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Accused of Thefts in December, He Isn’t Arrested For Them Until Wednesday

April 11, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Daniel Hunter was arrested for stealing from an 83-year-old woman in March, but he was arrested again only Wednesday for a separate alleged theft spree the sheriff’s office had investigated–and interviewed him about–back in December.

Steve Solomon’s Jewish-Italian Neuroses Back At Flagler Auditorium: The Live Interview

April 11, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Comedian Steve Solomon grew up in Brooklyn, taught physics and lived through the nightmare of being a school administrator in Long Island before finding fortune on the stand-up comedy circuit. He sat down for an interview with FlaglerLive before his show at the Auditorium on Friday, April 12.

“Mental Retardation” and “Retarded”
Will Be Excised from All Florida Laws

April 11, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Florida lawmakers are moving toward erasing the terms “mental retardation” and “mentally retarded” from myriad state laws, as the word “retarded” has become widely viewed as offensive to people with disabilities.

Robert Laks, 33, of Palm Coast, Is Killed in SR100 Wreck West of Palatka

April 11, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Robert Laks, a 33-year-old resident of Palm Coast, was driving west of Palatka on State Road 100 early Wednesday morning when a wreck triggered by a Waste Pro garbage truck’s left turn led to his death.

Invitation to an Execution

April 10, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Larry Eugene Mann was executed at Starke state prison Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. by lethal injection. I traveled to Starke with a Catholic Church group to witness the vigils–pro and con–outside the prison grounds.

Jamesine Fischer Is Sentenced to 25 Months in Prison for Hit-and-Run Death of Pecqueur

April 10, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 49 Comments

Jamesine Fischer, the 56-year-old wife of Flagler School Board member John Fischer, will serve at least 21 months in a Florida state prison following her sentencing Wednesday for the hit-and-run death of Francoise Pecqueur, 76, in Palm Coast in November 2011.

2 Children Hurt in Bus-Stop Hit-and-Run; SUV Flips on US1, Injuring a Woman

April 10, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

A first-grader and a kindergardener were hurt when an SUV pulling a trailer struck them at their F-Section bus stop at 8:16 a.m. Almost at the same time, Danielle Bazard of Palm Coast was ejected when her SUV flipped on US1 at CR304.

Feedback Failures: When Flashing a Grade Devalues Students and Teachers

April 9, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

JoAnn Nahirny views giving feedback to students as one of the most valuable and important things she does as a teacher. Too bad FCAT graders don’t do likewise. Nor does the teacher evaluation process.

Bunnell Wants County, Palm Coast and Flagler Beach to Help Solve Its Homeless Problem

April 9, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 51 Comments

Bunnell’s First United Methodist Church is the closest thing Flagler County has to a homeless shelter, but a few residents are critical even of that limited help, claiming it’s blighting the city, while the City Commission wants county government, Palm Coast and Flagler Beach to pitch in for a solution.

Wadsworth Dog Park In Flagler Beach Will Remain Closed Through the Week Over Virus Scare

April 9, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The dog park at Flagler Beach’s Wadsworth Park is closed until further notice as authorities try to determine whether a dog that contracted the virulent and infectious parvovirus may have been picked up at the dog park. The Palm Coast dog park remains open.

Should Teachers Be Able to Spy on Students’ Study Habits?

April 9, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

An electronic-textbook company called CourseSmart lets teachers track whether and how their students are reading assigned textbooks, allowing them to tack on “engagement index” scores to the students’ performance. It’s the latest form of intrusion in private habits driven more by marketing and gimmickry than good intentions.

Children’s Week at the Florida Capitol Contrasts With a Dearth of Kids-Friendly Bills

April 9, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Bottom line: 19.2 percent of adults and 28.4 percent of children are sometimes hungry in Florida, compared to national averages of 16.1 percent for adults and 21.6 percent for children. About 21 percent of Florida children were living below the federal poverty level in 2009.

Power Shifts on Bunnell Commission as Tucker, Baxley and Robinson Are Sworn In

April 8, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

As Bill Baxley took his seat on the Bunnell City Commission Monday, he represented a swing vote that shifts power away from Mayor Catherine Robinson, who unsuccessfully tried to keep Jenny Crain-Brady as the vice mayor. That honor went to John Rogers.

Sports Welfare’s Engines: Lawmakers Prep $60-Million Tax Break to Daytona Speedway

April 8, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

A measure that could land more than $60 million in sales tax rebates for the Daytona International speedway was unanimously supported by the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee on Monday, allegedly to keep the speedway “relevant.”

Two Women, Caught on Video, Sought in Palm Coast Robbery; More Guns Drawn

April 8, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Sheriff’s investigators are looking for two women caught on a home surveillance video where a burglary was reported; a hit-and-run at Grand Haven; a family quarrel ends in a gun being fired; death threats from a drunk man on Columbia Lane; and more. Includes jail bookings.

For Abuse Victims, Navigating Government Help Can Be Another Defeating Challenge

April 8, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Using stories drawn from real-life cases, participants a Domestic Violence Summit for police agencies in Flagler, Volusia, St. Johns and Putrnam counties tried to understand what it would be like to walk in the shoes of victims coping with the criminal justice system–and discovered the numerous obstacles victims face.

Bicyclist Injured in Hit-and-Run on Palm Coast Parkway; Sheriff’s Deputies Locate Car at DSC

April 8, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

Terrance Conley, 62, a Palm Coast bicyclist, was evacuated by air after he was struck by a car on Palm Coast Parkway near Florida Park Drive at 8 a.m. Monday in a hit-and-run. The car was later located in the parking lot of Daytona State College.

Listen Up Kids: Forget What Your Parents Say. You Should Be Playing Video Games

April 7, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Alessandra Robinson, a first-place winner among Wadsworth Elementary fifth graders for this speech in this year’s Tropicana competition, argues that video games promote family time, exercise, creativity, problem solving, and better reflexes, and should therefore be encouraged for all.

Florida’s Early Learning, Once a Strength, Being Revamped to Look More Like Day Care

April 6, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Specific benchmarks, along with language expressing the importance of readiness programs, are removed from a proposed committee bill that emerged Thursday in Tallahassee, removing an emphasis on learning and readiness for school.

As Florida Bans Internet Cafés, Palm Coast’s Lingering Joints Place Last Bets on Eulogies

April 5, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

A FlaglerLive reporter, $50 in hand, made a tour of Palm Coast’s Internet cafes, only to find most of them closed already, and a mournful atmosphere at two that were open, not long before a bill banning the small gambling halls was sent to Gov. Rick Scott Thursday.

In a Shift, Sen. Bill Nelson Now Endorses Gay Marriage as an “Unalienable Right”

April 5, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Florida Sen. Bill Nelson is the 51st senator to come out in favor of gay marriage. Only two Republicans have joined 49 Democrats ahead of a pair of decisions later this spring by the U.S. Supreme Court on the legality of two related measures, including the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

Charter-School Trigger Bill Passes House 68-51; Flagler’s Hutson Among Dissenters

April 5, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Rep. Travis Hutson was among the Republicans crossing party lines to oppose the bill, favered by the charter-school movement, as it would let parents petition their school district to consider a turnaround option for a school that receives an “F” on the state report card for two consecutive years.

Economy Adds Just 88,000 Jobs as Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.6%

April 5, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The March unemployment rate of 7.6 percent is the lowest in almost four and a half years, but despite adding half a million jobs in the last three months, the economy is showing worrisome signs of slowdown again from austerity at home and recessions abroad.

Bobby Pace, Acting Flagler Beach Fire Chief, Faces Felony Charge Over Falsified Records

April 4, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 74 Comments

Bobby Pace, installed as interim fire chief just seven weeks ago to replace Martin Roberts, who was fired, faces a felony charge of tampering with evidence and a misdemeanor charge for obstruction of justice. It is only the latest shock to a fire department riven by conflict that reaches into City Manager Bruce Campbell’s office.

Les Jeux Sont Faits: Gov. Scott Will Sign Internet Cafe Ban

April 4, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott will sign legislation prohibiting the gaming at Internet cafés, his office said Thursday, following the Senate’s Senate’s 36-4 passage of a bill that flew through the Legislature spurred by an on-going racketeering investigation, and pushed by Sen. John Thrasher, who represents Flagler County.

Sheriff’s SWAT Team Diffuses Another Weapons Alert, This Time on Utah Place in Seminole Woods

April 4, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Members of the SWAT team were summoned to 44 Utah Place in Seminole Woods Thursday evening, after a woman at that address called 911 to report that her son had drawn a weapon or more. The stand-off was brief. The man, in his early 20s, is believed to have mental health issues. The situation was diffused swiftly, with no injuries.

FPC’s Culinary Students Audition, Through Dishes of Brash, For Their Day on TV

April 4, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Flagler Palm Coast High School’s team finished ninth out of 50 schools at the Pro Start Culinary Team Competition last month in Orlando, a testament to a program that numbers 133 students and almost as many ambitions to make it to the big time.

Stetson University’s Concert Choir Belts Out Year’s Last Performance April 26

April 4, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The final performance of the Stetson University Concert Choir in this academic year will be on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., on the DeLand campus.

Daytona State Hires Point Man for Federal Jobs-Training Program Combatting Outsourcing

April 4, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Randall White is the new project manager of Daytona State College’s federally funded Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training initiative, designed to help retrain those losing work to outsourcing.

Sen. Aaron Bean’s “Health Choice Plus” Plan for Florida’s Poor: Flimsier Than a Band-Aid

April 4, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

What kind of health coverage can you buy for $20 to $30 a month? None. That may sum up the real-world prospects for Health Choice Plus, the plan for low-income uninsured Florida adults that State Sen. Aaron Bean’s committee approved Tuesday along party lines.

Texting-While-Driving Ban Picking Up Likes As Legislature Prepares to Approve New Law

April 3, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

In a room full of people texting updates to and otherwise using electronic devices, a long sought measure to ban such behavior while driving was given a green light to the Florida House floor on Wednesday.

A Memorial for Frederick Martinez, on the Flagler Beach Pier Friday at 6 p.m.

April 3, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

On March 19, Frederick Martinez, a 51-year-old former Navy photographer, was killed as he rode his bike toward Flagler Beach, on State Road 100. His daughter Tiffany is hosting a memorial for him on the Flagler Beach Pier Friday, April 6, at 6 p.m.

Growls Again Over Palm Coast’s Dog Park As the City Pleads Money and Other Woes

April 3, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

For the third time in six years, Palm Coast users of the dog park at Holland Park are complaining to the city council of dusty, dirty, grass-less and unhealthy conditions at the park, only to hear that improvements may be on the way–but not just yet.

Experimental Plane Crashes Into Alligator-Infested Lake Disston, 2 Safely Swim to Shore

April 3, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Allan Burrows, 59, and Kathrine Burrows, 51, both of Port Orange, survived after their A-22 LS fixed-wing sank into Lake Disston Tuesday evening.

Robert Trainham, 27-Year-Old Motorcyclist, Is Killed in Collision With Pick-Up on Belle Terre

April 2, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 63 Comments

A motorcyclist riding north on Belle Terre Boulevard, south of State Road 100, was killed in a collision with a Chevy pick-up truck just before 3 p.m. The motorcyclist almost lost a leg and appears to have bled out. He was pronounced dead ay the scene by Flagler County Fire Rescue paramedics.

Florida’s Beer and Wine Regulations’ Outdated Boon to Booze Industry

April 2, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Florida’s booze industry protects its territory with seemingly sensible-sounding arguments about keeping the flow regulated, taxed and as orderly as possible. In reality, they want laws to make that flow financially safe for themselves, not for the public at large.

Democratic Lawmakers Complain that Gun-Control Proposals Are Being Silenced

April 2, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

No one expects any major gun control legislation to pass in Florida’s GOP-controlled Legislature, but Rep. Cynthia Stafford said there should be at least a discussion of the issue. There hasn’t been much of one.

Belle Terre Elementary’s Colleen Newman one of 6 Florida Teachers Honored by Gov. Scott

April 2, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Colleen Newman, a first-grade teacher at Belle Terre Elementary and this year’s Flagler County Teacher of the Year, was among six Florida teachers honored by the Florida Cabinet, which was met today Flagler College’s Ponce de Leon Hall in St. Augustine.

U.S. Corps’ Cost to Rebuild 2.5 Miles of Beach: $39 Million and Up, Storms Not Included

April 2, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The Corps of Engineers is favoring “renourishing” a 2.5-mile segment of beach from South 7th Street to South 28th Street in Flagler Beach five times through 2060 by rebuilding dunes and dumping 320,000 cubic yards of sand five times over, for $39 million. Adding another segment could add $30 million.

After a 2 1/2-Hour Hunt, Man Feared Armed Surrenders in Anxiety-Ridden F-Section

April 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office launched a significant and urgent manhunt at 6:30 p.m. in Palm Coast’s F Section, around Forest Grove Drive, after reports that an armed, mentally ill man began circulating. The man was found in the woods near Fitzgerald and Fieldstone at about 9 p.m., unarmed.

Flagler 911: Palm Coast Man Accused of Raping His Wife; 4 Teens Arrested for Burglary

April 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Chhom Chann, a 40-year-old resident of 15 Prosperity Lane in Palm Coast, is at the Flagler County jail on $100,000 bond, facing three felony charges, including sexual battery–otherwise known as rape–false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly forced his wife to have sex with him, tied her to a chair, struck her in the face and and cut off her hair against her will.

Details Emerge in Ex-Cop Juratovac’s Shooting Of Flagler Paramedic in 911 Calls and Report

April 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Four 911 calls and a police report detail the confrontation that led to ex-Flagler Beach cop Nathaniel Juratovac shooting Flagler County firefighter-paramedic Jared Parkey Friday on U.S. 1 in St. Augustine.

Firefighters Battling Flagler’s Largest Wildfire of the Season, Off SR 11, Now at 200 Acres

April 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

A wildfire started in the pine and cypress forest southwest of Bunnell on Saturday, burning 130 acres, and consumed another 70 acres Sunday, creating Flagler County’s largest fire to date this season.

Earth Day at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park April 20 and 21

April 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Friends of Washington Oaks Gardens State Park will welcome all visitors from 10 am until 4 pm. This two day event will include Live Entertainment, Living History re-enactors, Environmental Groups and Arts and Crafts.

For Florida’s Poorest 600,000, a Stingy Health Care Proposal that Cuts to the Bone

April 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The latest proposal to provide health care to Florida’s poorest snubs federal money while creating limited health accounts the poor may tap, but for limited services, and with burdensome conditions of employment–and premiums that most may not be able to afford.

College-Acceptance Reckoning: Costs, Debt and Deception

March 31, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Student fees have been something of a known irritant for years, often criticized as a kind of stealth, second tuition imposed on unsuspecting families. But such fees are still on the rise on many campuses. There’s nothing funny about how they can add up.

Ex-Flagler Beach Cop Juratovac Jailed for Attempted Murder of Flagler County Firefighter

March 30, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 58 Comments

Nathaniel Juratovac, a 40-year-old former Flagler Beach police officer, is at the St. Johns County jail today following his arrest on an attempted murder charge after he allegedly shot Flagler County Fire Rescue firefighter Jared Parkey Friday night on U.S. 1.

From “Girls” to Steubenville, It’s Time To Ditch America’s “Rape Culture” for Good

March 29, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

If we’re going to stop having more Steubenvilles, people have to start responding to the current tragedies with more than just passivity, victim-blaming, and claims like, “I’m tired of hearing about rape,” argues Alana Baum.

Murders, Errant Planes, Firings, Crashing Deputies: Sheriff Eulogizes 78-Day Mark

March 29, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff Jim Manfre hasn’t closed out his first 100 days on the job. In appearances before local groups, he’s explained his department’s new direction, spoken of the murders on his watch, and taken a candid stance on gun control.

Registering Your Car Will Cost $12 Less as Lawmakers Plan End to Insurers’ Tax Credit

March 29, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved a bill Thursday lowering motor vehicle fees in exchange for repealing an insurance tax credit, turning aside protests from the insurance industry that the measure would hurt a thriving business.

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