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Bunnell PD Seizes Ex-Cop’s Lost Flash Drive, Deleting Files Against His Consent

July 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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Roosevelt James, formerly of the Bunnell Police Department, lost his drive on June 21. The police department held it for 26 days “under review,” deleting files along the way, according to James, who’s calling for an investigation.

Health Reform Won’t Slow Costs as Spending on U.S. Care Nearly Doubles by 2020

July 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

U.S. Health spending will grow by an average of 5.8 percent a year through 2020, compared to 5.7 percent without the health overhaul. With that growth, the nation is expected to spend $4.6 trillion on health care in 2020, nearly double the $2.6 trillion spent last year.

Auditions Set for Flagler Playhouse’s “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

July 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Flagler Playhouse will hold open auditions for their upcoming production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” on July 31 and Aug. 1 at 6 pm at the Flagler Playhouse in Bunnell.

Flagler Fish Company’s Pet-Friendly Patio Expands Outdoor Dining

July 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The Flagler Fish Company in Flagler Beach completed an expansion of their pet-friendly outdoor dining area.

Attorney General Bondi’s Motive Questioned in Firing of Mortgage Fraud Investigators

July 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi fired two assistant attorneys general who were heavily involved in investigating alleged mortgage fraud, including focusing on one firm that had contributed to Bondi’s campaign. Bondi says they had “shortcomings.”

Tony Robbin, Philharmonic Horns, the Art of Trash: Culture Worth the Miles

July 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Acrylic on Canvas by Tony Robbin.

A Tony Robbin retrospective at the Orlando Museum of Art, Theresa Rebeck’s “The Understudy” at the Mad Cow Theater, Parker Sketch and M Scott Morgan at Gallery Q, and more.

Fire at Bunnell’s Palm Terrace Claims A Home and Burns One Victim

July 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The mobile-home fire started just after 5 p.m. The owner, a man in his mid-20s, said he’d fallen asleep. His 5-year-old son was not in the house at the time.

Would-Be Assailants on Palm Coast’s Pine Crest Lane Flee After Being Shot At

July 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Three men were prowling about a house on Pine Crest Lane in Palm Coast Wednesday morning when a resident there confronted them and took out his Glock 27, firing one shot at one of them.

Gov. Rick Scott on Impending Federal Government Shutdown: What, Me, Worry?

July 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Rick Scott is unconcerned about the federal shut-down, saying its impact on Florida will be “minimal.” Much of the evidence says otherwise as millions of Floridians’ including Social Security and food stamps recipients, may be affected.

Mia Bella Dance Academy’s Team of 21 Sweeps National Showdown in Gatlinburg

July 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Mia Bella Dance Academy’s competition team of 20 dancers more than doubled their national awards tally from last year in a competition in Gatlinburg, Tenn., this month. Charlotte Marten’s video report.

Mystery Midnight “Fireball” Serves Up Barroom Speculation, and Vain Search, In Flagler Beach

July 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Patrons at an oceanfront Flagler Beach bar reported seeing a fireball over the ocean around midnight Tuesday, triggering speculation about a plane crash. It turned out to be no more than speculation.

School Board Rejects Administrators’ 2% Raise, Awards It to Lesser-Paid Professionals

July 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

The proposed raise for the 50-some administrators in the county, who make between $50,000 and $100,000, had triggered a political wildfire. Board members were more willing to give the raise to supervisors paid, for the most part, less than teachers.

Lightning Sets Off 10 New Wildfires, Not Counting a Half Dozen Quickly Put Out

July 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The fires signal the danger of somewhat dry conditions as lightning-rich storms keep rolling through. There are no plans to re-institute a burn ban in Flagler for now.

Palm Coast Sets Intial Tax Rate 14% Higher With Goal of Whittling It Down By September

July 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Palm Coast City Council members are trying desperately to hold the line on property tax increases, but will likely not succeed entirely. The final tax rate will still not translate into a tax increase for most.

Resuming Eastward March, Palm Coast Will Annex Graham Swamp’s 3,300 Acres

July 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Palm Coast will annex the Graham Swamp area to better control its assets, which include the new Graham Swamp trail, but the annexation is also a beachhead on attractive property along Colbert Lane.

Boehner-Obama Debt-Ceiling Follies: Your Hair-Pulling Guide on Stats and What Ifs

July 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

How dire could the consequences of not raising the debt ceiling be? What are the possible solutions? Here’s a reading list to help you keep up as the clock ticks to next week’s deadline.

Slow-Cooked Success: Palm Coast’s Woody’s Bar•B•Q Marks 13th Year

July 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Owned by Flagler County natives, Woody’s BarBQ on State Road 100 in Palm Coast has, like any business, weathered its share of difficulties in the past three years. “We’re not going anywhere,” its owner says.

Flagler County Tax Rates Will Go Up 12%, But Tax Bills Are More Likely to Go Down

July 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

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Flagler County’s tax rate is going up for the fourth year in a row to make up for collapsing valuations, but the rise will still not translate into a tax increase for most. The contrary may be true.

Paging All Parents: Flagler Schools Launch “Graduate One” Campaign on Aug. 4

July 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Flagler schools want parents better informed and more involved as graduation requirements increase. The district is hosting a countywide orientation session at nine locations on Aug. 4 under the banner of its “Graduate One Everyone” campaign.

Florida Graduation Requirements for Students Entering 9th Grade, 2011-2017

July 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Florida high school graduation requirements for entering 9th graders from 2011-12 to 2016-17: a year-by-year guide including FCAT, end-of-year-course assessments and science requirements.

Pilot Falls Asleep Aboard Shark-Fishing Boat, Sending It Aground in Flagler Beach

July 24, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Lady Maritza, registered to Clearwater-based Demar Fishing Inc., was shark-fishing when its pilot fell asleep, sending the boat aground just before dawn. It was freed by early afternoon.

Florida Supreme Court Stubs Out Big Tobacco Appeals of Multi-Million Dollar Verdicts

July 24, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Florida Supreme Court this week rejected four appeals by tobacco companies fighting verdicts ranging from $3.35 million in Escambia t $1575 million in Alachua, each including R.J. Reynolds. The companies plan to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Ayn Rand as Adolescent Sap, Private Prison Scams, Patraeus Rewrites Vietnam: The Live Wire

July 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Ayn Rand’s success: she was a children’s writer, circumcisions of the world unite, music as a way to slow down aging, Steve Carrell, Lucian Freud and Google’s top 20 key words, and more.

Sbordone’s Next Act: Ex-Playhouse Director Opens New Theater With Poetry Clash

July 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Things are looking up for John Sbordone and Palm Coast's theater scene. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast’s theater scene is about to get much richer as John Sbordone launches his City Repertory Theatre with a “poetry clash” at Hollingsworth Gallery, where the theater will have its home for the coming season.

Murdoch’s US Hacking Scandals: 9/11 Victims, Bribes and “Anti-Competitive Behavior”

July 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

It’s not just in England: federal investigators are probing claims that Ruper Murdoch’s News Corp hacked into a competitor’s computers, that Murdoch papers attempted to hack into the phones of 9/11 victims and allegedly paid bribes to British police.

Florida Hospital Flagler One of Just 3 Hospitals in the State to Achieve IT Milestone

July 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Florida Hospital Flagler won HIMSS Analytics’s Stage 6 designation, on a scale of eight IT-related stages, signaling advantages over competitors for patient safety, clinician support, clinician recruitment and competitive marketing.

Paying Tribute to Tea Party Faithfuls, City Council Candidates Hear Tax-Me-Not Earfuls

July 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

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Opposition to tax increases in whatever form topped the list of concerns of several hundred people at a tea party-hosted encounter Palm Coast mayor and city council candidates.

Possible Suicide Victim Washes Up on Gamble Rogers Recreation Sands in Flagler Beach

July 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The body of the victim, a man believed to be in his 40s, washed up before 11 Friday morning, with lacerations on the wrist. Portions of the beach were closed.

Unemployment Again Rises in Flagler, To 14.6%, and Stalls in Florida at 10.6%

July 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The number of unemployed people in Flagler County jumped from 4,526 in May to 4,779 in June, a 5.3 percent increase, while the county workforce has decline by 2.3 percent over the year.

Palm Coast Data Revenue Drops 20% in 2011; Parent Company Posts $7.6 Million Loss

July 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Revenue at Palm Coast’s largest private-sector employer declined to $73.6 million, from $92 million the previous year. The company’s revenue has dropped 40 percent in four years.

End of “Medicaid Tax Gimmick,” a Deficit Drag, Would Cost Florida Nursing Homes Millions

July 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Medicaid payments to nursing homes were cut by $187.5 million this year. The end of the Medicaid “gimmick” would reduce nursing home budgets further, but help balance the federal budget deficit.

Bunnell Commission Says Nyet To Reducing $1 Million Police Force, Whatever the Savings

July 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Bunnell City Commission took a verbal version of a nightstick to Commissioner Elbert Tucker's proposal.

Bunnell City Commissioner Elbert Tucker proposed reducing the police department’s ranks to cut back its $1 million burden on a $4 million general fund budget. The rest of the commission smacked him down.

Hairspray, Sounds of Summer and Orlando’s Looming Boom: Culture Worth the Miles

July 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Doug Bloodworth at the Gallery at Avalon Island, a youthful “Hairspray” at the Orlando Repertory, the Orlando Philharmonic’s Sounds of Summer Series, Orlando as the next boom town, and more.

To Save Tax Dollars, Consolidate Palm Coast and County Fire Departments Into One

July 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 73 Comments

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In a year of cutbacks and falling revenue, the presidents of the Palm Coast and Flagler County firefighter unions are proposing to consolidate the two fire departments into one as a way to save taxpayer money and become more efficient.

“Unsustainable” Florida Retirement System (Says Gov. Scott) Has Best Gains in 25 Years

July 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The Florida Retirement System pension plan gained $19 billion in the fiscal year that ended on June 30. The 22 percent gain is the biggest in 25 years. The total value of the pension plan has soared to $128.4 billion, among the best in the nation.

Palm Coast’s Rabbi Shapiro and Education Trio Sue Over “Religious Freedom” Amendment

July 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Merrill Shapiro at Palm Coast's Heroes Park last year, leading the 'Day of Inclusivity' he instituted in answer to the National Day of Prayer. (© FlaglerLive)

Florida’s so-called “Religious Freedom” amendment is misleading, the lawsuit argues, as it would reopen the way for religious, private school vouchers at public expense and turn the state into an arbiter of public dollars for religious organizations.

Citing Deception, Council Rejects Reinke’s $10,000 Request for Palm Coast Half-Marathon

July 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Adding to the Reinke Sports Group’s troubled history, it is the third time in two years that the Flagler Tourist Development Council rejects a request for subsidies for the Palm half-marathon. The Flagler Auditorium had an easier time with its $10,000 request.

Do Flagler School Administrators Making $97,000 a Year Need A Raise? They Say Yes.

July 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 78 Comments

Some 25 Flagler school administrators make between $80,000 and $105,000 a year. They’re saying they were disrespected when denied a 2 percent raise. The school board is reconsidering.

Flagler Property Tax Bills Set to Drop Markedly As School Board Keeps 2012 Levy Flat

July 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The school board's property tax rate in Flagler County is still relatively low compared with previous years. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Contrasting with public perceptions that taxes are going up, a typical house may see a $150 drop from school taxes alone next year, giving Palm Coast and the county more room to maneuver for higher tax rates.

Is Flagler County’s Real Estate Industry Finally Brightening? Depends Whom You Ask.

July 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Sales are increasing somewhat by volume but more than half the transactions are for cash, prices keep falling, foreclosures are increasing, and the overall economy shows little sign of improvement.

Bryan Watts, a Postal Inspector, Charged With False Imprisonment–Of His Brother

July 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Bryan Watts, 39, had traveled to Palm Coast to help his brother settle the estate of the two men’s late father, who lived on Village Circle. The pair ended up arguing, with Watts arming himself with a semi-automatic handgun.

Dixie Check: Judge Orders Commandments Removed from County Courthouse Steps

July 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 55 Comments

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A businessman had paid for the 6-ton monument, but a judge said its message was a clear government endorsement of religion, violating the establishment clause of the First Amendment.

Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter

July 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

A pit bull bites a 74-year-old woman and her dog, a son is charged with burglarizing his parents’ home, a Habitat for Humanity property is burglarized, vandals damage a foreclosed homes, and too many burglaries and larcenies to count.

In Flagler Beach, Anger and Hyperbole Over an Acting Manager’s Half-Year Limbo

July 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Bruce Campbell has been in the job as acting manager since Jan. 2, a seven-month job interview unlikely to end until September, if then, as a deadlocked city commission battles messy politics and personalities.

Debt Ceiling Fallacies: How to Pay Down The Deficit Without Really Trying

July 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The debt limit debate could have some catastrophic consequences for the economy, writes Kyle Russell, but politicians aren’t telling the whole story, and the fix isn’t nearly as bad as it may sound.

President Concession: Obama’s Conviction Deficit

July 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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If Barack Obama fears alienating potential voters, argues Donald Kaul, he should consider this: People like leaders who aren’t walking around with whipped cream on their faces all the time.

Fixing The Gays, Paul McCartney at 69, America’s World Cup Women: The Live Wire

July 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Marcus Bachmann’s gay-fixing clinic, Paul McCartney rocks Yankee Stadium, a million millionaires, Google Chrome meets Google+, wages go down, work hours go up, and more.

Pass-Through Crock: How Progress Energy May Once Again Nuke Its Customers

July 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Progress Energy is already charging Florida customers $5.53 per month for non-existent nuclear-power plants slated for construction at unknown dates in the future. The Public Service Commission and the Legislature allow the scheme.

Coalition of Cities Meets, Its Mission As Fuzzy as Its Place in Flagler’s Economic Bog

July 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The Coalition of Cities is Flagler’s smaller cities’ answer to being snubbed at a larger economic-development table. But the snub is over. The coalition remains. It’s not exactly clear why, and it underscores the frayed political landscape behind facades of unity.

Palm Coast Candidates Ask: When’s the Election? City: We’ll Get Back To You

July 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

Palm Coast’s city administration, responsible for running the city council and mayor elections scheduled for Sept. 13 and Nov. 8, hasn’t yet figured out whether to hold all elections in September or just the mayor’s race.

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