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Shortened School Schedule Briefly Fumbles Buddy Taylor’s PAL Football Program

August 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Buddy Taylor Middle School Mike Garrett sent a resignation letter to parents Wednesday when it appeared football students could not stay at the school between the earlier dismissal time and 3 p.m. practice. Principal Winnie Oden calls the situation a misunderstanding that was resolved.

The Man Behind No New Taxes, Apple Beats Exxon, Obama’s Lack Of A Plan: The Live Wire

August 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A new tower at Ground Zero, Apple tops the market, Murdoch the mob boss, Obama needs a plan, China gets an aircraft carrier, and more.

Museum of Florida Art Turns 60, Cirque Du Soleil Florida Special: Culture Worth the Miles

August 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Cirque du Soleil's Florida production of La Nouba

The Museum of Florida Art’s 60th birthday celebrates children, Cirque du Soleil offers special prices to Floridians, celebrity impersonators, the musical of musicals and more.

Like Palm Coast, Bunnell Wrestles With Gambling Posing as Games–and Punts

August 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Some define internet cafes as gambling. Some define it as business. Some define it as nobody’s business but their own. A 3-2 vote of the Bunnell City Commission sent the matter to the sheriff with a question: if it’s gambling, would he arrest its practitioners?

Why Palm Coast Doesn’t Want To Lower Your $239 Garbage Rate and Bid Out the Contract

August 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Palm Coast skims off $700,000 from its annual $7 million contract with Waste Pro. Cheaper garbage rates for customers means less money for the city, which is partly why the city is resisting bidding out the contract.

Reminder: Florida’s Sales Tax Holiday Is This Weekend: Here’s A Guide

August 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Florida’s Tax Free Days, or sales tax holiday, is scheduled this year for August 12 through August 14. The sales tax exemption applies to clothing and school supplies. A complete guide.

Palm Coast Races: 3 for Mayor, 4 for Council, 2 Elections, No Partridge, No Pear Tree

August 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

First up, the candidates for mayor: Incumbent Jon netts (left), Charlie Ericksen and Joe Cunnane. (© FlaglerLive)

Qualifying closed Tuesday with Charlie Ericksen and Joe Cunnane challenging Jon Netts for mayor in the Sept. 13 primary, which may prove to be the deciding date in that race. Two council seats will be decided on Nov. 8.

Palm Coast to Raise Tax Rate 14% and Eliminate Stormwater Cost Exemption for Many

August 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Most city services and jobs are protected in a proposed budget that will raise taxes enough to bring in almost as much revenue next year as it did this year, with shifts in sales tax dollars to subsidize the general revenue fund.

Refusing Other Federal Health Care Aid, Florida Welcomes Abstinence-Only Cash

August 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Florida has been against taking federal health care money until being for it–as long as it sustains abstinence-only sex classes.

When France Has a Better Credit Rating Than the United States

August 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Liberty, equality, credit rating: Eugene Delacroix's 'La Liberté guidant le peuple,' Liberty Guiding the People (1830), at the Louvre.

What does it mean to the United States when France and Britain are considered safer destinations for investors by credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor? It shouldn’t mean much. But it’s not always about what’s rational.

Obama’s Lost Glitter, Florida Selling, Michelle Bachmann’s Migraines: The Live Wire

August 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler schools say thanks, remembering Nagasaki, arguing on the Internet, Homer’s honor and fair play in the Illiad, UF, party school no more, and more.

Garbage Cunning: Palm Coast May Skip Bidding Out $7.7 Million-a-Year Contract

August 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The 5-year contract with Waste Pro is expiring. The city council Tuesday will discuss whether to renegotiate or go out to bid, though so far the city administration is signaling resistance to a bid process

A Divided County Commission Votes 3-2 To End Support for Enterprise Flagler

August 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Alan Peterson, Nate McLaughlin and Milissa Holland agreed to end support for Enterprise Flagler after David Ottati, the agency’s president, made his pitch for an up-or-down vote.

As Proposed County Budget Kills Enterprise Flagler, Ottati Asks for Up Or Down Vote

August 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Mired in disarray, economic development’s future in Flagler County is mobilizing around two competing plans–the county’s and enterprise Flagler’s–with Enterprise Flagler asking for a vote and Palm Coast still sitting it all out.

This Week in Flagler and Tallahassee: Garbage, Jobs and Nukes

August 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Flagler County Commission discusses Enterprise Flagler’s future, the Palm Coast City Council takes on garbage hauling, Bunnell debates adult video arcades, and the PSC takes on nuclear power construction costs.

Saint Mark by the Sea Lutheran Church Presents an Adult Study on “Making Sense of the Christian Faith”

August 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Palm Coast’s St.Mark by the Sea Lutheran Church will host a 9-session adult course exploring the major theological doctrines through discussion of Making Sense of the Christian Faith by Reverend Dr. David Lose. The course begins on Sept. 14 at 6:30 p.m.

Florida’s Nuclear Energy Scamming: It’s Not Rickover’s Atomic Power Program Anymore

August 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Customers should not have to pay decades ahead of time for Florida Power & Light’s and Progress Energy’s future nuclear power plans, especially when they may not be built, argues Darrell Smith.

In Flagler Beach, a Darting Dog, a Swerving Car, a Woman in Critical Condition

August 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

State Road A1A in Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

Maura Nations, 26, a resident of Orlando, was struck by a car that was swerving to avoid her dog, which had darted across State Road A1A in Flagler Beach Saturday afternoon.

FPL and Progress Energy Again Asking To Pass Along Ghost-Nuke Plant Costs

August 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

The shape of Florida Power & Light's and Progress Energy's nuclear power shakedown. (Michal Brcak)

Florida Power & Light and Progress Energy Florida are seeking to pass along about $335 million in nuclear costs to customers next year, largely to cover costs of nuclear plants that won’t be built for 10 years or more.

Kisses, Spoofs, Puns and Rap Run Wild in Repertory Theatre’s Shakespearean Vaudeville

August 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Kaylee Rotunno and Tyrique Harper practice Shakespearean tongue-twisters under Agata Sokolska's reprouving eyes. (© FlaglerLive)

Director John Sbordone’s first workshop production this weekend at the Repertory Theatre’s stage, at Hollingsworth Gallery, dares grope where no Shakespeare has versed before. It’s high-energy hilarity.

Rick Scott’s Poll Numbers Go From Dismal to Merely Bad in Latest Quinnipiac

August 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Rick Scott remains among the least popular governors in America, with pronounced, and unusual, dislike of him as a person, and 61 percent of Floridians are dissatisfied with the way things are going.

Fact Check: The Economy By the Numbers

August 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

A sobering look at the real economy’s numbers broken down in easy-to-chew bullet points, from national to local numbers. Spam can not included.

Less Dire Than Feared: Economy Adds 117,000 Jobs, Unemployment Falls to 9.1%

August 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Defying expectations, the national economy added 117,000 jobs in July. Figures for May and June were revised upward to add 56,000 jobs to those two months’ totals, and the overall unemployment rate fell back to 9.1 percent, from 9.2.

Florida Hospital Flagler’s David Ottati Is Among Northeast’s Ultimate CEO Award Winners

August 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

David Ottati and the Ultimate Award in his office, a few hours after after receiving it in Jacksonville. (© FlaglerLive)

The Jacksonville Business Journal’s fifth annual Ultimate CEO Award drew some 40 nominations from northeast Florida. Ottati, Florida Hospital Flagler’s CEO for the past five years, was among 13 winners.

Jail Follows Allegation of Shooting Up in a Kangaroo Bathroom With 4 Kids in the Car

August 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The four children in Michelle Marie Smith’s car are 8 or younger, including twins who are turning 3 on Friday. She was charged with child abuse while a friend was charged with drug possession.

Public Money, Public Purpose, Closed Doors: Enterprise Flagler and Chamber Carry On

August 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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In a closed-door session, the Flagler Chamber of Commerce is hosting a delegation from Enterprise Flagler today to discuss economic development plans that would be publicly funded and publicly governed.

Grim, Doleful Post-Mortem as State School Board and Educators Wonder What’s Next

August 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Nails on a chalkboard. Education in Florida isn't sounding hopeful. (Sharon Drummond)

A daylong meeting of the State Board of Education drew dozens of school officials from around the state and dismal assessments of what they’ve been left with after compulsive budget-cutting.

Ex-Bunnell Commissioner Jimmy Flynt Faces State Ethics Violations on 3 Counts

August 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Bunnell City Commissioner Elbert Tucker filed a series of ethics charges against Jimmy Flynt last August. Flynt faces fines of up to $10,000 on each of the three violations. Several others were thrown out.

Palm Coast Council Shocked, Shocked To Hear It Ever Had $10 Million for City Hall

August 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

It was not originally presented to the Palm Coast City Council as a pie in the sky, but as aconcrete project. Jim landon now says the city never had the $10 million. The chart is from his staff's presentation to the council last year.

The Palm Coast city administration now says that it never had $10 million to build a city hall. The copious record on the matter says otherwise, raising questions about the city’s numbers and verbal shell games.

Gunning for Immigration Reform Again, Rick Scott Divides Business Groups

August 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Divisive immigration reform failed during Florida’s last legislative session. Gov. Rick Scott favors another go at it, but business groups, Hispanics and immigration advocates are just as leery.

Tropical Storm Emily Not Expected to Shake Up Flagler This Weekend

August 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Tropical Storm Emily may be closest to Flagler County by Saturday, but even then the National Weather Service isn’t predicting much of a change from the usual summer storms.

Allegations of Brutality, Rape and Torture Over 2 Days Emerge from Bunnell Kidnapping

August 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The victim, a Palm Coast woman, told police she was held in a crack house on July 21 and 22 before escaping to a gas station on SR100. Examiners point to evidence of severe beatings, cigarette burns and numerous other injuries.

Condo No-Go: Florida Cabinet Sides With Flagler County Over Hammock Dunes

August 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

In a victory for Flagler County, the Florida Cabinet unanimously approved a judge’s order that blocks Ginn-Lubert Adler’s plan to build an oceanfront condominium and hotel at Hammock Dunes, near the 16th Road public park and beach.

Hammock Dunes Showdown: Flagler and Developer Battle Before Florida Cabinet

August 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Ginn-Lubert Adler and investors want to build a 77-foot hotel and significantly increase the residential density in an area adjoining the public beach by 16th Rd. in the Hammock. Flagler County is opposed. The two sides are arguing their case before the Florida Cabinet today.

Charter School Heist, Obama’s Surrender, Scrutinizing Fox: The Live Wire

August 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

How Florida charter schools swiped all the construction money, the GOP’s disenfranchisement of voters, MTV at 30, pyramid-building, time to scrutinize Fox, and more.

Palm Coast Data CEO John Meneough Resigns After 15 Years As Company Struggles

August 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

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John Meneough, 62, had been with Palm Coast Data in its various incarnations since 1996. A successor has not been named. Meneough’s resignation is part of broader changes at Palm Coast Data parent Amrep Corp.

His Poll Numbers Diving, Rick Scott Seeks Help From Snubbed Estate: The Press

August 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

After refusing to meet with all but one editorial board during his campaign, Gov. Rick Scott is putting on a media-charm offensive in an attempt to reverse his 27-29% approval rating.

Palm Coast’s Fireworks, Canceled on July 4, Are Now Leveraged Over 3 Fall Dates

August 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The $15,000 subsidy to Palm Coast will be split over fireworks shows on Labor Day and the two evenings of the city’s seafood festival in early November.

Update: Two Children in Critical Condition Following Seminole Woods Wreck Near Integra Woods

August 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

Palm Coast and county fire rescue personnel were at the sxcene of the two-vehicle wreck late Saturday. (FlaglerLive)

A severe two-vehicle accident took place at around 11 p.m. Saturday night at the intersection of Seminole Woods Boulevard and Integra Woods Boulevard, near the Integra Woods apartment complex, triggering trauma alerts for four victims.

Public Employees Retire in Droves as Florida Pension System Narrows Incentives to Work

July 31, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

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About 10,100 people chose to enter retirement or exited the state’s deferred retirement plan ahead of new laws kicking in on July 1, an increase of more than 900 people from the same time last year.

The Week Ahead in Tallahassee: Florida Cabinet, School Financing and Nukes

July 31, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Florida Cabinet meets for the first time since June 2, the Village Square takes on Florida’s post-Fukushima nuclear energy future, the State Board of Education takes on school financing. The week’s full line-up.

Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin and Tea Parties: The Gipper’s NAACP Warning to Extremists

July 31, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Maybe more Earl Grey than Lipton: Ronald Reagan delivering his presidential acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Detroit on July 17, 1980. (White House Photographic Collection)

“You are the ones who are out of step with our society,” Ronald Reagan said of extremists in a 1981 speech to the NAACP, a speech that resonates in tea party America today, Zach Roberts argues.

GMAC Mortgage Machination: Don’t Have Document to Foreclose? Make It Up

July 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

When GMAC, one of the nation’s largest mortgage servicers, sought to foreclose on a homeowner last year and lacked a crucial document, the company just made one up, pointing to a pattern of deceptive filings to foreclose on homeowners.

Capital Punishment As a Crime More Dreadful Than Murder: Dostoyevsky on the Guillotine

July 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

'The Triumph of the Guillotine in Hell' by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay (1795)

The death penalty, in this passage from Dostoevsky’s “The Idiot,” is seen as a punishment mostly for what precedes it–and an indictment of those who impose capital punishment.

Two-Day Kidnapping Lands 3 in Jail After SWAT Team Descends on South Bunnell

July 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

The two Bunnell men were charged with kidnapping and held without bail. Two additional men were jailed on more minor charges. One victim, a woman, was involved.

Ethics Commission Ratifies $600 Settlement With Flagler Commissioner Nate McLaughlin

July 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The settlement now goes before Gov. Rick Scott, who’ll issue an executive order requiring McLaughlin to pay the fine. McLaughlin’s attorney still contends that the Supervisor of Elections could have prevented the problem.

With or Without Palm Coast, County Would Lead New Economic Development Council

July 29, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

The county’s proposal would mean the end of Enterprise Flagler and the creation of a 9-member council chaired by the county, with cities and private-sector membership overseeing a $410,000 budget. Palm Coast’s buy in is a question mark.

Students as Customers, Universities as Businesses: Scott’s Plan To Texify Higher Ed

July 29, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott is following Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s lead in higher ed: merit pay for professors, tenure reform, and generally a greater emphasis on business-like measurement of whether professors are turning out students that meet certain goals.

George W. Bush’s Debt, Thrasher’s $1.3 Million Home, Unnecessary Censorship: The Live Wire

July 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Giacometti on Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

What $15 trillion in $100 dollar bills would look like, Jason Alexander on the Netflix Relief Fund, Florida’s water problems–solved, When Lady Gaga is great, the Muppets’s tribute to Jim Henson, and more.

Soaring Corporate Tax Credit Voucher Program Costing Flagler Schools Half a Million Dollars

July 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A new law passed by the Legislature last year increased the amount of taxpayer dollars available for private-school vouchers, from $118 million to $140 million-money denied the public school system. Some 33,000 students, including 86 in Flagler, are enrolled.

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