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Mitt Romney’s Dangerous Game: Making Israel a Wedge Issue in Florida

October 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The Florida Jewish community should see through the false premise that Obama is anything less than stellar on Israel, as Mitt Romney, hoping to score partisan points with Florida’s Jewish vote, has attempted to claim, Dan Gelber argues.

Two of My Favorite Jews

October 1, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | Leave a Comment

Sam and Dave Markowitz celebrate birthdays with Duke Ellington, from behind the paywall of Volusia County’s Evin prison.

The Palm Coast City Council’s Disturbing Synthetic Marijuana High

September 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

On synthetic pot, the Palm Coast City Council and other local governments are being had, as governments trample due process to enforce a legal shortcut against a ghost epidemic–the latest hysteria in the derelict war on drugs.

From Tape-Downs to Lockdowns: A Day in the So-Called Life of a Cancer Patient

September 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Three radiation treatments in and with 39 to go, Jo Ann Nahirny describes life at the curfew-happy Hope Lodge for cancer patients, her manhandling on the radiation table, and her husband’s angelic patience.

Where Obama Fear and Loathing Comes From

September 30, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 3 Comments

Charles Kesler’s new book on Barack Obama loathing is a window into the closing of the conservative mind, which Mark Lilla’s review opens a notch to let in a breath of wit–unusual for unusually dour liberals.

Deeper Knowledge from an Ocean of Films

September 29, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Ocean film festivals are venues for knowledge, understanding, networking and, of course, the viewing of beautiful and important films, and they’re vital for those who want to be involved in ocean conservation, writes Frank Gromling.

Mitt Romney’s , and Republicans’, Goldwater Moment

September 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Blowing an election it should have won, the GOP might finally realize it has strayed far out of the mainstream and become a little too odd for the American public, writes Bill Cotterell.

Editorial Notebook: September

September 27, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 15 Comments

Vagrant scratches and notes from FlaglerLive editor Pierre Tristam on issues of the day, fugitive quotes, hit-and-run readings, insurgent observations and reflections picked up from the cutting room floor.

Those 11 Constitutional Amendments on November’s Ballot: Women League Says Just Vote No

September 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Florida voters will see 11 of the most confusing, complex and sometimes misleading state ballot amendments ever proposed, and voters will need to decide: Do I want this in our state constitution? Deirdre Macnab, state president of the League of Women Voters of Florida, says No.

Matanzas Pirates’ Mission: A Senior Rallies Students and Faculty For a Teacher’s Survival

September 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Juan Pablo Torres, a senior at Matanzas High School, decided to repay his English teacher, now undergoing cancer treatment in Gainesville, by showing her how students and teachers at Matanzas take care of their own.

Partisanship Works. One-Party States Don’t.

September 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

They are two of the most repeated claims you’ll hear every four years: That this is the most important election in our lifetime. And that partisanship is demolishing the country. Rubbish on both counts.

Shark Finning, Carnage of Luxury

September 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Shark fin soup is considered an aphrodisiac and sign of wealth. Asia’s exploding middle class is resulting in a carnage of some 70 million sharks a year, killed just for their fins.

Florida’s Gang of 10: How You Got Robbed of Representation by Lawmakers’ Rubber Stamp

September 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Just 10 of Florida’s 160 legislators voted recently on a $58-million budget amendment that carries large policy implications for citizens across the state. Few citizens were representedby this or any other decisions passed by the Legislative Budget Commission.

Ocean Publishing’s Gromling Speaking at BLUE Ocean Film Festival

September 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Frank Gromling, owner and publisher of Ocean Publishing in Flagler Beach, will present a talk at the BLUE Ocean Film Festival and Conservation Summit in Monterrey, Calif., on Sep. 25, entitled “Films to Books, How to Do It Without the Pain.”

Emory Will Close Its Journalism School. Good Riddance.

September 18, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Journalism education is nice, but beyond the basics, not necessary, argues Bill Cotterell. Anyone who’s smart, cares about news and works hard can learn the five Ws — who what, when, where and why — in a couple weeks. Then, if they learn from their mistakes, they can get good at telling you what’s really going on.

At Matanzas High School, an Irrepressible Teacher’s Untimely Farewell, For Now

September 18, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Jo Ann Nahirny in her element, in her classroom today at Matanzas High School, on her last day of class before the new year. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Jo Ann Nahirny, an English teacher at Matanzas, put in her last day of the year today before a three-month leave filled with radiation treatments and surgery as she battles a cancer’s recurrence. This is the story of her last day in class.

Mitt Romney’s 47 Percent Problem

September 18, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 55 Comments

In 2008 John McCain’s big challenge was to control Sarah Palin’s mouth. In 2012, Mitt Romney’s biggest challenge is to control Mitt Romney’s mouth. His characterization of 47 percent of Americans as victims and dependents, besides being demonstrably false, unravels the cynicism at the core of Romney’s campaign.

Memo to Lance Armstrong: Enough is Enough, So Please Shut Up

September 17, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Lance Armstrong, still running.

The gig is up now, Tom O’Hara, a testicular cancer survivor, tells Lance Armstrong, referring to his doping issues. If you want to continue to raise money to fight cancer, I applaud you. But, please, try being a quiet and humble philanthropist from now on.

Ripped from Her Trenches, a Teacher Mobilizes for Months of Cancer Combat, and Anguish

September 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

From feeling like a human easel to a convicted felon, Matanzas teacher Jo Ann Nahirny takes us step by step through the anguish of preparing for cancer treatment and its implications–physical, financial, emotional and spiritual.

Russian Roulette With MSG

September 15, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

In today’s American restaurants, MSG has become so prevalent that it is in practically every kind of food. It’s no longer isolated to Chinese cuisine. And it can be very dangerous to eat, making eating out a gamble.

When Riots In Defense of Islam Are More Vile Than Any Parody of the Prophet

September 15, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

“Innocence of Muslims” is a vile movie about Islam, but its movie maker had every right to make it, and it is far less vile than the murderous riots Muslim fundamentalists have launched as a result–or Mitt Romney’s political opportunism over the crisis.

From Beirut to 9/11:
When Barbarism Follows Barbarism

September 11, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 21 Comments

Revulsion over the losses in New York and Washington aside, the attack triggered a succession of fears: That the barbarism I so gladly left behind 23 years ago is here.

Follow the Lead of Flagler Beach’s Restaurants: Trash the Styrofoam

September 8, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Restaurants in Flagler Beach, among them the Turtle Shack and the Flagler Fish Company, decided to drop the use of Styrofoam and adopt all-recyclable containers, taking a lead other local businesses should follow, Frank Gromling writes, given Styrofoam’s polluting and carcinogenic properties.

We’re All Vikings Fans Today: Chris Kluwe Kicks Emmett Burns’s Gay Marriage Bigotries

September 8, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Harvey Fierstein's honorary godson: Chris Kluwe of the Minnesota Vikings. (Deadspin)

Maryland lawmaker Emmett Burns wrote a bullying letter to the Baltimore Ravens owner asking him to silence Brendon Ayanbadejo’s support for gay marriage. Chris Kluwe kicked back the most winning answer of the year.

Raped, Pregnant and 11 Years Old: The Problem with the “Right-to-Life” Movement

September 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

In Pinellas County, an 11-year-old girl, pregnant after her rape by her mother’s 42-year-old boyfriend, is a stark rebuke to the right-to-like and personhood movement, argues Mary Jo Melone.

When Lies Are Elevated to a Campaign Strategy

September 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

romney and ryan will never let fact-checkers get in the way of a good lie.

The lies of presidents could re-carve Rushmore by audacity alone, yet the lies of the Romney-Ryan campaign have taken the art of lying to new lows, but not without the complicity of voters, who, in the golden age of fact-checking, have no excuse to be misinformed.

Prodigal Turtle: Kemp’s Ridley, Smallest of the Seas, Digs First-Ever Nest in Flagler Sands

September 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Once endangered, Kemp’s ridley turtles, usually nesting in the Gulf of Mexico, have flourished, and one made a landing in Flagler Beach, digging only the sixth documented nest in Florida, and the very first in Flagler County.

What Makes Us Exceptional

August 31, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The St. Louis Arch, one of many symbols of American exceptionalism. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

It is not that American Exceptionalism is being lost, it’s that those who want to “tabe back America” have lost sight of what has made America exceptional, argues Dan Gelber after watching the Republican National Convention.

Editorial Notebook: August 2012

August 31, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Jacques Louis-David, 'The Death of Socrates' (1787)

Vagrant scratches and notes from FlaglerLive editor Pierre Tristam on issues of the day, fugitive quotes, hit-and-run readings, insurgent observations and reflections picked up from the cutting room floor.

The Tea Party, Missing from the Republican National Convention’s Big Tent

August 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

An anti-Obama tea party rally in Palm Coast in March. (© FlaglerLive)

Despite cluelessness by liberals and Democrats, those outside the tea party movement still don’t grasp that “people like me are the absolute last folks who would be invited to the RNC,” argues tea party leader Henry Kelley.

A Few Florida Facts for Republican National Convention Delegates

August 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Florida under the leadership of Republican icons like Bush, Scott and Rubio, and supported by proud and unthinking GOP legislatures for the last 15 years, has happily served as the grow house for Republican policies. The results are stunning, writes former lawmaker Dan Gelber.

Lessons from a Storm: How to Prepare for Hurricanes

August 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

From living through Hurricane Andrew at Ground Zero 20 years ago to rebuilding a home and a business in its wake, Frank Gromling shares lessons learned and advice for Flagler County and Florida residents, applicable in any hurricane emergency.

An 11-Year-Old Girl Begins Middle School on the Wings of Her Grandmother’s Legacy

August 21, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Andrew Skerritt’s grandmother never went further than the third grade before she dropped out to help raise her younger siblings, yet the educational values she gave him will be passed down for generations, he writes.

At the University of Florida, a War Over the Alligator’s Newspaper Racks

August 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Florida independent alligator Save the racks. (Alligator/Facebook) UF

The University of Florida wants the independent Florida Alligator newspaper—which it does not own–to remove its orange racks from campus, and replace them with non-descript plastic bins. Bill Cotterell argues it’s not a First Amendment issue.

You’ll Shop for 43 Minutes a Day, But You Won’t Take 15 Minutes to Vote Every Two Years

August 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 54 Comments

Less than 16 percent of Florida’s eligible voters, and 20 percent of Flagler’s, cast a ballot in last Tuesday’s primary, once again reminding the world that Americans’s interest in community and citizenship is among the lowest of any democracies. Perhaps it’s time to make voting mandatory.

Disaster Recovery Days:
Rebuilding a Business After Hurricane Andrew

August 18, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

When Hurricane Andrews ravaged the physical location of the main offices of his electronic protection firm in Miami 20 years ago, Frank Gromling discovered new sources of ingenuity and rewards, despite, and at times because of, the struggles to rebuild.

Pit Bull Ban and Common Sense Prevail in South Florida Referendum

August 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

pit bull ban in miami date

In overwhelming fashion, Miami-Dade voters decided Tuesday to continue to ban pit bulls from the county. The results show common sense still rules strong, argues Steven Kurlander.

Hurricane Andrew 20 Years Later: Memories of Resilience in a Storm’s Wake

August 11, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Frank Gromling, who lived and worked in the path of Hurricane Andrew 20 years ago, remembers the days of the storm and its aftermath in a South Florida ravished beyond recognition. A spirit for rebirth was left intact, however.

Two White Men Who Like to Cut Things: On Romney’s Nomination of Paul Ryan

August 11, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

Mitt Romney’s pick of Paul Ryan, the seven-term Wisconsin congressman, born during the first Nixon administration, is a puzzling choice, more calculated than inspiring, more cautious than bold, and in some respects, just as strategically faulty as John McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin.

Chronic, Scandalous Abuse and Worse at a Florida Brain-Injury Center Demands Attention

August 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

It is impossible to look at the pages-long list of abuse allegations at the Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation and not wonder how it is allowed to remain open: Sexual abuse. Mental abuse. Burns. Broken bones. Bruises. Cuts and punctures. Bizarre punishment. And much worse.

AP Oncology: What a Teacher Did On Her Summer ‘Vacation,’ and How It is Ending

August 8, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Matanzas High teacher and columnist JoAnn Nahirny returns from what was not exactly a summer break, with a story of her students’ unique success in the Flagler school district–and shattering news about herself for her returning students next week.

When Good Lawyers Defend Bad Men

August 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Clarence Darrow defended his share of nasty, brutish and shameless murderers. But he didn't run for Flagler County judge.

Melissa Moore Stens, a candidate for Flagler County judge, has been unfairly criticized for defending Paul Miller, the Flagler Beach man who shot and killed his neighbor over barking dogs. But Paul Miller should be on trial, not his lawyers–or the Sixth Amendment.

Undiscovered Country: A Census of the Seas

August 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Over a ten-year period, a group of international scientists studied the oceans and their inhabitants in an effort to, in part, answer the question Frank Gromling poses: how many animal and plant species live in the sea?

Small Business Saturday: Community Building One Mom and Pop Store at a Time

August 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

small business saturday

Small Business Saturday is about changing mindsets, supporting community businesses and keeping dollars local, writes Carol Fisher, owner of the Beachhouse Beanery in Flagler Beach.

Andy Dance: Why You Should Support Flagler Schools’ Renewal of the Half-Penny Sales Tax

August 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Andy Dance, the school board member, explains why your vote approving the renewal of the half-penny sales tax in the Aug. 14 referendum is critical for Flagler County schools. All registered voters may cast a ballot regardless of party affiliation.

Whistleblowing Coach Worship: How Neil Reed Ended Bobby Knight’s Bullying

August 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Bill Reed, left, and Bobby Knight, whose intemperate moments were more often glorified than disciplined. Until Reed stopped him. (CBS Sports)

Steve Robinson, the CNN/SI managing editor who coaxed Neil Reed into blowing the whistle on coach Bobby Knight’s violence, reflects on Reed’s death and the refusal of people–from Knight’s apologists to Joe Paterno’s–to take action when they see power being abused.

Why I’d Eat at Chick-fil-A

July 31, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

I’d eat again at Chick-fil-A, just to send a message to the sanctimonious, self-congratulatory organizers of a boycott campaign that is targeting the business, writes columnist Bill Cotterell.

Slipping the Surly Bonds of Earth On the Hovers of Ospreys

July 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Watching wild birds, ospreys especially, is one of Frank Gromling’s favorite things to do, linking back to a romance with the thrill of flying flying that takes its inspiration from John Magee’s “high untrespassed sanctity of space.”

When Bankruptcy and a Second Mortgage Combine Into an Opportunity for Florida Homeowners

July 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

“Bankruptcy” and “exciting news” don’t usually go together well in the same conversation. But a recent ruling by a federal court is giving Florida homeowners a window of opportunity to strip off a second mortgage, argues consumer attorney Lewis Roberts.

The Bigotry of Expediency: Michelle Bachmann and Her Local Disciples

July 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Turns out Chris Buck's portrait of Michelle Bachmann for last August's Newsweek cover story was dead on

Michelle Bachmann’s bigoted smear of Huma Abedin, the Hillary Clinton aide who happens to be a Muslim, about Abedin’s alleged Muslim Brotherhood connections, is a reflection of a pronounced reactionary-Republican rejection of evidence for ideological expediency.

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