outside of the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville on Feb. 14, 2023.

Republican lawmakers in numerous states, including Florida, seek to restrict or eliminate events like drag shows and drag story hours. These efforts have been accompanied by inflammatory rhetoric not grounded in fact about the need to protect children from “grooming” and sexually explicit performances.

District Appeals Committee Votes Unanimously to Keep Sold on High School and Middle School Shelves

March 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The 11-member appeals committee meeting this evening. (© FlaglerLive)

An 11-member district-wide appeals committee this evening voted to uphold two school-based committees’ decisions to keep “Sold,” the fictional story of a 13-year-old girl trafficked into sexual slavery, on the library shelves at high and middle schools.

No Evidence Links Wind Turbines to Whale Deaths, But Ship Strikes May

March 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The killer whale that washed up and died at the north end of Flagler County's beaches in January, one of 23 whales that have washed up on the East Coast since December. (© FlaglerLive)

A string of articles from local and national outlets have linked wind development and dead whales over the past several months, but there is no evidence linking the two. On the other hand, there has been an increase in whale deaths linked to shipping strikes.

Former Matanzas High Student, 16, Charged as Adult in Alleged Sex Assault of Girl During Class

March 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Marshall Thomas appearing from a Duvall County juvenile jail by zoon on an overhead television screen in Circuit Judge Terence Perkins's courtroom this afternoon in Bunnell. (© FlaglerLive)

When Marshall Thomas, 16, was arrested on charges of stealing guns and making written threats to kill in January, authorities did not disclose that he had months earlier been arrested on a sexual assault charge involving a 15-year-old student at Matanzas High School. Thomas has now been charged as an adult on all five charges from both incidents and faces up to 45 years in prison.

Challenged in Flagler Schools: McCormick’s Sold, a Review and a Recommendation

March 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Patricia McCormick's "Sold" challenged for banning in Florida

Patricia McCormick’s “Sold,” about the experiences of a 13-year-old girl sold into sexual slavery, is among the 22 books that a trio of “moms for liberty” have sought to ban from high school library shelves. A school committee voted to keep the book. The banners appealed the decision to a district committee, which meets on March 6. The following review is presented as a guide.

Florida Legislature Is Set to Push Sweeping Changes to Legal System, Favoring Business and Government at Individuals’ Expense

March 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Paul Renner, the Palm Coast Republican and House Speaker, is enthusiastically leading a House that has lurched further to the right than under any administration since the Jim Crow era. (© FlaglerLive)

Paul Renner, the Palm Coast Republican and House Speaker, is enthusiastically leading a House that has lurched further to the right than under any administration in generations as the Legislature seeks to revamp the state’s litigation system, favoring businesses at the expense of individual consumers.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, March 6, 2023

March 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Pox Network (Bruce Plante, Cagle Cartoons)

A district appeals committee meets to review “Sold,” a novel two residents want banned from high school libraries. The Flagler County Commission discusses its own procedures. The Astronomy and Garden Clubs meet. The Zapruder film’s odyssey.

Republicans Want a Multiracial Right Even as They Stoke White Grievances

March 5, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has continued his crusade against “woke ideology” as Nikki Haley launched her bid for president with a video appealing for racial harmony. What kind of GOP do Republicans want?

Judge Orders Mental Evaluation for Matanzas Student Who Assaulted Aide

March 5, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Circuit Judge Terence Perkins. (© FlaglerLive)

A judge has ordered a mental evaluation of 17-year-old Brendan Depa, the Matanzas High School student accused of attacking his paraprofessional. Court documents related to the order for the first time confirm that Depa has been treated for mental illness and is on various medication for psychological issues.

Jacksonville Republican Files Bill Targeting Public Sector Unions, With Exceptions

March 5, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Sheriff Rick Staly will tell Flagler County commissioners this evening that his agency is losing deputies to neighboring agencies because the pay is not competitive enough. Staly is seeking to have a deputy's starting pay equal that of firefighters, at around $51,000 a year. (© FlaglerLive)

The bill would prevent public-employee union members from having dues deducted from their paychecks. Members would have to separately pay dues.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, March 5, 2023

March 5, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Disney, DeSantis, and Dilbert by Jeff Koterba, patreon.com/jeffreykoterba

The Chambers Players of Palm Coast and members of the Flagler Youth Orchestra at the Methodist Church, Farmers’ Market at European Village, David Brooks on himself, The Road Back.

A Little Narcissism Is OK, Until It Becomes Pathological

March 4, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

There is a major distinction between healthy and pathological narcissism.

A pathological narcissist sees everyone else as an extension of self. Like many personality disorders, narcissism manifests itself in intimate relationships through the cycle of idealization and devaluation, creating the concept of the so-called toxic relationship.

Florida Welcomes You. With A Growing List of Exceptions.

March 4, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 78 Comments

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Florida doesn’t want you if you’re a lib. That goes double if you’re from California. But if you take pleasure in lib-owning, professor-kicking, book-burning, trans-torturing, forced birth and sanitized history, Florida welcomes you.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, March 4, 2023

March 4, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

American Priorities by Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune

Poetry open mic at the county library, Meet Your District 4 Commissioner, Leann Pennington, Sunshine and Sandals social, free SunRail all afternoon and evening, annual Global Day of Unplugging, Erich Maria Remarque.

Beyond Guns: Three Ways to Prevent School Shootings

March 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

School shootings are tragic, but parents, students and school staff can take steps to prevent them, researchers report.

Much of the public discussion on preventing school shootings focuses on whether and how to limit people’s access to firearms. While these efforts remain important, over the past 30 years, research has identified other strategies that can reduce the risk for violence.

Lawmakers File Bills that Would Outlaw Certain Treatments for Trans Youths

March 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The bills are the latest in a series of moves by lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration aimed at transgender people. Doctors who commit violations could either lose their license of face criminal charges.

Florida Bill Would Require Bloggers to ‘Register’ With State and Turn Over Financial Accounts

March 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

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The bill, which has no chance of becoming law, would require bloggers who write about Gov. Ron DeSantis and other elected state officials to register with the government and provide monthly financial income reports. The National Review today called the bill’s GOP author a “moron.”

On Eve of Legislative Session, ACLU Warns of Brazen Attacks on Floridians’ Civil Liberties

March 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Wish lists have an advantage in a one-party state. (Facebook)

The ACLU offered insight into multiple pieces of legislation on voting, LGBT, free expression and minority rights and they say, without a doubt, those bills will end up on the governor’s desk before the halfway point of this year’s session.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Friday, March 3, 2023

March 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Credit card debt by Dave Granlund, (PoliticalCartoons.com)

When Florida Man was born, First Friday in Flagler Beach, Pennington and Furry on Free For All, a few words from Jonathan Schell.

The Cautionary Tale of ‘Dilbert’

March 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

What Adams writes and draws rarely attracts scrutiny – it’s what he says that has gotten him in hot water.

Adams failed to grasp that being a social critic means your freedom of expression only goes as far as your audience is willing to accept it. Adams could say whatever he wanted to his YouTube audience because his listeners may have agreed with what he said. Unfortunately for him, what he said on his program did not stay on his program.

Parents Paying Steep Extended Day Fees Are Subsidizing the Belle Terre Swim Club

March 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club is less and less visible. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County School Board is facing a deficit this year of $180,000 at the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club. The board continues to agonize over ways to keep the facility or redefine its uses without continuing the deficits, which are being subsidized out of the district’s extended day program–a costly program to working parents.

Chamber Players of Palm Coast in Concert with FYO at Methodist Church Sunday

March 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Paige Dashner Long, at the harpsichord, is the director of the Palm Coast Chamber Players. (© FlaglerLive)

The Chamber Players of Palm Coast, under the direction of Paige Dashner Long, will present a chamber music concert at Palm Coast United Methodist Church Sunday They’ll performing works by Tartini, Geminiani, Sammartini and Vivaldi, all masters of the Italian Baroque, along with two works by American composers, performed with members of the Flagler Youth Orchestra.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, March 2, 2023

March 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Dilbert Gets Fired by R.J. Matson, Portland, Maine.

Drug court, the Young Turks on the catastrophe of Scott Adams, drug court, the rise in internet shutdowns around the world.

Teaching Heroic Musician Graham Jackson’s Story in Florida Could Now Be Illegal

March 1, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Florida’s “anti-woke” legislation and the state’s recent rejection of the AP African American studies curriculum are well-known examples of a disturbing trend that attempts to criminalize exploring the stories of Black people such as Graham Jackson.

Backers of Recreational Pot Initiative Reach Halfway Point in Signatures for Ballot

March 1, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Florida Division of Elections had received 420,072 valid signatures from the political committee Smart & Safe Florida as of Wednesday, according to the division’s website. The committee would need to submit at least 891,589 signatures to get on the ballot.

Daytona State and Bethune Cookman Sign Agreement Supporting Criminal Justice Students

March 1, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Daytona State College President Dr. Tom LoBasso and Bethune-Cookman University Interim President Dr. Lawrence Drake sign an articulation agreement supporting students pursuing careers in criminal justice. (DSC)

The agreement, which is effective immediately, provides support for Daytona State students who have earned an Associate of Arts degree or an Associate of Science degree in Criminal Justice who intend to transfer to Bethune-Cookman University to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice.

In Flagler Beach, 5 Commission Candidates Play Forum Softball Ahead of March 7 Election

March 1, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The five candidates in the March 5 Flagler Beach election at last week's forum at the Flagler Woman's Club, on Feb. 21. From left, Doug O'Connor, Scott Spradley, incumbent Deborah Phillips, Rick Belhumeur and Bob Cunningham. (© FlaglerLive).

There were no surprises at the only forum for Flagler Beach City Commission Candidates. The questions–at least the nine that were asked–were generally un-challenging, unspecific and at times corny. The candidates are Rick Belhumeur, Bob Cunningham, Doug Bruno O’Connor, Deborah Phillips and Scott Spradley.

Bunnell Lands a Nearly-All Flagler Team to Build Its City Hall and Police Station

March 1, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Bunnell government's team that will design and build its City Hall and police station have strong local connections. From left, Brian Walsh, president and CEO of the Collage Companies, Dan Wilcox, project engineer, Joseph parsons, project engineer, and Joseph Pozzuoli, the architect. (© FlaglerLive)

Bunnell will have a nearly all-Flagler County team designing and building its future city hall on Commerce Boulevard, what’s being referred to as an 18,000 square foot Administration/Police Department Complex. It is slated to open in early 2024.

DeSantis’s New College Board Targets Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Elimination

March 1, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Especially if you're white. (Facebook)

The New College of Florida board, newly stocked with Gov. Ron DeSantis’s appointees, directed Interim President Richard Corcoran to eliminate the Office of Outreach and Inclusive Excellence, as members slammed DEI initiatives.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Wednesday, March 1, 2023

March 1, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Faux News by Kevin Siers, The Charlotte Observer

Palm Coast Code Enforcement Board, Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles at the Auditorium, Patricia McCormick on “Sold,” Bill Bryson on French.

Against Policy, Flagler’s Book-Challenge Appeal Panels Dim Faculty and District Vote to Minority Status

February 28, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Assistant Superintendent Lashakia Moore at a Feb. 6 community meeting where most of the non-district employees looking to be appointed to book-review committees heard an orientation. The committee members were culled from that group. The first such appeals committee meets on March 6. (© FlaglerLive)

A Flagler County school district-level committee will meet for the first time on Monday to take up the appeal of a decision not to ban the novel “Sold” from school library shelves. The make-up of the committee is not in line with school board policy, giving parents and community members a lopsided presence at the expense of district staff and faculty.

God: Her/Him/They and Why It Matters

February 28, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A service in the village church of St. Paul de Leon in Devon, England. (Hugh R Hastings/Getty Images)

Historically, Christian tradition has recognized many pronouns for God, including “he/him,” “she/her” and “they/them.” This is partly because God does not have a gender. Despite the diverse images used for God in Scripture and Christian tradition, male language and images predominate in contemporary Christian worship.

Florida Lawmaker Files Bill to Expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Through 8th Grade

February 28, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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A House Republican on Tuesday filed a proposal that would bar instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity through eighth grade, expanding a controversial 2022 law that prohibited such instruction in early grades.

Palm Coast Man Who Claimed he Was Robbed Is Arrested for Shooting His Dog

February 28, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Robert Williams claimed someone had broken into his house on Westhampton Drive in Palm Coast and shot his dog. Sheriff’s deputies charged him with animal cruelty and firing a gun in a residence.

Ride SunRail for Free Saturday From Afternoon to Midnight

February 28, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Ride SunRail free this Saturday. (© FlaglerLive)

SunRail is running a special service on Saturday, March 4, between 2 p.m. and 12:45 a.m., sponsored by Orlando Downtown Development Board. Ride free and save on parking for events in Downtown Orlando.

Palm Coast’s William McClean Faces Felony Drunk Boating Charge in Death of Thomas d’Aquila Last July

February 28, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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William S. McClean, a 56-year-old resident of Crain Court in Palm Coast, was charged with operating a boat under the influence of alcohol, a second degree felony, in the boating death of Thomas d’Aquila last July on the Intracoastal Waterway. 

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, June 28, 2023

February 28, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Ski Slopes with Climate by Peter Kuper, PoliticalCartoons.com

The Freedom Readers Club at the Flagler County Public Library takes on For Whom The Bells Toll, The NAACP Flagler Branch’s General Membership Meeting, droning over America, the diversity of Congress, Rachel Carson’s Under the Sea-Wind.

Joe Biden, Press Evader

February 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

President Joe Biden has held fewer press conferences than any president in recent memory.

During Biden’s first year in office, he held a total of 10 press conferences. Most of those featured him reading prepared remarks and then leaving without taking questions from reporters. When he does take questions, he tends to call on only preselected reporters from – in his own words – “a list I’ve been given.”

Matanzas Student Who Attacked Aide Was Arrested 3 Times for Battery Before; Other Cases Examined

February 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

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Brendan Depa, the 17-year-old special education Matanzas High School student whose assault of a paraprofessional at Matanzas High School school last week has drawn international attention, was arrested three times on battery charges when he was 13. His case recalls that other violent incidents that did not draw anywhere near the harshness he faces.

Challenged in Flagler Schools: Malinda Lo’s Last Night at the Telegraph Club, a Review and a Recommendation

February 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Malinda Lo’s “Last Night at the Telegraph Club” is among the 22 books that a trio of “moms for liberty” have sought to ban from high school library shelves. A joint committee of Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas high school faculty members and parent representatives meets on March 7 to decide whether to retain it or ban the book. The following review is presented as a guide.

Palm Coast and Flagler Want to Hear From You About Future Parks Plans Countywide

February 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

A view of Palm Coast's Central Park. (Palm Coast)

The City of Palm Coast and Flagler County Government have partnered to develop a Parks and Recreation Master Plan for the entire community. The goal is to hear from residents, business owners, special interest groups, and any other interested parties on what they would like to see included in future planning for Flagler County.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, February 27, 2023

February 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Divided Weather Map by Jeff Koterba, patreon.com/jeffreykoterba

Mosquito control, Life Skills program, Chinese Auction by the Ladies Auxiliary of Palm Coast, how NYPD Blue can teach the governor a lesson, Joan Didion’s Salvador, Hugo Black’s birthday.

White Saviorism’s Sordid Problem

February 26, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

White saviorism has a long and sordid history. Above, an editorial cartoon from 1899 by Victor Gillam, titled "'The White Man's Burden' (Apologies to Rudyard Kipling)."

“White saviour complex,” which has a long and sordid history, presumes that people of color, whether in the Global South or in the West, need “saving” from a white western person or aid worker, when what they do is ignore the role of western countries in encouraging inequalities and wars in the Global South.

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