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9 Counts of Burglary, 8 Counts of Mischief and More for 3 Men

November 16, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

From left, Michael Andre Brick, Sean Ryan Fitzpatrick and Allen Gary Stefancik. (FCSO)

The three young men are accused of breaking into several cars at Westwind Contracting on U.S. 1 and at at McCharacters in St. Joe Plaza.

Dogged Duo: Nate McLaughlin and Milissa Holland Take Their County Commission Oath

November 16, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Nate McLaughlin with his wife Kelly (left), and Milissa Holland, seated, with Bunnell City Commissioner Elbert Tucker (left), Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston and Property Appraiser Jay Gardner Monday before the two commissioners took their oath of office. (© FlaglerLive)

Put on your helmets: A county commission already stocked with personalities that wear their convictions on their sleeves welcomed Nate McLaughlin Monday. He fills a seat that had been a virtual non-entity for the past four years.

Evangelical Women, John Fischer and the Right’s Problem With Paul Krugman: The Live Wire, Nov. 16

November 16, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

John Fischer is begins asking questions as a school board member, evangelical women and submission, the right’s problem with Paul Krugman, Malcolm Gladwell on tax bliss, and more.

All 400 Sanctuary Pigs To Be Gassed in a Truck and Delivered to Starke for Cremation

November 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 84 Comments

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The pigs are corralled into a truck, and gassed while the truck is on its way to Starke, where they’re off-loaded into a crematorium. Lory Yazurlo tried but failed to get a stay of execution for the pigs she’s cared for since 1995.

Tale of Two Recommendations: Valentine “Completely” Supports Staging of Mockingbird

November 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The appeals committee’s original recommendation was re-written to more clearly reflect Mockingbird as an “appropriate” play to be staged by Flagler County school students.

Mockingbird‘s Fate Still Hanging as Appeals Panel, Endorsing the Work, Punts on the Play

November 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Colleen Conklin addressing the Mockingbird committee at Matanzas Monday morning. (FlaglerLive)

A majority of the committee clearly wanted the play staged. But it’s recommendation goes no further than declaring Mockingbird “appropriate” for instruction–a matter never in doubt.

Live Recap: Mockingbird Appeals Committee’s Minute-By-Minute Deliberations

November 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The nine-member appeals committee, meeting this morning at Matanzas High School, will recommend a fate for “To Kill a Mockingbird”–whether FPC’s students will stage it or not, and how. It’s up to Superintedent Valentine to make the final decision.

Kent Sharples on Firing Line, Texting Rubio Hype, and 80s Madness: The Live Wire, Monday, Nov. 15, 2010

November 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

More hype on texting and cyberbullying, Rubio’s roll-out, Ted Koppel on Olbermann and O’Reilly, Malcolm Gladwell’s Tax Bliss, and more 1980s.

In Her Own Words, Please: A Friend of
Harper Lee’s Pleads the Case Against Censors

November 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Jack Cowardin, the St. Augustine novelist, has been corresponding with Harper Lee for years. His take on the controversy over the staging of the play by FPC’s Drama Club: Let it go on unmolested by political correctness.

Flagler Sends Out Last Call for
Firefighter Paramedic Ranse Jones, 1975-2010

November 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Some 300 people said goodbye to Ransford Jones, the Flagler County Firefighter-Paramedic who died this week after six months in a coma, in a moving ceremony of tributes and symbolism on Marineland’s boardwalk Sunday afternoon.

Protected: 1946 Ercoupe 415C plane for Sale or Share

November 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Starry Saturday: Theater, Art, Grit and Glitz from Bunnell to Palm Coast

November 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Staring with FPC’s courageous thespians, the visual and performing arts had a fabulous Saturday in Flagler, with two gallery openings and two local theater productions. That’s what the county’s unbound cultural scene should be about.

Improved Art League Goes On With the Show, Without Its President: Weldon Ryan Resigns

November 13, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Prompted by Weldon Ryan, the move to City Market Place has been a boon to the Flagler County Art League. (© FlaglerLive)

As president, Weldon Ryan convinced the art league to move to City Market Place, winning the league more visibility and members. He resigns after just four months at the helm.

The National Coalition Against Censorship’s Letter to Janet Valentine

November 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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“We urge you to encourage student creativity and civic engagement, and to teach students the skills to discuss opposing views respectfully,” the NCAC writes. “We urge you to allow the students to perform the play.”

National Coalition Against Censorship Urges Valentine To Reverse Mockingbird Decision

November 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The strongly-worded letter from a coalition representing 50 organizations of actors, writers, educators and clerics calls on Superintendent Valentine to enrich the conversation on race and culture, not restrict it.

Bruce Campbell Still Waiting for Official Word That He’s To Be Flagler Beach’s Acting Manager

November 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

The Flagler Beach City Commission appointed Bruce Campbell acting manager beginning Jan. 2. He hasn’t officially been told in writing. But being an employee already, he wasn’t necessarily supposed to be told.

County Endorses Federal Recommendation To Kill All 400 Pigs at Yazurlo’s Sanctuary

November 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Federal and state authorities could only recommend that the pigs be killed. The county made the final decision, though the county commission has yet to formally address the issue, and a time and place for the operation have not been set.

Glenn Beck’s Smears, Florida Foreclosure Screws, Racism Goes Postal: Live Wire Weekend, Nov. 12-14

November 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Glenn Beck insults George Soros, Florida’s foreclosure robo courts, Bush on O’Reilly, Jon Stewart on Rachel Maddow, who wants to be buried with Oprah, and much, much more.

Sheriff Calls for 1-Year Pill-Mill Freeze in Flagler Through County and City Ordinances

November 11, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Citing three pill mills already in Flagler County, Sheriff Fleming is asking the county commission and the cities to adopt ordinances stopping pill mills until the state strengthens its regulations.

The Live Wire, Nov. 11: Obama Caves, Serpico Dies, Black Characters Vanish

November 11, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Serpico’s Dino DiLaurentiis dies, Obama caves to the GOP on the Bush tax cuts, understanding diversity, rediscovering John Cardinal Newman, losing sight of black characters on TV, and more.

Mockingbird Appeals Committee’s Challenge: Loyalty to “Protocol” vs. Free Expression

November 11, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Interviews with appeals committee members reveal a divide between instinctive revulsion of censorship and hesitancy over second-guessing a principal’s decision even as the facts of the case continue to be muddled by unspecified generalities.

Court Orders County to Take Over Custody and Fate of 400 Swine in Bunnell Pig Sanctuary

November 10, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Lory Yazurlo appears to have lost an eight-year battle to keep caring for unwanted pigs on her 20-acre farm, though government officials point to degraded conditions harmful to animals and public health, and Yazurlo’s refusal to comply with age-old care plans.

Shapiro: In the End, It’s the Profanity of Censorship Against the Sacredness of Learning

November 10, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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In a column on the Mockingbird controversy at FPC, Rabbi Merill Shapiro argues that whatever the merits of administrative issues, “the profanity of censorship,” in the end, “has no place in our community.”

The Live Wire, Nov. 10: Holly Hill Fires Oel Wingo, Parker Takes on Palin, Bill O’Reilly’s Beheadings

November 10, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Fleming’s Town Hall tonight at the library, Kathleen Parker on Sarah Palin, Bill O’Reilly’s stupid beheading tricks, the TSA’s T&A problem, remembering Jill Clayburgh, and more.

Another Violent Domestic Assault in Palm Coast Lands a Fugitive in Jail

November 10, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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In the second violent domestic assault case in three days, a 30-year-old Palm Coast resident of Parkview Drive allegedly threatened to kill his girlfriend rather than let her leave him.

Harping on “Christmas Come True” Charity Ball at Hammock Beach Saturday

November 9, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Nadine King had the idea of a Christmas charity ball back in the 1980s. She revived it in Palm Coast last year, helping 54 families better realize their Christmas. King hopes to double that number this year.

Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter, Nov. 2-5, 2010

November 9, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

When a homeless man is robbed and another jailed for hoping for a roof beneath his head, knife-wielding during an argument, boat larcenies, numerous burglaries and car break-ins, and more.

Palm Coast Man With Long History of Arrests is Charged With Kidnapping and Sexual Battery

November 9, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Major Harris III allegedly threatened to shoot his live-in girlfriend, then raped her, then forced her and two young children to go to DeLand.

The Live Wire, Nov. 9: Your Child Left Behind, Unemployment Deadlines and Conan’s Return

November 9, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Florida unemployment benefits are about to run out for many, Conan O’Brien is back, in defense of NPR, the dismal state of your children’s education in Florida, and more.

Ranse Jones, Flagler Firefighter-Paramedic in a Coma Since May, Died on Monday

November 9, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Ransford Jones was 34 years old. He had been with the Flagler County Fire Department for two years before an aneurysm felled him in May, while he was playing in a beach volleyball tournament in Panama City.

Seminole Woods “Bomber”: Fascinated With Rockets and “Having Fun in a Stupid Way”

November 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Patrick Cossette, the 20-year-old FPC graduate arrested Sunday for setting off a home-made explosive device in Seminole Woods, speaks to FlaglerLive about indulging his fascination with rockets since he was 13.

Stetson Scores Freedom‘s Jonathan Franzen For Its James Turner Butler Lecture Nov. 22

November 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The author of Freedom and The Corrections, an almost sure winner of this year’s Pulitzer for fiction, will be at Stetson on Nov. 22 for just one hour. The event is free, but tickets are extremely limited.

Uniforms in Flagler Schools? Data Show Dress-Code Violations To Be a Negligible Issue

November 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The dress code in Flagler schools remains a hotter topic of discussion, especially on the school board, than it is a problem, especially in schools. Yet the arrival of a new school board member may prompt more talk of uniforms.

The Live Wire, Nov. 8: Americans Against Themselves, Miami Cult Deaths and Tall Jesus

November 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Why Americans vote against their own interests, academic freedom and Holocaust deniers, Days of Our Lives at 45, a Feed Flagler update, procrastination’s virtues, and more.

Art at Bargain Prices in DeLand and Free Shakespeare: Culture Worth the Miles

November 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Some 87 Florida artists have donated work to be auctioned off in support of the Museum of Florida Art in Deland on Nov. 11; plus the The Red-Nosed Reindeer Romp, a free “Twelfth Night,” “Grease” and plenty more.

Seminole Woods Scare: Canadian Arrested After Setting Off Home-Made Bomb in Lake

November 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Four men from Daytona Beach had seven home-made bombs, one of which they exploded in a lake in the Seminole Woods area Sunday. One is under arrest. The area is secure.

Dueling Seafoods and Surfers: Video and Photo Gallery

November 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The dueling festivals are over and the images are in: a video report from the 2010 Tommy Tant Classic and a photo gallery from Tommy Tant and Palm Coast’s Seafood Festival.

Tommy Tant Legacies: 3 Decades of Surfing Flagler Beach’s Sands, Surf and Streets

November 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The author in a quiet, meditative moment. (Courtesy of Ben Lacy)

Ben Lacy, who grew up surfing with Tommy Tant in Flagler Beach, recalls three decades of the town town’s surfing culture and how it has managed to maintain its charms through the changes, even on the waves.

Festival Filibuster: How Palm Coast Plays Hardball With Flagler Beach

November 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

If Palm Coast is serious about playing nice with its neighboring cities and not competing for “special event” visitors, why is it doing exactly that with signs greeting visitors exiting the Interstate?

FlaglerLive Welcomes Its New Reporter, Videographer and Anchor: Charlotte Marten

November 6, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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A native of Sweden, a graduate of the University of Hawaii and a fresh veteran of Savannah’s military (and more varied) reporting scene, Charlotte Marten will anchor FlaglerLive’s video journalism and other productions.

Live Wire Weekend: Landon’s City Hall Arrogance, Obama’s Ego, Nate’s Latest and Gay Sons

November 6, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Paddle-out ceremony during the 2009 tommy Tant Classic in Flagler Beach. (Courtesy of Tommy Tant Classic)

Palm Coast City Manager gets an earful on his city hall designs, so does Obama’s ego (on his White House designs), George Carlin on the virtue of not voting, O’Reilly fairer than Olbermann, gay 5-year-old sons in Halloween costumes, and much more.

From Fringe to Voting Booth, a Machinery of Information Churning Push-Button Citizens

November 6, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Politicians know that the obsessed, the fearful, the paranoid and the insane are easier to manipulate and outnumber by far than the attentive, Darrell Smith argues in a column. They can push their buttons at will. Tuesday proved it.

After 11,000 Days as Flagler’s Judge, Kim C. Hammond Retires to FSU Fight Song

November 5, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Kim Hammond started his career as a judge in Flagler County four decades, six presidents and 11,0000 days ago. His retirement ceremony Friday was a tribute to an institution.

“An Agreement is an Agreement”: Maps Contradict Palm Coast’s Annexation Claim

November 5, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Large maps and a 2007 circuit court settlement show clearly where Palm Coast’s annexation authority ends. That authority doesn’t extend over the site of a proposed National Guard reserve center on county land.

Private Sector Leads Surge as Economy Adds 151,000 Jobs; Unemployment Stuck at 9.6%

November 5, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The unexpectedly large job increase was also accompanied by revised and much smaller job losses in August and September, suggesting a stronger turn-around for the economy as a whole.

Swelled by Supermajority, Florida GOP Signals First Assault Victim: Medicaid

November 5, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A quick special session in Tallahassee would provide $9.7 million for Gainesville’s Shands teaching hospital and lay down markers on overhauling medicaid, the health care program for the poor. One idea: forcing all beneficiaries to enroll in managed care.

Time to Get Involved: Feed Flagler Challenges County’s Thanksgiving Compassion and Beyond

November 4, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Led by Commissioner Milissa Holland and the county administration, Feed Flagler aims to provide meals for 2,000 people at Thanksgiving, raise thousands of dollars and stock up food pantries and family pantries for many weeks’ worth.

Dog-and-Pony Powerpoints: Landon’s Stage-Managed Shows for a New Palm Coast City Hall

November 4, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Same idea, different name. (TausP./Flickr/Creative Commons)

City Manager Jim Landon says the $10 million city hall project is different than the plan 82 percent of voters rejected in 2005. He’s right: residents won’t be allowed to vote this time, even though economic conditions are far worse.

The Live Wire, Nov. 4: Florida’s One-Party Rule, Bush on Bush and Chris Wallace

November 4, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The business of Florida is business, Rick Scott declares in Coolidge fashion; the big lie about Social Security’s bankruptcy, the big magic of Disney marketing, the origins of the federal debt, and more.

Guns and Fight at Indian Trails Sports Complex Land Two Palm Coast Men in Jail

November 4, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Robert Norwood, left, and David Harris. (FCSO)

Robert Norwood, 18, and David Harris, 21, are both accused of pointing a handgun at a 17-year-old during a fight before deputies blocked the vehicle in which the pair was attempting to leave the sports complex.

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