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Why All Boys Aren’t Blue Belongs in High School Libraries: A Response to Brian McMillan

November 18, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

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Palm Coast Observer Editor Brian McMillan would restrict the book at the center of a controversy from high school libraries, even though he doesn’t find it pornographic. His argument and his prescription are untenable, because they rest on an analogy that has no application to George Johnson’s “All Boys Aren’t Blue.” A school district committee is currently reviewing the book’s status.

Misplaced Inquisitions: Mayor Holland, Coastal Cloud and the Palm Coast Observer

March 4, 2020 | Pierre Tristam | 32 Comments

Mayor Milissa Holland anchored a 90-minute segment at Monday's Palm Coast City Council meeting, devoted entirely to refuting allegations about the city's relationship with Coastal Cloud, and the mayor's role. The mayor is a company employee. (© FlaglerLive)

Mayor Milissa Holland and Coastal Cloud Co-owner Tim Hale repeatedly–and unfairly–invoked Palm Coast Observer Editor Brian McMillan’s name in poor light during a 90-minute city council segment devoted entirely to refuting critical allegations about the city’s contract with the company.

The Selling of Palm Coast:
Mayor’s State of the City Speech: $40 a Plate, Sponsors Sought, Profits Go To The Observer

March 22, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland at the commemorative re-opening of Holland Park last June. She will be the oanly main speaker at a $40-a-plate State of the City event at the remodeled city community center in April. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland headlines a State of the City event at the city’s new community center in April, but for $40 a ticket. The for profit event is produced by the Observer, which will take all earnings.

Entrapments of Color Blindness: Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman,” Chapter 10

August 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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There’s a bit of vomit to start off Chapter 10 of Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman,” much of it from our contributing writers, who have a hard time understanding how it takes Scout 25 years to discover what her father is about.

Scout’s Dishonors: Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman,” Chapter 9

August 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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In Chapter 9 of “Go Set a Watchman,” Harper Lee gives us a short biography of Scout’s past between various deaths and blood flows, without as yet revisiting her recent discovery about a bigoted father.

Atticus Finch, Grand Wizard of the KKK: Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman,” Chapter 8

August 4, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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In Chapter 8 of “Go Set a Watchman,” Scout discovers that her father Atticus is the leader of a KKK-like organization, and her boyfriend is just as much as a white supremacist.

Flagler Live-Blogs Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman,” Chapter 7: Doxology Sings Dixie

July 31, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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In Chapter 7 of “Go Set a Watchman,” a church service turns into an example of Northern aggression against Southern hymnals and Doxology.

Flagler Live-Blogs Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman,” Chapter 6: Skinny Dipping Sins

July 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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In Chapter 6 of “Go Set a Watchman,” Scout and Henry take a dip in the waters off Finch Landing, fully clothed, but no one believes they stayed modest.

Flagler Live-Blogs Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman,” Chapter 5: Days Of Her Lives

July 24, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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In Chapter 5 of “Go Set a Watchman,” Scout flashes back to childhood as she skates on a date with Henry.

Flagler Live-Blogs Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman,” Chapter 4: Maycomb Delta

July 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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In Chapter 4 of “Go Set a Watchman,” Scout and Henry have a date after Lee gives us a brief history of Maycomb, in words almost identical to those used in Mockingbird.

Flagler Live-Blogs Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman,” Chapter 3: Aunt Alexandra’s Trash

July 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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In Chapter 3 of “Go Set a Watchman,” Scout and Aunt Alexandra rumble over Henry, and our 10 readers respond every which way.

Flagler Live-Blogs Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman,” Chapter 2: Atticus-Scout Reunion

July 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Ten diverse and opinionated members of the Flagler-Palm Coast community take on Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” in a new experiment in communal reading, chapter by chapter. Join us.

Flagler Live-Blogs Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman,” Chapter 1: Back to Maycomb

July 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Ten diverse and opinionated members of the Flagler-Palm Coast community take on Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” in a new experiment in communal reading, chapter by chapter. Join us.

A Heartfelt Thank You To Brian McMillan and Flagler County

February 14, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

On the beat: Brian McMillan, right, with Will Raulerson of the Florida Forestry Service, at the Seminole Woods Boulevard fire earlier this week. (c FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Observer Editor Brian McMillan surprised FlaglerLive Editor Pierre Tristam with a moving, supportive column this week, illustrating the contrast between the two competitors, and the true meaning of community.

Palm Coast Observer’s Brian McMillan Is Local Media Association’s Journalist of the Year

March 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The Observer's Brian McMillan. This time, John Walsh had to be cropped out. (© FlaglerLive)

The national award by the Local Media Association, formerly known as Suburban Newspapers of America, caps a succession of milestones for the Palm Coast Observer in the midst of its torrid duel with the News-Journal.

Palm Coast Observer Bucks Bleaker Newspaper Trends As Weekly Nears 2-Year Mark

November 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

The Palm Coast Observer’s latest audit shows a weekly print run of 25,000 and a household reach in Palm Coast exceeding 60 percent, compared with the News-Journal’s daily reach of 20 percent.

Brian McMillan’s Stick Figures

April 25, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | Leave a Comment

The Palm Coast Observer’s managing editor has a new blog full of tiny jewels of witty wisdom from our most precious philosophers.

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