If Donald Trump would have suffered fatal injuries, the level of violence witnessed so far will be nothing in comparison to what would have happened in the next couple of months. It would have unleashed a new level of anger, frustration, resentment, hostility that we haven’t seen for many, many years in the U.S.
Florida & Beyond, and All Opinions
Trump Chooses J.D. Vance Over Rubio for Vice President
Former President Donald Trump on Monday bypassed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio in making his vice-presidential pick, averting what could have been a major change in Florida’s political landscape. Trump announced freshman U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his 2024 running mate, a short time after the Republican National Convention opened in Milwaukee.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, July 15, 2024
Tyrese Patterson goes on trial on a first-degree murder charge, the Mosquito Control Board meets, the county Canvassing Board meets, Frank Stella in Jacksonville, Mark Twain in Egypt.
We’re Losing Wetlands at an Accelerating Pace. Can Private Sector Help?
The U.S. is losing wetlands, mainly to development and agriculture, at an accelerating rate. With Congress polarized and gridlocked, new federal wetland protection laws are unlikely to be enacted in the next several years.Some states have stepped up to fill the gap, but others have instead chosen to roll back their existing protections despite the fact that people across the U.S. strongly favored more protection for wetlands.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, July 14, 2024
Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village, nostalgic memories of Paris in August 1982, Emmanuelle, Francis Lai and Pierre Bachelet, and a few words from Voltaire on Bastille Day.
Once Non-Partisan School Boards Are Getting Mired in Culture Wars
In more than 90% of U.S. public school districts, school board elections are nonpartisan and have been for centuries. But that long tradition may well be changing – and putting at risk the quality of the country’s education system by introducing divisive national political issues into the process by which a local community governs itself.
Libraries Are Cornerstones of Our Communities. They Need Our Help.
In the ongoing culture war, conservative politicians have been taking drastic measures to stop the distribution of “age-inappropriate books,” which primarily target children’s books by and about LGBTQ+ individuals and people of color. These measures ignore the crucial role that libraries serve in their communities in combating the effects of economic inequality by providing essential resources to those in need.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, July 13, 2024
Second Saturday Plant Sale at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, Coffee With Commissioner Scott Spradley, Gamble Jam, American Association of University Women (AAUW) Monthly Meeting.
Behind One of the Most Active Tornado Seasons on Record
More than 1,100 tornadoes were reported through May − a preliminary number but nearly twice the 30-year average at that point and behind only 2011, when deadly tornado outbreaks tore across the southeastern U.S. The U.S. experienced several multistate outbreaks in 2024.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Friday, July 12, 2024
Comedy Dinner Show With Johnny Mac and local comedian Doug Canney, LGBTQ+ Night at Flagler Beach’s Coquina Coast Brewing Company, when Jimmy Carter got Salman Rushdie wrong.