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Today at a Glance:
Drug Court convenes before Circuit Judge Terence Perkins at 10 a.m. in Courtroom 401 at the Flagler County courthouse, Kim C. Hammond Justice Center 1769 E Moody Blvd, Bldg 1, Bunnell. Drug Court is open to the public. See the Drug Court handbook here and the participation agreement here.
In Coming Days:
June 20: Career Shadowing for Flagler County students: Orientation is scheduled for June 20 at 6 p.m. at Flagler Palm Coast High School’s Bistro for students who wish to take part in career shadowing over two periods this summer, from June 26 to June 30, or from July 10 to July 14. Students will be paired with career professionals to learn the ropes of the job, and get guidance on their career choices. The first 40 participants will qualify, but attendance at orientation night is necessary. For more information, contact [email protected]. You must have your own transportation.
Notably: Today is Magna Carta’s anniversary: Let’s let our own Ray W. mark the celebration, as he already has with his fine recent comments about it. It is also the anniversary of the 12th Amendment’s ratification–the amendment that did not go far enough: it kept the electoral college alive.
Now this: Pianist Iyad Sughayer’s Liszt Consolations (1-3):
Flagler Beach Webcam:
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January 2026
Flagler Beach Farmers Market
Coffee With Flagler Beach Commission Chair Scott Spradley
Grace Community Food Pantry on Education Way
Second Saturday Plant Sale at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park
American Association of University Women (AAUW) Meeting
‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill,’ the Billie Holiday Story, at City Rep Theatre
ESL Bible Studies for Intermediate and Advanced Students
Grace Community Food Pantry on Education Way
Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village
“Turtle Trail Artists of Flagler County,” at Expressions Art Gallery
Al-Anon Family Groups
‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill,’ the Billie Holiday Story, at City Rep Theatre
Flagler County Library Board of Trustees
Flagler County Commission Evening Meeting
Nar-Anon Family Group
For the full calendar, go here.
In many ways he embodies what is an unusual model of the presidency in our media age. Rather than seek out and suck up the country’s attention at every possible turn, he recognizes and embraces the limited tools of his office within our constitutional system — and is all the more effective for it. Presidents facing legislative roadblocks are invariably urged to do more, to say more, to use the bully pulpit more. There’s a reason fictional presidents are written that way. The dramatic speech or confrontation makes for good storytelling in a way that a drawn-out, incremental, closed-door — in short, boring — negotiation never could. Politics at its best just isn’t necessarily all that entertaining. That is the insight President Biden brought to the office. This is no guarantee of public approval or a second term, but the contrast between a president who used to play a dealmaker character on television and one who used to make deals in Congress is striking and important.
—Matthew Yglesias, “It’s Great to Have a President Who Knows When to Shut Up,” The New York Times, June 7, 2023.
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Ray W. says
The 45th clause of the Magna Carta reads as follows (translated from Latin): “We will appoint as justices, constables, sheriffs, or other officials, only men that know the law of the realm and are minded to keep it well.”
Wise words from our distant ancestors.
Laurel says
Ray W.: I once heard somewhere that there is one sociopath in 25 people. I thought it interesting, if accurate, that maybe sociopaths could be the future. Why not? In politics, it seems to already be here.