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The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, September 5, 2026
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, at the Daytona Playhouse, the Saturday Flagler Beach Farmers Market, a dropbox DeSantis hasn't yet attacked, Pierre Rode's ditty.
What We All Owe Gloria Steinem
Feminist activist Gloria Steinem will long be known for her acute intelligence, courage and wit, and for setting feminist torches alight globally over her six-decade career as a journalist, activist and feminist icon.
How Bunnell’s Backroom Bootlickers Sold Out West Flagler for a Trash Mountain
Bunnell City Manager Alvin Jackson kept a plan for a 610-acre garbage dump in the heart of West Flagler--a landfill almost a third the size of Fresh Kills, New York City's old landfill on Staten Island--long enough to ensure its approval by a spineless, misinformed planning…
Leery of Van Kleeck, Last Remaining Finalist, County Commission Will Re-Interview Him for Administrator Job
Flagler County commissioners couldn't bring themselves to vote for a new county administrator at a special meeting today, discarding two of the three finalists. Aaron Van Kleeck emerged as a last contender, but he'll be re-interviewed as some commissioners are concerned about his…
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Friday, September 4, 2026
First Friday in Flagler Beach, First Friday Garden Walks at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, Randy Fine's fun with the Israeli flag, Mark Twain on the Stars and Stripes.
Israeli Officials Use Dehumanizing Rhetoric As UN Details War Crimes Against Palestinian Children
A United Nations report meticulously details severe violations committed by Israeli forces against Palestinian children in Gaza as top Israeli officials continually use dehumanizing rhetoric to justify actions constituting war crimes. Pro-Israel advocates dismiss the findings by…
Undocumented Students Now Banned from All Florida Colleges and Universities
Students must be lawfully in the United States to attend Florida’s universities, the board that oversees the university system voted Thursday. The measure received no debate or discussion, except from members of the public during public comment. The Board of Governors approved…
Cutbacks Force Closure of Flagler’s Free Hazardous Waste Facility as County Scrambles for Alternatives
Flagler County is closing its free Household Hazardous Waste site on Old Kings Road on Sept. 18 as part of budget cutbacks. Residents must now pay Waste Pro in Bunnell to dispose of dangerous materials like paint and electronics, though commissioners are facing resident backlash…
Clerk of Court Tom Bexley Calls County Commission Rudderless, Ineffective, Misinforming and Wasteful
Flagler County Clerk of Court Tom Bexley publicly admonished the County Commission for spreading misinformation and overstepping their authority. In the course of his eight minutes he said certain county commissioners were disparaging, misinformed, misinforming, wasteful,…
Sheriff Staly Halts Use of Flock Cameras, But Not Other License Plate Readers and Surveillance Means
Joining numerous other law enforcement agencies and in accordance with a state order applying to state rights-of-way, Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly suspended the use of Flock Safety automated license plate readers but continues using other surveillance technologies to ensure…
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, September 3, 2026
Heat index values as high as 103 today, Story Time with Miss Kim, and a very different kind of story time with Viet Thanh Nguyen, his sympathizer and his Portnoyan squids.
Even in Conservative North Dakota, Some Socialist Institutions Thrive
Even in a conservative state like North Dakota, socialist, or interdependent, arrangements are seen as pillars of the community. It’s where helping each other gets a little more formal structure. Whereas before, socialism has largely had a negative stigma associated with it, many…