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Sonja Isger

@sonjaisger

@pbpost features editor. Curious human. Email me at sisger@pbpost.com

 West Palm Beach, FL
Joined August 2008
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Palm Beach International Airport anticipates closing at 9 a.m. Follow live updates on Tropical Storm Nicole in Palm Beach County here: palmbeachpost.com/story/news… via @pbpost
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Heed the Siren's call: 16 years after her debut Palm Beach County’s most famous mermaid continues to make waves. palmbeachpost.com/story/life… via @pbpost
Heed the Siren's call: Palm Beach County’s most famous mermaid continues to make waves

Heed the Siren's call: Palm Beach County’s most famous mermaid continues to make waves

Artist Norman Gitzen's "The Siren," aka The Wellington mermaid, has been in Playboy, on NPR, greenmarkets across Florida.

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Another casualty of Hurricane Ian: All-state orchestra auditions for Florida high schoolers. Booooo!
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While the nation is focused on Fla's west coast, let @KMillerWeather tell you what Palm Beach County residents need to know now about Hurricane Ian. palmbeachpost.com/story/weat… via @pbpost
Hurricane Ian: What Palm Beach County residents need to know now

Hurricane Ian: What Palm Beach County residents need to know now

Will Hurricane Ian bring flooding, tropical-storm-force winds to Palm Beach County? Are events being canceled?

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ICYMI: Teachers, police, other working folks, this investigation from @AMarranara reveals moves PB County made that limited your housing choices and contributed to what's now a crisis. palmbeachpost.com/story/news… via @pbpost
Breaks for developers: County caved repeatedly on housing for workers. Now it’s a crisis.

Breaks for developers: County caved repeatedly on housing for workers. Now it’s a crisis.

Where did all of the affordable housing in Palm Beach County go? Much was lost to breaks for developers.

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Snorkler who lost arm, boater who struck him team up for important message, w/ video that includes footage from that terrible moment. Story from @ByJoeCapozzi palmbeachpost.com/story/life… via @pbpost
New boating safety video carries vital message, shows collision off Palm Beach that cost man his arm

New boating safety video carries vital message, shows collision off Palm Beach that cost man his arm

Safety video includes grainy footage of the 2019 accident that took Carter Viss' arm. He teams with boat driver Danny Stanton in cautionary appeal.

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New movie documents PB Gardens dancer's 'victory' despite blindness, crushed leg palmbeachpost.com/story/life… via @pbpost
New movie documents Palm Beach Gardens dancer's 'victory' despite blindness, crushed leg

New movie documents Palm Beach Gardens dancer's 'victory' despite blindness, crushed leg

Documentary tracks Amy Jordan's return to the dance world after being struck by a bus. The Gardens native is back in Palm Beach County inspiring others.

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"Privately, some attorneys, including a handful of current and former prosecutors, question the amount of time and energy Aronberg spends on the airwaves." palmbeachpost.com/story/news… via @pbpcourts
State Attorney Dave Aronberg is a TV news pundit. Is he serving Palm Beach County or himself?

State Attorney Dave Aronberg is a TV news pundit. Is he serving Palm Beach County or himself?

It's common for Dave Aronberg to talk about national news on MSNBC and CNN while leading an office with hundreds of employees and thousands of cases.

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Education remains a passion for me, but I've moved into an exciting new role as @pbpost Features Editor. I leave the beat in the very good hands of @katikokal & @Gsabella palmbeachpost.com/story/news…
Meet the Post's new education reporters and sign up for the free Extra Credit newsletter

Meet the Post's new education reporters and sign up for the free Extra Credit newsletter

Two new K-12 education reporters will cover Palm Beach County schools from security measures to school board races to school grades and everything in between.

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Nothing says summer's here like a tropical deluge. Check out @KMillerWeather's video on how to prep for the storm season.
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@KMillerWeather2 Jun 2022
Disturbance expected to reach tropical storm strength before making landfall Saturday.
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Love this story by @sonjaisger that outlines how a viral social media post about an alleged letter about gender identity being sent by "radical Florida teachers" actually originated in Detroit and is, in fact, not a thing: jacksonville.com/story/news/…
Viral 'letter' home to parents about gender isn't from Palm Beach County teachers

Viral 'letter' home to parents about gender isn't from Palm Beach County teachers

The 'template' for teachers to send home after Don't Say Gay law didn't originate in Palm Beach County but from a teacher in Detroit.

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You may have noticed that I'm transitioning to the real estate beat. I'll still be covering water - can't grow w/out it - and how development impacts our environment. To keep up w/all that's happening, please subscribe to The Dirt newsletter. palmbeachpost.com/story/busi… via @pbpost
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Palm Beach County school LGBTQ policies in the crosshairs in 'Don't say gay' bill. Manual that authors hoped would 'literally save lives,' spells out ways in which staff cannot 'out' student to their parents and more. palmbeachpost.com/story/news… via @pbpost
Palm Beach County school LGBTQ policies in the crosshairs in 'Don't say gay' bill

Palm Beach County school LGBTQ policies in the crosshairs in 'Don't say gay' bill

Bill seeks to end schools not telling parents about their child's sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Prepare to welcome @Gsabella to @pbpost and to coverage of the 10th largest school district in the country, @pbcsd. He'll be on the job on Florida's east coast beginning the week of Feb. 21. Looking forward to your arrival.
Giuseppe Sabella (@Gsabella) profile pictureGiuseppe Sabella@Gsabella8 Feb 2022
To everyone who offered their time, support, trust, insight and feedback over the last 4 years: Thank you. It's bittersweet, but I'm excited to announce my transition from the @bradentonherald to The Palm Beach Post, where I'll continue reporting on education with @sonjaisger🙏🏻
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A sleepy city commissioner race in Belle Glade provides a window into how the sugar industry cultivates political allies, who help protect its interests. palmbeachpost.com/story/news…
How the sugar industry makes political friends and influences elections

How the sugar industry makes political friends and influences elections

A sleepy city commissioner race in Belle Glade provides a window into how the sugar industry cultivates political allies, who help protect its interests.

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Remember this. Be kind. Always. #mentalhealth #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthAwareness #kindenss #Empathy #Humanity #Compassion #YouAreLoved
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The elementary going up on the former @IBM campus in Boca gets a name that nods that way. @pbcsd unanimously goes for "Blue Lake Elementary" Background: palmbeachpost.com/story/news…
School board settles on name for newest elementary school with ties to old IBM campus

School board settles on name for newest elementary school with ties to old IBM campus

The IBM campus is long gone, but the school board agreed to name the elementary rising on a swath of its former home in reference to the computing giant: Blue Lake Elementary.

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Mask mandate for Palm Beach County school staff, visitors ends Monday palmbeachpost.com/story/news… via @pbpost
Mask mandate for Palm Beach County school staff, visitors ends Monday

Mask mandate for Palm Beach County school staff, visitors ends Monday

Superintendent Mike Burke imposed the requirement when school resumed in the first week of January in response to a post-holiday spike in COVID-19 driven by the omicron variant.

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Scott Travis@smtravis27 Jan 2022
.@KatherineKoch's office: "The tally sheet w/ individual School Board member selections was provided to those requesting the info." @sonjaisger: "An email request from @pbpost seeking a vote confirmation Tues night & again Wed was answered Thurs morning." palmbeachpost.com/story/news…
Local finalist pulls out of Broward superintendent race as school board plans redo vote

Local finalist pulls out of Broward superintendent race as school board plans redo vote

Palm Beach area superintendent Peter Licata pulls out of running for Broward top job. Keith Oswald still in as board plans redo of vote that narrowed the field.

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She paid $30,000 over asking price bec. she knew if she didn't "there were 20 people behind me willing to stick a knife in my back and step over my dead body to get it,” Are Florida's homes overvalued? One report has shocking news for SE Fla. palmbeachpost.com/story/news… via @pbpost
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