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David Alfin, Palm Coast Mayor Candidate: The Live Interview

July 6, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

David Alfin. (© FlaglerLive)

David Alfin is a candidate for Palm Coast Mayor in the July 27 special election. All registered voters in the city may cast a ballot in that non-partisan election regardless of party affiliation or location in Palm Coast.

Flagler Schools Refuse Free Rapid Covid Tests That Could Minimize Quarantines Even as 9 Private Schools Sign Up

July 6, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Flagler County schools have declined an offer from the Flagler County Health Department to place free rapid-covid-test kits at the district’s nine school campuses. The rapid tests, part of a federal grant, could have been used to drastically minimize the need for students to be quarantined at home for 10 days at a time when merely suspected of having been exposed to the virus.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, July 6, 2021

July 6, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Steve Sack, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

The Flagler County school Board will discuss substitute-teachers’ pay, the Palm Coast City Council will vote on the second and final reading on the closure of Slow Way.

With Support for Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad Becomes One of Several Deans to Tweet Themselves Into Trouble

July 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Phylicia Rashad as Aunt Ester and Anthony Chisholm as Solly Two Kings in a production of August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean," staged by the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston in 2005. (T. Charles Erickson)

Rashad sent out a controversial Tweet in support of her onetime “TV husband,” Bill Cosby, after a court overturned his sexual assault conviction. “FINALLY!!!!” Rashad wrote in the Tweet. “A terrible wrong is being righted — a miscarriage of justice is corrected!” This prompted critics and Howard students to call for her resignation.

Cornelia Downing Manfre, Palm Coast Mayor Candidate: The Live Interview

July 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Cornelia Downing Manfre. (© FlaglerLive) live interview

Cornelia Downing Manfre is a candidate for Palm Coast Mayor in the July 27 special election. All registered voters in the city may cast a ballot in that non-partisan election regardless of party affiliation or location in Palm Coast.

Kathy Austrino, Palm Coast Mayor Candidate: The Live Interview

July 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Kathy Austrino is a candidate for Palm Coast Mayor in the July 27 special election. All registered voters in the city may cast a ballot in that non-partisan election regardless of party affiliation or location in Palm Coast.

Supreme Court Blunts Voting Rights in Arizona, and Potentially Nationwide, in Consequential Ruling

July 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Arizona may keep two voting laws that Republicans say protect election integrity and Democrats believe will make it harder for some residents to cast ballots. That’s the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, one of the decade’s most important voting rights cases.

Alan Lowe, Palm Coast Mayor Candidate: The Live Interview

July 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Alan Lowe, left, with Ed Danko, his campaign manager-adviser, who has said "I need Lowe" on the council, along with Councilman Victor Barbosa, who has also been helping Lowe's campaign. Lowe did not participate in the Live Interview, apparently on Danko's advice: Danko told the Observer Lowe would not participate in that interview since he was the front-runner, and presumably didn't need to. (© FlaglerLive)

Alan Lowe is a candidate for Palm Coast Mayor in the July 27 special election. All registered voters in the city may cast a ballot in that non-partisan election regardless of party affiliation or location in Palm Coast.

Palm Coast Splits 49-49 On Allowing Commercial Trucks in Driveways, But Survey’s Flaws Are Mosaic of Caveats

June 30, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

Would those be allowed? (© FlaglerLive)

By one measure, 70 percent of respondents are opposed to relaxing the commercial-vehicle rule in Palm Coast, but that’s before accounting for massive manipulation of the survey. Once weighed for such manipulations, the split is nearly dead even. Either way, the administration has no plans to submit the numbers to the council.

Doug Courtney, Palm Coast Mayor Candidate: The Live Interview

June 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Doug Courtney is a candidate for Palm Coast Mayor in the July 27 special election. All registered voters in the city may cast a ballot in that non-partisan election regardless of party affiliation or location in Palm Coast.

Flagler Beach Will Borrow Up to $15 Million to Finance Reconstruction of Its Ramshackle Sewer Plant

June 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Flagler Beach City Commission is embarking on an ambitious and expensive plan to rebuild its derelict sewer plant and position the city to stop dumping treated water in the Intracoastal by the beginning of the next decade.

How Flagler County’s Drunken-Sailor, All-Republican Commissioners Tried to Con You Into a Higher Tax

June 25, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 58 Comments

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The Flagler County Commission’s attempt unilaterally to impose an increase in the sales tax is the latest example of a lazy, bumbling commission addicted to spending, deceptive in its methods and indifferent to the long-term public interest.

Palm Coast Councilman Ed Danko Investigated By City Over Harassment of Employees and Interference With Duties

June 25, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 69 Comments

Palm Coast Council member Ed Danko hours before polls closed on Election Day in November, when he won election. He was running with Alan Lowe, who lost, and Victor Barbosa, who won. Lowe is running for mayor, with Danko as his manager. The two met for lunch with then-City Manager Matt Morton in Morton's final days. The substance of that lunch discussion is in dispute. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast City Council member Ed Danko, elected last November, has been the subject of an internal inquiry triggered by allegations he harassed and bullied employees and was rude to them, records show. The investigation, which remains open, concluded in a draft report that Danko had “inappropriately attempted to influence staff’s administrative duties.” Interference would be a violation of the city charter. Danko disputes the finding.

At Flagler Airport, Freedom Fest Soars Again on Wings of Pride and Memory

June 25, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

After a covid-imposed hiatus last year, Freedom Fest returns to the Flagler County Executive Airport on Independence Day weekend with vintage World War II aircraft, among many other exhibits, and opportunities for visitors to fly above the county. (© FlaglerLive)

A variety of historic and modern aircraft, flying and static, is coming to the Flagler County airport as part of Freedom Fest on Independence Day weekend, with bands, vendors and free admission.

White Gen X and Millennial Evangelicals Are Losing Faith in the Conservative Culture Wars

June 22, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Paula White, Advisor to the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative, at the White House in may 2020. (White House)

Some of the younger evangelicals are openly questioning their religious and political traditions while the majority of white evangelicals are aging and a portion of younger evangelicals are engaging in both religion and politics differently.

Quietly, and Without Voter Say, Flagler County Readies to Raise Sales Tax on Everyone. Palm Coast Says No.

June 22, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

"Let them learn how to tighten their belts and stop buying moldy buildings, but I don't want them coming to us for cover," Palm Coast Council member Ed Danko said of the county's proposal to raise the sales tax. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast City Council today rejected a request by county government to support raising the local sales tax from 7 to 7.5 percent. The rejection deals a blow to county government, which is looking to increase the tax to pay for law enforcement and fire operations, but it also replays tensions from 10 years ago when the county’s approach on the sales tax was equally clumsy and unilateral.

Crime Dropped By Half in Staly’s 1st Term, Giving Flagler 4th-Lowest Rate Among Florida Counties of 100,000 or More

June 22, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Flagler County’s crime rate in 2020 fell for the 11th straight year, though it’s never fallen as sharply as it has in the last three, when it fell by half since 2017. In 2020, Flagler had the fourth-lowest crime rate in the state for counties of 100,000 or more people, aided in part by the pandemic.

Supreme Court Upholds Religious Liberty Over LGBTQ Rights and Nods to Bigger wins for Conservatives Ahead

June 21, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Last week’s Supreme Court ruling is narrow, but it means that any unequal treatment of religious groups will be regarded as a violation of the First Amendment, even if it comes at the expense of the dignity of LGBTQ citizens.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, Juneteenth 2021

June 19, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Juneteenth: The Beginning and the End by Christopher Weyant,

It’s Juneteenth, but this being Flagler County, and an AACS virtual program aside, you wouldn’t know it. The stages at City Repertory Theatre and the Flagler Playhouse are lit up tonight. And it’s a day of superpowers at Euro 2020.

Woman Claiming She was Drugged and Raped Sues Palm Coast Doctor Gerard Abate; Criminal Investigation Open

June 18, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Dr. Gerard Abate in an image attached to a 2020 news release issued by Health News Today.

A woman is suing Gerard Abate, a 67-year-old Palm Coast physician who runs his own medical consultancy, over claims he drugged, raped and exposed her to a sexually transmitted disease after meeting her on a dating site in 2017. A potential criminal case against Abate is pending, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said. 

Florida Supreme Court Justices Again Reject Recreational Pot Amendment Despite Strict Regulatory Language

June 18, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Justices, in a 5-2 decision, said a proposal by the political committee Sensible Florida included ballot wording that would mislead voters. By the same margin, the court in April rejected a recreational-pot proposal by the committee Make It Legal Florida.

Road Signs May Not Be Enough to Stop Sea Turtles’ Carnage on Flagler’s Beachside

June 17, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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A dead or stranded turtle on the side of the road is common, but prevention is not complicated, whether it’s reducing clutter and pollution on the beach or following up on the Flagler Turtle Patrol’s awareness tips.

Man Who Killed His Father Says His Freedom Doesn’t Mean ‘I’m Going to Jump Off a Bridge and Kill Somebody’

June 16, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Richard Dunn

A judge denied lifting all restrictions on Richard Dunn, 60, who killed his father in Palm Coast in 2006 and was found not guilty by reason of insanity. But numerous restrictions have been lifted, and Dunn’s other family members are objecting to further freedoms he may gain, which make them fearful for their safety.

Patient Batters 3 People at AdventHealth’s ER Waiting Room Before One Victim, a Security Guard, Stops Him

June 16, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Kory Prusaitis.

Kory Prusaitis, a 25-year-old resident of Winterling Place in Palm Coast, was upset at hospital staff when told that that his mother couldn’t come into the waiting room with him, and went on a brief rampage against three people.

Robert Hill Had Threatened to Smash His Girlfriend’s Face In Before Shooting Her. She Recorded Him.

June 15, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Using surveillance video footage, detectives determined that Brenan Hill had hidden the gun used in the shooting behind that building at the Publix shopping center at Palm Coast Parkway and Belle Terre. They found the gun there, wrapped in a bloody towel.

It was Brenan Hill, 32, who unknowingly led detectives to the gun used in the shooting of his 22-year-old girlfriend in Palm Coast last March, and the victim’s own recordings of him that made him the chief suspect, as a trove of digital footprints unraveled his many lies to detectives.

Richard Dunn Nearing Full Freedom from Restrictions 15 Years After Being Found Insane in Father’s Murder

June 15, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Richard Dunn when he appeared in court a year ago by zoom. (© FlaglerLive via zoom)

Richard Dunn, the 60-year-old former Palm Coast resident found not guilty by reason of insanity in the stabbing death of his father Jack Dunn 15 years ago, will again appear in court Wednesday to seek his full freedom, without medical or other supervisory restrictions.

Attempted Murder Charge for Brenan Robert Hill in Shooting of Girlfriend Near Microtel in March

June 14, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Sheriff Rick Staly announcing the charge against Robert Hill today with the detectives who worked the case. From left, Gabe Fuentes, Augustin Rodriguez, and the lead detective, Sarah (© FlaglerLive)

Brenan Robert Hill was charged today with attempted second-degree murder in the shooting of his girlfriend near the Microtel March 26, a shooting Hill had blamed on a robbery and that had briefly seemed like an inexplicable, unnerving act of violence.

Here’s What I Tell Middle and High School Teachers About How to Teach Young Students About Slavery

June 13, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Nervous. Concerned. Worried. Wary. Unprepared. This is how middle and high school teachers have told me they have felt over the past few years when it comes to teaching the troublesome topic of slavery, writes Raphael Rogers, with advice.

Critical Rage Theory

June 12, 2021 | Pierre Tristam | 51 Comments

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Critical race theory has been around almost 50 years and went mainstream 25 years ago, but Trumpist Republicans are discovering it only now, passing laws in several states to ban the teaching of critical race theory without understanding the first thing about it, but proving with every ban that it is less theory than fact.

Palm Coast Fire Chief on Joe Mullins: a ‘Wrecking Ball’ who ‘Disgraces the Hard Working Men and Women of Flagler County Fire Rescue’

June 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

The Touch-a-Truck event Palm Coast organized in late May, where the city's fire chief, Jerry Forte, said he was approached by County Commissioner Joe Mullins, who spoke to him about Palm Coast taking over the county's fire services. (Palm Coast)

After County Commissioner Joe Mullins spoke to Palm Coast Fire Chief Jerry Forte about Palm Coast taking over county fire services, Forte ripped into Mullins in a scathing email to the county administrator and his deputy, calling Mullins a “hack” who seeks to incite hostility when he “stay in his own lane.”

For Whispering Meadows Ranch, a Slow But Likely Trot Away from John Anderson, to New Site at County Fairgrounds

June 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The five horses at Whispering meadows Ranch on John Anderson Highway, and their many students, may have a new home, if negotiations with the county proceed as constructively as they have in the past few weeks. (© FlaglerLive)

If negotiations between Whispering Meadows Ranch’s owners and county government officials continue on the constructive course they’ve followed for the last few weeks, the ranch appears headed out of its 13-year location at a residential property on John Anderson Highway and will be recreated on the grounds of the Flagler County Fairgrounds off of County Road 13.

The Live Daily Quote Archive, 2017-2021

June 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Barnett Newman's 'Vir Heroicus Sublimis,' 1950-51. (© FlaglerLive)

The archives of the Briefing’s Live Daily Quote, covering every imaginable idea, philosophy, religion, politics, from the sublime to the outrageous to the astonishing, with style and substance, selected daily by the editor. This is not your grandpa’s Bartlett.

Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

June 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, in the light blue shirt, meeting with then Secretary of Defense Ash Carter in 2016. (Department of Defense)

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

One Man Rapes a 13-Year-Old Girl and Walks Free. Another Raped a 16-Year-Old Girl and Is Serving 12 Years in Prison.

June 9, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Tonda Royal, left, and Bo Sirrine. They each were accused of raping minor girls. Royal is serving 12 years. Sirrine is free. (© FlaglerLive and Flagler jail)

Bo Jeremiah Sirrine, 23, and Tonda Royal, 55, once shared a cell at the Flagler County jail. They also shared a predilection for underage girls and were both charged with raping girls–a 13 year old, in Sirrine’s case, a 16 year old, in Royal’s case. Sirrine walked out of the Flagler jail a free man weeks ago. Royal is serving 12 years in state prison.

From Drag Queens to Sister Bunny Juju, Throngs Exult in Pride, Joy and Freedom at Flagler’s 2nd Annual LGBTQ Festival

June 6, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

Drag Queen Brittany Moore during her performance at Central Park Saturday evening. (© FlaglerLive)

Saturday’s Flagler Pride Festival and its crowds, which by 9 p.m. had totaled between 600 and 800 people, put the lie to the county’s presumed homogeneity: Palm Coast, a city started in the late 1960s as an integrated, post-racial subdivision, is still more diverse than perhaps assumed, and if anything growing more so.

Volunteers: The Flagler Health Department’s Secret Weapon in an Epic Covid Fight

June 5, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Thompson came up with the idea of wearing her collection of “crazy hats” to the Fairgrounds to make people smile.

From the heady days of frantic covid testing to the headier days of vaccination drives at the Flagler County Fairgrounds, the county airport and elsewhere, a corps of over 100 volunteers have assisted the Flagler Health Department and county emergency services in pulling off an epic feat of safety and coordination. Here are the stories of three of them: Judy Mazzella, Moya Thompson, and Dr. Stephen Playe, as told by Gretchen Smith.

A Flagler Sheriff’s Deputy Is Hospitalized After Two Inmates Violently Assault Him Over a Koran at the Jail

June 5, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Sheriff Rick Staly seen here in a file photo at the Flagler County jail, looking down from the control room. (© FlaglerLive)

A Flagler County Sheriff’s corrections deputy was hospitalized Friday afternoon after being assaulted and beaten by two inmates at the Flagler County jail, after attempting to search the Koran one of the two inmates was carrying. The inmate wouldn’t let him search it.

Keith Johansen’s Defense Wants to Keep Out Evidence of His Racist and Sadistic Threats Before Shooting Death of Wife Brandi Celenza

June 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Defense attorney Garry Wood, center, arguing in court today that detectives' interviews with Keith Johansen, left, should be kept out of the trial, set for later this year. Assistant State Attorney Jennifer Dunton argued the interviews were voluntary. The judge agreed. (© FlaglerLive via Zoom)

The defense for Palm Coast’s Keith Johansen, 36, facing a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of his wife Brandi Celenza in 2018, wants to keep out of his trial surveillance video that shows him repeatedly threatening, insulting and demeaning Celenza, using racist, misogynistic and homophobic language. Today, the defense lost a bid to keep out hours of Johansen’s interviews with detectives.

Overpopularity Is Nearly Destroying the National Park Experience

June 3, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Edward Abbey is rolling in his grave: Arches National Park. (NPS/Flickr)

America’s national parks face a popularity crisis. From 2010 to 2019, the number of national park visitors spiked from 281 million to 327 million, largely driven by social media, advertising and increasing foreign tourism. This exponential growth is generating pollution and putting wildlife at risk to a degree that threatens the future of the park system.

‘We are it. We’re the Ones That Lived Through This’: Matanzas and FPC Graduates Triumph Again

June 3, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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It was back to graduating in person and tacking stock of a year of absences, losses and sorrows, but also of resilience and triumphs as 1,036 FPC and Matanzas High school students held their graduation ceremonies at the Ocean Center in Daytona Wednesday.

Covid Almost Down, Hurricane Season Up: Flagler Emergency Chief Jonathan Lord Reassures: ‘We’re On the Ball’

June 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Jonathan Lord, who heads Flagler County Emergency Management, is barely done dealing with the covid emergency. Hurricane season is up next. He has a few words of advice, and some reassurances. (© FlaglerLive)

In briefing previewing the hurricane season, Jonathan Lord detailed how Flagler County, fresh from winding down its covid emergency, is ramping up preparations for hurricane or tropical storm emergencies and urging against complacency–or too much attention to statistical probabilities, which mean nothing if that one storm hits.

Reilly Opelka, Seeded for 1st Time in Grand Slam, Reaches 3rd Round at French Open

June 2, 2021 | Michael Lewis | 3 Comments

Reilly Opelka had never won on the red clay at Roland Garros until this year. (George Opelka)

Opelka powered his way into the third round Wednesday in Paris, overcoming a tough Jaume Munar in four sets. Until this year, the former Palm Coast resident had never won a match at Roland Garros.

She Flees a Cop at a Traffic Stop, Crashes Into a Concrete FPL Pole, then Attempts Escape Through Hospital Ceiling

June 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Tyler Anne Price.

Tyler Anne Price, a 20-year-old resident of John Anderson Highway in Flagler Beach, faces eight charges, three of them felonies, including fleeing and eluding a cop, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and attempted escape.

Proposed Civics Standards for Florida Schools Don’t Mention the Word Slavery

May 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The Florida Education Department would rather not talk about it. (Wikimedia Commons)

Following the George Floyd murder and the national discussion over “critical race theory” — which encompasses slavery, segregation and institutionalized racism — Florida’s proposed civics standards for school don’t mention the word slavery.

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise Now Accepts E-ZPass Statewide

May 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A major milestone in national toll interoperability has been achieved with interoperability between two of the largest customer bases in the country. Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) is now accepting E-ZPass, bringing interoperability to millions of toll highway customers on the East Coast of the United States and as far west as Illinois.

Benjamin Allen’s Lawyers Drill Holes in His Accusers’ Stories, Sowing Grave Doubts About Who Killed Elijah Rizvan

May 25, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Defense attorney Gerald Bettman with his client, Benjamin Allen. (© FlaglerLive)

The prosecution in the trial of Benjamin Allen, 18, who is accused of murdering Elijah Rizvan in Palm Coast’s W-Section in 2019, had a bad day Tuesday as its witnesses proved more helpful to the defense, undermining the claim that Allen was the shooter.

After Holland

May 24, 2021 | Pierre Tristam | 20 Comments

A memorial for former Palm Coast Mayor Jon Netts earlier this year sharpened the sense that the city was heading toward a fork in its direction, possibly a distance away from the direction Netts and his follower, Milissa Holland, at the podium, set. (© FlaglerLive)

The resignation of Milissa Holland and the coming special election for mayor puts Palm Coast at a forking path between the course Holland set and a more radical change in a different direction. The two views seem to be represented by Alan Lowe and David Alfin, the leading contenders for the seat.

Covid-19: Risk after Vaccination, Masks, and CDC Missteps

May 21, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

No longer as necessary. (Maritè Toledo)

Many are concerned about starting “normal activities” after vaccination, the possibility of breakthrough infections, and the recent CDC guidance that fully vaccinated persons can go “maskless” in most situations. Here are answers to anxious questions from the Infectious Pharmacist.

Rays of Promise: Boston Whaler Marks Reopening of Boating Plant, Projecting 400 Jobs and Orders Into 2023

May 21, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Ready to go: where Boston Whalers boats are readied for shipping. The plant reopened gradually starting in winter, with its first boat set to ship later this month. (© FlaglerLive)

Brunswick Corp. and Boston Whaler executives today formally reopened the former Sea Ray plant that shut down three years ago, projecting to ramp up over the next 12 to 24 months back to 400 jobs, and likely more beyond that: boat-buying is brisk and demand for Boston Whaler is back-ordered well into 2023, the executives say, ensuring the stability of the plant for years to come.

Survey Experts Have Yet To Figure Out What Caused the Most Significant Polling Error in 40 Years in Trump-Biden Race

May 20, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Lingering questions about the misfire in 2020, in which voter support for then-President Donald Trump was understated in final pre-election polls, suggest that troubles in accurately surveying presidential elections could be deeper and more profound than previously recognized.

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