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In Defeat for Florida Carry Inc., Court Upholds UF Policy Banning Guns in University Housing

October 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The appeals court rejected Florida Carry’s argument that the Legislature provided for gun possession in dorms as it does in homes. That leaves it up to lawmakers to change. There’s been movement in that direction.

From a Speeding Stop to an Accusation of Rioting at Flagler Jail: Dustin Singleton’s Spiral

October 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

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Dustin Singleton, 35, was accused of inciting a riot at the Flagler County Jail Tuesday, a 2nd degree felony, after he refused orders to go to his bunk. He was serving 30 days on a misdemeanor probation violation over a minor pot possession.

Name-Calling on Florida Senate Floor Further Divides Republicans Over Leadership

October 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Referring to Sen. Jack Latvala, Sen. Don Gaetz said, “when a bully throws a sucker punch, you hit back and never give in.” The fight is over the Senate’s helm.

Gov. Scott, Back in Flagler for 7th Time, Will Open Sheriff’s New Operations Center Tuesday

October 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Gov. Rick Scott will mark the grand opening of the $5 million Sheriff’s Operations Center in downtown Bunnell, with numerous local elected officials at his side. He last visited Flagler more than a year ago, during a campaign stop.

When Slick Adults Become Brawling Children: Reza’s “God of Carnage” Whacks City Rep

October 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Two sophisticated couples become more like savage when they try to sort out their children’s fight in Yasmine Reza’s play, at Palm Coast’s City Repertory Theatre starting Friday and through Nov. 8.

For Flagler’s NAACP, More Trust Than Fear of Local Police as Body Cams Clip On

October 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Flagler NAACP members were mostly reassured by use-of-force evidence that, according to the Sheriff’s Office, has declined in Palm Coast, thanks in large part to police body cameras.

Ethics Commission Tosses Complaints Against County Attorney Hadeed and Commissioner McLaughlin

October 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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The complaints were filed by John Ruffalo and Dennis McDonald, members of the Ronald Reagan Republican Assemblies, the radical-right organization devoted to upending the local governing establishment where and when it can.

Senate Bill Would Overhaul Florida’s Foster-Care Placements to Child-Centered Approach

October 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The bill, aimed at reducing instability for foster children, would match children with their best placement options — rather than, as critics charge, the first beds that are handy.

Hanns, “Vindicated” by State Ruling His Removal From Election Board Improper, Declares for 7th Term

October 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Then Elections Supervisor Kim Weeks orchestrated George Hanns’s removal from the canvassing board in November, an act the state Elections Commission found improper.

Jordan Marie Rineer, 25, Is Killed in Single-Car Wreck on US1, Tyler Dutton Survives

October 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Jordan Marie Rineer, a former Flagler resident who’d moved to Lancaster, Pa., was visiting family and had gone to Daytona with Tyler Dutton Monday night. She was ejected and died at the U.S. 1 scene.

A Syrian Family Just Landed in Palm Coast Starts Life Over From “Less Than Zero”

October 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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Mania and Amir Saman and their four young children once lived like kings, but they can’t go home to Syria and have been reduced to bare survival as they rebuild a life in Palm Coast.

Bear-Kill Quota Popped 5 Days Early:
Florida Officials Reassess Before Next Hunt

October 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Florida Fish and Wildlife officials acknowledged the agency “underestimated the hunter success for the first day,” and said a number of scenarios from the planned week-long hunt — cut down to two days — will have to be factored into future planning.

Long Creek Preserve: For Palm Coast, a Chance to Restore a Vast, Lucrative History

October 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Beyond the Long Creek Nature Preserve, Palm Coast has an opportunity to revive the state and national importance the area of the preserve played in the plantation system of the 18th and 19th centuries, says County Attorney Al Hadeed.

Vaccine Skepticism and Militant Islamism

October 25, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Politics and irrational fears rooted in anti-government sentiment dictate the response to polio vaccination programs in several countries dominated by Islamic insurgencies.

AJ Fernandez, Felled by Schizophrenia, Is Celebrated With a Skateboard Competition at Wadsworth Park

October 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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24-year-old AJ Fernandez of Palm Coast, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2010, took his life on Aug. 26. The Nov. 8 skate competition is a memorial benefit event for the Johns Hopkins Schizophrenia Center in Baltimore.

Palm Coast Woman Charged in DUI Manslaughter Was Stopped Moments Before the Crash, and Released

October 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

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Rebecca Lawless, 26, charged in the death of Diane Upton, had been stopped by a deputy shortly before at another location and allowed to leave even though she was determined to be drunk.

Rebecca Lawless, 26, Faces DUI Manslaughter Charge in Death of Diane Upton on SR100 Last Year

October 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Lawless, a Palm Coast resident, turned herself into the Flagler jail almost a year to the day when she ran a red light and slammed into Diane Upton’s car, killing Upton and injuring two family members.

Spartan Extreme Race Re-Sets for Flagler: New Location, Same Lack of Transparency

October 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

While the Spartan race appears set at a private ranch in Flagler next March, again, serious questions of transparency and patronage are undermining tiourism chief Matt Dunn’s latest approach.

As Expected, Sheriff Jim Manfre Announces Run for Re-Election, and Draws Rivals’ Fire

October 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Sheriff Jim Manfre is the only Democrat in a race that’s drawn six Republicans so far, including ex-sheriff Don Fleming and ex-Undersheriff Rick Staly, both of whom took Thursday’s announcement as an opportunity to discredit Manfre’s record.

NFL’s Dolphins Want $3 Million a Year in Taxpayer Subsidies, Daytona Speedway May Be Next

October 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The Legislature created a new funding method for professional stadiums in 2014 in an attempt to reduce the lobbying from prior years for state money.

Corey Jones Killing by Cop Triggers Black Lawmakers’ Calls for Independent Review

October 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Corey Jones, 31, a church musician whose car stalled on an Interstate 95 exit ramp early Sunday after a gig, was shot by a plainclothes officer in an unmarked car. Some lawmakers are calling for automatic reviews of all police-related shootings, among other safeguards.

Voodoo Man Found Not Guilty in Machete Attack But Still Faces Murder Conspiracy Charge

October 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Jurors found Roodlyn Mompremier not guilty in an alleged attack on his girlfriend’s brother two years ago in Palm Coast, but the two-day trial didn’t end it for him: he still faces a charge of conspiring to commit second-degree murder.

Fully-Loaded Moving Truck Overturns on State Road 100 at I-95 Exit, Driver Injured

October 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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A fully-loaded truck owned by Flagler Moving and Storage overturned on State Road 100 just after 11 a.m. today (Oct. 21), with three men on board. The driver sustained injuries to his head, shoulder and arm as the driver’s side window shattered and the truck scraped the pavement, scraping the driver with it. But he was treated at the scene and not hospitalized.

Palm Coast’s Years in Sinai End as It Moves Into Long-Sought City Hall in Town Center

October 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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Sixteen years after the city was born, Palm Coast moved into its own roomy, $9.1 million, 40,000-square-foot City Hall at Town Center this week, with a grand opening set for Nov. 3.

Belle Terre Swim Club Has Until January to Find 400 Members or Close, Absent Savior

October 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

A divided Flagler County School Board voted 3-2 for a drop-dead date, relying on current members to build their ranks while leaving out, for now, a sports academy that sought to run the facility. But board members said such talks can continue.

Openly Displaying Handguns and Guns on Campus Bills Win Senate Panel Approval

October 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

One of the Florida Senate committees also supported a measure that might make it easier for people to claim they have stood their ground in self-defense when shooting others.

Flagler Beach Manager’s Short-List Gets Shorter as 3 Withdraw, Leaving Only 2

October 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Flagler Beach is having trouble attracting candidates for its city manager’s job, with just 23 applying and most of those making the short-list deciding to take jobs elsewhere. The commission interviews Andrew DeCandis this evening.

Charter Review Proposal Finally Dies Amid Accusations of “Political Ploy” and Straw Men

October 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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Palm Coast Council member’s proposal for a charter review got no support as fellow-council member Jason DeLorenzo called the move a “political ploy” and Council member Heidi Shipley’s attempt to have the council itself lead a review also failed.

Conflict Concerns Raised Over Tourism’s Matt Dunn Moonlighting at His Own Agency

October 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Flagler government tourism chief Matt Dunn, an $82,000-a-year employee, owns a company that offers services similar to those he provides the county, raising questions of conflicts of interest.

County Administrator’s and Attorney’s Contracts May Renew Through 2019 Without Discussion

October 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Flagler County Administrator Craig Coffey’s contract renewal does not appear on this evening’s county commission agenda, and is set to renew automatically absent a decision by one of the commissioners to discuss the contract. The same standard applies to County Attorney Al Hadeed’s contract.

Citing Abuse, Cigna Pulls Out of Florida Health Marketplace, Affecting 30,000 Clients

October 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Individuals can still enroll in a Cigna plan by seeing an insurance agent. But enrollment through the Marketplace, which begins Nov. 1, is the only way to obtain tax credits that subsidize the cost of premiums.

NRA’ Misinformation, Mendacity and Victim-Blaming Take a Dive Into Rabbit Holes

October 18, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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More guns do not lead to less crime. More guns lead to more crime, argues Julie Delegal, who sees NRA zealots misrepresented the facts on guns with junk science wrapped in blame-the-victim hysteria.

Fish and Wildlife Escorts 2 Teens Out of Seminole Woods Area Over Illegal Hunting

October 18, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Officers searched the woods with weapons drawn for hunters yesterday evening between Seward Trail East and Sea Breeze Trail in Palm Coast. Two teen hunters were found and issued a warning for hunting on private property.

Risks You Didn’t Know About Tylenol, Because Its Marketing Campaign Didn’t Convey Them

October 18, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Internal company documents that have emerged in a New Jersey trial that ended Friday make clear that marketing for Tylenol did not convey doctors’ concerns about its risks.

Superintendent Apologizes Over Gender-Neutral 8th Grader Sanctioned for Wearing a Dress

October 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

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Leon County School Superintendent Jackie Pons apologized to the family of an 8th grader who identifies as neither boy nor girl, but who was accused of violating the dress code for wearing a dress on Tuesday. The violation was, in fact, committed by the school principal.

Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Advisory Club Committee: Why We Should Run the Facility

October 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club Advisory Committee makes the case to run the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club, ahead of next Tuesday’s decision by the Flagler County School Board on the fate of the facility.

Professional Pathways: Why We Should Run the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club

October 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Professional Sports Pathways, a private sports academy that runs the Center for Excellence soccer school in Palm Coast, makes the case to run the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club.

Palm Coast Government’s Arrogance
Proves It: Charter Review Is Overdue

October 16, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

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The Palm Coast City Council has responded to calls for a charter review with smugness, contempt and disrespect toward a council member elected by more people than three other council members combined. Enough of the charade.

Palm Coast Warily Explores Buying $1 Million Yacht Club for Nature and Senior Center

October 16, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Buying the Palm Coast Yacht Club would help the city avoid building a required nature center near Long Creek Preserve, but council members are skeptical about creating what would amount to a second community center so close to the first.

Palm Coast Readies to Give Its City Attorneys a 15% Raise as Councilman Objects to Method

October 15, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

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The contract will bring Palm Coast’s legal costs to close to half a million dollars a year. Councilman Steven Nobile objected to the the absence of some accountability process before ratifying the new contract amendment, but had no support from fellow-council members.

Palm Coast Joins Local Governments in Opposition to Utilities’ Proposed Cost-Shifting

October 15, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Upending a century-long arrangement, utilities want local governments to pay for moving utility lines in public construction projects even though the lines use public right of ways at no cost to utilities.

Scott Wants Tax Cuts Larger Than Projected Surplus. Lawmakers Are More Prudent.

October 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Scott wants a larger tax-cut package in 2016 than the $673 million he sought this year, even though the state budget surplus is projected at $635.4 million, much of it one-time revenue that won;t recur in subsequent years.

1-Acre Brush Fire Off SR 100 Mobilizes Division of Forestry and Flagler Fire Flight

October 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A 1-acre brush fire broke out just after 4 this afternoon in an area difficult to reach for firefighters, just south of the Winn Dixie shopping center on State Road 100, and some 75 feet eastt of I-95.

Child’s Death at Bus Stop Prompts Creation of Joint School-City Safety Committee

October 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Palm Coast City Council member Andy Dance and School Board member Andy Dance formed the joint committee with administrators from both agencies to explore safety improvements at bus stops.

2.8 Million Floridians Still Uninsured Even as Just 20% Fall in Medicaid Gap

October 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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It’s 1.1 million fewer than in 2013, but almost a third of the uninsured are eligible for Obamacare but haven’t enrolled, 15% have chosen not to enroll in employee-provided health care, and the rest are uninsured for a variety of other reasons.

Soccer Academy Takes the Pitch in Stepped-Up Bid for Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club

October 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Pro-Pathways Center of Excellence, a private Palm Coast academy that mixes soccer and academics, wants to run the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club, having outgrown its facility in the Palm Harbor shopping zone.

“Career in a Year”: Gov. Scott Wants $20 Million for Tech Schools’ Fast-Track Programs

October 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Competitive grants, which would be geared toward programs that could be completed in less than 52 weeks such as licensed practical nursing, which takes 45 weeks and has 2,361 openings in Florida, and welding, a 39-week program that could offer a path to one of 583 jobs.

No Other Choice and Nothing to Lose, Flagler Beach Opts to Negotiate With Lone Golf Bid

October 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Flagler Beach government will negotiate with Flagler Golf Management LLC to run the old Ocean Palm Golf Club, but a majority of commissioners have serious concerns and unanswered questions about the company.

Gail Wadsworth: Florida’s Court Clerks Spotlight Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, there were more than 106,000 cases of domestic violence reported in Florida last year. While this statistic is alarming enough, the numbers only continue to increase when factoring in the countless incidents of domestic violence that go unreported by victims.

Big Oil, Big Tobacco, Big Lies

October 12, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Exxon’s scientists knew by the early 1980s that human causes of global warming could be catastrophic, but quashed the findings and peddled junk science instead. It’s time to get Big Oil out of the policymaking process altogether, write Bill McKibben and Kelle Louaillier.

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