Weather: Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Tuesday Night:
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Today at the Editor’s Glance:
In Court: Circuit Court Judge Terence Perkins holds docket sounding, when trials are scheduled, starting at 10 a.m. in Courtroom 401.
The Flagler County School Board meets at 3 p.m. in workshop to go over the items on its upcoming school board meeting two weeks hence. The board will discuss a revised “Boycotts, Walkouts, Sit-Ins and Other Disruptive Acts” policy. See the proposed revisions here. The board meets in the training room on the third floor of the Government Services Building, 1769 East Moody Boulevard, Bunnell. Board meeting documents are available here.
The Palm Coast City Council meets at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The council will have six proclamations, including for Arbor Day, and present certificates to the latest graduates of the city’s Citizens Academy. The agenda includes approval of a new lease agreement with the Green Lion Cafe. The restaurant would pay $1,665 rent per month, increasing 3 percent a year. and approving the council’s coming-year goals. The full agenda is here.
Notably: It was on this day in 1970 that students at Kent State University began protesting Nixon’s illegal invasion of Cambodia. The next day, four students were shot and killed by members of the National Guard. It is also World Press Freedom Day.
Now this: Today is James Brown’s birthday (1933):
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Palm Coast Code Enforcement Board Meeting
Separation Chat: Open Discussion
The Circle of Light A Course in Miracles Study Group
Weekly Chess Club for Teens, Ages 9-18, at the Flagler County Public Library
Flagler County Republican Club Meeting
Flagler County Drug Court Convenes
Flagler Beach City Commission Meeting
Palm Coast Democratic Club Meeting
Evenings at Whitney Lecture Series
Uncouth: Open Mic Night
For the full calendar, go here.
The current Democratic strategy doesn’t just lead to bad policy but also to bad politics. Our democracy rewards the party that can win support over large geographic areas. Ceding rural America leaves a narrow path to victory even in the best circumstances. When the landscape is more difficult, Democrats set themselves up for catastrophic defeat. But we don’t have to cede these parts of the country. Democrats have to change the way they think about them and relate to the voters who live there. What much of the party establishment doesn’t understand is that rural life is rooted in shared values of independence, common sense, tradition, frugality, community and hard work. Democratic campaigns often seem to revolve around white papers and wonky policy. In our experience, politicians lose rural people when they regurgitate politically triangulated lines and talk about the vagaries of policy. Rural folks vote on what rings true and personal to them: Can this person be trusted? Is he authentic?
–From “What Democrats Don’t Understand About Rural America,” by Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward, The New York Times, May 2, 2022.
