Banned Books Week, John Sbordone, Covering "Black Rage"

lolita banned books week — It’s Banned Books Week. ‘Lolita’ knows all about it.

Today: Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning…then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tonight: Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening…then partly cloudy with chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent. Details here.
Drought Index is at 162.
Today’s tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
Today’s document from the National Archives.
The OED’s Word of the Day: navy bean, n..
The Live Community Calendar
Today’s jail bookings.

Today’s Briefing: Quick Links

First Light
In Flagler and Palm Coast
Local Media Recap
Flagler Jail Bookings and Sheriff’s Crime Reports
In State Government
In Coming Days in Flagler, Palm Coast and Beyond
The Day’s Best Reads
Fact-Checking the Knaves
Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports
Local Road and Interstate Construction
Cultural Coda

“With time there has been some explicit and a great deal of implicit acceptance of the Keynesian formula by American businessmen. However, as often happens, it encountered the sharp cleavage which exists in our attitude toward technological change and social change. If a man seeks to design a better mousetrap he is the soul of enterprise; if he seeks to design a better society he is a crackpot.”

–John Kenneth Galbraith, from “American Capitalism” (1952).

In Flagler and Palm Coast:

Note: all government meetings noticed below are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. Many can be heard or seen live through each agency’s website.

Today through Sept. 30, traffic-ticket and other court collection-fee amnesty: Residents can pay their court debts with a 40 percent discount on what fees they may owe to collection agencies. Click on the link for details.

It’s Banned Books Week. To mark the occasion, the Flagler County Public Library features a documentary about the broadcaster Edward R. Murrow at 1:30 p.m. at the library’s main meeting room, 2500 Palm Coast Parkway NW.

The Emergency Management staff is holding a public meeting at 3 p.m. at the Emergency Operations Center, 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bldg. 3, to discuss ongoing mitigation activities, preparations for future grants, and the new efforts for Flagler’s StormReady Team initiative. Information on Community Rating System (CRS) activities, FEMA flood map changes and the Community Wildfire Preparedness Plan will also be provided. Anybody interested in attending the meeting or wishing to learn more about mitigation is encouraged to attend or contact the county’s mitigation planner, 386-313-4243

The Flagler County Stamp and Coin Club meets at 6 p.m. at the VFW Post 8696, 47 N. Old Kings Road, Palm Coast. The public is welcome.

The Bunnell City Commission holds its second public hearing to set next year’s property tax rate, at 6:30 p.m., then holds a regular meeting, at 7 p.m., at Bunnell City Hall, 201 West Moody Boulevard.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday: City Repertory Theatre extends a welcoming hand to all veterans and active duty personnel in the area: The theater at City Marketplace invites you to see the Broadway musical, YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN, with your family, for the reduced fee of $15, or $10 off the regular price for an adult ticket; bring one child (age 8 or older please) for only $5. One child per adult ticket. There are three performances left Friday and Saturday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 2 at 2 pm. Call 386-585-9415 to reserve your tickets. Its a fabulous family show. See the prview here.

Local Media Recap:

Updated jail bookings and day and night shift incident summary reports are available here.

Vote-By-Mail Requests Already Set Records In Flagler; Big Lead For Republicans

Proselytizing the profound: John Sbordone and the challenge of City Repertory Theatre

A 3-Year-Old Boy Attending Roma Court Academy Wanders Into Traffic as Staff Is Oblivious

In a Telling Surprise, Cops and 5 Public-Sector Unions Endorse Staly for Sheriff Over Jones

ERAU brings high-tech lesson to Flagler school

Early Voting Facts and Myths

Bright Futures Scholarships Could Expand to Summer to Speed Up Graduation Rates

Panic: On the Prospect of a Trump Presidency

Lory Yazurlo, Owner of Defunct Pig Sanctuary, Is Killed In Van Fire on John Anderson Highway

Getting vote out key to Clinton, Trump hopes in Volusia-Flagler

In Florida and in State Government:

Note: Some proceedings below can be followed live on the Florida Channel.

The Florida Department of Health is scheduled to hold a hearing on proposed rules related to the approval of new trauma centers. (9 a.m., 4025 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee.)

–Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

In Coming Days in Palm Coast, Flagler and the Occasional Beyond:

♦ Sept. 27: Palm Coast will dedicate Frank meeker Field in memory of the late county commissioner and city councilman, at 6 p.m. on Field 3 at Indian Trails Sports Complex. The city will also dedicate a tree in Meeker’s memory on Oct. 4 in Central Park.
♦ Oct. 8-9: The Florida Agricultural Museum will host the seventh annual Pellicer Creek Raid on Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The program will involve a number of living history groups from around the southeastern United States. Approximately 150 infantry, artillery, and cavalry troops will be demonstrating military life in Florida circa 1864. Parades will take place at noon and battles at 1 p.m. on both days of the event. During the rest of the program, the re-enactors’ historic camps will be open to the public. Admission is $5 per person. For more information, please contact the Florida Agricultural Museum at (386) 446-7630 or [email protected]. The museum is located at 7900 Old Kings Road North, Palm Coast.
♦ Sept. 28: Twitter automation done right: Mark Woods, the king of Social Media Automation, is offering his comprehensive, hands-on Twitter Automation workshop for a second time in September by popular demand. Cost is $79 to attend. Limited Seats available. Advance RSVPs required. Call 386-445-4153 (9 to 5, M-F). The event is at 389 Palm Coast Pkwy, SW 4, starting at 5:30 p.m. More details here.

♦ Oct. 1: Fund-raising golf tournament at Palm Harbor Golf Club to benefit the Flagler Palm Coast High School Lady Bulldogs Basketball team. Registration is at 7:30 a.m., requested donation is $75 per player, the fee includes green and cart fees, range balls, goodie bag, awards, door prizes, continental breakfast and lunch. For more information, call Ralph Lightfoot at 386-864-1510 or Vicki DiMaria at 386-597-3219.
♦ Oct. 8: Join the Friends of the Library for The People’s Choice, a musical celebration of U.S. Presidential Elections since 1788, presented by the Island Duet. This musical journey will leave you with a smile on your face and proud to be American. Flagler County Public Library, 2500 Palm Coast Pkwy NW. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Light refreshments will be served. Starting at 2 p.m. For questions, call 386/446-6763.
♦ Oct. 21: Florida’s and Flagler’s September unemployment num,bers are released at 10 a.m.
♦ Nov. 5-6: Tommy Tant Memorial Surf Contest and Food Festival in Flagler Beach.
♦ Nov. 5: Flagler Fun Coast Bed Race, with Nov. 6 as rain date, In Flagler Beach.
♦ Feb. 6: The great violinist Itzhak Perlman opens the 2017 season of the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival with a 7:30 p.m. performance at First Baptist Church, 1600 South 8th Street in Fernandina Beach. Tickets here.

The Day’s Best Reads:

When toddler killings outpace terror killings in the US, the biggest problem is not jihad. https://t.co/wr9WZudPTs pic.twitter.com/ck3XcJxnpi

— The Nation (@thenation) September 24, 2016

How coverage of protests like Baltimore (& now Charlotte) demonizes black rage while ignoring systems of oppression: pic.twitter.com/dkX7niM5Jn

— Media Matters (@mmfa) September 24, 2016

In trying to get a picture of Trump's education platform, we're left mostly with his own words. https://t.co/YYiZTu4MAW pic.twitter.com/VknmIbaObo

— NPR (@NPR) September 25, 2016

Jordan writer killed outside court
He faced charges of insulting Islam
Family to "call for government's resignation"https://t.co/ZSYYOfNaqe pic.twitter.com/uiai0Ifae5

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) September 25, 2016

Voter satisfaction with the choice of presidential candidates at lowest point in decades https://t.co/BxFzOwjGWG pic.twitter.com/5NvM2mdxDE

— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) September 25, 2016

The pattern of dispersal of humans out of Africa occurred in four distinct waves over the past 125,000 years https://t.co/oWm3TNE0VG pic.twitter.com/BIIutdZWrs

— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) September 25, 2016

This from Nicholas Kristof is so true I've had the same deja vu runaway train feeling for months. pic.twitter.com/AZFMDIzzRk

— digby (@digby56) September 24, 2016

Fact-Checking the Knaves:

Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

The following is an update of ongoing permitting, construction and development projects in Palm Coast, through Sept. 9 (the city administration’s full week in review is here):

Click to access development-sep-10.pdf

Road and Interstate Construction: