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The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, February 8, 2025

February 8, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

DEI and the New Jim Crow by Pat Byrnes, PoliticalCartoons.com
DEI and the New Jim Crow by Pat Byrnes, PoliticalCartoons.com

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Weather: Sunny, with a high near 74. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

  • Daily weather briefing from the National Weather Service in Jacksonville here.
  • Drought conditions here. (What is the Keetch-Byram drought index?).
  • Check today’s tides in Daytona Beach (a few minutes off from Flagler Beach) here.
  • Tropical cyclone activity here, and even more details here.




Today at a Glance:

The Saturday Flagler Beach Farmers Market is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Wickline Park, 315 South 7th Street, featuring prepared food, fruit, vegetables , handmade products and local arts from more than 30 local merchants. The market is hosted by Flagler Strong, a non-profit.

Coffee With Commissioner Scott Spradley: Flagler Beach Commission Chairman Scott Spradley hosts his weekly informal town hall with coffee and doughnuts at 9 a.m. at his law office at 301 South Central Avenue, Flagler Beach. All subjects, all interested residents or non-residents welcome. The gatherings usually feature a special guest.

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Monthly Meeting, 11 a.m.  at Cypress Knoll Golf Club, 53 Easthampton Blvd, Palm Coast. A monthly speaker is featured. Lunch is available for $20 in cash, $21 by credit card, but must be ordered in advance.  The lunch menu is available on our website.  Lunch may be ordered by sending an email to:  [email protected].

Second Saturday Plant Sale at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, 6400 North Oceanshore Blvd., Palm Coast, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Flowers, bushes and hard to find plants. The event is sponsored by the Friends of Washington Oaks. Regular entrance fee applies: $4 per vehicle with one person aboard, $5 for vehicles with more than one person.

Gamble Jam: Musicians of all ages can bring instruments and chairs and join in the jam session, 2 to 4 p.m. The program is free with park admission! Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach, 3100 S. Oceanshore Blvd., Flagler Beach, FL. Call the Ranger Station at (386) 517-2086 for more information. The Gamble Jam is a family-friendly event that occurs every second and fourth Saturday of the month.  The park hosts this acoustic jam session at one of the pavilions along the river to honor the memory of James Gamble Rogers IV, the Florida folk musician who lost his life in 1991 while trying to rescue a swimmer in the rough surf.

Grace Community Food Pantry, 245 Education Way, Bunnell, drive-thru open today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The food pantry is organized by Pastor Charles Silano and Grace Community Food Pantry, a Disaster Relief Agency in Flagler County. Feeding Northeast Florida helps local children and families, seniors and active and retired military members who struggle to put food on the table. Working with local grocery stores, manufacturers, and farms we rescue high-quality food that would normally be wasted and transform it into meals for those in need. The Flagler County School District provides space for much of the food pantry storage and operations. Call 386-586-2653 to help, volunteer or donate.

Readings: From a Times article on Feb. 3, in case it needs be said explicitly: “As Navy divers searched the Potomac River for bodies from the worst air crash in the United States in 20 years, President Trump zeroed in on what he saw as the cause: hiring programs that promote diversity. The meaning behind his words was clear, that diversity equals incompetence. And for many historians, civil rights leaders, scholars and citizens, it was an unmistakable message of racism in plain sight at the highest levels of American government. “His attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion aren’t about a particular program or some acronym — they’re just a sanitized substitute for the racist comments that can no longer be spoken openly,” Margaret Huang, the Southern Poverty Law Center’s president and chief executive, said during a call with civil rights leaders after Mr. Trump’s remarks. “But the message is the same, that women, ​Black and brown communities are inherently less capable, and if they hold positions of power or authority in government or business, it must be because the standards were lowered. […] The uproar over D.E.I. is similar to the one over critical race theory a few years ago, in which conservative activists alleged that schools were indoctrinating students to become radical race warriors, and shaming students by teaching them about the history of slavery. […] The architect of the movement to turn critical race theory into a Republican rallying cry, Christopher F. Rufo, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, laid out a blueprint for Mr. Trump in December to eliminate “left-wing racialism” from the federal government. […] “For an activist, there is no greater thrill than seeing a blueprint turn into reality,” he wrote. “It’s a new day in America.”

 

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September 2025
flagler county commission government logo
Wednesday, Sep 17
8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Contractor Review Board Meeting

Government Services Building
flagler county commission government logo
Wednesday, Sep 17
9:00 am - 11:00 am

Flagler County’s Technical Review Committee Meeting

Government Services Building
U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg at Flagler Tiger Bay today. (© FlaglerLive)
Wednesday, Sep 17
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Flagler Tiger Bay Club Guest Speaker: Former U.S. Prosecutor Roger B. Handberg

Hammock Dunes Club
americans united for separation of church and state logo
Wednesday, Sep 17
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Separation Chat: Open Discussion

Pine Lakes Golf Club
Wednesday, Sep 17
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

“Conversations in American Democracy” Celebrates Constitution Day

Pine Lakes Golf Club
flagler county commission government logo
Wednesday, Sep 17
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Flagler County Industrial Development Authority Meeting

Government Services Building
course in miracles
Wednesday, Sep 17
1:20 pm - 2:30 pm

The Circle of Light A Course in Miracles Study Group

Contact Aynne McAvoy
chess club flagler county public library
Wednesday, Sep 17
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Weekly Chess Club for Teens, Ages 9-18, at the Flagler County Public Library

Flagler County Public Library
barnhill's
Wednesday, Sep 17
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Central Avenue Comeback Bash at Barnhill’s Cafe Bar and Grill

Barnhill's Cafe Bar and Grill
palm coast city logo
Wednesday, Sep 17
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Palm Coast Planning and Land Development Board

Courts around Florida are overworked and need more judges, the Supreme Court found. While the 7th Judicial Circuit, which includes Flagler County, was found to need some additional judges, Flagler County was not among divisions considered in need. (© FlaglerLive)
Thursday, Sep 18
10:00 am - 11:00 am

Flagler County Drug Court Convenes

Flagler County courthouse
Thursday, Sep 18
11:00 am - 11:30 am

Story Time for Preschoolers at Flagler Beach Public Library

315 South 7th Street, Flagler Beach
Thursday, Sep 18
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Model Yacht Club Races at the Pond in Palm Coast’s Town Center

Central Park in Town Center
Mayor Mike Norris is not participating in a series of town hall meetings all four other council members are hosting. (© FlaglerLive)
Thursday, Sep 18
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

‘Let’s Talk Palm Coast’ Town Halls with Council Members

Palm Coast Community Center
flagler county democratic executive committee
Thursday, Sep 18
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Palm Coast Democratic Club Recap Meeting

Flagler County Democratic Party HQ
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“The difficulty is in the diversity of the races. So strongly drawn is the line between the two in consequence, and so strengthened by the force of habit and education, that it is impossible for them to exist together in the community, where their numbers are so nearly equal as in the slaveholding states, under any other relation than that which now exists.”

–John C. Calhoun, cited in Daniel J. Boorstin’s The Americans: The National Experience (1965).

 

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