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Weather: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 110. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. Friday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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Today at a Glance:
Free For All Fridays with Host David Ayres, an hour-long public affairs radio show featuring local newsmakers, personalities, public health updates and the occasional surprise guest, starts a little after 9 a.m. after FlaglerLive Editor Pierre Tristam’s Reality Check. Today: Flagler County Democratic Party Chair Janet Sullivan. See previous podcasts here. On WNZF at 94.9 FM, 1550 AM, and live at Flagler Broadcasting’s YouTube channel.
Coffee and Conversation with Palm Coast City Manager Michael McGlothlin, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., at Redefined Food Co., Southern Recreation Center 1290 Belle Terre Parkway. The City of Palm Coast is inviting residents to grab a cup of coffee and join the conversation through Coffee and Conversations with your City Manager; a monthly community meet-and-greet with City Manager Mike McGlothlin. Coffee and Conversations with your City Manager is designed to create an approachable, informal space where residents can connect directly with the City Manager, ask questions, share ideas, and discuss what matters most to them. Events take place monthly at rotating local businesses throughout Palm Coast. The event is free and open to the public; however, registration is required so staff can plan accordingly for attendance. Coffee will be provided by the host restaurant and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Event details and registration are available at www.parksandrec.fun.
Food Truck Friday at the Farm, Florida Agriculture Museum, 7900 Old Kings Road North, Palm Coast, 5 to 9 p.m. A variety of food trucks serving up crowd favorites, 50/50 raffle, Absolute Beginner Line Dancing, 7 to 8 p.m., then live music. Local vendors and shopping, family-friendly atmosphere, pets welcome. More Info: Click Here
The Friday Blue Forum, a discussion group organized by local Democrats, meets at 12:15 p.m. at the Flagler Democratic Office at 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite C214 (above Cue Note) at City Marketplace. Come and add your voice to local, state and national political issues.
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Readings: In 2017 Melina Sempill Watts published her first novel, Tree, in which the narrator is a tree. The novel “uses magical realism as a key to access the interrelated emotional realities of the many species that share one pristine valley in Topanga, California. Grass, birds, other trees and animals come to life on the pages, while one 19th century Mexican woman and one 20th century school boy, hearts opened by grief and loneliness, come to know one California live oak whose 229 years span the evolution of four human civilizations.” Richard Powers’s 2018 Pulitzer-winning novel The Overstory doesn’t go that far. The protagonists are human. But trees and multiple generations shade the story. In late June, the small Quebec town of Terrasse-Vaudreuil west of Montreal, population 1887, became the first to to sign on to Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Tree drafted in France (mother of the Declaration of the Rights of Man) adopted in 2019. “It is a civil society declaration that aims to promote the recognition of the essential role of trees in maintaining ecological balances and their recognition as a subject of law.” The petition was presented to the United Nations and the European Commission and has gathered 87,000 signatures, but until Terrasse-Vaudreuil adopted it, it had no governmental validity. CBC reports that “Mayor Michel Bourdeau says Quebec filmmaker André Desrochers inspired the community to take action. He said Desrochers’ film, called Des arbes et des arts convinced citizens that trees are living entities that breathe and communicate with each other through their root systems. “A tree is like a human being,” Bourdeau said. “It breathes, it lives, it takes in water. It protects us from all sorts of things.” It brings a different meaning to “Tree City.” Maybe Andy Dance can bring up the idea at a County Commission meeting.
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July 2026
Flagler Beach United Methodist Church Food Pantry
Flagler County Drug Court Convenes
Model Yacht Club Races at the Pond in Palm Coast’s Town Center
The Circle of Light A Course in Miracles Study Group
Beats and Eats: Live Concert and Food Trucks at the Stage in Town Center
Free For All Fridays With Host David Ayres on WNZF
Town Center Developer v. Palm Coast Mediation
Friday Blue Forum
For the full calendar, go here.
Article 1
The tree is a fixed living being, which, in comparable proportions, occupies two distinct environments: the atmosphere and the soil. In the soil grow roots, which capture water and mineral. In the atmosphere grows the crown, which captures carbon dioxide and solar energy. By this situation, the tree plays a fundamental role in the ecological balance of the planet.
Article 2
The tree is a living being sensitive to changes in its environment. It must be respected as such. It should not be reduced to a simple object. It is entitled to the airspace and underground that is necessary for it to achieve its full growth and reach its adult dimensions. In these conditions the tree has rights for respect of its physical integrity: whereas it is aerial (branches, trunk, foliage) or underground (root network). The alteration of these organs severely weakens the tree, as does the use of pesticides and other toxic substances.
Article 3
The tree is a living organism whose average longevity far exceeds that of the human being. The tree must be respected throughout its life, with the right to develop and reproduce freely, from its birth to its natural death, whether it is a tree of cities or campaigns. The tree must be considered as a subject of law, including within the rules governing human property.
Article 4
Some trees, considered remarkable by men, for their age, appearance or history, deserve extra attention. By becoming a common bio-cultural heritage, they have access to a higher status, committing man to protect them as “natural monuments”. They can be enrolled in an area of preservation of the landscape heritage, thus benefiting from enhanced protection and development for aesthetic, historical or cultural reasons.
Article 5
To meet the needs of men, some trees are planted and then exploited, escaping the criteria mentioned above. However, the operating modalities of forest and rural trees must take into account the life cycle of trees, natural renewal capacities, ecological balances and biodiversity.
The aim of this text is to change the gaze and behaviour of men, to make them aware of the decisive role of trees in everyday life and for the future, by paving the way for a rapid change in legislation at national level.
–From Declaration of tree Rights as it will be proclaimed at the National Assembly’s symposium on April 5, 2019.
Dennis C Rathsam says
What senseless deaths? Why should tax payers feed, & give them medical coverage for the rest of their lives?
no-no says
Why do YALL bother replying to this individuals post. You are only adding fuel to the fire. I see the name and quickly scroll down.
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Is the English teacher going to grade my post??
Pogo says
Presently
“It’s time to ‘Drain the Swamp’ to end Washington corruption, and this bill would do just that
News and commentary from Florida for all America
Jul 10, 2026
By J.C. Bruce
Tropic Press
A pair of House Democrats has introduced sweeping legislation designed to clean up corruption in the nation’s capital.
Whether it will get the attention it deserves is a huge question mark. Why? Because of corruption in the capital, of course.
U.S. Reps. Greg Landsman of Ohio and Josh Riley of New York say their “Drain the Swamp Act” is necessary because of the “unprecedented, blatant corruption and increasing attacks on our democracy.” They claim it is the most comprehensive anti-corruption legislation in the nation’s history, and when you read through the bullet points below, I think you’ll agree…”
https://www.jcbruce.com/p/its-time-to-drain-the-swamp-to-end
John Yankovich says
When opponents of death penalty say it doesn’t deter crime; they are wrong! It certainly does for that individual! Anything less penalizes the taxpayer!
Skibum says
The problem with your rationale is believing that criminals think rationally, consider the pros and cons of committing violent crimes before they act, are wary of the death penalty which they could receive if they kill someone, or that being locked up in prison for decades after committing crimes of violence automatically teaches them the lesson needed so they become a different person while among other violent criminals who are locked up with them. None of that is true for the vast majority of those who prey on others and commit very violent, deadly acts against other people.
Yes, of course if and when the death penalty is finally, belatedly fulfilled, almost always many decades afterward, that one individual will never again commit another crime of violence. But most violent criminals who are awaiting their fate serve years, decades even, what could be considered an entire sentence in prison before ever exhausting all of their state and federal appeals and finally being put to death, if it actually happens.
The criminal element in our society choose to prey on others and commit crimes because they view that as the easiest, most direct way to get what they want. Most criminals don’t think about consequences, and don’t think 15 minutes ahead of their actions. It is all about instant pleasure, instant gratification, instant results for themselves.
If the death penalty were completely abolished and those who kill other people were kept in prison for the remainder of their natural lives, or at least sentenced to decades in prison to protect society instead of facing the death penalty and living out their lives on death row for many years before being put to death, I believe there would be no difference in the amount of violent crime in our society whatsoever. Simply because the penalty they could face if caught is the very last thing on their mind when they are actually committing crimes. They do not think like you and I, and we should not fall into the trap of fantasizing that they carefully consider potential consequences like normal people would.