The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office hosts the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service at 7:45 p.m. at the Sheriff’s Operations Center, Separation Chat, Open Discussion, when Britney Spears’ midriff buckled to “Hit me, baby, one more time.”
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Paul Auster, An American Writer with a European Sensibility
With the passing of Paul Auster, who died of lung cancer on April 30 at the age of 77, the aesthetics of postmodernism retreated another significant step back into the past tense of history. Auster became closely associated with postmodern style because of his highly self-conscious and self-reflexive fiction. In 2017, he wrote that he “wanted to turn everything inside out.”
DeSantis Lawyer Argues Governor’s ‘Executive Privilege’ Places Him Above Public Record Law
In a case that could have far-reaching implications for the state’s public-records laws, an appeals court heard arguments Tuesday in a challenge to a judge’s ruling that “executive privilege” shields Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration from releasing records. During Tuesday’s arguments before a three-judge panel of the Tallahassee-based 1st District Court of Appeal, the plaintiff’s attorney said that the constitutional right to public records does not include an exemption for the governor’s records.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
The Palm Coast City Council meets and approves a state grand enabling the city to design the four-laning of Old Kings Road south of Palm Coast Parkway, the school board meets, and Bill Maher sacrifices intellectual honesty for a laugh.
Do Americans Really Think the Country Is ‘On the Wrong Track’?
Researchers who run the American Communities Project, which explores the differences in 15 different types of community in the United States, believe the surveys are asking a question with no real meaning in the United States in 2024 – a question that may have outlived its usefulness.
Florida Law Restricting Property Ownership By Nationals of 7 Countries Draws 2nd Discrimination Lawsuit
Almost exactly a year after Florida lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis approved a measure to restrict property ownership by people from China and six other countries, housing and real-estate groups Monday filed a federal lawsuit alleging it is discriminatory. The lawsuit, filed in Miami, contends that the law violates the federal Fair Housing Act and part of the Florida Constitution.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, May 6, 2024
Hammock Community Association Meeting with Sheriff Staly and Cmdr. Ryan Emry, the Flagler County Commission meets, the Beverly Beach Town Commission meets, The Onion explains passive sentences.
Ancient Rome Knew LGBTQ Rights Better Than the Catholic Church Ever Has
A Vatican declaration, the “Infinite Dignity,” opposes gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy. Yet even in the ancient Roman Empire, individuals could transgress traditional conceptions of gender roles in various ways. While Roman notions of femininity and masculinity were strict as regards clothing, for instance, there is evidence to suggest that individuals could and did breach these norms, although they were likely to be met with ridicule or scorn.
Reporters Without Borders Condemns Wave of Arrests and Violence Against Journalists Covering Campus Protests
Four journalists have been arrested by police and four others attacked in the course of covering university campus protests in the past week. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns this wave of arrests, criminal charges, and violence against journalists and urges law enforcement agencies and school administrators to protect and respect the rights of all journalists, including student media.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, May 5, 2024
The Palm Coast Songwriters Festival wraps up, ‘Hysteria,’ At Palm Coast’s City Repertory Theatre, ‘First Date,’ at St. Augustine’s Limelight Theatre, Ronald Reagan’s ill-advised visit to Bitburg cemetery and its SS in 1985.