Tina Marie Teixeira, 27, an ex-employee of Market Street, the assisted living facility on Palm Coast Parkway, was sentenced to a year in jail instead of the recommended three and a half years in prison, followed by two years of house arrest and three years on probation on convictions for defrauding several residents or their spouses at the facility last year.
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The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, October 19, 2023
The sentencing of Tina Marie Teixeira, the Democratic Women’s Club meets, the beauty of wind-assisted shipping, Bill McKibben’s age of missing information.
The Disturbing Jingoism of Amish Tourist Towns
The shops that line the main streets of supposedly peace-loving Amish towns like Berlin, Sugarcreek and Walnut Creek sell a plethora of items that feature Christian nationalist motifs, intense patriotism and ominous suggestions of violence – all antithetical to the core values of the Amish.
Biden Pledges Support for Israel and Humanitarian Aid for Gaza
President Joe Biden assured Israel that the U.S. will replenish defense stockpiles and also announced new humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza during his historic visit Wednesday to the war-torn region where thousands have died in just a dozen days, including 31 Americans.
Flagler County Tried to Evict a Tenant at the Airport. Jury Called It Retaliation and a Violation of 1st Amendment.
Flagler County Airport Director Roy Sieger sent Les Abend an eviction notice regarding the hangar Abend had leased for over four years. A two-day trial resulted in a verdict against the county, with a jury finding that the county was retaliating against Abend, a former member of the county’s airport advisory board, for his criticism of Sieger. An eviction case turned into a rare First Amendment case in County Court. Abend will get to keep the hangar.
Grim Year for Local Arts as 3 Big Organizations Vanish and Palm Coast Drops Grants to Lowest-Ever Level
Palm Coast government on Tuesday scaled back its Cultural Arts Program almost by half, offering $20,000 to 13 organizations the coming year. It is the lowest nominal level since 2012, and the lowest level in the city’s history when adjusted for inflation. The retreat takes place in a year that has seen the disappearance of three major cultural organizations in Palm Coast and the county.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Public Meeting on Flagler Beach Project Updates at Santa Maria del Mar, plus the Tourist Development Council and the Contractor Review Board meet, so does the Palm Coast Planning Board, and Víkingur Ólafsson has a new recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations.
Teach Democracy’s Strife in Public Schools. Don’t Censor It.
Public school is the forum for teaching young people how to engage with the contentious ideas that sustain our democracy. That training is necessary for democratic self-rule, and public school ensures the access promised by the Declaration of Independence.
Gaza Has Been Under Siege for Decades. Its Health System Is in Critical Condition.
For the wounded, injured and sick in Gaza, there is seemingly no escape. On Oct. 17, 2023, news broke that at least 500 patients, staff and people seeking shelter from Israeli bombs had been killed in an explosion at a hospital, according to health authorities in the Hamas-run enclave. It amounts to a devastating loss of life during a campaign of bombing that has not spared the frail or sick.
Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord Addresses House Committee on Hurricane Recovery
Flagler County Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord was invited to address the Florida House Select Committee Monday for the second time this year about hurricane resiliency and recovery as part of a panel discussion.