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Meet Tim Morgan, the Man Behind John Morgan’s Push for Medical Marijuana

September 24, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Tim Morgan, left, and the author, Gary Stein. (Gary Stein)

Tim Morgan, John Morgan’s younger brother, suffered a severe spinal cord injury as a lifeguard while trying to save someone, and suffered excruciating pain. Marijuana helped him. His brother has devoted himself to legalizing pot for others with medical needs.

FSU Coddles Jameis Winston Again, Undercutting Its Own Anti-Sexual Violence Campaign

September 22, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Just as FSU has ramped up its kNOw MORE anti-sexual violence campaign, Winston unleashed a misogynistic, vile, expletive punctuated public outburst. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner and star quarterback was benched just one game.

Gruesome Buddies: ISIS Beheadings
And the American Death Penalty

September 19, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

ISIS beheadings have provoked instinctive revulsion, justly so. Too bad the same reaction doesn’t follow Florida’s and other American state’s equally barbaric continuation of the death penalty, a habit other civilized nations have abandoned.

Joan Rivers Enters Heaven, Runs Into God, Jesus and Robin Williams: A Live Report

September 18, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Joan Rivers in the black and white yonder. (Bob Jagendorf)

Joan Rivers makes it into heaven and has a few choice words with God before discovering that Robin Williams got in despite Catholic prohibitions of heaven for suicides: God made an exception.

For or Against Medical Marijuana, Seven Ex-Supreme Court Justices Explain Why They Oppose Amendment 2

September 14, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Amendment 2, promoted as a compassionate effort to legalize marijuana for medical purposes, should be rejected – regardless of one’s position on the issue of medical marijuana, seven ex-Florida Supreme Court justices argue.

Blame The Victim, Sports Fans: It’s Going To Be An Exciting Season for Misogyny

September 11, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Following video showing Ray Rice slugging his then-fiancee, there were scores of comments along the lines of “She slapped him! He had every right to hit her,” and the bizarre “Don’t start a fight you don’t intend to finish!” Diane Roberts isn’t taking it.

Obama’s Poisonous ISIS Moment and
The Snare of Remote-Controlled War

September 10, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

It’s not enough to be fighting a losing war in Afghanistan and another against “terror” in Somalia, Yemen, Pakistan and wherever else Obama wants to play centurion to the world. Expanding the war to Syria is a grave error whose unintended consequences will add to 13 years’ worth of American setbacks in the Middle East.

Tin Man Veto: Gov. Rick Scott’s 4-Year War on Legal Aid for the Poor

September 9, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Owing to Scott, Florida is one of only four states that don’t spare a penny either from appropriations or earmarked court fees for legal aid. New York provides $56.8 million. Even in Texas there’s $6.26 for every estimated person in need.

Flagler Beach’s Dishonorable Ploy: Don’t Remove Gamble Rogers’ Name From Rec Area

September 5, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Flagler Beach is terribly misguided and short-sighted in its attempt to remove Gamble Rogers from the state recreation area’s name, a reflection of the tourism industry’s faddish obsession with “branding” at the expense of fostering more substantive cultural attractions.

Watch Out, I’m an Arab! How I Changed My Name and Pledged a Take-Over of Flagler County.

September 3, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 158 Comments

Two local ex-candidates–Dennis McDonald and Mark Richter–have been insinuating to government officials that FlaglerLive Editor’s Arab background and name change are a security risk, and his failure to recite the pledge proof of his sinister sympathies.

Do the Math: You Couldn’t Live On Minimum Wage

August 27, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Imagine living on $290 a week before taxes. It’s not a wage you can live on, Mark O’Brien, a minimum wage earner for a time recently, argues, challenging opponents of raising the minimum wage to try it for themselves.

Visit Florida: Ferguson’s Seethe Is a Matter of Time for the Sunshine State

August 21, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Rose-colored Florida is a cynical myth, the stuff of marketing brochures, a developers’ conspiracy of enticing fiction to make their cash registers ring. The real Florida is a bitter, brooding reality beyond sugarcoating, argues Stephen Goldstein.

When a County Commissioner Calls The Supervisor of Elections A “Bitch”

August 19, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 75 Comments

In a conversation with a reporter Monday, Flagler County Commissioner Frank Meeker referred to Supervisor of Elections Kimberle Weeks as a “bitch” in what he termed a slip of the tongue, quickly apologizing afterward.

Lessons for Florida from A California Pot Tourist

August 18, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

That's all it takes? (Rachel Patterson)

If Florida’s voters approve Amendment 2, our state will have an opportunity to implement a marijuana law that avoids heading down California’s cynical path, argues Karen Cyphers. It will be a challenge, but the reward of fostering an honest, quality health-care system is well worth the effort.

The Phony War Over Campaign Signs

August 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

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The problem isn’t the county’s ban on campaign signs at the public library, it’s the dismal slate of candidates on this year’s primary ballots, but Flagler’s Ronald Reagan Assembly candidates and Supervisor of Elections Weeks have teamed up to play up a bogus controversy.

Every Town a Ferguson:
Reflections of a Scary Black Kid from Brooklyn

August 16, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 57 Comments

Next time you feel intimidated by a black man, try to understand that it’s not about you, writes Jon Hardison, as much as it reflects remnants of a fear of what the average black American grew up with.

Manatees No Longer Endangered? Not So Fast.

August 15, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering downlisting manatees from endangered to threatened, reducing their protective status. Save the Manatee Club’s Katie Tripp argues the proposal rests on too scanty data.

Rick Scott Wants to Believe He’s Born-Again Green. The Record Is Dirtier.

August 12, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Rick Scott wants Floridians to believe that he had a Road to Damascus moment, suddenly realizing that allegiance to Mammon makes for a dirty Florida and an unhappy electorate, but his 11th hour eco-enlightenment is as hard to swallow as a cup of algae from the Indian River Lagoon, argues Diane Roberts.

Kimberle Weeks Calls County’s Campaign Sign Rules “Interference”; Administrator Craig Coffey Responds

August 12, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Flagler County Supervisor of Elections Kimberle Weeks says the county’s political-sign rules “may create an unpleasant and dangerous environment” for voters and campaigners at the public library. County Administrator Craig Coffey disagrees.

Warts and All, Obamacare Saved Me From Bankruptcy

August 10, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

The light at Shands's Davis Cancer Center that cost the author $3,000 every time it went on, with him on the table. It lit up here for the last time for him in mid-April, after 35 treatments, none of which would have been affordable without Obamacare. (© FlaglerLive)

FlaglerLive Editor Pierre Tristam exposes his health care bills before and after Obamacare, and before and after cancer, to show how without the Affordable Care Act, he and his family would have face ruin.

How the NRA Treats Gun Owners Like Children

August 9, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

The statistical risk of dying by gunshot increases dramatically when you possess a gun in your home. So does your spouse’s and child’s risk. It’s a health risk like unprotected sex. Doctors can ask about unprotected sex. Why not ask about guns?

On Medical Pot, Palm Coast and Flagler Beach Governments Are Smoking the Wrong Stuff

August 4, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Flagler Beach’s actual and Palm Coast’s planned zoning restrictions on medical marijuana are wrong-headed, needlessly antagonistic toward medical pot users, and based on more misinformation than public expectations on medical marijuana.

Gambling Is For Losers: We Should Ban It in Florida

July 31, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

We need a state constitutional amendment to ban all wagering in Florida, argues Stephen Goldtsein. Oddly, raising taxes is considered a cardinal sin, but gambling is supposedly a blessing — especially since the state began pimping it through the Florida Lottery.

The Revealing Arrogance Behind Rick Scott Re-Election Campaign’s Leaked Memo

July 29, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

As usual with Scott and Company, argues Daniel Tilson, you learn at least as much about their mindset and strategy from what they don’t say, as from what they do.

It’s Not Benghazi: Hillary Clinton’s Real Scandal Is Honduras.

July 26, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Desperate Honduran children are seeking refuge from a human rights nightmare that would cast a dark cloud over Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid right now if the media were paying any attention.

If You Think Businessmen Have Any Business Running Government, Think Again

July 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Government is about essential services; business is about profit.  Essential services must be improved, not cut. Government is designed to protect the common good, and has never and will never be successfully run as a business, argues Marc Yacht.

How the NFL Protects Wife-Beaters: Ray Rice’s Laughable Suspension

July 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Baltimore Ravens’s Ray Rice got a mere two-game suspension for beating his fiancee (now wife) unconscious in an elevator a few months ago. The mockery of punishment shows why goons can always depend on a perverted degree of hero-worship in this country.

The 10 Counties Likeliest to Swing the Scott-Crist Race for Governor

July 23, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

There is no question this is a toss-up race. Those confidently predicting a winner, one way or the other, are likely smoking the substance that is the subject of a ballot amendment this fall. Here are the 10 swing counties.

Charter School Grades Should Alarm Every Floridian as Drag On Districts Continues

July 22, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Too many charter school students in Florida are not getting as good a deal as the school organizations profiting from their body count. (Elizabeth Albert)

The idea that charter school operators should make a profit by providing children a better educational experience should offend no one. The fact that the numbers say they’re not doing a better job, while they’re draining away precious public resources, should alarm everyone.

Israel’s March of Folly

July 20, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

The home of the Kware' family, after it was bombed by the military, while family members and neighbors were present inside the house and in its vicinity (© Muhammad Sabah/B'Tselem).

Israel’s latest attack on Gaza reflects yet again that peculiar blend of arrogance and bigotry that has characterized Israeli policy toward Arabs since 1982: the arrogance that Israel is infallible, and the bigotry that sees Arabs either as inferior creatures to be walled off or as terrorists to be killed. It shouldn’t be surprised when the beasts rebel.

The Only Immigration “Crisis” Is America’s Refusal to Take In Children With Open Arms

July 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 66 Comments

What are we to make of people who will stand in front of a TV camera and say they don’t want “those” people in their town? What are we to make of people who know so little of their beloved country’s history that they will make a mockery of the Statue of Liberty’s welcoming torch by greeting busloads of terrified children with shouts of “Go back where you came from”?

Hobby Lobby and Religion’s
Assassination of Common Sense

July 11, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

The Supreme Court’s decision granting some companies authority to deny contraception to employees is a reminder that women-hating, science-bashing and religiously-based bigotry veiled as “faith” are alive and well in America.

Illegal Campaign Stop? Rick Scott Owes an Apology To the Cops He Duped.

July 10, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

At a re-election campaign appearance in Tampa Monday, Scott burnished his law enforcement record with a cadre of uniformed cops. The cops expressed shock to the Tampa Tribune that they’d been used for a campaign stop.

Blame Democrats for the Court that
Birthed the Hobby Lobby Decision

July 9, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

On the other hand, Democrats appear to have been clueless — and (some even) complicit, writes Stephen Goldstein. Year after year, they approved the radical majority of justices who now make up the “Roberts Court,” even when they knew their extreme agenda.

America’s Sad New Motto: No We Can’t

July 8, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Once a nation of doers who could find no obstacle too great to conquer, we always seem to be finding a way to say something can’t be done – health care, education, environment, gay people in the military. Now, writes Mark O’Brien, it’s every, man, woman and child for himself, and instead of America pulling together, it’s American pulling apart.

USA 1, Belgium 2: Back to Flanders Fields (or Houligan’s)

July 1, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

A US win over Belgium is a spot in the quarterfinals of the World Cup for the first time since 2002, but Belgium is fielding the strongest team in its history, stronger than both Ghana and Portugal. There will be goals.

Corporate Religious Liberty: The Supreme Court’s Misguided Decision

June 30, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

When companies have clear policies on religious discrimination, their employees are less likely to be looking for a new job. The Hobby Lobby decision may undercut such successes when companies opt to follow its dictates, writes Joyce S. Dubensky.

Brazil 1, Chile 1 (Brazil on PKs): Sudden Death

June 28, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Brazil have not been performing as a World Cup-winning team. They’ve been playing like the scattered parts of a Swiss watch, and some of them have yet to be wound up. Now they face a Chilean team that could give them nightmares.

USA 0, Germany 1: Small Loss for a Big Win

June 26, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

There are numerous ways for the Americans to advance to the next round, but only two ways to guarantee it: a win or a tie against Germany, which happen to be the hardest and second-hardest results to achieve. That may leave the American fate yet again in Ghana’s hands.

My Child Can Beat Your Child: How To Make Competitive Parents Shut Up

June 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The next time a competitive parent approaches you with a story about their overachiever who has done so much, and wants to compare your children’s intellect, athletic ability and grade point average, just smile at the mom or dad and say, What have YOU done lately?

The Despicable Luis Suárez Bites Again: Time to Ban the Cannibal From Football

June 24, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Uruguay’s Luis Suárez bit Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini moments before Uruguay took a 1-0 win into the next round. It’s Suárez’s third recorded biting incident on top of other repulsive acts on the field. Time to ban the little chomp of horrors.

When Dick Cheney Snarls Again

June 23, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Dick Cheney’s calculated refusal to refer to “President Obama,” calling him instead by his first and last name, telegraphs the notion that Obama is not rightfully the president. But it’s only one of many misfires by the loathsome ex-VP, argues Steve Robinson.

Obama’s Mistake in Iraq: Getting Sucked Back Into a Religious War Already Lost

June 22, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

The United States had no business invading and occupying Iraq in 2003, it has no business now arbitrating a religious war between Sunnis and Shiites. The mayhem unleashed by the Bush administration is being made worse by further American meddling.

USA 2, Portugal 2:
Triumph and Agony

June 22, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Beating Ghana was thrilling, but only beating Portugal will prove that the Americans are serious about their World Cup campaign. Against whiny, brilliant Cristiano Ronaldo, and without Jozy Altidore, the Americans may have a crucifying 90 minutes in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest.

Don’t Buy The Flagler Beach Fire Department’s Deceptions: City Doesn’t Need New Aerial Fire Truck

June 21, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

How far does the Flagler Beach Fire Department want to go? (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach Fire Department is veiling its unwise request for a new $600,000 fire truck under the guise of “fire safety equipment,” a deception–and a purchase, with money the city cannot afford–residents should reject, argues Rick Blehumeur.

Shout Shows: Internet Vitriol Makes Me Reluctant To Share My Views Online

June 19, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

Any post that has even a hint of “for or against” Obama or any Washington political actions provokes vitriolic responses, writes Ed H. Moore. I lament the angry replies because they hamper the ability to have an instant town-hall of sorts on issues facing our country.

The People’s Guide to Defeating the Koch Brothers

June 18, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

People are more powerful than all of Sheldon Adelson’s and the Koch Brothers’ money combined, argues Stephen Goldstein, so if enough voters see through the barrage of lies and deceptions that engulf them in elections, people-power can neutralize the money peddlers.

Tracy Morgan, Truck Wrecks, and Politicians Willing To Make Our Roads More Dangerous

June 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

If you spend much time on the Interstate, you undoubtedly have seen the aftermath of horrific crashes like the one that occurred earlier this month on I-95 at the Flagler-St. Johns County line. That wreck was typical of the carnage that results from an 18-wheeler plowing into stopped cars, either because of the truck driver’s inattention or fatigue.

This Is It: Ghana 1, USA 2: Revenge Complete

June 16, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Both Team USA and Ghana return to the World Cup with revenge on their mind–the US for losing to Ghana in a terrifically fought round-of-16 match four years ago, and Ghana for being unjustly eliminated by the cheating hand of Uruguay’s Luis Suarez in the quarterfinal. It should be a high-energy, dazzling match as long as both teams display the verve they have, but don;t always produce.

France 3, Honduras 0: Slogging back to Honor

June 15, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

French national football has been a comedy of errors and disgrace since the team got clobbered in South Africa four years ago, and self-imploded with acrimony and racist issues. A much calmer, gentler team heads to Brazil, with higher hopes.

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