William Ziegler, 37, allegedly turned violent toward his oldest of three sons when the boy, scared of heights, got anxious washing the top of a camper, and when his youngest, who is 11, would not tell him a joke the boy was not comfortable to tell.
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Flagler County Talks Up Affordable Housing Even as Lawmakers Yet Again Raid Dedicated Fund of $100 Million
The Flagler County Commission this morning approved a proclamation and heard a presentation on the county’s affordable housing efforts, coinciding with revelations last week that the Legislature again broke a promise not to raid the state’s 30-year-old affordable housing trust fund and use its money for other purposes, short-changing needs across the state.
Judge Again Rules Against Muezzin-Like Prayer Before High School Game, But Decision May Have Short Life
In a long-running legal battle, a federal judge has rejected arguments that the Florida High School Athletic Association improperly prevented Christian schools from offering a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker before a 2015 state championship football game. But the decision may have a short life depending on a U.S. Supreme Court’s decision by the end of June on a a somewhat similar case.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, April 4, 2022
The Flagler County Commission talks 911, the Beverly Beach Town Commission meets, the Flagler County Fair’s 4H and FFA Youth Livestock Show and Sale, racist responses to the war in Ukraine, Elisabeth Leonskaja’s complete Mozart sonatas.
Criminal Justice Algorithms: Being Race-Neutral Doesn’t Mean Race-Blind
Justice is supposed to be “blind.” But is race blindness always the best way to achieve racial equality? An algorithm to predict recidivism among prison populations is underscoring that debate.
First Amendment at Center of Lawsuit Against ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law
A pivotal lawsuit in Florida — related to classroom instruction of sexual identity and gender orientation — could have heavy implications for what the discussions will sound like when it comes to free speech and the First Amendment.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, April 3, 2022
Get set for the Carver Center auction starting tomorrow, Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech, the most expensive beer cities.
Where Are the World’s Nukes?
Fortunately, none of these weapons have been used in war since the U.S. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. But as recent events remind us, the risk of their use remains a frightening possibility.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, April 2, 2022
The Flagler Youth Orchestra’s top ensemble is in concert, First Saturday Creative Bazaar Arts and Craft Market in Palm Coast’s Town Center, Palm Coast’s traditional Blessing of the Fleet returns, the Malvinas-Falklands war, Ramadan begins.
Danial Marashi, Who Killed Assailant in Drug Deal Gone Bad in R-Section, Is Arrested on Drug Charges
Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly called Danial Marashi a “dirtbag” after Marashi was arrested on several felony charges stemming from a car crash. Staly finally named him, as he was prevented to by law weeks ago when Marashi was the “victim drug dealer” in the Dec. 29 shooting of Zaire Roberts in an R-Section home invasion. Marashi had set up what was to be a drug deal before assailants chose to allegedly rob him.