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Flagler School Board Makes Small Inroad for Some Employees’ Same-Sex Rights, But Other Agencies Dodge the Issue

November 10, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Flagler County School Board’s bereavement leave for same-sex couples formally acknowledges such unions, but only for support personnel, while teachers and employees of other government agencies still have no such rights.

For 1 Million Floridians, Health Insurance Again in the Balance as Supreme Court Rethinks Subsidies

November 10, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Enrollment and subsidies, along with provisions such as the prohibition on excluding people with pre-existing conditions, are now at risk, because once again, the Supreme Court will decide whether the Affordable Care Act lives or dies.

Parents in Mourning Will Install Angel of Hope Statue at Craig Flagler Palms

November 10, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

An Angel of Hope inspired by the famed book by Richard Paul Evans and dedicated to families and friends grieving the loss of a child will go up on land donated by Craig Flagler Palms Funeral Home, Memorial Gardens and Crematory. The funeral home also donated a base for the statue.

P-Section Confrontation: She Drives Her Car Into Him. He Shoots the Car. Both Arrested.

November 9, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Kurt Benjamin, 27, of 31 Poinsettia Lane, and Twila Woods, 30, of nearby Point Pleasant Lane, were both jailed on aggravated battery with a deadly weapon charges Sunday morning.

Jeb Bush Could Win in 2016, But He’ll Have To Rely on The United States of Amnesia

November 9, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Jeb Bush left too much fodder for his detractors, argues Stephen Goldstein, to be a viable candidate for very long in 2016–assuming voters can remember the damaging milestones of his governorship.

Backroom Briefing: The Best and Worst of Election 2014

November 9, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The 2014 campaign had no shortage of drama, gaffes, mistakes and other attention-grabbing moments. It ended Tuesday with confetti for some and losses for others, but here are some of the highlights and lowlights for the always interesting annals of Florida elections.

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Why Democrats Keep Failing in Florida

November 8, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

For all its fear-based tactics, the Florida GOP focuses on understanding their base voters, and making them feel respected and protected. Democrats in comparison have no clue.

Sheriff Manfre Faces Federal Lawsuit Over Unpaid Wages, Jeopardizing Raise for Troops

November 8, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Four ex-deputies have sued Sheriff Jim Manfre in federal court over briefings they were forced to attend without being paid, causing the Sheriff to shelve a 1 percent raise previously due the agency’s employees.

UF and FSU Get New Presidents, Flagler Loses Sen. Thrasher, Special Election Next

November 7, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The Board of Governors unanimously ratified Thrasher’s and Kent Fuchs’s appointments. Thrasher’s resignation is expected to set off a feeding frenzy in a special election for what may turn into a Senate seat and two House seats.

U.S. Unemployment Drops to 5.8% as Economy Adds 214,000 Jobs, Maintaining Average

November 7, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The nation’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.8 percent in October, a level last seen in July 2008, when the rate was rapidly rising, and the economy added 214,000 jobs, continuing a steady if somewhat slow recovery.

Flagler Beach Settles With Ex-Flagler Beach Firefighters, Retracting Firing and Paying $80,000 to Each

November 6, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Ex-Flagler Beach firefighters Jake Bissonnette and Shane Wood wrote resignation letters to replace their firing orders, but they will not be returning to work for the fire department.

Gail Wadsworth Will Not Seek to Resume Family Dynasty in Florida Legislature–For Now

November 6, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Despite getting ready to retire in two years and having three Wadsworths behind her who served in Tallahassee, Gail Wadsworth said the timing is not right for her to run in the special election soon to be announced for either a House or Senate seat representing Flagler.

“Personhood” Amendment Crushed Even in the Reddest State, Dealing Blow to Abortion Foes

November 6, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Two proposed constitutional amendments that would have declared life starting at conception were overwhelmingly defeated in North Dakota and Colorado, with two-thirds of voters opposed.

From Washington to Palm Coast City Council, Elections Herald Less Change Than Advertised

November 5, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Tuesday’s election looked more revolutionary than it was, as political dynamics changed very little, even at the Palm Coast City Council, where two seats turned over, and even more so at the school board and the county commission, where change may be imperceptible.

As GOP Surges Over the Nation, Party Grabs Supermajority in Florida House

November 5, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The party retained two Republican-held seats where it faced serious challenges, while flipping six Democrat-held seats that were heavily contested in the Interstate 4 corridor.

Commission Incumbents Meeker and McLaughlin Win, McDonald Beats Fischer for School Board, Shipley and Nobile Win Palm Coast; Scott Wins, Pot Busts

November 4, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

With 21,000 votes in–early vote tallies and absentee ballots–County Commission incumbents Frank Meeker and Nate McLaughlin have taken commanding leads against challengers Howard Holley and Denise Calderwood, with Meeker polling 58 percent and McLaughlin close to 60 percent.

Even as Election Culminates, Supervisor Weeks Finds a New Target: Commission Chairman George Hanns

November 4, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

In her latest attempts to recast the Flagler Canvassing Board, Elections Supervisor Kimberle Weeks tried to have County Commission Chairman Gorge Hanns removed and raised issues with the appointment of alternate and Commissioner Barbara Revels.

Motorcyclist Richard K. Taylor of Palm Coast Killed in Head-On Collision With Pick-Up Truck on SR11

November 4, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Palm Coast’s Richard K. Taylor was killed this morning on State Road 11 when DeLand driver E. Gonzalez attempted to pass a car in his pick-up truck and ran head-on into Taylor’s motorcycle.

Flagler Gives Initial Approval to Vacation Rental Regulations and Pledges Revisions

November 3, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Some Hammock property owners applauded the Flagler County Commission’s proposed rules for short-term rental properties, others excoriated them for being too draconian. The commission will consider a revised proposal in late November or December.

Crist Clings To Statistically Insignificant Lead Over Scott in Last Poll Before Election Day

November 3, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

With early voting done and among those who have already voted, however, Charlie Crist has taken a more commanding lead of 44 percent to Scott’s 40 percent.

500,000!
FlaglerLive Crosses Half-Million
Reader Mark in October

November 2, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

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FlaglerLive ended October with close to 550,000 readers for the month, a new record and further indication that as print struggles to maintain its mass-market appeal, the media landscape is changing too rapidly to accommodate old models.

As Florida Bans Use of Biometric IDs in Schools, Other States Scale Back on Big Brother

November 2, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Laws cracking down on student-tracking technology reflect a growing sense of unease among parents over how biometrics are being used, what student data is being collected and stored and what security protects the information.

Crist and Scott Aren’t Both Awful: Scott Wins That Contest By a Mile

November 1, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

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Tired of what he calls false moral equivalencies, Adam Weinstein argues that pundits and cynics are wrong to flaunt the conventional wisdom about this governor’s race, and that Scott has been flat-out god-awful for Florida.

Daytona Speedway Seeking $3 Million A Year in Tax Gifts, Jaguars Close Behind

November 1, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The Jacksonville Jaguars are following closely behind the Daytona Speedway in requests of up to $90 million in sales tax dollars over 30 years, tax revenue that would be subtracted from public needs.

Vaulting from Hollingsworth to Salvo Art: JJ Graham Opens Gallery of Revelations in Bunnell

October 31, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

With the opening of the Salvo Art Project gallery Saturday evening on the grounds of Nature Scapes in Bunnell–the reincarnation of Hollingsworth Gallery in Palm Coast–JJ Graham is creating an artists’ colony devoted to expressionist art in a space at once immense and intimate.

Sheriff’s Office, In Echo of 2001 Violation, Keeps Secret the Hospitalization of Murder Suspect at FHF

October 31, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

For two days, a murder suspect was under arrest in Flagler County but not at the jail. The Sheriff’s Office would not disclose his whereabouts–a dungeon-like disappearance that no law allows or protects.

Cyclist Seriously Hurt on Belle Terre, Then 3 Cars Crash in Opposite Direction at Ponce de Leon

October 31, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Belle Terre Parkway from Rymfire Drive north was shut down after 5:45 this morning after a car struck a cyclist about 75 yards north of the intersection with Ponce de Leon Drive. An unrelated three-car wreck then took place across the road.

Supreme Court Removes Leon County Judge For Running Religious Business Out of Her Chambers

October 30, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Leon County Judge Judith Hawkins was running a business called Gaza Road Ministries, used a judicial assistant and sold her own books to attorneys who appeared before her.

Miscounts Stretch Marathon Canvassing Board Meeting to 16 Hours, Ending After Midnight

October 30, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Aside from Supervisor Kimberle Weeks hiring a stenographer without the Canvassing Board’s authorization, the meeting Thursday was dominated by attempts to reconcile a four-ballot difference.

“Epic Moment in Palm Coast’s History” as New City Hall Breaks Ground at Town Center

October 30, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Mayor Jon Netts celebrated the occasion in words that richly threaded Palm Coast’s nomadic years to Wednesday’s moment, turning symbolism into masonry as he spoke of the building representing unity, diversity and energy.

Charlie Crist Takes 3-Point Lead in Latest Quinnipiac Poll, With Boost from Independents

October 30, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The numbers suggest that independents, who decide most close elections in Florida, are migrating to Crist and may have been alienated by Scott’s negative ad blitz.

I Had a Stroke at 29

October 29, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Two weeks after her then-fiancé proposed to her, Kari Cobham had a stroke. The former News-Journal reporter and current executive producer of social media for Orlando’s WFTV writes of her experience for the first time, on World Stroke Day.

Flagler Detention Deputy of the Year Twice Reprimanded for Sexual Improprieties With Inmates in Last 2 Years

October 29, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Deputy Randy Stephen Vickers was disciplined in May for having a relationship with a repeat offender and inmate and two years ago for asking an inmate, jokingly, if she’d like to be sexually assaulted.

From Heroes to Suspects and Back Again: All Charges Dropped For European Village Saviors

October 29, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The three young Palm Coast residents who stopped an Uzi-yielding assailant at European Village in March spent the next six months fighting bogus charges that they’d provoked a fight at Finn’s bar in Flagler Beach. All charges have been dropped.

Palm Coast Broods as Ruling Declares Key Step in Red-Light Camera Ticketing Illegal

October 28, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

You may be better off not paying your red-light camera ticket in light of a court decision declaring issuance of those tickets illegal. Palm Coast is studying the ruling as its cameras continue to flash.

As Bunnell Cancels Christmas and Potato Festival, Private Group Aims to Save Both

October 28, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Bunnell cancelled all special events to close a $1 million deficit, and the Flagler Chamber is unable to run the annual Potato Festival, but Mari Molina of Flagler Cats says she is organizing a group of private concerns and volunteers to take over the festival and re-name it the Bunnell Agricultural Festival.

Jared Parkey, Flagler Firefighter Shot in Road Rage Incident, Sentenced to 2 Years’ Probation

October 28, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Jared Parkey was twice shot on U.S. 1 by ex-Flagler Beach cop Nathaniel Juratovac last year. Juratovac is serving a 4-year prison sentence. Parkey had faced a felony charge and prison time before his plea.

Ex-Felon Accused of Bludgeoning Wife to Death in St. Pete Arrested in Palm Coast

October 28, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

A blue Chevy Cavalier that police agencies across the state had been placed on alert for was found in the parking lot of the bowling alley on Old Kings Road in Palm Coast before dawn. The car owner had fled following a murder in St. Petersburg this morning.

Florida Tries Again to End Decade-Old Lawsuit Calling State’s Children’s Health Care Inadequate

October 27, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The state Agency for Health Care Administration is making a renewed attempt to scuttle a nearly decade-old lawsuit alleging the state’s Medicaid program has not provided adequate care for low-income children.

“I Know I Should Have Died on US 1”: Jack Howell Survives Another Bike Crash

October 27, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Teens-in-Flight chief Jack Howell, the retired Marine Colonel, was riding at 60 mph in the annual Frank Celico fund-raising ride Saturday when a tire on his motorcycle blew, sending him scraping against the highway.

Please Don’t Take a Seat: Flagler Schools Start Adapting to Stand-Up Desks in Fitness Push

October 27, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

A new trend is emerging at Flagler schools. It’s now all about “active learning,” a teaching style aimed at promoting better health and academic performance. At Belle Terre Elementary, that means adjustable standing desks.

Ebola Isn’t a Problem in the U.S.
Hysteria and Xenophobia Are.

October 26, 2014 | Pierre Tristam | 8 Comments

There is not going to be an Ebola epidemic in the United States. There isn’t one now. But there is a an epidemic of hysteria and cowardice that’s costing more lives in Africa, and that could threaten the West if segregationists have their way.

As 32 States Now Recognize Gay Marriage, Pam Bondi Files Latest Delaying Tactic

October 26, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Same-sex couples should continue to be prevented from getting married in Florida until a legal battle plays out about the constitutionality of the state’s gay-marriage ban, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a federal-court filing.

24-Year-Old Woman Shot in Road Rage Incident on I-95, Suspects in Mercedes Flee

October 24, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The incident took place at 3:17 p.m. near mile marker 290, about a mile north of the intersection with Palm Coast Parkway, in the southbound lanes. The woman’s injury are not life-threatening.

Guilty of 2nd-Degree Murder in Killing of 72-Year-Old Landlord, Erick Niemi Faces Up to Life in Prison

October 24, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Erick Niemi, 43, of Palm Coast, killed Leonard Lynn, his 72-year-old landlord in the R-Section, by savagely beating and strangling him in May 2013, because Niemi felt he was being mistreated.

Elections Supervisor Weeks Suspends Canvassing Business for Radio Gig, Stunning Fellow Board Members

October 24, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Supervisor of Elections Kimberle Week suspended a Canvassing Board meeting Friday to do a radio interview, without telling fellow-board members, who had other commitments, that that was the reason.

FlaglerLive Was Hacked by a Turkish Nut Case With an Allah Complex, But We’re Back

October 23, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

FlaglerLive was the target of a malicious attack Thursday from an Islamist based in Southwest Turkey. The attack was overridden in late afternoon but exposed the sort of vulnerabilities that much larger news organizations have been discovering recently.

Raising Issues of Accuracy, Canvassing Board Rejects Elections Supervisor Weeks’s Minutes in Latest Strains

October 22, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

It was a striking vote of no-confidence in the veracity of Weeks’s version of events that Canvassing Board Chair Melissa Moore-Stens made even more striking by including disclaimers on each set of minutes, stressing that they are not the official minutes of the board, but Weeks’s own.

Welcome Home, Bunnell: City Celebrates Its New Digs After Five Years’ Squatting

October 22, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The four-building, $600,000 Bunnell City Hall complex has more space than the city knows what to do with, but acquired at a tenth the price it might have had to pay had it moved into the old county courthouse.

Crist and Scott Deadlocked at 42% in Latest Quinnipiac Poll as Early Voting Begins

October 22, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Among those who have already voted, the poll found Crist leading by 5 points–42 to 38, with Wyllie getting just 3 percent. Scott’s trump card is his ready millions of dollars, Crist’s is the younger voters hoping to pass the medical marijuana legalization amendment.

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