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Observer “If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.” Friedrich Hayek “Road to Serfdom,” 1944
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“Meandering Boardwalk” by Vicki Payne
CASEMENTS CAMERA CLUB’S 28TH ‘EBONY AND IVORY’ SHOW ON DISPLAY The Casements Camera Club’s 28th Ebony and Ivory show will be on display at The Casements through March 30. The exhibit of black and white images were judged by Jerry Markland, a local photographer best known for his NASCAR images, according to a press release. The Casements Award was presented by Siobhan Daly, cultural center coordinator at The Casements. The awards are as follows: Best of Show: “Meandering
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The Our Lady of Hope Council 8086 recently presented a check for $2,000 to Resources for Women in Daytona Beach. This is part of the council’s ongoing support, having also donated two ultrasound machines to Resources for Women as Core Council for the annual Coastal Laps for Life initiative, according to a press release. The annual donation is for training, maintenance and supplies for the machines. “Our Council has about 30 different initiatives, and this is the most important of all of them,” said Past Grand Knight Jim Waggoner in the press release. “That’s because this actually
$17 billion in stimulus for state and local governments; jobless numbers are down Florida continues to see a slowing of first-time unemployment claims, with applications last week the lowest since the coronavirus pandemic started a year ago and as more federal stimulus money is poised to flow to the state.
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Left: “A Quiet Place,” by Kathleen Pruett Top right: “Fairchild Oak” by Michele Sweeters
Boardwalk” by Vicki Payne First place: “2020,” by Stan Mitchell Second place: “Fairchild Oak” by Michele Sweeters Third place: “A Quiet Place,” by Kathleen Pruett The Casements Award: “Fol-
saves lives,” added PGK and Service Program Director Tim Mell. Paola Sanchez, executive director of Resources for Women, explained that three abortion-minded women had already changed their minds
low Me Boys,” by Ron Zeier. The gallery at the Casements, located at 25 Riverside Drive, is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, as well as 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.
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EVENTS and decided to bring their babies to term once they saw the ultrasound image. “Last year, 79% of the women who had ultrasounds decided against having an abortion and carried their child to term after receiving services at
Resources for Women,” Sanchez said. The sixth-annual Coastal Laps For Life will be held at 8 a.m. at the Father Lopez Catholic High School track in Daytona Beach on Saturday, April 10. Visit Costallaps4life.org
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Council 8086 officers Grand Knight John O’Malley, Program Director Tim Mell and Jim Waggoner present a check for $2,000 to Resources for Women Executive Director Paola Sanchez.
The U.S. Department of Labor estimated Thursday that Florida had 16,005 initial unemployment claims filed during the week that ended March 6, down from a revised count of 19,020 claims in the week ending Feb. 27. Florida’s drop came as the Department of Labor estimated 712,000 first-time unemployment claims were filed nationally last week, down 42,000 from the prior week. It also followed a move by the department Friday to revise Florida’s December
unemployment rate from 6.1 percent to 5.1 percent. Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis incorporated the reduction into his criticism of how money from a new $1.9 trillion federal stimulus package will be distributed to states. The distribution involves looking at state unemployment rates, but DeSantis contends it should be based on population. The state of Florida, along with local counties and cities, could get at least $17 billion from the relief package. But
DeSantis contends the allocation could be about $2 billion higher if the federal government used population numbers and that Florida is being penalized for having a relatively low unemployment rate. By Wednesday, DeSantis was calling the stimulus “bailout for blue states,” while his predecessor, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, implored governors and local governments to reject the approximately $360 billion heading their way through the federal package.
Since March 15, 2020, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, has handled about 6.5 million claims, which have resulted in nearly 2.3 million claimants receiving more than $23.7 billion in state and federal assistance. The number of new claims last week marked the lowest total since 6,463 claims came in the week ending March 14, 2020. The weekly peak came April 18, when 506,670 claims were submitted.
