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Archive for: January, 2012

In Flagler Beach City Election, More Reruns Of Faces and Ideas Than Stark Choices

FlaglerLive | January 24, 2012

Two of the four candidates in the Flagler Beach municipal election on Jan. 31 have served on the commission before, a third has run for office many times, leaving just one rookie in the mix. Fresh ideas, too, were wanting in a recent forum where the candidates laid out their positions.

Grenade in a Tree in Woodland Home’s Yard Turns Out to be a Dummy as Bomb Squad Is Called In

FlaglerLive | January 24, 2012

Updated Tuesday with latest:
A section of the Woodlands in Palm Coast was shut down to traffic and cordoned off after 7 p.m. Monday evening when authorities responded to an incident involving a pineapple grenade in the yard of the house on Blare Drive.

The Live Poll:
Gingrich, Paul, Romney, Santorum?

FlaglerLive | January 24, 2012

We believe in open primaries, so cast your vote, whatever your party affiliation, for the four contenders in the GOP presidential primary.

Maintaining Low A, Flagler School District Is 29th in New Florida Ranking; St. Johns Is 1st

FlaglerLive | January 23, 2012

The new rankings by the state Department of Education are a first step in what will lead to school-by-school rankings in the near future. But those rankings are entirely based on FCAT scores, limiting their validity.

Don’t Ban Internet Cafés. Regulate Them.

Pierre Tristam | January 23, 2012

Internet cafés may be a pest, and their proponents make laughable arguments when they claim they’re not about gambling. But it’s not government’s business to ban them while swinging from the lottery’s levers. Regulation is the key.

Florida Virtual School Students’ AP Results Beat Brick and Mortar Peers’, at Less Cost

FlaglerLive | January 23, 2012

Online students at Florida Virtual School, the state’s virtual extension of the public school system, outperformed their traditional-school peers on Advanced Placement tests in 2011 for $2,159 less per student.

Co-Pay Interruptus: Catholic Bishops Will Sue Feds Over Contraception and Insurance Rules

FlaglerLive | January 22, 2012

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is promising a legal challenge to federal rules requiring health insurers to provide women with a range of preventive health services, including birth control, without charging a co-payment, co-insurance or deductible.

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Lazarus Act: City Repertory Theatre’s “Jacques Brel” Revives Grand Voice With Force and Style

FlaglerLive | January 21, 2012

“Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well,” the Palm Coast City Repertory Theatre’s newest production, is rich in powerful and intuitive performances that recreate, in English, the songs and themes of the late French Bob Dylan.

Florida Redistricting: More Transparent Than Fair

FlaglerLive | January 20, 2012

Floridians truly have a meaningful voice in the actions taken by the Florida Senate? Paula Dockery, in her last term as a Republican Senator, thinks not, particularly when it comes to redistricting.

Jacques Brel, Alive and Well and Living At Palm Coast’s City Repertory Theatre

FlaglerLive | January 20, 2012

Starting Friday, the City Repertory Theatre will stage six performances of “Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris,” the Eric Blau and Mort Schuman revue of the great Belgian troubadour, under the direction of John Sbordone.

News-Journal Re-Opening Flagler Bureau, in St. Joe’s Center, as Newspaper War Intensifies

FlaglerLive | January 20, 2012

The News-Journal’s 2,400-square-foot office in the St. Joe’s Business Park is less than a quarter the size of its old bureau on SR100, closed three years ago, and a concession that it can no longer address its Flagler competition–including a weekly newspaper and three radio stations–long distance.

Flagler’s Unemployment Falls to 13.9%, But Labor Force Is Down 3.6% Over the Past Year

FlaglerLive | January 20, 2012

Flagler’s rate is the lowest in three years, suggesting sustained, if slow, improvement, but the workforce has shrunk by 1,200, raising concerns that the county is losing population or attraction as a place to work.

When Profit-Raking Disney and the Daytona Speedway Beg Florida for Corporate Welfare

FlaglerLive | January 19, 2012

Disney is asking the state for an array of tax breaks that could cost Floridians as much as $100 million over 20 years. International Speedway Corp., owner of Daytona International Speedway, is in on the deal.

Palm Coast’s Business Assistance Center Offering Three Training Sessions in January

FlaglerLive | January 19, 2012

The training sessions, ranging in themes on how to start your business to managing cash flow to developing a marketing strategy, are priced between $15 and $35.

Chief Rick Look, Ailing, Will Not Return to Sheriff’s Office; Maj. O’Brien Likely Successor

FlaglerLive | January 19, 2012

Chief Rick Look joined the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office from FDLE in 2005. His retirement, while not yet official, had been known for some time. He’ll be drawing disability as Maj. David O’Brien, acting chief since last year, takes over.

Debbie Reynolds, Too, Is Alive and Well, and Singin’ On Flagler Auditorium’s Stage Tonight

FlaglerLive | January 19, 2012

Debbie Reynolds, star of “Singin’ In the Rain,” is turning 80 in a few weeks–and taking the Flagler Auditorium stage Thursday evening to show off her enduring versatility as a singer and comic.

In Washington State, a Proposed Mandate for Abortion Coverage, Whoever the Insurer

FlaglerLive | January 18, 2012

Democratic members of the Democratic-controlled Washington State legislature introduced a bill that would require private and public insurers that provide maternity coverage to cover abortion services as well.

Turner Talk Begins at Flagler’s Tourist Development Council; Several Grants Awarded

FlaglerLive | January 18, 2012

Georgia Turner, Flagler’s new tourism chief, had her debut before the Tourist Development Council Wednesday as the council approved grants totaling $170,000, including underwriting for two popular and growing local conferences that attract numerous out-of-towners.

Don’t Let It Happen

FlaglerLive | January 18, 2012

The the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act give the federal government unprecedented powers to censor or block access to websites judged to be carrying pirated music or videos, a power usually associated with authoritarian regimes.

Flagler School Board Adopts Uniforms on 3-2 Vote But Only Vaguely Defines What It Means

FlaglerLive | January 17, 2012

The Flagler County School Board’s 3-2 decision to institute uniforms in all schools Tuesday evening was only vaguely defined beyond what may be only a somewhat more stringent dress code than the one in effect now.

Bill To Ban Internet Cafes Advances in Florida Legislature as Opponents Call It a Job Killer

FlaglerLive | January 17, 2012

A House panel Today approved a proposal to shutter the 1,000-some Internet cafés that have opened in shopping centers across the state in recent years, including nearly a dozen in Palm Coast.

Downplaying Expectations, County Ratifies Offer to Jobs Council CEO, for $110,700

FlaglerLive | January 17, 2012

Don’t start looking for bottom-line job creation from the county’s new economic development department, commissioners are saying, even as the county’s tax-funded efforts will be judged overwhelmingly by net new jobs that can be attributed to their existence.

New Garbage Contract: Hazardous Waste Option and Lower Monthly Cost, to Around $19

FlaglerLive | January 17, 2012

Only very faint public objections were raised Tuesday to Palm Coast’s new 5-year contract with Waste Pro for garbage, which would add curbside hazardous waste pick-up and lower the overall cost, assuming fuel prices don’t rise.

The Live Poll: 53% Against Uniforms

FlaglerLive | January 17, 2012

Should the Flagler school board adopt a uniform policy? Out of more than 700 responses, the verdict is 53 percent against as the school board prepares to vote on the issue Tuesday evening.

As School Board Votes on Uniform Policy, a Reality Check From the Trenches

FlaglerLive | January 16, 2012

Drawing on arresting experiences, Jo Ann Nahirny, a veteran teacher at Matanzas High School, disputes assumptions on school uniforms in a letter to Flagler County School Board members.

Miranda Vows: Commissioner Milissa Holland and Undersheriff O’Brien Will Marry April 21

FlaglerLive | January 16, 2012

WNZF’s David Ayers exerted the confession about the upcoming wedding from David O’Brien, the undersheriff, who had done his best to keep the news of his wedding to Milissa Holland an open secret.

Flouting the First:
Florida’s Slouch Back To Religious Favoritism

Pierre Tristam | January 16, 2012

Florida’s proposed “Religious Freedom” amendment and a bill that would enable prayer at public school events project the false impression that religious expression in the public sphere is under siege, when the reverse is closer to the mark–as a bias particularly favoring Christianity.

“We Cannot Walk Alone…
We Cannot Turn Back”

FlaglerLive | January 16, 2012

Full text and video of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream Speech,” and a brief history of the origins and battles of the Martin Luther King federal holiday.

A La Carte College Tuition: Florida’s Science-Tech Majors Could End Up Paying More

FlaglerLive | January 15, 2012

Florida’s quest for more science, technology, engineering and mathematics degrees might eventually lead to a quest for higher tuition for students entering those programs, based on comments by higher education leaders.

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