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FPC Posts Video of Teacher’s Public Apology Over Gay Student Bullying

April 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Floyd Binkley's video apology was part of a public service announcement, and went up at FPC's website two months after the incident at the heart of the matter. (© FlaglerLive)

Shop teacher Floyd Binkley’s apology for telling an offensive gay joke appears in the last fifth of the nearly six-minute video as part of a public service announcement about bullying and harassment. The video skirts the details of the matter.

Public Money for Private Schools: Voucher Programs Set to Expand Across Florida

April 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Several bills with enough support in the Florida Legislature would expand student eligibility for voucher programs, including making it easier for corporations to write off taxes in exchange for providing voucher money.

At Public Forum on Sex Education, Passionate Opinions and Reprimands, But No Consensus

April 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Some 40 people spoke out of the 100 who showed up at the school district’s forum on what direction sex education should take. The disappointing turnout underscored the board’s point–that parents are uninvolved, making the district’s role more vital.

Far Apart, School Unions and Flagler District Negotiators Still Looking for a Common Page

April 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

After two sessions on Wednesday, negotiators only agreed to meet again in mid-April to discuss clearer, fresher budget numbers before negotiating proposed cuts of $3.5 million that would affect most employees and students in the district.

Campaign Crumbs: Flagler Commissioner Nate McLaughlin Facing “Probable” Ethics Violation

April 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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The ethics complaint relates to an incomplete financial disclosure form McLaughlin filed during his campaign for the county commission last August. The complaint was filed by then0-incumbent Bob Abbott’s campaign manager, Ed Caroe.

School Employees Facing Steep Increases in Health Insurance Costs, Further Eroding Pay

April 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Premiums are rising by up to 37 percent for many of the 1,337 school district employees who seek health coverage, particularly for those with family coverage. Employees also face another pay cut next year if retirement contributions are expected of them.

Shakespeare, Carmen and Burlesque: Culture Worth the Miles

April 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A sizzlingly luscious interpretation of Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ at the Orlando Ballet, the Harriet Lake Festival of New Plays at the Orlando Shakespeare Theater, ‘Sugar Babies’ at the Winter Park Playhouse, and more.

Flagler Schools’ Problem Solvers Clean Up Again: The Winners’ Complete List

April 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Following the Problem Solvers state competition in Cape Canaveral late last month, FPC’s Ryan McDermott filed a complete list of winners from nearly every school in the district. Many qualify for the international competition in Wisconsin in June.

42-Foot Sailboat Nearly Sinks Between Marineland and St. Augustine, 4 Are Rescued

April 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The four people and a dog on the boat were on their way to a four- to six-month cruise to the Caribbean. A St. Augustine boat police patrolman responded to the distress call and rescued the sailors Wednesday.

Motorcycle Cop and Car Collide on Belle Terre: Minor Injuries, Major Ruckus

April 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy on a motorcycle sustained minor injuries when he was involved in a collision with a car on Belle Terre Parkway near Mother Seton Catholic Church Wednesday afternoon.

Fire At Eagles Nest Storage in Flagler Beach Claims or Damages 8 Units

April 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The fire broke out between 5:30 and 5:45 p.m. in a storage unit where tenants had been working on an older Volkswagen all day. Something ignited and they were unable to control the flames.

Video: A Walk Back in Time at the Florida Agriculture Museum

April 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The festival featured re-enactors representing people from various periods of Florida’s history, from Timucuans to moonshiners to union troops. Charlotte Marten reports.

For a Few Cents Less: Legislature Moving to Slow Required Minimum Wage Increases

April 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Voters approved a constitutional amendment linking the minimum wage to inflation. Florida lawmakers would also reduce the rate of growth based on a different way of calculating inflation.

Conklin Calls on Flagler School Board to Sue Scott and Legislature Over Education Funding

April 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 52 Comments

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Flagler County School Board member Colleen Conklin says the state has abdicated its constitutional responsibility to properly fund education, and wants the board to sue the state. The board will discuss the matter on April 19.

Sex Education In Flagler County Schools: Students’ Comments, Part 1

April 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Complete set of (anonymous) comments by students from grades 6 to 12 in response to a sex education survey by the Flagler County school district. Comments are provided here unedited and uncensored.

Sex Education In Flagler County Schools: Students’ Comments, Part 2

April 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Complete set of (anonymous) comments by students from grades 6 to 12 in response to a sex education survey by the Flagler County school district. Comments are provided here unedited and uncensored.

In Their Words: What Flagler’s Students and Adults Think of Sex, Abstinence and Condoms

April 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

More than 2,600 student surveys on sex education and behavior and 34 pages of students’ comments–and fewer by adults–were tallied ahead of Thursday’s public forum on sex education.

Sex Education In Flagler County Schools: Parents’ Comments

April 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Complete set of (anonymous) comments by parents of Flagler County school students in school in response to a sex education survey by the Flagler County school district. Comments are provided here unedited and uncensored.

Sex Education In Flagler County Schools: Community Members’ Comments

April 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Complete set of (anonymous) comments by residents who have no children in school in response to a sex education survey by the Flagler County school district. Comments are provided here unedited and uncensored.

But Should They Be Paid? Flagler School Board Members Defend Their Salaries

April 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

From foreground, Flagler County School Board members Colleen Conklin, Andy Dance and Sue Dickinson, with Trevor Tucker half-hidden. (© FlaglerLive)

A Florida Senate proposal would replace school board members’ salaries with a $100 per-meeting stipend. Retirement and health benefits would be eliminated, too. Savings would exceed $10 million a year.

Ted Anders Announces Spring 2011 Leadership and Personal Power Seminar Series at Flagler Chamber

April 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The public is invited to this seven-seminar series every Wednesday through June 1, starting April 20 at the Flagler County Chamber of Commerce. Four-hour sessions are $49 each or $249 for the set.

Palm Coast Heating & Air Conditioning Adds Gary Weaver To Company Team

April 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Gary Weaver brings over 10 years of heating and air conditioning experience to Palm Coast Heating & Air Conditioning.

They Bring Good Schemes to Life:
How GE Pays Little Or No Corporate Taxes

April 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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GE’s tax department is a company in itself: some 1,000 people working to minimize GE’s corporate tax liabilities, with huge success. In 2010, GE paid no taxes on $14.2 billion in profits. GE claimed a tax benefit of $3.2 billion.

Tornado Watch for Flagler and St. Johns Counties Lifted; Rain Into Afternoon

April 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Flagler and St. Johns counties, among seven northeast Florida counties, in effect until 10 a.m. Tuesday.

The Legislature’s Phonies and Pimps, Booing Rick Scott, Soldier Rape, Tips from Kurt Vonnegut: The Live Wire

April 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Carl Hiaasen on the Florida Legislature’s phonies and pimps, writing tips from Kurt Vonnegut, Israel’s crabwalk toward apartheid, the Civil War at 150, a short film on father and daughter, and more.

Schools May Be Required to Digitize Half Their Textbook Budgets Within 2 Years

April 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Schools are resisting the House proposal because two years isn’t enough time to enact it, and it leave behind students without Internet access. The Senate proposal is less stringent.

Flagler Commissioners Endorse SunRail As Gov. Scott Prepares to Derail Commuter Line

April 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Henry Flagler's legacy to Flagler County and Florida is parked, for now. Rick Scott wants to ensure that it remains so.

SunRail would have connected DeBary and Tampa as a commuter rail line, which the Legislature approved in December 2009. Gov. Rick Scott is likely to kill the project by summer, ending Central Florida’s brief flirtation with alternative transportation.

49th Day Shay-Gu Ceremony for Jigme Norbu, Dalai Lama’s Nephew Killed in the Hammock

April 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Jigme Norbu was killed on Valentine’s Day at the start of his walk for Florida. A ceremony at the crash site Sunday marked the 49th, and last, day of mourning, which releases the soul–and those left behind.

Gainesville’s Rogue Pastor And the Limits of Free Speech: A Dissent

April 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

First Amendment rights have their limits, argues Thomas Brown: Gainesville’s Pastor Jones should have been stopped from burning the Koran, which can be viewed as an act of terrorism expressly and imminently inciting violence.

Southeast Museum of Photography’s Summer Photo Camp

April 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Campers will learn the mechanics of digital manipulation, lighting, shooting and editing techniques. No previous photography experience is necessary.

Lobbying for Corruption: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Attacking Anti-Bribery Law

April 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Even as anger over governmental corruption has exploded into protests across the Middle East, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been working to weaken the law that bans companies from bribing foreign officials.

Flagler Firefighters Hold Third Annual Chili Cook-Off; Clover Beach Wins

April 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The cook-off was started three years ago as a fund-raiser to help firefighters injured on the job. Some 250 people turned out, and the Keppler brothers (and uncle Harrington) won this year’s prize–for the second time in three years.

SUV Rear-Ends Motorcycle in Beverly Beach; 4-Car Wreck at Toll Bridge

April 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The wreck took place shortly after 12:30 p.m. on SR A1A at Osprey Drive, shutting down traffic in both directions for about 40 minutes. Victims had non-life-threatening injuries.

The Art League’s Nomadic Spring Festival Finally Finds a Home at City Market Place

April 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Formerly known as Art in the Park, the Flagler County Art League’s Spring festival inaugurates its new home at City Market Place this weekend with some 50 vendors, 10 galleries and hundreds of artists and their works.

Merit Pay’s Trap: When Lawmakers Are Clueless About Teachers’ Classroom Realities

April 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Jo Ann C. Nahirny, a teacher at Matanzas High School, describes the gulf between merit pay assumptions about teachers and everyday classroom realities that are beyond teachers’ control. Lawmakers appear clueless.

Flagler’s Quality of Health Ranks It 17th in the State; Smoking and Obesity a Problems

April 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Department of Health Administrator Patrick Johnson cautions that Flagler’s health rankings should not be overdramatized–for good or ill–but that they still point to trends that should clarify where the county’s health priorities should be.

March Unemployment Falls to 8.8% as Improving Economy Adds 216,000 Jobs

April 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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March unemployment: Almost 1 million net new jobs have been created since October 2010, most of them powered by the private sector, as the economy continues to improve.

Flagler Reads Together: Huckleberry Finn, Chapter 32

April 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Flagler Reads Together, FlaglerLive is serializing Huckleberry Finn, this year’s book. Here’s Chapter 32: Still and Sunday-like; Mistaken Identity; Up a Stump; In a Dilemma; With E.W. Kemble’s original illustrations.

Volusia Schools Joining Flagler in Protecting LGBT Sexual Identity Against Bullying

March 31, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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The policy change in Volusia was prompted by the case of an 8-year-old Deltona girl being raised as a boy. It follows on the heels of a similar move in Flagler County to protect gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (GLBT) students.

Flagler Palm Coast YMCA Closing After 9 Years At Florida Hospital; Stand-Alone Y a Goal

March 31, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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The Palm Coast-Flagler Family YMCA was losing $50,000 a year for the past three years despite a membership of 900. The location was constraining. Local organizers hope to launch plans for a stand-alone Y in the future.

Palm Coast’s Rock n Ribfest Returns: Racing Pigs, Raging Bands, Roaring Fireworks

March 31, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Mickey Thomas and Starship are headlining after a half dozen local bands in the daylong event at Palm Coast’s Central Park on April 9, beginning at noon. Tickets are $15 in advance, $25 at the door.

Happy Anniversary: News-Journal Owner Wants News Crew Selling Subscriptions & Ads

March 31, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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At the 1-year mark of his ownership, News-Journal publisher Michael Redding is offering $25 to staffers who secure a 3-month subscription, $40 to those who get 6-month deal, and $50 to those who land $100 in advertising. Newsroom staffers are “insulted.”

Flagler Reads Together: Huckleberry Finn, Chapter 31

March 31, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Flagler Reads Together, FlaglerLive is serializing Huckleberry Finn, this year’s book. Here’s Chapter 31: Ominous Plans; News from Jim; Old Recollections; A Sheep Story; Valuable Information; With E.W. Kemble’s original illustrations.

2,000 Flagler Customers Without Power Late Wednesday Evening; FPL Calls for Patience

March 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Up to 11,000 customers had been without power at one point in Flagler County following a storm that whipped winds of up to 70 miles per hour. Volusia, Brevard and Seminole were also severely hit.

Parental Report Cards: Florida Lawmaker Wants Teachers Grading Your Parenting Skills

March 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Kelli Stargel, Republican of Lakeland, thinks parents should be graded on their child’s preparedness as one way to address parental involvement and student underachievement. The proposal leaves economic and social issues mute.

Flagler County Sheriff’s Deputy Diego Morales Jailed on DUI and Charge

March 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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The arrest of the eight-year member of the sheriff’s office, by the Florida Highway Patrol, stem from an accident in December. Deputy Morales posted $500 bond on the two charges and is on paid leave.

Civil War Recreations, a Pie Festival, Art, Cocktails and a One Act Fest: Culture Worth the Miles

March 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Works by John Didier at the Maitland Art Center.

‘First Thursday’ at the Orlando Museum of Art, Jon Didier at the Maitland Art Center’s Culture and Cocktails gathering (April 8), Tab Benoit and other New Orleans musicians at the Plaza Theater, a pie festival, and more.

Flagler Reads Together: Huckleberry Finn, Chapter 30

March 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Flagler Reads Together, FlaglerLive is serializing Huckleberry Finn, this year’s book. Here’s Chapter 30: The King Went for Him; A Royal Row; Powerful Mellow; With E.W. Kemble’s original illustrations.

Downed Trees and Powerlines in Wake of Violent Storm That Shook Flagler Wednesday

March 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The tornado watch on until 8 p.m. was upgraded to a warning until 4:45 p.m. in northern Flagler County. That means a tornado is either imminent or has been spotted in the affected region.

Timely Boost: Feed Flagler Nets 2 Pantries $7,680, Enough to Buy 40 Tons of Food

March 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The money is what’s left, after expenses, of Feed Flagler’s fund-raising that provided 2,000 free meals at 10 locations the day before Thanksgiving. It’s timely help as pantries begin to run dry.

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