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School Board’s Cheryl Massaro Will Run Again, Saying Reign of Rookies Scares Her

December 13, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Cheryl Massaro. (© FlaglerLive)

When Cheryl Massaro was elected to the Flagler County School Board a little over three years ago, she intended to serve one term. The past year’s aberrations on the board by its three rookies and constituents’ pressures on her not to retire in the face of those aberrations changed her mind. Massaro is running again.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Wednesday, December 13, 2023

December 13, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Alien Insurrection by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com

The trial of Jerome Malerba on charges of stalking an underage girl and illegally using a computer continues before Circuit Judge Terence Perkins, Separation Chat, Open Discussion, too many people are postponing visits to the doctor, Janice Joplin and Barbara Ehrenreich.

The Minefield of College Free Speech Codes

December 12, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Harvard President Claudine Gay, University of Pennsylvania then-President Elizabeth Magill and MIT President Sally Kornbluth testify before Congress on Dec. 5, 2023.

Private colleges and universities have speech codes that allow them to punish certain speech. But in their testimony before Congress about antisemitism on their campuses, college presidents tripped, triggered a furor over their prevarications. and one of them resigned after failing to respond clearly to a simple question.

Sheriff Staly Is Honored with Bethune-Cookman’s Law Enforcement Leadership Award

December 12, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

From left, Deputy Towns, Assistant HR Director Lynch, and Sheriff Staly talk to a student during the Career Symposium. (FCSO)

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly was recognized with the Law Enforcement Leadership Award at the 6th Annual Florida Historically Black Colleges and Universities (FL HBCUs) Law Enforcement Luncheon hosted by the Center for Law and Social Justice at Bethune-Cookman University (BCU). Sheriff Staly received the award for his leadership, community-policing engagement efforts, and for providing internships and opportunities to minority applicants and BCU interns.

City Attorney Warns Palm Coast Away from Directly, Financially Aiding Flooded Property Owners

December 12, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

City staffers and elected officials, including Council members Ed Danko and Cathy Heighter, were at a Palm Coast property in early November that had drawn the ire of neighbors over the height of its new house, which neighbors said was causing flooding. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast City Council member Ed Danko wants the city to more directly aid property owners whose yards have been flooded from adjacent, new construction, but the city attorney says funds may not be spent to benefit any single private property owners. The city administration will look at alternatives.

All Those Yards Flooding from New Construction? Blame ITT, Nature or Changing Codes, Not Builders, City Finds

December 12, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

in fill development flooding

More than 80 property owners have filed complaints about yards flooding as new construction has gone up in Palm Coast recently. Palm Coast officials say there are all sorts of reasons but builders and new construction are not among them. The city is working with property owners to analyze the issues and provide direction. It is also rewriting is technical building rules. But it’s stopping short of providing direct aid.

Brightline Rail from Orlando to Tampa ‘Making Tremendous Strides,’ With SunRail Spurs to Airport and Disney Ahead

December 12, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

brightline i-4

What is known as the Sunshine Corridor Partnership seeks to connect the SunRail commuter-rail service in Central Florida to Brightline at Orlando International Airport, while linking the Orange County Convention Center, south International Drive and the Disney Springs areas. While Florida in 2011 turned down $2.4 billion in federal money for high-speed rail between Tampa and Orlando, the right-of-way along the I-4 corridor is reserved for passenger rail.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

December 12, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Israel tactics in Gaza by Dave Granlund, PoliticalCartoons.com

The Palm Coast City Council has a long workshop agenda to close out the year, the Flagler County Planning Board, on Joyce Carol Oates’s Black Water and Chappaquiddick.

Exile Ridley Scott’s Napoleon to St. Helena

December 11, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The 1802 Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot was part of Napoléon’s effort to retake Haiti − then known as Saint-Domingue − and reestablish slavery in the colony.

As with every other Napoléon movie, Scott’s version will leave viewers with no understanding of the genocidal war to restore slavery that Bonaparte waged against Black revolutionaries in the French colony of Saint-Domingue – what’s known as Haiti today. It’s like making a movie about Hitler without mentioning the Holocaust.

Sheriff’s Shop With a Cop Raises Over $35,000 for Christmas Spree, Shattering records

December 11, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Chief David Williams, Sheriff Rick Staly, and Commander Louis Miceli with the 2023 Shop with a Cop Employee Donation Check. (FCSO)

Flagler County Sheriff’s Office employees contributed nearly $25,000 and community organizations another $10,000 to the Flagler Sheriff Children’s Charities Shop With A Cop event set for Dec. 15 at the Palm Coast Walmart.

St. Johns County Judge Casey Woolsey Could Face Reprimand Over Inappropriate Fundraising

December 11, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

County Judge Casey Woolsey. (7th Judicial Circuit)

St. Johns County Judge Casey Woolsey “admitted that her conduct was inappropriate” and violated judicial canons, according to a document filed Monday at the Florida Supreme Court by an investigative panel of the state Judicial Qualifications Commission.

Flagler Schools Again a ‘B’ District, With Only 2 Schools Notching A’s and FPC Improving to B

December 11, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A bit difficult to make the case, based on grades released today. (© FlaglerLive)

Twenty-nine Florida school districts–or 43 percent of districts in the state–scored an A this year. The Flagler County school district is not among them. The district notched another B, its ninth in the last 10 years that the state Department of Education has awarded school grades.. When a plurality of districts across the state score an A and Flagler does not, it makes it harder for the district to claim, as its motto likes to claim, that it is a “premier learning organization,” or that it promotes a “culture of excellence.”

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, December 11, 2023

December 11, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

clay jones archie bunker

It’s trial week in felony court, including the case of the 54-year-old Palm Coast man and convicted felon arrested in February following a standoff with sheriff’s deputies at his house, the Bunnell City Commission meets, memories of the Dog River.

Achieving Our Country According to Norman Lear

December 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Producer Norman Lear on the set of his hit TV series ‘All In The Family,’ standing between its stars, Jean Stapleton and Carroll O'Connor.

Even Americans who strongly disagree with each other may find common ground when they watch the same TV shows and movies, especially those that make us laugh or cry.
Norman Lear, who died on Dec. 5, 2023, at 101, created television shows that did just that.

The Wheels Are Falling Off the Ronbo Bus

December 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

It's just not going well. (© FlaglerLive via CNN)

Ron DeSantis has decided to show how tough he is, going on the offensive not against Moscow but against a peaceable nation of pink buildings, blue seas, and Black people, wooing voters in Iowa and New Hampshire by hollering, “Like, if the Bahamas were firing rockets into Fort Lauderdale, like, we would not accept that for, like, one minute. I mean, we would just level it.”

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, December 10, 2023

December 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Gaza war by Emad Hajjaj, Alaraby Aljadeed newspaper , London

City Repertory Theatre’s Holiday Cabaret, a fund-raiser for the Flagler Playhouse, final day, the 18,000 dead of Gaza and the 18,000 dead of Lebanon in 1982, compliments of the IDF.

Here’s How Social Media Disinformation Gets You

December 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Disinformation campaigns use emotional and rhetorical tricks to try to get you to share propaganda and falsehoods.

Disinformation is deliberately generated misleading content disseminated for selfish or malicious purposes. Unlike misinformation, which may be shared unwittingly or with good intentions, disinformation aims to foment distrust, destabilize institutions, discredit good intentions, defame opponents and delegitimize sources of knowledge such as science and journalism.

Personal Trainer ‘Artie G’ Gardella Releases First Book, ‘Because You Have a Bucket List’

December 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Artie Gardella as he appears on the cover of his new book.

Personal trainer Artie Gardella – “Artie G” a local senior fitness specialist in Volusia and Flagler County for the past two decades, is proud to announce the release of his first book, “Because You Have a Bucket List.” To celebrate this milestone, Artie G. will host a book signing event on Saturday, December 16, at 11 am, at St Thomas Episcopal Church, located at 5400 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm Coast.

How DeSantis and GOP Are Undermining Abortion-Right Ballot Initiatives Before the Vote

December 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

DeSantis's advice to the GOP on abortion-rights initiatives: blur the message to stop the momentum. (© FlaglerLive)

As abortion-rights initiative pick up victories in referendums, Republicans across the nation, exemplified by Florida’s Ron DeSantis, want to change the terms of the debate by injecting it with misinformation or overriding the referendum process.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, December 9, 2023

December 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Palm Coast Boat Parade and its 100 boats, City Repertory Theatre’s Holiday Cabaret, American Association of University Women (AAUW) Monthly Meeting, Gideon Levy on the latest Nabka and the American press’ new Gaza blind spot.

Conservatives’ ‘Anti-Woke’ Alternative to Disney

December 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Daily Wire co-CEO Caleb Robinson, co-CEO Jeremy Boreing and editor emeritus Ben Shapiro attend the red carpet premiere of ‘Lady Ballers’ on Nov. 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

U.S. conservatives are using action films, dramas and even kids’ cartoons to build their own alternative entertainment industry, one shielded from the alleged liberal biases of Hollywood. The most prominent recent efforts are two streaming entertainment platforms from right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro and “Lady Ballers” star Jeremy Boreing. But conservatives have a spottier record when it comes to entertainment, whether it’s feature films, pop songs or kids’ shows.

Abortion Rights Supporters Reach 77% of Needed Signatures for Constitutional Amendment Ballot Measure

December 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A familiar sight since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. (Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash)

Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment that would ensure abortion rights in Florida continue moving closer to submitting enough petition signatures to get on the 2024 ballot. The Florida Division of Elections website Friday showed 687,700 valid petition signatures for the measure, which is sponsored by the political committee Floridians Protecting Freedom.

FWC Admits Error and Changes Policy in Response to Palm Coast Outrage Over Gruesome Killing of a Pet Deer

December 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

Baboo the deer as he was being controlled after he was cut and was bleeding to death for nearly a quarter hour on a C-Section law in Palm Coast on Oct. 5. (© FlaglerLive via Sheriff's video)

A trio of Palm Coast residents indignant at the euthanizing of a domesticated deer by throat-slitting in early October addressed the Dec. 5 meeting of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and got what appeared to be an immediate response: FWC, one of whose officers was responsible for killing the animal, has changed its euthanizing policy to prevent similar outcomes in future.

Flagler Beach Property Owner Liam Mackin, 70, Identified as Anti-Semitic Hate Crime Suspect Just as He Flees

December 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 49 Comments

Flagler Beach police twice had conversations with Liam Mackin, the suspect in recent hate crimes in the city, before he fled on Dec. 5. The image, released by police, is from body cam video.

Flagler Beach police identified the man allegedly responsible for a series of hate crimes against local business on Nov. 19 and 20 as Liam Mackin, a 70-year-old resident and property owner with his wife at the Bridgewater condominiums in Flagler Beach, unit E101, since 2015. He has been a local resident for 30 years. But he has fled to Ireland. Mackin deliberately and very specifically targeted businesses that were either owned by Israelis or Americans of Jewish heritage, or had business or family affiliations with Jewish concerns.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Friday, December 8, 2023

December 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Banana Republic by Bill Day, FloridaPolitics.com

City Repertory Theatre’s Holiday Cabaret, with proceeds going to the Flagler Playhouse rebuild fund, Holidazzle Market at Ormond Memorial Art Museum, the wiles and wonders of the Portuguese Man of War, a few lines from Chekhov.

A Poisoned Tree Grows in St. Augustine

December 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Vergilio Aguilar Mendez, in a still from body cam footage, on a sidewalk at the Super 8 motel where he was staying last May.

An 18-year-old migrant faces an aggravated manslaughter charge for the death by heart attack of the sheriff’s deputy who arrested him on a resisting charge, while the migrant was on a sidewalk eating dinner and speaking to his mother by phone at his motel in St. Augustine. The death of the deputy was a tragedy. The charge against the migrant compounds it with a miscarriage of justice in the making.

The Deeply Rooted Biases Biases Behind Transgender Athlete Bans

December 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

A California teacher takes part in a demonstration in September 2023 to support the rights of transgender people.

In 2023, 24 states had laws or regulations in place prohibiting transgender students from participating on public school athletic teams consistent with their gender identity. These bans mean that a person whose sex assigned at birth was male but who identifies as a girl or woman cannot play on a girls or women’s athletic team at a public school in that state. State-level politics and public biases against transgender people are largely to blame.

Jury Sides with Physician and AdventHealth in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Involving 38-Year-Old Palm Coast Man

December 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The case was tried by Circuit Judge Chris France over seven days. Above, a break in an afternoon session last week. (© FlaglerLive)

Ending a seven-day civil trial, a six-person jury on Tuesday found that Dr. Kizhake Kurian, a cardiologist who practices in Palm Coast with AdventHealth Medical Group, was not negligent in the death of Richard Starr, a 38-year-old Palm Coast resident who had been in relative good health until a series of heart-related medical episodes in the last days of March 2018.

Get a Free Tree By Recycling Your Christmas Tree on Jan. 6 at the Palm Coast Fuel Depot

December 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Recycle your Christmas tree and receive a free three-gallon tree or shrub in exchange (while supplies last) at the City’s 17th annual Christmas Tree Recycling Event. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Palm Coast Fuel Depot, 22 Utility Drive, Palm Coast.

Florida Senate Panel Backs $200-a-Year Tax on Electric Vehicle Owners to Offset Gas Tax Revenue Loss

December 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

electric car fees

The Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday backed a proposal (SB 28) that would require electric-vehicle owners to pay annual an annual $200 registration fee (or license tax) to try to offset anticipated losses in gas-tax dollars as more people convert to electric and hybrid vehicles. Annual fees of $50 a year would be imposed on plug-in hybrids that use a combination of electricity and gas and $25 fees would be imposed on electric motorcycles.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, December 7, 2023

December 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

One Night in Memphis, at Flagler Auditorium, remembering why Norman Lear created People for the American Way, Rotary’s Fantasy Lights Festival in Palm Coast’s Town Center.

Taylor Swift, Influencer of the Year

December 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

That’s a lot of potential voters behind Swift at her Denver concert on July 14, 2023.

Even before Taylor Swift was named “Person Of The Year” by Time magazine, politicians courted Swiftie voters. The idea that Swifties might be a key demographic in future elections is not far-fetched given their location and age. A majority of Swift’s fans live in the suburbs, the swing territory of American politics. Further, most are Gen Zers or Millennials. These groups encompass an increasing share of the electorate with each passing year.

Teal Tranter Tully, 1990-2023, Obituary

December 6, 2023 | Paid Advertising | 2 Comments

Teal Tranter Tully, age 33 of Flagler Beach, FL passed away peacefully in the loving presence of her family at the Stuart Meyers Hospice House on December 1, 2023. She was born on July 26, 1990, in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Palm Coast Water Tower Is Getting Repainted and Rebranded

December 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

palm coast water tower

The iconic water tower is getting a makeover. Last painted in 2017, this landmark structure will undergo a comprehensive paint job and proudly feature the city’s recently adopted icon logo. This project will take approximately three weeks to complete.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

December 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Conflict Of Interests At COP 28 by Peter Kuper, PoliticalCartoons.com

Moms Into Literary Freedom: Jennifer Vale and Courtney Vandebunte talk about their podcast at Separation Chat, the Flagler County Republican Club, survivalists are reborn as “preppers.”

Hate Crimes Are Up, But Charges and Convictions Are a Challenge

December 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

hate crimes convictions

Hate crimes and hate murders are rising across the U.S., but long-term polling data suggests that most Americans are horrified by bias-motivated violence. They also support hate crime legislation, an effort to deter such attacks. Yet police and state attorneys often resist the quick classification of incidents as a hate crime.

County Commission Sets Committee Assignments for Coming Year

December 5, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The County Commission just before the chairmanship switched to Andy Dance. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission has selected its committee assignments for the 2023-24 fiscal year. Committee assignments to these important boards provide county commissioners with community input, expertise, and diverse viewpoints that help the Board of County Commissioners make informed decisions.

Proposed Joint Agreement on Bunnell’s Carver Center Governance Gives Sheriff’s PAL New and Larger Role

December 5, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The Carver Center gym before a town hall organized by Superintendent LaShakia Moore in late September. (© FlaglerLive)

A proposed joint agreement on governing the Carver Center in South Bunnell–the area’s only recreation and community center–gives the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s Police Athletic League a broader presence and a much more prominent role in the management of the facility, especially in programming and running the gym.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

December 5, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Animal control and citation hearings in Palm Coast, the City Council meets for a long session, student art at the Government Services Building, the Coneheads, and a little Robert Kaplan.

The Benefits of Not Arresting Students Over Most School-Based Incidents

December 4, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A change in policy means more Philly students are staying in school and out of the legal system.

School-based arrests are one part of the school-to-prison pipeline, through which students – especially Black and Latine students and those with disabilities – are pushed out of their schools and into the legal system. Getting caught up in the legal system has been linked to negative health, social and academic outcomes, as well as increased risk for future arrest.

Florida Likes Its Tailpipe Emissions As They Are and Rejects $320 Million in Federal Carbon Reduction Aid

December 4, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

tailpipe emissions

Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue has turned down $320 million in federal money aimed at reducing tailpipe emissions, arguing federal transportation officials are overstepping their authority in the program. Perdue on Nov. 13 notified U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg the state will not participate in the federal Carbon Reduction Program, a five-year, $6.4 billion effort focused on emissions that contribute to global warming.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, December 4, 2023

December 4, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Democracy Dies in Darkness by Bill Day, FloridaPolitics.com

A jury in deliberation since last week might render a verdict in a wrongful death lawsuit involving AdventHealth Palm Coast, the County Commission meets, a few notes about Thomas Asbridge’s Crusades.

Need It Even Be Said? A Military Ethicist Explains Why All Civilian Lives Matter Equally.

December 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The scene in the Bureij refugee camp following an Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Nov. 14, 2023.

As of Nov. 25, according to health officials in the Gaza Strip, more than 14,000 Palestinians have been killed, the majority of whom are women and children. International humanitarian law prohibits direct attacks on civilians and wounded and surrendered soldiers and on civilian objects such as schools, religious centers and hospitals and other civilian infrastructure. There are exceptions. Israel is not abiding by either.

In Florida, Voter-Suppression Is Essential to GOP’s Edge

December 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

One of Florida's insiduous voter-suppression methods is to prohibit ballot drop-off boxes in most places, and to prohibit their use where they are permitted, if they are not monitored by an elections staffer. (© FlaglerLive)

Republicans in 2023 are on a campaign to emulate what occurred during Reconstruction by disenfranchising African Americans, engaging in severe gerrymandering so that the odds are turn in their favor in 2024. Their harsh and uncompromising position on abortion is costing them support and has led to losses in primaries. But the GOP’s political strategy is explained by former President Donald Trump, who has said the quiet part out loud: Republicans will never again win elections if democratic reforms make voting easier.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, December 3, 2023

December 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The great Steve Bell, a cartoonist for The Guardian, was fired for this cartoon. The newspaper accused him, falsely we strongly believe, of anti-Semitism. See below for a fuller explanation and context, in the Caglecast in the Notably segment.

A performance of Handel’s Messiah, the annual Candlelight Service of Remembrance, the firing of Steve Bell, what is and what isn’t anti-Semitism, and its uses as a smokescreen to the war crimes in Gaza.

‘Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory”s Racist Origins

December 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

A storyline in the forthcoming ‘Wonka’ movie is that the central character can change a dutiful young girl’s life.

Dahl’s book is part of a long history of children’s books that feature racist stereotypes – a list that includes six Dr. Seuss books that were removed from publication in 2021. Other children’s classics, such as “Peter Pan” and “Mary Poppins,” have also been criticized for perpetuating racism.

Hearing Set in Ban of Palestinian Group at USF

December 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Unfriendly to Palestinians or the First Amendment. (Facebook)

A federal judge has scheduled a hearing Jan. 26 in a lawsuit filed by the group Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Florida after state university system Chancellor Ray Rodrigues issued an order targeting such organizations.

Florida Appeals Court Upholds Disenfranchising Black Voters in North Florida, a Victory for DeSantis

December 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

En blanc: the First District Court of Appeal. (First DCA)

A state appeals court has rejected a legal attempt to save a Black-opportunity congressional district in North Florida, relying on legal reasoning never raised by the parties to the case: That the district originally was devised to benefit Democrats, not Blacks specifically.

Edward H. McAvoy, 1947-2023

December 2, 2023 | Paid Advertising | 2 Comments

Edward H. McAvoy Sr., born August 6, 1947 in Ithaca, NY, crossed over on Saturday November 18, 2023.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, December 2, 2023

December 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Elon attacks his advertisers by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com

DSC’s early-enrollment day, Breakfast with Santa at Captain’s BBQ, 10th Annual Gullah Geechee Heritage Festival, Sandra Day O’Connor.

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