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Lowe’s Ups Drywall Settlement to $100,000 Per Victim, Closing Gap With Lawyer Payouts

October 30, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The home-improvement Lowe’s chain had previously offered no more than $4,500 in cash and gift cards to victims whose health or homes were hurt by defective drywalls bought from Lowe’s stores, and much more to lawyers. The new agreement evens out the potential payments.

Marineland’s John Hankinson Appointed Director of Obama’s Gulf Recovery Task Force

October 29, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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John Hankinson, chairman of Florida Audubon, has an environmental consulting office in Marineland and was the Southern Region’s EPA administrator during the Clinton administration.

Feared Weapon Never Made It Onto Indian Trails Campus; School Has Normal Friday

October 29, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

A report of a student planning to bring a weapon to Indian Trails Middle School surfaced Thursday evening. The school administration and law enforcement intervened, the family of the student cooperated, and the weapon never appeared.

The Live Wire, Oct. 28: Clinton Gives Meek the Best Advice of the Year

October 28, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Bill Clinton gives Kendrick Meek advice he could do something with, Obama makes a defensive appearance on the Daily Show, woman to woman in Afghanistan, and more.

Stalemated Flagler Beach Opts for Bruce Campbell As Acting Manager Beginning Jan. 2

October 28, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

In yet another raucous meeting, the Flagler Beach city commission couldn’t muster the votes to hire Bruce Campbell outright, so it settled for hiring him as acting manager beginning in January.

Campaign Notes: Dwyer Backs Craig, Sword and Fischer Vie for Teachers’ Attention

October 28, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Craig and Horrox in the circuit court race and Sword and Fischer in the school board race make their final pitches with radio appearances and a television ad from Sword, while others continue to press for the ballot measure on continuing the .25-mill school tax.

7-Year-Old Nate Truelove, Old Kings Wreck Victim, Is Going Home

October 27, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Nate’s rehabilitation at Brooks Rehab in Jacksonville did not produce the desired results. He is still mostly unresponsive, though awake. His family hopes that back home in DeLand, he will begin to progress better.

Florida State Intervenes As More Soldiers Die from Risky Behavior than Combat

October 27, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

In 2009, more soldiers died from suicide and high-risk behavior than in combat. The Pentagon is drafting Florida State to fight the epidemic.

Bowing to Pressure, Transportation Department Scraps Plans for a Weigh Station on U.S. 1

October 27, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Every local government had opposed a proposed $11 million weigh station that would have taken up the median of U.S. 1 at Royal Palms Parkway, at the intersection of Palm Coast and Bunnell. Opposition worked.

A Halloween Concert of Myth and Poetry and a Neanderthal Friend-Raiser: Culture Worth the Miles

October 27, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Orlando Philharmonic’s Halloween concert, Edward Gorey at the Orlando Museum of Art, ‘Girls Night: The Musical,’ and the Neanderthal Ball friend-raiser at the Orlando Science Center, plus plenty more.

The Live Wire, Oct. 26: Depression Polling and Normal Mailer on Dan Quayle

October 26, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A Depression Gallup Poll from 1935 with familiar results, Norman Mailer diagnoses the GOP in 1992, Trotsky’s assassination remembered, an iphone editorial, and more.

Night Waves Smash 50-ft Fishing Vessel To Shore Just North of Flagler Beach

October 26, 2010 | FlaglerLive |

The two fishermen on board the 50-year-old “Satisfaction,” registered to a company in Port Orange, swam safely to shore around 1:30 a.m., and their catch was salvaged.

Holland Walks Out on Palm Coast Council As It “Rewrites History” Over Annexation

October 26, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Commissioner Milissa Holland had enough once Palm Coast City Manager Jim Landon took credit for bringing in the National Guard to a Flagler County airport site, which is at the heart of an annexation controversy.

The Live Wire, Oct. 25: Rove’s Warrior Nation, Tea Parties and Renoir

October 25, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Why we love war, the tea party goes up against Karl Rove, Scalia takes Kagan to the gun range, the best don’t ask don’t tell moments, and more.

Jail Riot, Diving Accident, Hostages and Wrecks Jam Flagler’s Paramedic Competition

October 25, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Organized by the Flagler County Fire Department, the nearly 24-hour paramedic competition put 10 teams through 10 scenarios across the county in grueling, unpredictable drills.

How Republicans Became America’s Arabs

October 24, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | 30 Comments

That’s the strength behind the Republican No, as it is behind the Arab No, the Islamist No in particular: it appeals to some mythical, mass-marketable golden age. No proof necessary.

Leveraging Little Miss Flagler Into a Halloween Campaign to Feed the Hungry, and More

October 24, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Daviana Campbell, the 11-year-old winner of Little Miss Flagler 2010, is throwing a 5th and 6th grade Halloween dance Oct. 29 to raise money and food for the hungry. That’s just for starters.

With Verve and Survivors, Bunnell Pinks Up In 4-Mile Breast Cancer Awareness Walk

October 23, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Bunnell’s first annual “Going the Extra Mile” walk for breast cancer awareness Saturday morning drew some 160 people and raised $2,500.

Live Wire Weekend, Oct. 22-24: Wikileaks Hell, Beirut’s Marines, Orlando’s Palin

October 23, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Sarah Palin brings her bonkers act to Orlando, Wikileaks honors the truth, massive oil is spotted in the Gulf of Mexico, American religion isn’t that bad, and more.

Singing Its Signal Achievements, Flagler Education Foundation Celebrates 20 Years

October 23, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The Jersey Boys steal the show: Nicholas O'Connor, Alvante Pearson, Jeffrey McDevitt and Boyd Fulmer (© FlaglerLive)

The gala dinner at the Hammock Dunes Club drew a sold-out audience of 175, and was highlighted by testimonials about the foundation’s works and rousing performances by Amy Fulmer’s Formality Ensemble.

Builders on Amendment 4: Bad for Jobs, Economic Growth and Democracy

October 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Charles Rinek, president of the Flagler Home Builders Association, outlines the many reasons why Amendment 4 — the so-called “Hometown Democracy” amendment — will undermine the state’s economy and democratic process.

Palm Coast Is Fighting Firefighters’ Union on Forming a Single Bargaining Unit

October 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

The hearing Friday will decide whether lieutenants and rank and file firefighters can form a single bargaining unit, which the city–which objects to unionization–is opposing.

September Unemployment Almost Unchanged: 16.3% in Flagler, 11.9% in Florida

October 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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With 1.1 million people out of work, unemployment in Florida inched up by a decimal point, and down by a decimal point in Flagler. Some 11,100 jobs were lost in the state in September.

“Jesus Christ Superstar” Launches Flagler Playhouse’s 32nd Season

October 21, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The play and the movie of the “rock opera” were charged up with controversy in 1971 and 1973. These days, “Jesus Christ Superstar” is a nostalgic bath of 70s music and only quaint hints of subversion.

Health Care Deformed: Florida’s Incoming House Speaker Defies Federal Law

October 21, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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With no apparent authority from the Legislature or the courts, incoming Florida House Speaker Dean Cannon is aiming to scuttle state agencies’ enactment of federal health care reform laws and regulations.

The Live Wire, Oct. 21: Miss Flagler County’s Latest, Sink and Scott’s Loudest, Palin’s Diva Act

October 21, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Amanda Dack gives us a Miss Flagler County update, St. Augustine wins best place to retire, Sink and Scott fang up, Dizzy Gillespie makes a birthday appearance on the Muppet Show, and more.

In School Board Race, a Clash of Clarity And Fact Between Fischer and Sword

October 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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John Fischer makes wild, often incoherent claims and exaggerations, betting, correctly, that his audiences won’t verify what he says. Sword is about clarity and rational analysis.

And Then There Were One and a Half: Flagler Beach Manager Pick Slims to Default

October 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

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Edward Sealover has taken a job in Georgia, Gary Word is negotiating terms with Green Cove Springs, leaving Bruce Campbell the choice by default. The question is: will the Flagler Beach City Commission take it?

The Live Wire, Oct. 20: Debt Dummies, Lolita, George Carlin and EE Cummings

October 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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How not to pay your credit card bills, Confederate fallacies, reading “Lolita” at 12, Calgary’s new Muslim mayor, George Carlin on Religion, and more.

Flagler Sheriff’s Jail Guards Apologize To Lisa Tanner Over 2005 Brutality Case

October 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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Lisa Tanner, the daughter of then-State Attorney John Tanner, was arrested on bogus charges in March 2005, and was then violently restrained and abused by guards at the Flagler County jail.

Bold and Bolder: County Commission Bashes Landon and Coffey Over Annexation Proposal

October 19, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

County administrator Craig Coffey and City Manager Jim Landon worked out an annexation deal for the 55 acres to be filled by a National Guard center near the airport. That was news to the county commission.

A Bench, a Homeless Man, A Cop’s Brutal Judgment: Poverty as a Presumption of Guilt

October 19, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | 8 Comments

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The man was sleeping on a bench in Sarastoa. The cop noticed a duffel bag and decided to invoke the city’s anti-camping ordinance. The result: felony charges for the man, and neither justice nor common sense served.

In Palm Coast, Another Dud Turnout At School Tax Town Hall

October 19, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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School officials had thought (and feared) that the tea party throngs would turn up at Monday’s town hall on the proposed $0.25 mill school tax referendum. They didn’t. What those tea leaves say is not clear.

The Live Wire, Oct. 19: Florida Apartheid, Rick Scott’s Fuzziness and an Unsavory Duke List

October 19, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Arizona’s war on undocumented immigrants migrates to Florida, in a whiter worse version, Rick Scott has memory problems under oath, the “Duke Screw List” surfaces, and more.

Holden House and the Old Courthouse: A Grateful Historical Society and an Update

October 19, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Flagler County Historical Society President Mary Ann Clark thanks the county commission for the $23,400 renovation, and Sisco Deen relates the latest fixings.

County Raises Bed Tax to 4%, a Victory for Milissa Holland’s Tourism Marketing Thrust

October 18, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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The higher tax, Milissa Holland argued, will broaden Flagler County’s marketing power, drawing more visitors and creating more jobs for local, small businesses.

Calvary Christian’s Bus Ministry: Treasuring the Homeless, One Sunday at a Time

October 18, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Every Sunday, Calvary’s school buses pick up some 120 homeless men, women and children to clean, feed and clothe them while ministering to them without illusions.

In Race to Replace Judge Hammond in Flagler, Craig and Horrox Scrape for Distinctions

October 18, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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In the race for the 7th judicial district’s court seat Judge Hammond is vacating, Dennis Craig and Joe Horrox are two competent, unexciting choices, though Craig’s experience is more varied.

The Live Wire, Oct. 18: Mica’s Night Terrors, the Davidsons’ Park and Tea Party Writ

October 18, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The ex-News-Journal’s Davidsons get a pasturage, John Mica wants you to be scared of Heather Beaven, tea partiers think the Constitution is a biblical excerpt, and Facebook is betraying your privacy.

Teen White Out: White T-Shirts to Blank Out Traffic Crashes

October 18, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Department asks Floridians to show support by wearing a white shirt on Oct. 19 to help white out teen crashes, the leading cause of death for teenagers. This is National Teen Driver Safety Week.

Gorey Stories, Deadly Artists and International Arts Day: Culture Worth the Miles

October 18, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Slightly frightful stories to go with Halloween and Edward Gorey at the Orlando Museum of Art, Mozart’s time machinery, oral histories come to the celery stage, International Arts Day on Oct. 25, and more.

It’s Drescher’s Tower Now: Year-Long Quest Ends With Town’s Name in Its Place

October 17, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The job was finished Sunday, but it took Stan Drescher, a newcomer to Flagler Beach, almost a year and perseverance through slamming doors to have the town’s water tower named after it.

Cubism Squared at “Picasso’s Legacy,” Flagler County Art League’s Latest Show

October 16, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The second show at the Art League’s new home at City Walk/City Market Place features several attempts at translating Picasso’s cubist (and not so cubist) legacy, with varying degrees of success.

Scott DuPont and Don Holmes:
Dogma vs. Nuance in 7th Judicial Circuit Race

October 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Don Holmes and Scott DuPont’s experience in law is the least of their differences in the Group 10 race for Florida’s 7th Judicial Circuit Court seat (Putnam County), in which Flagler voters do have a vote.

FPC’s Boys Raced, Pink-Socked, in Breast Cancer Solidarity at Manhattan Invitational

October 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Inspired by their coach, an idea started by Brad Walbert, to honor his grandfather, developed into team-wide solidarity for breast cancer victims–with unexpected and moving results as the boys raced in in New York City.

Live Wire Weekend: Imam Bill O’Reilly On The View, Palm Coast’s Rut, Rich Tax Cuts

October 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Bill O’Reilly makes an ass of himself on The View, when Florida sued Rick Scott, Justin Bieber uncovered as a pedophile and other disasters.

To Bitter Reactions, Flagler Beach Commission Again Delays Hiring a New Manager

October 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

This time, Commissioner Joy McGrew, piped in by phone from North Carolina, asked for the decision to be delayed until her return. The vote was moved to Oct. 28.

The Live Wire, Oct. 14: Foreclosure Crisis 2.0 and the Limits of Tolerance

October 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The foreclosure crisis goes viral, school uniforms get another hearing, boobs against breast cancer, Beirut’s rebirth, tolerance’s limits, and more.

Governing Divide: Nurses Are for Sink, Doctors Are for Scott, Voters Still on Mars

October 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The GOP’s Rick Scott snubbed the Florida Nurses Association, Democrat Sink visited in person. For doctors, Scott would take a hatchet to malpractice lawsuits–doctors’ overriding wish.

Election Primer: Amendment 2 Loop-Holes a Tax Exemption for Soldiers in War Zones

October 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Amendment 2 would give soldiers in Iraq or Afghanistan (or future war zones) a property tax exemption but only if they own homesteaded property. The amendment is more controversial than you’d expect.

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