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Today at a Glance:
West of the Tracks: A Story of the Past Before Palm Coast: A Palm Coast Historical Society Lecture by Palm Coast City Historian Preston Zepp, 10 a.m. at the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway. As conversations continue throughout our community about the future of Old Brick Road and preservation efforts west of the tracks, we believe it’s more important than ever to understand the history that shaped this area — and why it matters. Join us for “West of the Tracks: A Story of the Past… and the Future” presented by City Historian Preston Zepp. This engaging presentation will explore the rich history of the land west of the railroad tracks, from the historic Old Brick Road to Neoga Sawmill and beyond, while encouraging thoughtful discussion about preservation, growth, and the future of our cultural resources. Whether you’re passionate about local preservation or simply want to learn more about our area, this is a presentation you won’t want to miss.
Fire Station 26 Grand Opening and Hose Uncoupling Ceremony, 11:30 a.m. at 72 Airport Commerce Way, Palm Coast. Join the City of Palm Coast and the Palm Coast Fire Department as they celebrate the Grand Opening of Fire Station 26 with a special Hose Uncoupling Ceremony. This new station represents the City’s continued commitment to public safety, emergency response, and serving our growing community.
The Saturday Flagler Beach Farmers Market is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at South 2nd Street, right in front of City Hall, 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.
Gamble Jam: Join us from 2 to 4 p.m. for the Gamble Jam—a laid-back, toe-tappin’ tribute to the legendary Florida folk singer and storyteller, James Gamble Rogers IV! Musicians of all skill levels are welcome to bring their acoustic instruments and join the jam. Whether you’re strumming, picking, singing, or just soaking in the sounds, come be part of the magic at the Gamble Jam pavilion! 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 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.
“Once on This Island,” a musical, at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Avenue, St. Augustine. Book tickets here. 7:30 p.m. except on Sunday, 2 p.m. Once on This Island is a vibrant Caribbean-inspired musical that tells the story of Ti Moune, a peasant girl who rescues and falls in love with a wealthy boy from the other side of her divided island. Guided by watchful island gods, her journey explores love, class, sacrifice, and destiny. Blending folklore, rhythmic music, and heartfelt storytelling, the show celebrates resilience, community, and the transformative power of hope.
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: Molly Jong-Fast in July 2025 wrote, immediately after CBS announced it was canceling Stephen Colbert: “We’ll never be able to mock Mr. Trump into submission. Maybe that was our mistake. A quarter-century ago, there was once a very popular satirical TV show in Russia, too, called “Kukly” (“Puppets”). Vladimir Putin didn’t like being made fun of, either. It was off the air by the end of 2002, and the once-spunky Russian media industry was brought under control by his allies. Mr. Colbert ran a TV show, which is primarily a machine to attract viewers and sell advertising to play for that audience — neither of which it, or any TV show, does as well as it once did — not to change the world. We’ll have to do that ourselves, and we can’t count on the help of the timid billionaires, not when they have money at stake.” Colbert is now gone. We’d never really watched him in this household. We haven’t watched network television in about a dozen years, roughly coinciding with the time when Letterman retired. But it was nice to know Colbert was there, to catch the occasional YouTube clip, even though, as Voltaire said, “”It is a total misunderstanding of human nature to claim that satire stops statesmen from pursuing their endeavors.” (“C’est bien mal connaître les hommes que de prétendre qu’une satire empêche des hommes d’État de poursuivre leurs entreprises.” But his end is a further darkening of this once-exuberant American stage, this Columbia that gave its name to CBS, and now has every right to want it back.
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June 2026
Phoenix Crossings Charity Golf Tournament
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
Gamble Jam at Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area
‘The Battle of Shallowford,’ at Limelight Theatre
ESL Bible Studies for Intermediate and Advanced Students
Grace Community Food Pantry on Education Way
Palm Coast Farmers’ Market at European Village
‘The Battle of Shallowford,’ at Limelight Theatre
Al-Anon Family Groups
East Flagler Mosquito Control District Board Meeting
Flagler County Commission Evening Meeting
For the full calendar, go here.
COLBERT: Peter Cook was once asked it he thought that satire had a political effect. He said, “Absolutely. The greatest satire of the twentieth century was the Weimar cabaret, and they stopped Hitler in his tracks.” It doesn’t mean that what we do is worthless. It’s hard to do, and people like it, and it’s great. But it doesn’t mean that it has an effect politically.
STEWART: Or that it has an agenda of social change. We are not warriors in anyone’s army. And that is not trying to be self-deprecating. I’m proud of what we do. I really like these two shows. I like making ’em. I like watching them. I’m really proud of them. But I understand their place. I don’t view us as people who lead social movements.
–From “Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert: America’s Anchor,” an interview with Maureen Dowd, Rolling Stone, November 16, 2006.
The dude says
Now… What could’ve possibly colored their decision to suddenly now embrace reparations???…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/republican-gives-away-game-settlement-212112822.html
Out there on the interwebs this AM there’s a clip of Gov Meatball Ron SPRINTING past reporters to avoid answering questions about the orange shit stain’s little NAZI slush fund. Well… “sprinting” is being kind. His little short legs coupled with the lifts he wears make it kinda awkward to run…
Good times.
Laurel says
Dude: Clearly, most politicians do not care what We the People want. Pick a party, they’re both involved in watching out for their own butts. We can’t let them get away with it, as we are the majority they are supposed to represent, and they don’t.
Byron Donald’s ads are constant, with nothing said about what he’ll do other than being Trump’s puppet in Florida. It’s as if no one else is running for governor. That means there’s more than a boatload of money, coming from out of state. People need to be aware that we should not simply vote for someone simply because his name is before us constantly.
By the way, keep an eye out for Graham Platner. He is currently running for Senator in Maine, and he is the real deal for us in the future. He stands for the average American.
https://www.grahamforsenate.com/about
Can be good times if we get involved. If we wait for our representatives to do for us, we’re screwed.
Chip De says
Platner? Isn’t he the Nazi tattoo guy who mocked a fellow soldier who was shot 4 times during a firefight? If that’s the best you got, good luck.
Laurel says
Chip De: Please tell me where you got that story.
Republican Dave says
Still waiting, Chip D.
Dennis C Rathsam says
TRUMP, a multi millionaire, stealing from America? He doesn’t take a paycheck from the USA, he donates it. Obama wasn’t rich when he became president, look at him now! How bout Biden, useing his son to steal money from the Ukraine? Both these traitor Democrats made lots of money as our president. And they both took a pay check from Uncle Sam.
Laurel says
A study in denial.
Tony Mack says
Supporters present a simple, memorable claim: Trump pledged to forgo his $400,000 annual presidential salary and donated it. That claim is anchored in multiple public announcements and press releases showing discrete donations: the first-quarter 2017 salary contribution to the National Park Service intended for battlefield maintenance, and other quarterly gifts to agencies such as the Department of Education for STEM programs and the Department of the Interior for park projects. The pattern of donations is factual for specific quarters and projects, and public agency acknowledgments exist for at least some contributions, which establishes that portions of his salary were legally donated and spent on government projects. These documented instances support the factual core that Trump did not keep every paycheck, but they do not alone prove an uninterrupted, full-year, or multi-term practice without exception.
2. Timeline and documented recipients: what the records show
Contemporaneous government releases and news reports from 2017 and subsequent fact-checks provide the clearest timeline. The Department of the Interior announced use of a first-quarter 2017 donation for Antietam battlefield projects and other maintenance efforts, and a separate 2017 donation to the National Park Service matched the quarterly salary figure commonly reported as $78,333.32 for three months. Later reports describe quarter-specific donations to the Department of Education and other agencies, and recent statements claim salary contributions toward White House renovations and the White House Historical Association. These entries together show recurring, itemized donations for specific quarters and projects, though public documentation varies by recipient and year, leaving gaps about the full continuity and total aggregated amount of salary donated across all periods.
3. The counterclaims: “only president” and tax-return controversies
The claim that Trump is the “only president to donate his entire salary” is contradicted by historical examples cited in contemporary reporting: Presidents such as John F. Kennedy and Herbert Hoover also donated portions of their salaries, undermining the uniqueness claim [3]. Fact-checking work also highlights a technical dispute: tax returns and charitable reporting cannot directly prove that the donated dollars originated from the presidential paycheck because filings report charitable contributions without specifying the income source; only agency confirmations can close that loop [4]. Viral challenges that used tax data to deny any donations were therefore based on a misunderstanding of tax reporting mechanics, and independent agency acknowledgments remain the best route to verification [4] [6].
4. Constitutional and governance concerns raised by observers
Legal commentators and scholars flagged separation-of-powers and channels; however, the policy question of whether presidents should personally fund agency priorities remains unsettled and debated [7].
5. Bottom line, open questions, and what remains to verify
The verified record shows multiple, documented salary donations by Trump to federal agencies and nonprofits for specific projects, but the absolute claims—he donated his entire presidential salary every pay period, or that he alone did so historically—are not supported by the available evidence and historical context. Remaining uncertainties include comprehensive accounting across all quarters and years, the exact amounts tied to each recipient beyond headline figures, and whether some donations were partial or one-off versus continuous. To close those gaps, one should consult agency gift receipts, White House financial disclosure details, and contemporaneous press releases for each quarter; the sources cited here establish firm instances but do not by themselves document a continuous, complete-salary pattern across the entire presidency.
Source: Does Trump actually donate his presidential salary?
Researched on November 6, 2025
Factually
Barack Obama did not donate every dollar of his presidential salary, but he and Michelle Obama did give substantial sums to charity during his two terms; reporting summarizes roughly $1.1 million in charitable gifts from their White House years and confirms he donated the full Nobel Peace Prize award he received in 2009 . Fact-checking outlets and financial coverage make clear the simple meme that “Obama donated none” is false: the Obamas’ giving is documented on tax returns and in contemporaneous reporting.
Thanks for asking…
Laurel says
He married the cow, but cares not for its wellbeing.
The dude says
If you need a good laugh, go look up our Dennis on Elmo’s little Nazi platform (X.com)… it’s a hoot.
“ IF IT WASNT FOR LINCOLN YOUD STILL BE PICKIN COTTON!”
“ WHY DOES X CONSTANTLY VERIFY IF IM HUMAN!!!!! THIS IS HARRASMENT!”
“ NO YOU ON X WITH YOUR HOOTERS HANGING OUT IS EMBARACING!!!!”
It’s even more entertaining than his unhinged rants here…
Pogo says
And this (if, and when, it should appear)
As stated
https://www.google.com/search?q=all+is+vanity
Laurel says
One of my all time favorite songs.
Pogo says
You could do a lot worse with the time it takes to watch this:
Laurel says
So very cool! Thanks, Pogo, for giving additional depth to a movie I already loved!
Klaatu Barada Nikto: Peace with you be.
James L Davis says
This is an example of why our country is so divided. Media continues to stir the pot rather than just report the news.
Sherry says
@ james. . . Well. let’s see. . . the actual “fact based” news is that trump, and his maga sycophants in congress and the supreme court, are dismantling our democratic republic through completely corrupt means. They have also gotten us into an unwinnable war, costing taxpayers over 1 Billion dollars a day, which is wreaking havoc on the global economy. . . still covering up the facts on the Epstein case, etc. etc.
These cartoons do have some humor. Would you rather just have the “factual news” straight? If so, it’s simple. . . just change the channel from Fox “entertainment” to say the BBC, or look up “facts” on the AP News online. Also, there are plenty of “factual” news stories right here on “award winning” Flaglerlive.
Or, you can just go back to your Maga bubble. Your choice. . .