Hours after the Legislature voted on party lines to “opt out” of the new federal health law, the Obama administration said that will not be permitted.
Best of the Rest: April 26, 2010
On sperm counts,coal’s dirty secrets, Charlie Crist’s soap opera, Florida’s latest assault on Medicaid, and more.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for NE Flagler Through 6:45 p.m.; Tornado Watch Through 8p
The National Weather Service is maintaining a tornado watch for Northeast Flagler through 8 pm.
Alan Forehand’s Surfing Bravery
At 15, surfer Alan Forehand is already one up on most 15 year olds with a thing for saving lives. Flagler Beach just recognized him for for rescuing a stranded surfer 300 yards off shore on a blustery late-winter day.
Diagram of Bus 2857 Showing Where Rosa Parks Was Seated, Montgomery, 1955
See the very spot from which Rosa Parks wouldn’t moved, in a court diagram preserved at the National Archives.
The Rosa Parks Arrest Report, 1955
Image copy of the Rosa Parks arrest report, Montgomery police, Alabama, December 1, 1955.
When Flagler Schools Booted Out Rosa Parks
As the Flagler School Board revisits its policy on building uses by political groups, churches and community organizations, it may find a former superintendent’s banning of Rosa Parks from Flagler schools instructive.
Great Ocean View, Fun Pier, 5,000 Landlords. $3,329/mo. (Big Chains Need Not Apply)
Flagler Beach’s government is advertising for anyone interested in taking over the 20-year lease of the Pier Restaurant on the city’s landmark waterfront.
Nashville Surrenders to Grab Your Crotch Country
T. Paige Dalporto, a West Virginia songwriter, pains his way through the Academy of Country Music Awards and mourns his old country gone pop.
Bunnell Drug Raid Nets 3 Arrests
Some 75 grams of marijuana, cocaine, a gun, prescription drugs and cell phones were found in a public-housing residence early Thursday morning.