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‘Independent State Legislature Doctrine’ Could Reverse 200 Years of Democratic Progress

December 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

All adult citizens who have not been convicted of a crime have the right to vote in federal and state elections.

In a case to be heard Wednesday, Moore v. Harper, the U.S. Supreme Court could decide that state legislatures have control over congressional elections, including the ability to draw voting districts for partisan political advantage, unconstrained by state law or state constitutions.

Pontieri and Heighter Are Sworn In at Palm Coast City Council

December 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Palm Coast Council members Cathy Heighter and Theresa Carli Pontieri. (Palm Coast)

Palm Coast City Council Members Theresa Carli Pontieri (District 2) and Cathy Heighter (District 4) were sworn in Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at the City Council business meeting inside the Community Wing council chambers at City Hall.

Billing Herself as ‘Fiercely Independent,’ Dr. Wendolyn Sneed Will Be District’s Next Medical Examiner

December 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Dr. Wendolyn Sneed during her interview today. (© FlaglerLive)

A panel of powerful law enforcement, judicial and medical officials today unanimously chose Dr. Wendolyn Sneed, the chief medical examiner in Palm Beach county, as the next chief medical examiner for Flagler, St. Johns and Putnam counties, one of the most powerful, least visible jobs in the judicial system. The job pays $320,000 a year.

Flagler County Gets $5 Million for Emergency Sand, But It’ll Rebuild Barely 2 Miles of Skinny Dunes

December 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Homeowners along Flagler's shore want help with sand. The county's emergency sand allocation will only go so far. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County government secured $5 million in state dollars for emergency sand to rebuild shoreline eviscerated by recent storms. The money will only allow for about 2 miles of thin, not very durable dune reconstruction, but an additional $5 million is expected in federal funds for thicker dunes, but on a much shorter stretch of shore.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, December 6, 2022

December 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Trumpinator by Kevin Siers, The Charlotte Observer

Medical examiner interviews in St. Augustine, the Palm Coast City Council and the School Board meet, the death of Kirstie Alley, John Wayne rails against everything.

A Judge Is Relying on a New Supreme Court Decision to Keep Guns in Abusers’ Hands

December 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Taking guns from abusers saves lives. (Kameleon007 via Getty Images)

A judge in Texas struck down the federal law that prohibits access to guns for people subject to domestic violence protection orders, based on a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. He argued that disarming domestic abusers violates the Second Amendment because those types of laws didn’t exist at the founding of the country.

Flagler’s Kindergarteners Have Florida’s Highest Rate of Religious Exemptions from Immunization

December 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

A notorious Flagler County anti-vaxxer. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County’s kindergarteners enrolled in public schools have the highest rate of exemption from immunization on religious grounds in Florida–5.5 percent, according to a new report by the Florida Department of Health. It now appears that disinformation about Covid vaccines, which played a large role in keeping the Covid-immunization rate below 70 percent, is infecting trust in other vaccines. That trust is being undermined even by the Florida Department of Health.

In Stunning Revelation, Dune Hold-Out Had Filed for Bankruptcy–and Not Disclosed Parcels’ Value; County Now Has Leverage

December 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

One of the two dune "remnants" Cynthia d'Angioliniowns, and for which Flagler County has been seeking an easement. (Flagler County)

Cynthia d’Angiolini, the only property owner holding out from signing an easement to allow a dune rebuilding project in Flagler Beach, had failed to disclose the value of the two parcels in question in a federal bankruptcy proceeding. That now gives the county great leverage to win her signature, since she now may have to pay creditors a five-figure sum, which she does not have, enabling the county to bail her out–and get her signature.

Matanzas High Teacher Calls Bathrooms a ‘Privilege’ and Threatens to Close Them. District Disavows the Sign.

December 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

School officials disavowed a sign calling toilet access a “privilege” and threatening to shut down bathrooms at Matanzas High School. The sign was the work of a teacher frustrated by vandalism and students spending too much time in bathrooms, not school or district policy, officials said, but it’s also a reflection of an ongoing problem with vandalism in school bathrooms, largely attributed to a TikTok “challenge.”

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, December 5, 2022

December 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Flagler County Commission holds a pair of meetings, at 9 and 1, the Beverly Beach Town Commission meets in the evening, felony court is off, Brazil tries to rival France for World Cup entertainment as we do not dream of Jeannie and Tony Hurwitz pays Stone Mountain a visit.

Drawing 90 Boats, Palm Coast Holiday Boat Parade Turns Intracoastal Into River of Cheer

December 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The 39th Palm Coast Boat Parade drew 90 vessels, a record. (Robyn Cowlan)

Perhaps a million lights garlanded over boats of all sizes created shooting stars, swooping airplanes, giant Santas, soaring Christmas trees, Grinches, and even dinosaurs, turning the Intracoastal and other parts of the route into rivers of holiday cheer for thousands of spectators lining the parade route.

GOP’s Election Afterparty: Owning the Libs, No Matter the Cost

December 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

One side of Capitol Hill will be trying to impersonate the Amityville Horror.

True, the U.S. Senate is still in the hands of the godless Democrats who want to destroy America, but the House of Representatives now belongs to Republicans, the party of God, AK-47s, F-150s (and not the electric kind, either), manliness, Merry Christmas, and our lord and savior Donald Trump.

Pit Bull Attacks: A South African Case Study

December 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Pit bulls have been in the news in South Africa after a series of deadly attacks on humans by the dogs. There have been revenge attacks on the dogs and politicians have called for their ban – tapping into a history of dogs being used by their white owners to intimidate and attack black South Africans. A racist incident then made the news when a dog lover responded with fury to the call for a ban.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, December 4, 2022

December 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Santa Dad by Gary McCoy, Shiloh, Ill.

Community Chorus of Palm Coast, Handel’s Messiah Performed by the Festival Chorus and the Chamber Players of Palm Coast, City Repertory Theatre’s “Holiday Treat,” Terry Anderson, Kalinka.

Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug’s Promise and Problems

December 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

alzheimer's drug results

The results of an experimental drug paint a mixed picture for those with Alzheimer’s. On one hand, this is the first drug that has been shown to have any effect on slowing the progression of the disease. On the other hand, the apparent effects are slight and the risks are not inconsiderable.

DeSantis Continues Attacks on Disney on Word of Lawmakers’ 2nd Thoughts

December 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Ron DeSantis's objective. (© FlaglerLive) disney

A spokeswoman for Gov. Ron DeSantis called “fake news” on reports that Republican lawmakers are working on legislation to scale back a law rushed through earlier this year stripping Walt Disney of its unique self-governing power in Central Florida.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, December 3, 2022

December 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Abandon Ye by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com

USA v. Netherlands, the Christmas parade in Flagler Beach, the boat parade in Palm Coast, Flagler Schools’ Winter Job Fair, Friends of the Library Holiday Book Sale, Amos Oz on the ecstasy of 1967.

Jobs and Wages Are Up. So Why Is This Economist So Gloomy?

December 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The rosy employment figures come despite repeated efforts by the Federal Reserve to tame the job market and the wider economy in general in its fight against the worst inflation in decades. Meanwhile, there aren’t enough people to fill the jobs being advertised.

America Wins World Cup of Orientalism

December 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

First, look in the mirror. (Omar Chatriwala)

It’s been a perplexing World Cup. Should we be watching this thing? Should we be enjoying it? Shouldn’t we be getting outraged about human rights, LGBTQ rights, the death of migrants, environmental impacts? The questions reflect back on our own prejudices and stereotypes as much as they raise legitimate questions about Qatar’s right to host the biggest sports tournament in the world. 

In Local Interview, Paul Renner Repeats Baseless Claims About Drag Queens and ‘Sexualization’ Of Children

December 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Rep. Paul Renner, left, the new Speaker of the House, has espoused culture-war rhetoric favored by Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, including repeated attacks on ESG. (© FlaglerLive)

Rep. Paul Renner, the Palm Coast-based Republican just elected Speaker of the House, returned to his criticism of “drag queen storytime” today in an interview on WNZF, repeating controversial–and baseless–claims that some parents are more interested in defending drag queens than ensuring that children learn to read.

Setting Off From New North Pole, Shop With a Cop Returns Tonight, Lights Ablaze and Sirens Blaring

December 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A participant in last year's Shop with a Cop at Walmart. (FCSO)

Tonight’s the night when the Walmart parking lot will be ablaze with the emergency lights of dozens of cop cars as they converge on the store with 119 children aboard for the annual Shop With a Cop event.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Friday, December 2, 2022

December 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Apocalypse Musk (Pat Bagley politicalcartoons.com)

First Friday in Flagler Beach, Community Chorus of Palm Coast’s holiday concert, City Repertory Theatre’s Holiday Treat, John McPhee’s geology, when the Senate could find a pair.

Black Twitter’s Expected Demise Would Make It Harder to Publicize Police Brutality and Discuss Racism

December 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

#blacktwitter helped mobilize social protests against police brutality across the country, like this one in New York City in July 2020. (Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images)

Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has thrown the future of Black Twitter into question. Social media users argue that the takeover has already had an impact on the Black social media community. Multiple sources report an almost immediate spike in the use of the N-word, and Musk has also allegedly mocked Black Lives Matter in general and the group’s apparel found at Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco, California.

Ex-Palm Coast Doctor Doesn’t Contest Civil Suit Alleging Grave Claims; Judge Sets Trial for Damages

December 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Cinnamon Beach Way condos. (FCMLS)

An unusual trial for civil damages that may feature only the plaintiff is scheduled in Flagler County Circuit Court for January against former Palm Coast physician Gerard Abate in a lawsuit he did not contest, alleging he drugged and raped a woman he had met on a dating site.

In Flagler Schools, New Regime of Book Challenges Is Laborious, Subjective and Fraught With Uncertainties

December 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Scott Rooke lectern (© FlaglerLive)

Gray areas of uncertainty, anxiety, subjectivity and a gaping lack of state direction are shading the new regime of serial book challenges and book bans in the Flagler school district as the state Department of Education has yet to issue directions on library holdings.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: December 1, 2022

December 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Apocalypse Musk by Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune.

City Repertory Theatre’s “A Holiday Treat: A Special Night of Story and Song,” the doomsday glacier the size of Florida, Jay London returns, Bill Bryson on the horror of RVs.

Oath Keepers Convictions: The Limits of Free Speech and the Threat Posed by Militias

November 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Members of the Oath Keepers stand in front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Far-right extremists or other hate groups can claim they are just venting or even fantasizing – both of which would be protected under the First Amendment. In the absence of any specific plan, threat or incitement, group members may never suffer legal consequences for oral or written expressions that nonetheless create fear in those who draw these groups’ ire.

Shirley Chisholm Trail, Marking Giant National Legacy, Is Dedicated Along Palm Coast’s Pine Lakes Parkway

November 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Jill Reynolds, left, and Marva Jones unveiling the bronzel plaque commemorating the Shirley Chisohlm Trail along Pine Lakes Parkway this morning. (© FlaglerLive)

The Shirley Chisholm Trail, the work of the Democratic Women’s Club of Flagler County, connects Chisholm’s retirement years in Palm Coast to her historic achievements as the first Black member of Congress and the first woman to run for president from a major party, among many firsts. She died in 2005.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Wednesday, November 30, 2022

November 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Ignorance is Up by Guy Parsons, PoliticalCartoons.com

A banned books talk at the public library, One Night of Queen at the Auditorium, more elimination rounds at the World Cup, Mark Twain on Power, H.L. Mencken on Mark Twain.

Capital Crime: The Long, Grim History of Botched Lethal Injections

November 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

In some cases, death row inmates have been strapped to the gurney for hours. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrock)

Since 1900, in states across the country, lethal injections have been more frequently botched than any of the other type of execution methods used throughout that period. This includes hanging, electrocution, the gas chamber and the firing squad – even though these approaches are not without their problems.

Critical Medical Examiner Choice for Flagler’s District Down to Chief of Palm Beach Office and One of Her Assistants

November 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

State Attorney R.J. Larizza, as chair of the search and interview committee for the next medical examiner for Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns counties, exerts an outsized influence in that role. (© FlaglerLive)

Dr. Wendolyn Sneed is the Chief medical Examiner for District 15 in Florida, which covers all of Palm Beach County. She is also Dr. Catherine Miller’s boss. Miller is an associate medical examiner. On December 6, Sneed and Miller will be vying for the same job: Chief medical Examiner for District 23, which covers Flagler, St. Johns and Putnam counties, and is one of the least visible, most consequential jobs in the criminal justice system.

Flagler County’s Scott Simon Achieves Highest Code Enforcement Certification Level in Florida

November 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Flagler County Code Enforcement Officer Scott Simon achieved the highest certification level in the State of Florida. The certification is provided through the Florida Association of Code Enforcement (FACE).

Accused of Killing His Grandfather, Luke Ingram Now Faces 1st Degree Murder and Rape Charges

November 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Luke Ingram, 19, at the doorstep to his grandfather's house in Palm Coast the mpornin of Nov. 9, just before he was Tased and detained. (Still from FCSO bodycam)

Luke Ingram, 19, previously charged with second degree murder in the death of his grandfather, Darwin Ingram, at the Ingrams’ Palm Coast home, now faces a capital felony for the killing, exposing him to the death penalty, and a charge of rape, a life felony.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, November 29, 2022

November 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

China Protests by Dick Wright, PoliticalCartoons.com

Tyler Adams was all class responding to an Iranian reporter ahead of today’s USA-Iran match, a must-win for the U.S. to avoid elimination. The Freedom Readers Club at the library takes on Eli Wiesel’s “Night.”

Seafloor Evidence from Old Hurricanes Has Oceanographers Worried

November 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Deep ‘blue holes,’ like this one off Belize, can collect evidence of hurricanes. The TerraMar Project, CC BY

Hurricanes leave behind telltale evidence that goes back millennia. The Atlantic has experienced even stormier periods in the past than we’ve seen in recent years. That’s not good news. It tells coastal oceanographers like me that we may be significantly underestimating the threat hurricanes pose to Caribbean islands and the North American coast in the future.

Coalition Calls for Florida Legislative Committee Focused on Climate Change

November 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

When front decks become docks. (© FlaglerLive)

More than a dozen environmental and community-based organizations are calling on the new leaders of the Florida Legislature to create a special committee to address climate change, saying that the issue is the biggest threat to the state.

Bunnell Elementary’s Principal and Assistant Principal Get Flagler Schools’ Top Administrative Honors

November 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Bunnell Elementary Principal Marcus Sanfilippo

The 2022–23 Assistant Principal of the Year for Flagler Schools is Donelle Evensen, assistant principal at Bunnell Elementary School. And the 2022–23 Principal of the Year for Flagler Schools is her boss, Bunnell Elementary Principal Marcus Sanfilippo.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, November 28, 2022

November 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

GOP leftovers by John Darkow, Columbia Missourian

A possible plea and disposition in the case of Robert Batie, the psychologist accused of abusing an underage patient, the Bunnell City Commission meets, a contrast with the Artemis mission.

Beaming Misogyny Around the World

November 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Qatari women will not be filling the seats. (Gazanfarulla Khan)

Misogyny, a sexist contempt and hatred of women, aims to keep women in a lower position than men within a patriarchal society. With discrimination against women enshrined in Qatari law – which, among other things does not criminalise domestic violence or sexual assault – misogyny is being beamed through televisions internationally, via the means of the 2022 men’s football World Cup.

Florida Voters Are Willing to Save Environmental Lands. Politicians? Not So Much.

November 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The wonders of Pellicer Creek. (© FlaglerLive)

In Florida, our politicians are constantly promising more tax cuts. Yet these voters opted to tax themselves more. And they did it because they wanted to save some greenery in an ever-increasing sea of gray asphalt. Politicians aren’t getting the message.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, November 27, 2022

November 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Holiday Scams by Monte Wolverton, Battle Ground, Washington.

The Washington Post reports on Flagler and Florida’s eroding beaches, Spain and Germany in a preview of a cup final, tundra and John McPhee coming into the country.

Health Harms of Mass Shootings Are Rippling Across Communities

November 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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A growing body of research reveals that the negative effects of mass shootings spread much farther than previously understood, harming the health of local residents who were not touched directly by the violence. Mental health experts say the recognition should prompt authorities to direct more attention and resources toward preventing such events — and helping a broader group of people after they occur.

8 Billion People and the Era of the Megapolis

November 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

era of magapolis population explosion

On November 15, a baby girl in Manila became the eight billionth person in the world. Of those 8 billion people, 60% live in a town or city. By the end of the 21st century, cities will account for 85% of Earth’s predicted 10 billion inhabitants.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, November 26, 2022

November 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Twitter Town Square by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com

Tree-lighting ceremony in Palm Coast’s Central park, the Gamble Jam, Casablanca at 80, Saudi Arabia gets to show us whether they’re for real, Michael Kazin asks: where’s the outrage?

Retailers May See a Little More Red This Black Friday

November 25, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

Retailers are gearing up for another blockbuster holiday shopping season, but consumers burned by the highest inflation in a generation may have other ideas. Amazon said it is laying off 10,000 workers, one of several big companies announcing job cuts recently. Bezos even cautioned consumers to hold off on big purchases like cars, televisions and appliances to save in case of a recession in 2023.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Friday, November 25, 2022

November 25, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Gun Control Difference by Christopher Weyant, The Boston Globe

The Celtic Angels Christmas at Flagler Auditorium, the United States and England from Qatar at 2 p.m, Simone de Beauvoir on American shopping, Jay London returns, America’s lethal gun culture.

FDLE Continues Search for Samantha Fiddler, Missing Since 2016

November 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Samantha Fiddler went missing in Polk County.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has not forgotten Samantha Fiddler, who went missing from Polk County on Nov. 19, 2016. Fiddler was 29 at the time of her disappearance.

Florida Is Turning Its Back on the New South, Embracing its Dixie-fied Past

November 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 117 Comments

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Florida for decades was determined to leave Jim Crow behind and separate ourselves from the likes of Alabama, with leadership committed to equal justice, open government, and voting rights — however imperfectly achieved. No more. With the reelection of Ron DeSantis, and ultra-conservative victories in gerrymandered congressional districts across the state, Florida is sliding back into the mire of its Old South past.

Death and Life in Cormac McCarthy’s The Passenger

November 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Cormac McCarthy in 1973. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Passenger is a book of life and liveliness. The novel’s language communicates energy, not entropy – a sense of opening up, not winding down. At its most localised, this verbal exuberance runs through individual lexical choices. There seems no word that McCarthy doesn’t know and he fans life into archaic or obscure terminology (eskers, kedge, lemniscate, uncottered and many more).

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, November 24, 2022

November 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Gun violence continues by Kevin Siers, The Charlotte Observer

Can we avoid another mass shooting today? A World Cup of upsets continues today with Brazil and Portugal on the potential chopping block, Philip Roth’s American Pastoral Thanksgiving.

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