Closed since February 2009, the 1.5-mile, four-lane stretch is re-opening to traffic three months behind schedule.
Best of the Rest: April 14, 2010
War crimes and atrocities in Iraq and Afghanistan,more merit-pay SB6 follies, Huckabee’s homophobia, monument mania, and more.
6 Hospitalized From Battery Leak in Bunnell Auto Store
A battery-acid spill at Bunnel’s Advance Auto Parts store sent six employees to the hospital the afternoon of April 13.
Hank Williams Wins a Pulitzer
“When a hillbilly sings a crazy song,” Hank Wiliams once said, “he feels crazy. When he sings, “I Laid My Mother Away,” he sees her a-laying right there in the coffin.”
Polk Sheriff Subjects Teen Girls to Rape Exam–After Dates
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd arrested two 18-year-old boys for fondling their 14- and 15-year old dates, and subjected the girls to a rape exam.
Best of the Rest: April 13, 2010
More pressure on Crist over Senate Bill 6,an autistic child goes missing, school lunches slim down,poverty in America, pedophile priests, and more.
Democracy By Default in Bunnell: Robinson, Tucker, Henry Re-Elected Without Opposition
What happens when you hold an election and nobody shows up? You get Bunnell: 3 city commissioners, unopposed in their last election, were sworn in Monday.
Best of the Rest: April 12, 2010
Crist takes Florida’s pulse on teacher bill, spills and drilling in the Gulf, GOP scandals, Gandhi’s sex life, and more.
Health Reform’s Bigger Windfalls for Florida
while there are still many unknowns about how the new federal health-care laws will be implemented, Florida stands to do very well financially and socially.
Conklin to Crist: Children Are More Than Test Scores
Flagler School Board member Colleen Conklin urges Gov. Charlie Crist to veto Senate Bill 6, which she terms “political” and “inappropriate” for children’s education.