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Hans Tanzler III is Scaled Back St. Johns Water Management District’s New Director

October 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Hans Tanzler’s tenure will dovetail with Gov. Rick Scott’s directive to make the district a friend rather than a regulator of big water users and applicants, such as utilities, developers and large landowners.

Universities Defend Against Rick Scott’s Primitive War on Anthropologists

October 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Not wanting tax dollars spent educating anthropologists, Rick Scott appeared unaware that the science is among the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and math) he himself is emphasizing to add jobs in Florida.

Bunnell Manager Wants His Gun Back–as a Reserve Officer for Sheriff or Flagler Beach

October 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Even though it’s a personal matter to the manager, the Bunnell City Commission agreed to use its city attorney, at $145 an hour, to seek out a state Attorney General’s opinion on whether Manager Armando Martinez may serve as a reserve cop elsewhere.

Bleak and Bleaker: State Revenue to Fall Another $2.5 Billion Over the Next 2 Years

October 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The Legislature’s revenue estimating economists today announced a shortfall of about $1 billion for the coming year and $1.5 billion the following year. Rick Scott continues to rule out tax increases.

Flirting With the Bizarre and the Unconstitutional, Bunnell Retains 4 Lawyers

October 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A Bunnell city commissioner opened Monday’s commission meeting with a hard-core Christian prayer as seven lawyers, including the city attorney, looked on–and took the fifth on the matter, as most were angling for a contract with the city.

Penny Wise, Light Foolish: Palm Coast in the Dark In Reclamation of Ralph Carter Park

October 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

League organizers and parents are calling Palm Coast’s plan to charge youth leagues for field and light use at city parks short-sighted and counter-productive, given the leagues’ stabilizing effect on once-troubled parks such as Ralph Carter Park.

Rubio’s Rig: Florida’s Answer to Obama Health Law Leaving Small Businesses Cold

October 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Florida’s Marco Rubio-created insurance exchanges aren’t open to individuals, provide no subsidies or tax credits, and no essential health benefits, as federal plans do. The exchanges have not been popular.

Flagler County Jail Daily Bookings: Oct. 7-14, 2011

October 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Flagler County jail daily bookings for the week of Oct. 7-14, 2011. With links to inmate search functions, visitation rules and correspondence requirements.

Major Power Outages in Flagler Restored, But Many Smaller Ones Remain

October 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Winds of up to 60 miles per hour have downed power lines and trees, cutting power for 6,000 customers in Flagler County as of 10:30 p.m. See how you can track your outages and find out reconnection times.

Florida Is No. 1–In Costs and Effects of Hunger

October 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

In the past 3 years, costs related to hunger rose 62 percent in Florida. In 2010, the state’s hunger bill was $11.7 billion, or six times more than the $1.75 billion in budget cuts Gov. Rick Scott proposed for public schools.

This Week in Flagler and Tallahassee: Local Legislators’ Annual Drive-By Natter

October 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The use of lights in Palm Coast's public parks is running up the city's PR bill as the city administration tries to extract a few dollars more from users. Ralph Carter Park's fields are shown above. (© FlaglerLive)

Sid Nowell’s job is on the line in Bunnell, Bruce Campbell’s job may finally become more permanent in Flagler Beach, the African American Cultural Society’s 20th anniversary celebrations all week, dire state revenue estimates, and more.

In Praise of Steve Jobs

October 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Lionel Rolfe, the writer and journalist, chronicles Steve Jobs’s influence on capitalism, cybernetics, typography, Rolfe’s own work and, to some extent, his life.

Occupy Jacksonville: Video and Reports of Saturday’s Occupy Wall Street-Inspired Protest

October 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Occupy Jacksonville at hemming Plaza Saturday drew between 200 and 300 people, including participants from Palm Coast and Flagler County. Video of the protest, updates and pictures.

Dares From the Familiar From 7 Photographers at Hollingsworth Gallery’s Latest Show

October 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Hollingsworth Gallery’s first all-photography exhibits features provocative, unsettling and arresting work by Steven Benson, Daniel Biferie, Jennifer Kaczmarek, A.J. Neste, Mark Townsend, Mercedes McCartney and Nik Clements.

Acting Time May Be Over in Flagler Beach As Commission Takes Up Manager’s Fate

October 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

It’s been nine months since Bruce Campbell started as actingcity manager, making it the longest job interview in memory for any local government executive. The wait appears to be over as two commissioners who’ve opposed his permanent appointment so far face a reckoning next Thursday.

Florida Lawmakers Gloomily Expect $2 Billion Shortfall: The State Week in Review

October 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Florida lawmakers show their card. (John Harvey)

As Florida Legislature budget committees met this week, gloom set in again. Medicaid costs are rising, schools need to find money, tax revenues are lagging. Gambling-industry lobbyists had a better week.

Buddy Walk in Town Center Canceled, Creekside Festival Goes On

October 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Buddy Walk in Town Center canceled, Great bed Race in Flagler Beach postponed, Creekside Festival goes on: the rains are playing havoc with weekend events in Flagler County.

Saturday’s Great Bed Race in Flagler Beach Postponed Until Dec. 3

October 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Weather is causing the postponement of the third annual Great Bed Race, which means that there’s two more months to enter the contest, which has already drawn a record 17 beds.

Palm Coast’s First Business-to-Business Expo: How-To For Recession-Defying Entrepreneurs

October 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Some 60 businesses and agencies turned up for the day-long business-to-business expo organized by Palm Coast’s Business Assistance Center to focus on local, small and emerging businesses.

A Shade Less Than Dire, Unemployment Holds Again at 9.1% as 103,000 Jobs Are Added

October 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

July and August figures were revised upward for a net addition of 287,000 jobs over the last three month, still far short of what the economy needs to be healthy, or to bring the unemployment rate down.

Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter

October 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Defrauding Golden Corral, a stolen Jeep at St. Joe’s Plaza, a man jailed for attacking his mother after refusing to do the dishes, a case of bullying at Matanzas High School, and innumerable larcenies and burglaries.

Gambling Florida: Court Says Legislature May Expand Slot Machines Around the State

October 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

In a ruling that may open the way for gambling in Florida resorts, the first District Court of Appeal said it’s up to lawmakers to decide where they allow casinos. Companies are pushing hard for the expansion of slot-machine resorts.

Obama’s Job Creation Record: Millions Created or Saved, Still Too Few to Overcome Crisis

October 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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While the $825 billion stimulus raised employment from at least 1 million to 3.3 million people and significantly softened the recession, subsequent cutbacks at all level of governments reversed the gains and prevented a sustained recovery.

Ruthless Hilarity, Shop of Horror, Altar Boyz and Philharmonic Oscars: Culture Worth the Miles

October 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The absolute fun of “Ruthless: the Musical” at the Winter Park Playhouse, “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Winter Garden Theater, “Altar Boyz” at Orlando’s Abbey, the Oscars with the Orlando Philharmonic, and much more.

Recoiling Over Park Fees, Little Leagues Shine a Light on Palm Coast’s Increasing Insularity

October 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

A debate over new lighting fees at Palm Coast’s athletic fields reveals a city out of touch with its community organizations and contradicting its own claims about being kid- and sports-tournament friendly.

Blessing of the Animals: At St. Thomas Episcopal, a Fall Ritual for Creatures’ Sake

October 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The annual Feast of St. Francis is an occasion, at Palm Coast’s St. Thomas Episcopal, to celebrate the bond and love between people and their pets as each animal is blessed in a moving and modest ceremony.

Occupy Wall Street Protests Spreading to Florida–Jacksonville, Gainesville and Ocala

October 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 56 Comments

Occupy Wall Street, the tea party’s growing flip-side movement, is organizing a series of protests across the nation and in a half dozen cities in Florida, from Jacksonville to Miami to Tampa.

School Board Votes 4-1 To Allow Tasers Back on Campuses, With Vague Conditions

October 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

School Board member Andy Dance wants the superintendent to develop a school-centered policy with the sheriff on using Tasers, but the sheriff’s office is resistant to mixing school policies with its own.

Bogus Students, Fake Curriculums, Ghost Schools: Florida’s Voucher Fraud Is Probed

October 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Florida House members grilled a Department of Education official Tuesday over reports of rampant fraud and lax oversight of private schools that receive state funds through a voucher program for students with disabilities.

Man With Prior Record, Believed to Be Target of Monday’s Burglary, Is Arrested

October 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Brooklyn-born Brian J. Epshteyn, 25, was jailed three times since January, and a fourth on Tuesday as detectives believe his drugs were the target of three men’s assault on a Brunswick Lane home Monday.

All-Business Snub: Flagler County Can’t Fill Its Own Economic Development Council Seats

October 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Only four people have applied for the county commission’s eight-member economic development council, an embarrassing result for the government that dissolved Enterprise Flagler, claiming it could do the job better.

“My Boyfriend Shot Him”: Sheriff’s Office Releases 911 Call on Brunswick Lane Invasion

October 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Flagler Sheriff’s Office released an edited version of the 911 call from the Brunswick Lane home three men invaded Monday, resulting in the shooting of one of them and the arrest of all three after a manhunt.

School Construction Money Slashed By $267 Million; Charters and Universities Affected

October 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Traditional public schools in Flagler County no longer receive Public Education Capital Outlay dollars, which now go to charter schools, including Imagine School at Town Center. Imagine is again applying for PECO dollars.

Animal Refuge Regulations: Advocates Call Them Overbearing; Flagler Holds Off, For Now

October 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Conceding that it overreacted, the Flagler County Commission tabled a proposal that would have imposed stringent rules on animal shelters and sanctuaries, pending more inclusive public meetings with animal advocates.

Smoldering Fire in Flagler Jail’s Laundry Room Causes Heavy Smoke, No Evacuations

October 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Firefighters were called to the Flagler County jail at 5:45 this afternoon in response to a fire reported in the facility’s laundry room. No evacuations reported, though heavy smoke was.

Report Shows How Far Florida and Other States Are Scuttling Voting Rights and Turnout

October 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Reductions in early voting days, ending voting-day address changes for registered voters, clamping down on registration drives and other new rules could make it harder for 5 million people to vote in 2012, which may be just what GOP-led legislatures passing those laws aimed for.

A Suspect Is Shot and 3 Held After Drug-Related Home Invasion on Brunswick La.

October 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Three suspects invaded a home on Brunswick Lane in Palm Coast Monday morning in a drug-related incident. One suspect was shot in the head by a resident in the home, and flown to Halifax, two others caught later.

Fun Coast Down Syndrome Association Buddy Walk Saturday: Going for Goal

October 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Fun Coast Down Syndrome Association raised $17,748 so far this year, ahead of its annual Buddy Walk next Saturday, Oct. 8, in Palm Coast’s Town Center. Help the association meet its $20,000 goal by donating or joining Saturday’s one-mile walk.

False Sunshine, Rick Perry’s Niggerhead Problem, Groucho’s 121st: The Live Wire

October 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Rick Perry’s self-destruction speeds up, Kenneth Starr wants the US Supreme Court on TV, Jacques Derrida deconstructs American journalists and universities, proof that Mondays suck, and more

This Week in Flagler and Tallahassee: Arts Galore, Taser Time and Creekside

October 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Flagler school board is set to approve Tasers on campus, the county commission talks sustainable farming, Palm Coast revisits the Palm Coast Park DRI (a major planned development) and three galleries have show openings Friday and Saturday.

Trying Tests: Baby Dies, SWAT Team Caught in Exploding Meth Lab–10 Times in a Row

October 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Not to worry: the mayhem was all part of Flagler County Fire Rescue’s second annual paramedic competition, featuring 10 Florida teams and 10 scenarios over two days designed to test EMS skills in extreme situations.

Of Course It’s Class Warfare. And the Rich Are Winning in a Rout.

October 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Republicans are accusing President Obama of waging class warfare, which, Donald Kaul argues, is a little like the Japanese complaining about the time Pearl Harbor attacked them in 1941.

Bad Boy Wrestling Club: An Ancient Sport Underhooks Flagler’s Youngest

October 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

A video report on the fledgling Flagler Bad Boy Wrestling Club, now in its second year, with a presence in all the county’s elementary schools.

Florida’s Plan to Privatize 29 Prisons Halted As Judge Rules Process Unconstitutional

October 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Leon County Curcuit Judge Jackie Fulford ruled that lawmakers violated the Florida Constitution by approving prison privatization in the fine print of the state budget rather than by changing the law explicitly.

At European Village Jewelry Store, Two Unspeakable Words, One Charge, Then Jail

October 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 58 Comments

Dan and Edith Ferrena have run Palm Coast Gold Buyers at European Village for more than two years. At noon Friday, their world unraveled in a brief confrontation with a man who threw a supreme insult at Edith and accused Dan of pointing a gun at him.

James Harding of Palm Coast Airlifted to Halifax After His Truck Overturns at SR100 and CR302

October 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

James Gary Harding was traveling east toward Bunnell on County Road 302 when he lost control of his Chevy Silverado at 302’s curving intersection with State Road 100.

Laughs in a Trance at Flagler Playhouse’s “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

October 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Funny, endearing and biting to the core: A misfit-filled middle school spelling bee is the unlikely setting of the Flagler Playhouse’s 33rd season opener with the “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”

Bunnell Man Charged With Rape and Kidnapping as Child Pleads for Mom’s Safety

September 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Louis Donald Jackson is accused of raping a woman at his Bunnell house while the woman’s son allegedly pleaded with him not to hurt his mother and heard the ordeal unfold from the other side of a locked door.

Guns, Teen Abortions, Sexting and Bestial Misdemeanors: 29 New Florida Laws Kick In

September 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A slew of new laws go in effect Saturday, including the NRA-inspired restriction on local governments’ gun regulations, making it a crime to have sex with animals, reducing credit card fraud and reducing teens’ abortion rights.

Superintendent Will Recommend Tasers In Schools; Majority of Board Signals Agreement

September 29, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 53 Comments

Three school board members favor allowing school deputies to carry Tasers, some of them with reservations, as the board prepares for a decision as early as next Tuesday. The initiative is part of the fallout from a student’s fight with a deputy at Matanzas High School.

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