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The Problem with Dividing
‘Good Muslims’ from ‘Bad Muslims’

June 14, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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The “good Muslims” support those “war on terror” policies that result in the expansion of violence against mostly innocent people. The “bad ones” don’t — and are called terrorists.

50 Years Later, Israel’s Attack on the USS Liberty Still Provokes Unsettling Conclusions

June 11, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The USS Liberty after the attack. (US Navy)

On June 8, 1967, during the Arab-Israeli war, Israeli jets and gunships attacked the USS Liberty in the Mediterranean, killing 34 Americans. Israel called it an accident. Survivors doubt it to this day.

Four Funerals and a Wedding

June 9, 2017 | Pierre Tristam | 2 Comments

The Eiffel Tower went dark this week in tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack in Tehran, as it had for the victims of the attack in Manchester. (edh1138)

In the past couple of weeks we’ve had four mass funerals and a wedding. Each tells a story about what we’ve become in a world turned on its head. Honorable is the least of it.

Why Is the Palm Coast City Administration Treating 400 Employees Like Children?

June 6, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 83 Comments

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Last week Palm Coast HRD Director Wendy Cullen sent a degrading email about bathrooms to 400 city employees. The email is reflective of a contemptuous, disconnected administration.

A Lifetime In One Picture
My Daughter Odysseus

June 2, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Grinnell College's Justin Hayworth took that picture just as Sadie walked off the stage after receiving her diploma. We were unaware. The picture then appeared on the college's Facebook page, and Sadie was told it would run in Grinnell's quarterly magazine. (Justin Hayworth)

FlaglerLive’s editor reflects on the painful and joyful history behind a moment unexpectedly captured by a photographer at his daughter’s graduation from Grinnell College last week.

Journal of the Plague Year

May 31, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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In the assisted-living Neverland that’s become our White House, all pretense of reality is giving way to the sort of sycophant fawning previously associated with the yes-men around North Korea’s or Egypt’s dictators.

Awakening from the Trump Nightmare

May 27, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

The ugly American in Europe: President Trump shoves his way past Dusko Markovic, the leader of Montenegro, at the NATO summit this week.

Forget impeachment. It ain’t going to happen, not when 19 Senate Republicans would have to join Democrats to pull it off. But public opinion is a different matter, argues Bernard-Henri Lévy.

The Coming Assault on America’s National Monuments

May 25, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Yellowstone's Old Faithful keeps its promises. The federal government, spurred by Donald Trump, may not.

President Trump is on track to throw away part of our national heritage, remove some national monument protections to make way for mining corporations and other extractive industries to operate there.

Go Ahead, Gov. Scott, Veto This Bad Education Bill in Good Conscience

May 23, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Gov. Scott has said he wants to sign only bills that are good for Florida families. This one is not. Its process was particularly dishonest — something even committed conservatives should disown when they look at it up close.

Whiplash

May 21, 2017 | Pierre Tristam | 29 Comments

The first atomic bomb explosion, 16 milliseconds in, at the Trinity Test Site in New Mexico, July 16, 1945. (Berlyn Brixner / Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Donald Trump is rewriting the rules of politics, of time and of the English language, but the resulting explosions are as false a dawn as those of nuclear blasts.

School Board Veto Call to Scott: “Legislators Didn’t Follow Basic Tenets We Teach Students in 7th Grade Civics”

May 18, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The Flagler County School Board complete letter to Gov. Rick Scott asking him to veto an education bill that would “shortchange” Flagler County students. The bill was passed at the last minute with little discussion.

House Bill 7069 Will Change Education in Flagler For Generations, Not For the Better

May 17, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Flagler County School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker is opposed to a massive education bill awaiting the governor's signature. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker explains his opposition to a massive education bill, focusing on the bill’s preferential treatment of charter schools at the expense of traditional public schools.

Not My President

May 12, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 123 Comments

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Renouncing Donald Trump is the conservative thing to do if one’s allegiance is to the rule of law, to American democratic institutions, to unobstructed law enforcement and to transparency and accountability.

La Différence
France’s Answer To Trumpism: Non, Merci

May 6, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

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Emmanuel Macron’s election as President of France Sunday repudiates angry, anti-democratic tribalism represented by Marine Le Pen and Donald Trump. But it’s only a qualified win.

Senate President Joe Negron’s Shabby Response to Repeat Offender Frank Artiles

April 25, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Even now Artiles doesn’t get it, and seemingly neither does Negron–they don’t understand how ugly racially charged language is to all people of good will, but especially when it comes from a state senator.

Trump, You Bombed Syria Because You Care. Now Get Rid of the Muslim Ban in Any Form.

April 23, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Both versions of that order, now held up in the courts, would have indefinitely banned all migration from Syria — and suspended refugee resettlement from everywhere.

Goons With Guns, Sheriff Edition

April 13, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Peyton Grinnell playing a sheriff on TV. See the video below.

A Florida sheriff’s ISIS-like video warning to drug dealers and the brutalizing of Dr. David Dao on a United flight in the same week are no coincidence, but symptoms of a re-emerging authoritarianism.

Trump Steps Up Bombing in Iraq, Civilians Die

April 9, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

An F/A-18C Hornet lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Arabian Gulf in late March. (Christopher Gaines)

More U.S. coalition strikes are now causing civilian casualties than strikes by Russia, which was loudly and appropriately accused of war crimes for its bombing of Aleppo, Syria last year.

Fatal Irresponsibility:
How Palm Coast Willfully Ignored Street Lights And Sidewalks For 10 Years

April 8, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 56 Comments

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Palm Coast’s government’s claim that it didn’t have the money to build sidewalks and street lights is a cynical lie: as people died, the city put luxury ahead of necessity, from city hall to expensive beautification and plenty more.

The Legislature’s Mullahs Threaten
Religious Freedom in Florida Schools

March 31, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

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The Florida Legislature is about to approve a bill that would give religion preferential treatment in public schools, destroying a balance between secular rights and already inviolate personal expression.

No, Attorney General Sessions, Pot Is Not “Only Slightly Less Awful” Than Heroin

March 22, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Pot is a relatively mild and harmless drug compared to deadly, addictive heroin. Treating users like criminals is a threat to their safety — and so is perpetuating the lie that some drugs are no less harmful than others, writes Jill Richardson.

Flagler Tourism “Promotions” Slush Fund Jumps 76% in 3 Years, And We’re Counting Pennies For Beach Repairs?

March 20, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Flagler Tourism Director Matt Dunn, left, and County Administrator Craig Coffey. (© FlaglerLive)

Paying for critical repairs to Flagler County’s beaches is hostages to a tourism budget’s scandalous and unaccountable promotions spending, which the county administration wants to increase despite the emergency.

A Country Unbecoming In the Age of Trump

March 14, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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Immigrants targeted for prosecution or removal could be the people who built your house, picked the fruit for your breakfast, and tidied up the hotel room where you last stayed.

Ron DeSantis’s First Principle: Do Harm

March 10, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 56 Comments

The author's required radiation mask. (© FlaglerLive)

Obamacare repealer Rep. Ron DeSantis, whose congressional district includes Flagler, has a solution for cancer patients without insurance: the emergency room. A few corrections are in order.

Remembering John Hankinson Jr., Towering Force in Environmental Protection in Flagler and Elsewhere

March 5, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

John Hankinson Jr. on an island along the Matanzas River last year. (Chris Kelly)

John Hankinson Jr., a long-time resident of Summer Haven just north of Marineland, had been an EPA Regional administrator and had headed a post-Deepwater Horizon spill task force. He was a frequent performer in the local musical scene as Johnny Matanzas.

Jim Landon’s Fake News

March 3, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

Who's scripting whom? Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland and City Manager Jim Landon. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Manager Jim Landon’s plans for a “scripted” weekly radio infomercial hosted by Mayor Milissa Holland demeans the mayor, the council and her listeners. If Holland is to do a show, it should be on her unscripted terms.

Don’t Fall For False Tone of Moderation in Trump’s Fact-Challenged Speech to Congress

March 1, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

President Trump addressing Congress Tuesday, with Vice President Mike Pence behind him.

Some pundits and lawmakers applauded Trump for this “presidential” moment. Tone aside, however, the substance of the speech doesn’t diverge from Trump’s radical nationalist extremism, argues Peter Certo.

Legislating Free Speech on Florida’s College Campuses? Not So Fast.

February 27, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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A Legislative committee pondered on proposed legislation called the Campus Free Speech Act. Stanley Kurtz, a conservative academic, told lawmakers the measure would defend the right for people to speak their minds at the state’s universities.

I Am An Enemy Combatant

February 25, 2017 | Pierre Tristam | 44 Comments

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The media has been the enemy since the earliest days of the Republic. But to be an enemy in America is what all of us at one point or another have been or will be. It is an American responsibility. It’s proof of our beloved American citizenship.

On the Sad Prospect of CFO Jeff Atwater, Rare Government Royalty, Leaving Tallahassee

February 21, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Jeff Atwater, left, and his representative in the Flagler region, Patrick Juliano. (Patrick Juliano)

It’s going to feel strange without Jeff Atwater’s steady hand and keen mind in the Florida Capitol, writes Nancy Smith of a the state’s Chief Financial Officer, who is resigning to take a post at Florida Atlantic University.

Protesters, True Patriots

February 17, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

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Freedom for the thought we agree with is as cheap as a Facebook click on the like button. Freedom for the thought that we hate is what separate Americans from thuggery.

Renner Is Right: Kill Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida, Twin Kleptos of Public Troth

February 12, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida are two tax-supported state agencies that act more like slush funds, wasting money behind secretive veils and returns on investment that have never lived up to the promise.

Travel Ban Sham By The Numbers: Trump Is Inventing Refugees’ Threat to National Security

February 12, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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Contrary to President Trump’s factually misleading claims, a rational evaluation of his travel ban indicates its measures would have virtually no effect on improving U.S. national security.

Three Ways Forward on Enacting Florida Voters’ Medical Marijuana Mandate

February 9, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Christina Clark, of Saint Augustine, was diagnosed with generalized, intractable seizure disorder, and needs medical marijuana as treatment. Read her story here. (© Jennifer Kaczmarek)

Former Flagler County Sheriff Jim Manfre, just back from a state conference on medical marijuana, argues how and why to move ahead with consumer- and patient-centered regulation.

Don’t Play Into Trump’s Hands on the Muslim Ban

February 3, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

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Dina El-Rifai, a Muslim woman, writes of being terrified, heartbroken, and outraged by Donald Trump’s “Muslim ban.” But, she notes, The Obama administration’s wars were often justified through the demonization and dehumanization of Muslims.

President Fake

January 27, 2017 | Pierre Tristam | 92 Comments

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We’ve been worried about fake news from all the wrong places. The most promiscuous peddler of fake news is the president himself, Donald J. Trump. That’s dangerous for media, for America and for democracy.

Trump On Your Side? Repealing Obamacare Is a Tax Break For Rich at Poors’ Expense

January 24, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

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If Obama’s health law is reversed, taxes will go down for the rich and up for the poor, while millions lose coverage. It is redistribution for the wealthy.

You’ll Miss Him

January 20, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 103 Comments

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At noon today the world ended as the sound of seven trumpets was replaced by the words “I, Donald John Trump…” Until then it was a fairly good run. An excellent run, in retrospect, considering what we’re losing.

Palm Coast’s New Founders:
Steven Nobile’s Multi-Generational Vision

January 17, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Palm Coast City Councilman Steven Nobile re-imagines a blueprint for the city. (© FlaglerLive)

Inspired by the muti-generational households he knew in Brooklyn, N.Y., Councilman Steven Nobile sees a Palm Coast where young families raise children, have plenty of work opportunities, and retire all in place.

Palm Coast’s New Founders:
Nick Klufas Trains Vigilant Eyes on the City

January 13, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Finding better cell and emergency communications coverage is one of Council member Nick Klufas's goals in the next four years. (c FlaglerLive)

In his picture of Palm Coast for the next four years, City Councilman Nick Klufas lays out his goals for a city with better cell coverage and emergency communications, among other needs.

Palm Coast’s New Founders:
Heidi Shipley On Safety, Seniors and Youths

January 11, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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From the eyes and ears of neighborhood watch groups to programs for youths and the elderly, Palm Coast City Council member Heidi Shipley envisions the best the city has to offer in the third of five articles on the future by council members.

Palm Coast’s New Founders:
Milissa Holland On the Continuity of Change

January 9, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Palm Coast's Long Creek Preserve. (© FlaglerLive)

In the first of five articles by each member of the Palm Coast City Council, Mayor Milissa Holland imagines the city four years from now, seeing a more developed and vibrant but equally serene city to live in.

Israel’s Suicide Mission

January 7, 2017 | Pierre Tristam | 20 Comments

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Israel’s right-wing government never seriously considered the two-state solution, which it has now abandoned as it imposes a de-facto annexation of the Palestinian West Bank, enshrining apartheid.

Pier Repairs, 52 Dune Walkovers, A1A: Flagler Beach Manager Newsom’s Post-Hurricane Status Report

January 7, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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Among other plans, Flagler Beach City Manager Larry Newsom wants the city to have the longest pier in Florida, but getting there will take a while yet as he updates all repair plans.

Why a Seawall in Flagler Beach Could Harm Sea Turtles and Violate the Law

January 6, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Flagler Beach’s situation on the ground has changed enough between Hurricane Matthew and recent findings about sea turtles that state transportation department construction plans should be rethought in light of those developments, argues Chad Boda.

Florida Ethics Commission Chairman Decries Vote to Eliminate Office of Congressional Ethics

January 3, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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If the Florida Commission on Ethics did not exist, its chairman argues, thousands of ethical violations and trespasses of good government would occur, continuing to diminish what little trust the people have left in government.

Eroding Florida’s Checks and Balances, One Bill at a Time

December 31, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

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A Florida Republican lawmaker’s proposal to give the Legislature the power to invalidate any court’s decision would upend centuries of precedent and make a mockery of a balance of powers, argues Ben Hogarth.

Knowing When To Shut Up: What Florida Gov. LeRoy Collins Could Teach Politicians

December 27, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Gov. LeRoy Collins with his family at the Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee, 1957. (Florida Memory)

Had LeRoy Collins spoken of some things in public as he did privately, he’d be remembered not as Florida’s greatest governor but as a failure who was voted out after serving only the last two years of a deceased predecessor’s term.

Where Flagler’s Democrats Go From Here: A Roadmap to Reclaiming Relevance

December 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 68 Comments

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It’s time now to turn anger and disappointment into resolve, into commitment, into action, argues Mike Cocchiola, whose five-point plan proposes a way forward for Flagler County Democrats.

Sheriff Manfre: Against Tribalism

December 17, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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In a call against the fracturing of society into self-interested groups, Sheriff Jim Manfre argues for the importance of resisting the worst of the tribal instincts roused by the last election.

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