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Challenged in Flagler Schools: McCormick’s Sold, a Review and a Recommendation

March 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Patricia McCormick's "Sold" challenged for banning in Florida

Patricia McCormick’s “Sold,” about the experiences of a 13-year-old girl sold into sexual slavery, is among the 22 books that a trio of “moms for liberty” have sought to ban from high school library shelves. A school committee voted to keep the book. The banners appealed the decision to a district committee, which meets on March 6. The following review is presented as a guide.

Florida Legislature Is Set to Push Sweeping Changes to Legal System, Favoring Business and Government at Individuals’ Expense

March 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Paul Renner, the Palm Coast Republican and House Speaker, is enthusiastically leading a House that has lurched further to the right than under any administration since the Jim Crow era. (© FlaglerLive)

Paul Renner, the Palm Coast Republican and House Speaker, is enthusiastically leading a House that has lurched further to the right than under any administration in generations as the Legislature seeks to revamp the state’s litigation system, favoring businesses at the expense of individual consumers.

Matanzas Assault Case: A Miscarriage of Justice Hardens Before Our Eyes

March 2, 2023 | Pierre Tristam | 121 Comments

brendan depa miscarriage justice

The public reaction to 17-year-old Brendan Depa’s assault of Joan Naydich at Matanzas High School is mostly compassionate and balanced. The more strident reaction among elected officials–the State Attorney, school board members–is not not. Elected officials are not only exploiting the situation. They’re exploiting Depa. They want blood.

Parents Paying Steep Extended Day Fees Are Subsidizing the Belle Terre Swim Club

March 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club is less and less visible. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County School Board is facing a deficit this year of $180,000 at the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club. The board continues to agonize over ways to keep the facility or redefine its uses without continuing the deficits, which are being subsidized out of the district’s extended day program–a costly program to working parents.

In Flagler Beach, 5 Commission Candidates Play Forum Softball Ahead of March 7 Election

March 1, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The five candidates in the March 5 Flagler Beach election at last week's forum at the Flagler Woman's Club, on Feb. 21. From left, Doug O'Connor, Scott Spradley, incumbent Deborah Phillips, Rick Belhumeur and Bob Cunningham. (© FlaglerLive).

There were no surprises at the only forum for Flagler Beach City Commission Candidates. The questions–at least the nine that were asked–were generally un-challenging, unspecific and at times corny. The candidates are Rick Belhumeur, Bob Cunningham, Doug Bruno O’Connor, Deborah Phillips and Scott Spradley.

Against Policy, Flagler’s Book-Challenge Appeal Panels Dim Faculty and District Vote to Minority Status

February 28, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Assistant Superintendent Lashakia Moore at a Feb. 6 community meeting where most of the non-district employees looking to be appointed to book-review committees heard an orientation. The committee members were culled from that group. The first such appeals committee meets on March 6. (© FlaglerLive)

A Flagler County school district-level committee will meet for the first time on Monday to take up the appeal of a decision not to ban the novel “Sold” from school library shelves. The make-up of the committee is not in line with school board policy, giving parents and community members a lopsided presence at the expense of district staff and faculty.

Matanzas Student Who Attacked Aide Was Arrested 3 Times for Battery Before; Other Cases Examined

February 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Matanzas high teacher aide incident

Brendan Depa, the 17-year-old special education Matanzas High School student whose assault of a paraprofessional at Matanzas High School school last week has drawn international attention, was arrested three times on battery charges when he was 13. His case recalls that other violent incidents that did not draw anywhere near the harshness he faces.

Challenged in Flagler Schools: Malinda Lo’s Last Night at the Telegraph Club, a Review and a Recommendation

February 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Malinda Lo’s “Last Night at the Telegraph Club” is among the 22 books that a trio of “moms for liberty” have sought to ban from high school library shelves. A joint committee of Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas high school faculty members and parent representatives meets on March 7 to decide whether to retain it or ban the book. The following review is presented as a guide.

One Texas Judge Will Decide Fate of Abortion Pill Used by Millions of American Women

February 25, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Federal District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Donald Trump appointee, has shaped his decisions from his religious beliefs. (Wkimedia Commons)

By filing a lawsuit in Amarillo, the Alliance Defending Freedom was almost guaranteed to draw U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a President Donald Trump appointee who worked as deputy general counsel at First Liberty Institute, a conservative nonprofit advocating for religious liberty, before being confirmed to the federal judiciary in 2019.

Superintendent’s Fate Darkens as Sally Hunt, Board’s Swing Vote, Turns Agnostic on Mittlestadt’s Future

February 24, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

School Board attorney Kristy Gavin, left, discussing timelines regarding Superintendent Cathy Mittlestadt, left. The contract expires at the end of June. (© FlaglerLive via Flagler Schools video)

Flagler County Superintendent Cathy Mittlestadt’s future in the district became less, not more certain, with the school board’s latest discussion of her contract, which expires at the end of June: Board member Sally Hunt, the swing vote, is uncertain on the superintendent’s future.

Why Is DeSantis Protecting Our Kids from ‘Literature’?

February 18, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

A book-burning in 1930s Germany. (National Archives and Records Administration, College Park)

Books are filthy. Yet liberals want your children to read them. Why? So your children will become drag queens, tree huggers, NPR listeners, Lizzo fans, soccer watchers, trans activists, vaccine takers, election denier deniers, AP class takers, and America haters.

Palm Coast Residents’ Doubled Stormwater Fee Could Reach $542 a Year by 2027

February 17, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 56 Comments

The ongoing, $1.5 million weir replacement on a canal along Royal Palms Parkway, part of the city's stormwater system. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast resident’s $22.27 monthly stormwater fee would increase to $45.16 over the next four years if the city follows its consultant’s recommendation. Some residents would pay more in stormwater fees than in city taxes. Even lesser options would result in sharp increases, and no increases are not an option.

The Black Flamingo Thwarts Book Ban as Matanzas and FPC Vote 10-0 to Keep It on Shelves

February 17, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Hardback copies of Dean Atta's The Black Flamingo were all over the semi-rectangular table along which sat the 10 members of the joint review committee Thursday afternoon in Room 3A at the Government Services Building. The line on the shirt of one of the committee members reads: "Reading makes your mind grow." The shirt has not, so far, been the target of a challenge. (© FlaglerLive)

A joint review committee from Matanzas and Flagler Palm Coast high schools voted unanimously Thursday to keep Dean Atta’s “The Black Flaming” on the two schools’ library shelves. It is the second time in a little over two weeks that the committees rejected a challenge by one of the three individuals targeting 22 books for bans so far this year.

Judge Tosses Challenge to Law Restricting Gender and Sex Orientation Discussions in Class

February 16, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

THat's more like it. (Florida Memory)

U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor dismissed a revised lawsuit filed by students, parents and teachers, ruling that the plaintiffs had not “alleged sufficient facts” to show they had legal standing to challenge the law.

Book Challenge in Flagler Schools: Dean Atta’s ‘The Black Flamingo,’ a Review and a Recommendation

February 16, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The book's cover as it appeared in the United States, left, and in Britain, where it originally published in 2019.

Dean Atta’s “The Black Flamingo” is among the 22 books a trio of individuals have sought to ban from high school library shelves. A joint committee of Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas high school meets today to decide whether to retain it or ban it. The following review is presented as a guide.

Lawmakers Pushing to Increase Homestead Tax Break at Local Governments’ Expense

February 15, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

save our homes cap

A proposal to change the state’s Save Our Homes property-tax cap from 3 to 2 percent, significantly diminishing local governments’ revenue, cleared its first legislative committee on Wednesday, despite concerns that it might force counties to cut services or shift the tax burden.

‘Stress-Free’ Valentine’s Day Mass Wedding at the Courthouse Returns With 13 Couples

February 14, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Six couples marrying and seven renewing their vows participated in today's annual mass Valentine's Day wedding officiated by Clerk of Court Tom bexley at the Flagler County courthouse. Mike and Dee Cocchiola, above, reviewed their vows after 56 years of marriage. (© FlaglerLive)

Back from a two-year Covid hiatus, six couples marrying and seven renewing their vows participated in today’s annual mass Valentine’s Day wedding officiated by Clerk of Court Tom Bexley at the Flagler County courthouse.

Holsey Moorman, Stately Last of Palm Coast City Council’s Class of 2007, Dies at 84

February 14, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Holsey Moorman in 2011. (© FlaglerLive)

Holsey Moorman, a Roanoke, Va. native who rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Army, moved to Palm Coast after his retirement in 2001 and served a term on the Palm Coast City Council, died on Feb. 7 at AdventHealth Palm Coast. He was 84.

Deborah Phillips, Flagler Beach City Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

February 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Deborah Phillips. (© FlaglerLive)

Deborah Phillips is one of five candidates for two seats on the Flagler Beach City Commission in the non-partisan municipal election that will be decided on March 7.

Scott Spradley, Flagler Beach City Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

February 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Scott Spradley. (© FlaglerLive)

Scott Spradley is one of five candidates for two seats on the Flagler Beach City Commission in the non-partisan municipal election that will be decided on March 7.

Bob Cunningham, Flagler Beach City Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

February 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Bob Cunningham. (© FlaglerLive)

Bob Cunningham is one of five candidates for two seats on the Flagler Beach City Commission in the non-partisan municipal election that will be decided on March 7.

Doug Bruno O’Connor, Flagler Beach City Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

February 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Doug Bruno O'Connor. He didn't mind posing in front of the Scott Spradley photograph of the pier, hanging for many years at City Hall's commission chamber. (© FlaglerLive)

Doug Bruno O’Connor is one of five candidates for two seats on the Flagler Beach City Commission in the non-partisan municipal election that will be decided on March 7.

Rick Belhumeur, Flagler Beach City Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

February 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Rick Belhumeur. (© FlaglerLive)

Rick Belhumeur is one of five candidates for two seats on the Flagler Beach City Commission in the non-partisan municipal election will be decided on March 7.

‘Now Is the Time’: Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin Looks West in State of the City Address

February 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin. (© FlaglerLive)

This evening’s State of the City Address by Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin highlights the challenges the city experienced in 2022, such as the hurricanes, celebrates various accomplishments and looks to 2023 with eyes on a westward expansion. as provided by the city. Here’s the full prepared text.

Palm Coast Council Surrenders Key Demands in 3-2 Approval of Controversial Harborside Development

February 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

The boat ramp at Harborside, locked, became a matter of contention in the Palm Coast City Council's approval of a redevelopment proposal there. (Palm Coast)

Ending a six-month wrangle over the proposed Harborside redevelopment around the Palm Coast marina, the City Council Tuesday in a 3-2 vote surrendered on key demands, overriding some staff recommendations, and approved the addition of 300 apartments and town houses, a project that will remake the character of one of Palm Coast’s original neighborhoods.

In Major Shift, Flagler Beach Residents Appear to Favor Sea Walls, But Misconceptions Abound

February 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The secant seawall at the north end of Flagler Beach, built in 2019, held strong during the last two hurricanes last fall, but the dunes that once covered it are gone, so is the high-tide beach in front of it, scoured as it's been by wave energy that cannot be diffused by the slope of dunes. (© FlaglerLive)

A majority of Flagler Beach residents now appear to favor so-called secant sea walls, according to 58 responses gathered by FDOT and obtained by FlaglerLive. But that support rests on a fundamental misconception–that sea walls would not only protect State Road A1A behind them, but the beaches in front of them as well.

‘The Truth About Alice’ Survives Book-Banning Attempt in 12-0 Vote by FPC and Matanzas Committees

February 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

The Matanzas High School and Flagler Palm Coast High School book-review committees met jointly Tuesday at Matanzas to review The Truth About Alice. The committees voted to keep the book on library shelves. (© FlaglerLive)

A book review committee jointly made up of Flagler Palm Coast High and Matanzas High School representatives on Tuesday voted unanimously to keep “The Truth About Alice” in circulation at both schools’ libraries. The book was challenged on claims that it contained “pornography.” It is the fourth book to survive a challenge, out of 22 challenges, with 10 already removed and others awaiting review.

Flagler Beach’s New Concrete Pier Will Be 10 Feet Higher to Account for Sea Rise and Violent Storms

January 31, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Flagler Beach City Manager William Whitson sizes up the scene with a snapshot just before the city's contracted design team launched into a preliminary description of the pier-reconstruction project ahead. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach’s new, bigger, higher pier could be completed by the end of 2025 and will be designed to withstand the realities of more violent storms and rising seas, its designer told a large crowd at the Wickline Center Tuesday evening.

Visitor Center Location Shifting from A1A to SR100; Flagler Tourism Posts Strong Year

January 31, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Flagler County Tourism Director Amy LUkasik during her annual presentation of the State of Tourism in at the Palm Coast Community Center Monday. (© FlaglerLive)

After two and a half years of hunting for a visitor center location on State Road A1A in Flagler Beach, Flagler County’s tourism bureau is shifting its focus for an eventual visitor center to State Road 100, on county land near the new pedestrian bridge.

12 Images of Child Sex Abuse Equal 18 Months in Prison for 79-Year-Old Palm Coast Man

January 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Edgar Alloway Jr. as he was getting fingerprinted at the end of his sentencing hearing just before noon today at the Flagler County courthouse. (© FlaglerLive)

Edgar Alloway Jr., 79, a 16-year resident of Banton Lane in Palm Coast, was sentenced to 18 months in state prison today for downloading 12 images of child sexual abuse. Alloway’s attorney, Josh Davis, called it a “death sentence” because of Alloway’s failing health.

Bull Creek Fish Camp Will Be Torn Down Against Lease-Holder’s Wishes, With No Plans for Rebuild

January 26, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Bull Creek Fish Camp in 2014, when it was poised for a revival, with the waters of Dead Lake lapping at its banks. The waters flooded during the last two hurricanes, making the building uninhabitable, according to the county. The building will be torn down. (© FlaglerLive)

To the dismay of the current lease holder, County Administrator Heidi Petito said the 2,500 square foot restaurant building at Bull Creek Fish Camp will be torn down next month, after suffering what the county describes as irreparable damage from hurricane-related floods.

Sea Walls, Granite, Dunes: FDOT Options to Strengthen A1A Are Nothing Flagler Hasn’t Seen Before

January 25, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Some 150 people turned out at the Florida Department of Transportation's "listening session" in Flagler Beach Tuesday evening, regarding options to more permanently strengthen State Road A1A against storms, sea rise and erosion. (© FlaglerLive)

Some 150 people, including numerous Flagler Beach and county officials, turned out to see the state Department of Transportation’s four options to more permanently strengthen State Road A1A, with sea walls taking precedence over dune rebuilding. But a combination of the four options is likely ahead.

Leading Palm Coast Family of Philanthropists Mourning Loss of Eric Garvin, 38, to a Murder in Chile

January 24, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Eric Eugene Garvin in a family photo.

Eric and Anna Garvin, long-time residents and philanthropists in Palm Coast, learned of the murder of their son, Eric Eugene Garvin, earlier this month in Santiago, Chile, during a robbery. The news has reverberated through the community.

‘D.O.A.’ and Its Local Cast Come Alive as Top Winners at Resurrected Flagler Film Festival

January 23, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

* “D.O.A.” director Kurt St. Thomas, left, and cast member Annie Gaybis pose with Flagler Film Festival director Tim Baker following the screening of the film noir drama. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Film Festival returned to Palm Coast after a five-year hiatus, with 44 independent, mostly short and mostly small-budget films, with the top honor going to “D.O.A.,” directed by Kurt St. Thomas, with Flagler County’s own Annie Gaybis and John Byner.

Flagler School District Will Ask Its Employees: Do You Want to Be Armed on Campus?

January 17, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

One corridor among a few hundred on Flagler Flagler school campuses. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County school district will survey its 1,600 employees to gauge whether there’s interest among them to be armed in the district’s nine campuses. The survey will not ask whether employees support or oppose such a program–only whether the individual taking the survey is himself or herself interested in being armed on campus, and providing security in case of an emergency.

Child Vaccination Rates, Already Down Because of Pandemic, Fall Again

January 14, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

They have not helped. (© FlaglerLive)

Instead of recovering after schools reopened in 2021, historically low rates of child vaccination worsened, according to new data from the CDC. Experts fear that the skepticism of science and distrust of government that flared up during the pandemic are contributing to the decrease.

Storied Ukrainian Orchestra Picks Flagler Auditorium as Rehearsal Venue Ahead of 37-City Tour, to FYO Thrills

January 13, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Conductor Theodore Kuchar, center, with members of the Lvivi National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine, posing with a Ukrainian flag after a two-hour rehearsal at the Flagler Auditorium Thursday evening. The audience was largely made up of students and families of the Flagler Youth Orchestra community. (© FlaglerLive)

The Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine and its conductor, Theodore Kuchar, a frequent visitor to Palm Coast, chose the Flagler Auditorium to rehearse Thursday ahead of a 37-concert, 20-state tour that begins this evening, and opened their doors to Flagler Youth Orchestra students for the unique experience of watching a professional orchestra at work.

Army Corps Must Redesign Entire Flagler Beach Dunes Project, ‘Substantially’ Delaying It Again

January 13, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Hurricane Nicole carved out more segments of State Road A1A in the segment of shore that has been awaiting a dune-rebuilding project for years. That project has now yet again been delayed. (© FlaglerLive)

Because of years of delays and further erosion, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must redesign the entire project to rebuild 2.6 miles of dunes on the critically eroded shoreline south of the Flagler Beach pier, now that the current design is out of date. That will further delay for at least a year or more a project 20 years in the works. Meanwhile, the coast continues to erode, threatening or damaging A1A.

Jacob Perry, Who Shot Up His Grandfather’s House, Invokes Scriptures and Being ‘Chosen’

January 12, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Jacob Perry. (© FlaglerLive via Axon bodycam footage)

Jacob Perry, 24, faces five felony charges following his admitted shooting at his grandfather’s car and house on Tuesday in Palm Coast. He cited a chapter from Isaiah in the Old Testament, telling deputies they could understand a lot about him from it. That may raising questions about his competency.

In ‘Extremely Rare’ Event, Killer Whale Beaches and Dies in Surf Near Hammock Dunes Club

January 11, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The killer whale this morning as authorities were preparing to transfer it to a trailer, then to Seaworld in Orlando for a necropsy. (© FlaglerLive)

A killer whale was found beached at dawn this morning in the surf opposite Hammock Dunes Club. The female orca was dead. It was being transferred to SeaWorld in Orlando for a necropsy.

On Rosewood Massacre Anniversary, Sad to See DeSantis Embrace Florida’s Old South Legacy

January 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The deliberate burning of a house belonging to Black residents in Rosewood on Jan. 4, 1923. (Florida Memory)

It’s sad to see Ron DeSantis embrace our Old South legacy rather than trying to lead us to a more inclusive New South future. Instead of demanding equal treatment under the law, open-eyed education and zero-tolerance for anti-Semitism and racism, he runs the other way.

Palm Coast Surveys Cost of Dredging Saltwater Canals, But Who Will Pay Is Big Question

January 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 53 Comments

The saltwater canals in Palm Coast's C-Section and a sliver of the F-Section have been an attractive amenity since the city's origins in the 1960s and 70s, when ITT Levitt dug them out. But they've never been dredged since, and the silt is accumulating. The question is: how much will it cost to dredge, and who should pay? (© FlaglerLive)

The saltwater canals in Palm Coast’s C-Section and a sliver of the F-Section have been an attractive amenity since the city’s origins in the 1960s and 70s, when ITT Levitt dug them out. But they’ve never been dredged since. Who should pay for the job–residents of the C Section, or all of Palm Coast’s residents?

One Term In, Flagler Beach Commissioner Ken Bryan Decides to Pull Out of Re-Election Run After All

January 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Flagler Beach City Commissioner Ken Bryan is opting out. (© FlaglerLive)

Ken Bryan, a one term Flagler Beach city commissioner and currently the chairman of the panel, has decided not to seek re-election after all. His decision still leaves five candidates, including incumbent Deborah Phillips, running for the two seats in the March 7 election.

Arkansas Takes Stock of Jacob Oliva, Its New Education Chief: Goal-Driven, Ambitious, Puzzling

January 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Jacob Oliva: counting down to Arkansas time. (© FlaglerLive)

The Arkansas Advocate reports on the varied reactions and impressions of former Flagler Superintendent and Florida Education Chancellor Jacob Oliva, who is Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s nominee to head the state’s Department of Education.

Rob Smith and Flagler Beach Take an Environmental Stewardship Award for ‘Big Blue,’ the Glass Recycling Crusher

January 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Rob Smith, Flagler Beach's sanitation director. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach’s “Big Blue” recycling program, created by Sanitation Director Rob Smith, won the stewardship award from the Northeast Florida Regional Council.

Ex-Palm Coast Doctor Facing Rape and Deceit Allegations Says He Was Never Served

January 5, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Gerard Abate and Margaret Curro in an image Abate included among exhibits intended to show he was in St. Croix, the Virgini Islands, not in new Jersey, when a process server says he served Abate the lawsuit he faces in Flagler County Circuit Court.

A year and a half after a civil lawsuit was filed against him, claiming he deceived, drugged and raped a woman at a condo in Palm Coast, Dr. Gerard Abate says he was never served. A judge will decide whether Abate or a process server are telling the truth at a hearing next week.

American Impressions 7 | Montana: Ghost of the Prairie

December 31, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The unfinished, colossal PAR site--Perimeter Acquisition Radar--in the distance on the Montana prairie, one of the most massive buildings in the state, even in unfinished form, one of its most absurd, and one of the remarkable monuments to cold war futility on the planet. It's near Ledger, Montana. (© FlaglerLive)

It rises from wild grasses in Montana’s Golden Triangle, at the western extremity of the Great Plains, a massive hulk of concrete that makes no sense, that is as out of place as could be, and that will be there for thousands of years. It is a ghostly monument to the follies of the nuclear age.

American Impressions 3 | The Road

December 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The Colorado National Monument's ecology predates time. (Guido Da Rozze)

The Colorado National Monument, Yellowstone, Salt Lake City and Wyoming frame reflections on the romance of the road, that essentially American love affair made of myths and wanderlust, and those insufferable RVs.

American Impressions 1 | The Day Before America

December 25, 2022 | Pierre Tristam | 30 Comments

The Cedars of Lebanon. (© FlaglerLive)

In the first of nine installments of his American Impressions series–a reporter’s journey across the 50 states–Pierre Tristam fills in details that marked his youth in war-torn Lebanon and defined his outlook before migrating to the United States and beginning a process of discovery that continues to this day.

Based in Palm Coast, Global Support Group for Rare Disease Gets Awareness Boost from Celine Dion Diagnosis

December 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

stiff person syndrome

Palm Coast resident Mike West started the Stiff Person Syndrome support group almost 20 years ago. It now has 1,700 members in 34 countries, and on Dec. 7, with Celine Dion announcement that she has SPS, the disease got the broader awareness people like West have been seeking.

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