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Florida & Beyond, and All Opinions

US To Florida: Health Care Opt-Out Is Not an Option

April 26, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Hours after the Legislature voted on party lines to “opt out” of the new federal health law, the Obama administration said that will not be permitted.

Arizona Boots Up Brown Immigrants’ Guantanamo

April 25, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | 21 Comments

The virus that led to Arizona’s anti-immigration law has crossed Arizona’s borders into the rest of America. Its carrier is as white as a bed sheet and by far the greater threat to America’s character than anything that ever crossed the Rio Grande.

The Rosa Parks Arrest Report, 1955

April 24, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Rosa Parks Arrest Report, Montgomery, 1955

Image copy of the Rosa Parks arrest report, Montgomery police, Alabama, December 1, 1955.

Nashville Surrenders to Grab Your Crotch Country

April 23, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

T. Paige Dalporto, a West Virginia songwriter, pains his way through the Academy of Country Music Awards and mourns his old country gone pop.

Legislature’s Roadkill: Raiding Trust Funds

April 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Florida Legislature has balanced the budget by taking money from the transportation trust fund. It’s a short-sighted solution with dire consequences, argues Mark Wilson, president of the Florida Chamber of Commerce.

How Ginn Corp. Stuck Flagler Taxpayers With a $2 Million White Elephant

April 19, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Once seen as a magic bullet, Ginn Development Corp. had Flagler County build it a $2 million palace at the county airport. Then Ginn defaulted. Taxpayers are now taking a bullet between the eyes.

Students Fail. Cut Teachers’ Pay. Seriously?

April 19, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The thinking behind Senate Bill 6 is rooted in the idea that teachers cause students’ success or failure. That’s wrong, argues Dave Riegel, a high school principal.

Rockwell Meets Rubio: A Tea Party Photo Gallery

April 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Norman Rockwell reckognized a compelling subject when he saw one. Chances are he’d have recognized an equally worthy subject in the Tea Party movement, whatever its stripes.

Crist Vetoes Senate Bill 6

April 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Teachers are celebrating, but by vetoing SB6, Charlie Crist sent a message to Marco Rubio that the race for US Senate will be played out in the general election.

Blasting SB6: Teacher Rally Photo Gallery

April 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

If Gov. Crist had been in Palm Coast the afternoon of April 14, he’d have witnessed enthusiastic, dedicated anger at SB6 from a big segment of the county’s teachers.

Hank Williams Wins a Pulitzer

April 13, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

“When a hillbilly sings a crazy song,” Hank Wiliams once said, “he feels crazy. When he sings, “I Laid My Mother Away,” he sees her a-laying right there in the coffin.”

Polk Sheriff Subjects Teen Girls to Rape Exam–After Dates

April 13, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd arrested two 18-year-old boys for fondling their 14- and 15-year old dates, and subjected the girls to a rape exam.

Health Reform’s Bigger Windfalls for Florida

April 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

while there are still many unknowns about how the new federal health-care laws will be implemented, Florida stands to do very well financially and socially.

Stolz to Crist: I Am Tired of Teachers

April 11, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Peter Stolz, a former teacher from Palm Coast, urges Gov. Charlie Crist to sign Senate Bill 6 into law.

James Baldwin: A Talk to Teachers

April 11, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

James Baldwin’s “A Talk to Teachers” from 1963 is an apt counterpoint to Florida lawmakers’ attempt, in 2010, to demolish public school teachers and replace the profession with Darwinian hostility.

Art in the Park 2010: A Photo Gallery

April 10, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A look at the winners and other participants in the Flagler County Art League’s showcase event.

Florida House: Medicaid “Reform” for All?

April 6, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

House leaders late Monday released a proposal that would require almost all beneficiaries statewide to enroll in managed-care plans — including seniors who need long-term care.

US Economy Adds 162,000 Jobs, 1st Increase Since 2007

April 2, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in March, the first time the economy adds a significant number of jobs since November 2007, when it added 94,000. The March unemployment rate was unchanged, at 9.7 percent, with some 15 million people unemployed (compared with 13.3 million unemployed a year ago). The situation remains grim for the long-term […]

Taking Back America–from Tea Party Phonies

February 8, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | 3 Comments

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If Thomas Jefferson had heard Sarah Palin or Marco Rubio, he’d have had to ask how such a smart country would put up with such an obvious phonies and loons.

What If Tim Tebow Had Been Aborted?

January 31, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | Leave a Comment

By linking abortion with a life fully lived, Tebow is pretending to tell us something about the mysteries of life’s origins that nobody knows — not Tebow, not Pope Benedict, not Stephen Hawking, not my pet ferret, if I had one.

Rubio’s Health Care “Model” Isn’t Functioning

January 29, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Marco Rubio says the nation should adopt his Florida Health Choices, claiming its market approach is “happening right now.” He’s wrong. Florida Health Choices has yet to insure anyone.

Weimar Germany’s Shadow Creep on Main Street

January 28, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Philip A. Farruggio argues that the United States is forgetting the lessons of 1930s Germany–and Sinclair Lewis’ prophetic warnings–at its own risk.

He Had His Moments, But…

January 28, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | Leave a Comment

There’s too much reaching for the old magic–which is just the problem: this lunge for “magic,” this desire to make the impossible real, when it should be the other way around.

Haiti Earthquake Photo Gallery

January 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A 30-image photo gallery of the devastation following the 7.0 earthquake that demolished Haiti’s Port au Prince the afternoon of Jan. 12.

Americans Owe More to Haiti Than They Know

January 15, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | Leave a Comment

Well beyond earthquake relief, an American commitment to independence and democracy in Haiti would not be a favor, a gift or an indulgence. It would be the down payment of an incalculable debt long overdue.

Is This Harry Reid Cartoon Offensive?

January 15, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | 2 Comments

The Omaha World Herald’s sanctimony over a skin-tone cartoon is more offensive than Harry Reid’s misjudgment.

Prohibition’s Binge of Sanctimony

January 4, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | Leave a Comment

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On the history and stupidity of Prohibition, the 13-year binge of sanctimony that a minority of eugenics fans and anti-German racists imposed on the majority.

My Ten Predictions for 2010

December 29, 2009 | Pierre Tristam | 3 Comments

“All prophesies are wrong, therefore this one will be wrong,” Orwell said. So here are mine for the coming year of our blogs, 2010.

Why It’s Taking So Long to Close Guantanamo

December 28, 2009 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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By Dafna Linzer As we have reported throughout the year, the Obama administration has been serially hampered in its efforts to shutter the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It underestimated [2] the time needed to close the facility and was unprepared for Congressional opposition. Finding countries to adopt detainees has proven difficult, and only this […]

Disney’s Monorail System Goes Off Course

December 24, 2009 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Storm Clouds Over Disney's Monorail Operations

An accident, a death, 300 stranded passengers: Disney’s monorail system is in disarray. 911 calls included.

The 10 Most Ridiculous Commandments

December 11, 2009 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

In order for any Republican candidate to receive support from the Republican National Committee, they have to sign off on eight out of 10 newly-mandated, government-approved, “conservative” principles.

Gerrymandering

December 6, 2009 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Gerrymandering’s origins had plenty to do with the wily efforts of Elbridge Gerry, governor of Massachusetts in 1812, whose redistricting scheme ensured that Democrats would clobber Federalists in elections.

Milton Berle’s “Anaconda”

November 28, 2009 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Alan Zweibel was among the original writers on Saturday Night Live, back when Gerald Ford was still president. Here’s his story of coming face to face with Milton Berle’s legendary penis.

CIA Fails Mission to Detect Danger

August 30, 2009 | Pierre Tristam | Leave a Comment

Franz Kafka’s “Trial” is the story of a nobody tried for crimes never made clear by faceless authorities upholding secret laws that never fail to get their guilty verdict. You could read it to understand how easily reality is distorted and justice impersonated, even in “civilized” nations. Or you could read the inspector general’s recent […]

‘Deadliest Catch’ a Cowboy Race to Cap-and-Trade

August 23, 2009 | Pierre Tristam | Leave a Comment

The Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” is a reality series based on the toil and tyranny of crab fishing in the Bering Sea. About 4 million people watch the show every week, making it one of the top-rated programs on cable. It’s a strange phenomenon, considering that it’s just watching people work. But it’s more than […]

Immigration’s Tale from New York’s #7 Subway Train

February 19, 2008 | Pierre Tristam | Leave a Comment

In New York, the story of immigration’s present and foreseeable future is on the “Immigrant Express,” the No. 7 subway line that crosses Queens, the country’s single-most diverse county (46.1 percent of its residents were born abroad).

Protected: The Price of Biodiversity

March 16, 2000 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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