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Sheriff Fleming “Conflicting” Under Oath, But Cleared of Wrongdoing in Fischer Case

December 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Sheriff Fleming made conflicting and inaccurate statements under oath regarding his phone calls with John Fischer following Fischer’s wife’s involvement in a fatal hit-and-run last year, a state attorney’s report concludes, but there’s no evidence of “improper or illegal contact” between the two men, the report states.

Paul Miller, Accused Flagler Beach
Murderer, Scheduled for Trial Feb. 25

December 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Paul Miller, who faces a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of Dana Mulhall during an argument in March, will go on trial on Feb. 25, or that week, after an appearance in court today.

As New Commission Chairman, Nate McLaughlin Quickly Flexes Unyielding Muscle

December 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

In a tense few minutes at this week’s Flagler County Commission meeting, McLaughlin refused to yield to Barbara Revels’s repeated request to hold on to her membership on the Public Safety Coordinating Council, which McLaughlin took over, as he did that of the powerful Tourist Development Council.

Two Damaging Chases, 2 Arrests, Innumerable Charges. But Should She Be in Jail?

December 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Deborah Brinkman, 60, took Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies on two car chases through Palm Coast in seven days, damaging three police cruisers, and was jailed again Monday on several charges, including battery on a cop, but her behavior raises questions about the county’s ability to respond beyond jail to individuals with mental health issues.

Bill Filed to Guarantee In-State Tuition to Florida Children of Undocumented Immigrants

December 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Unlike the federal Dream Act, which covers children brought to the country illegally, the Florida bill filed Tuesday only deals with children who are American citizens by virtue of being born in the United States.

David Brown, 55, of Palm Coast, Killed in Motorcycle Wreck on Deadly Stretch of U.S. 1

December 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

A 55-year-old Palm Coast resident was killed at 10 p.m. Monday when he lost control of his motorcycle on a notoriously deadly curve on U.S. 1, just south of the intersection with Belle Terre Boulevard and north of County Road 304.

The Lives and Nuns of Danny Goggin, Creator of Tonight’s “Nunset Boulevard” at Auditorium

December 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Danny Goggin, profiled in this piece, is the writer and director of what’s become a half-billion dollar “Nunsense” franchise, whose latest installment–“Nunset Boulevard: The Nunsense Hollywood Bowl Show”–takes the Flagler Auditorium stage tonight.

Flagler School District Cut from $30 Million Race-to-the-Top Grant; Rezoning Still Ahead

December 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The $30 million federal grant–a third of the district’s annual budget–would have let the district turn all its middle and elementary schools into K-8 magnet schools of choice, with transportation. Nevertheless, the district still plans to adopt several reforms, including converting Indian Trails into a K-8 center, and countywide rezoning.

Ex-Cop Jailed After Taunting Neighbor With Shotgun and “Stand Your Ground” Sign

December 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Douglas Pulaski, a 50-year-old former police officer and resident of the W Section in Palm Coast was arrested Saturday night after displaying a 20-gauge shotgun at a neighbor and allegedly telling him “I never miss” as he pointed to a hand-painted sign in his driveway that read “Stand Your Ground.”

Manfre Picks Rick Staly as Undersheriff, Passing Over O’Brien, Who’ll Be Chief Deputy

December 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Incoming Flagler County Sheriff Jim Manfre’s appointment of Rick Staly as undersheriff signals Manfre’s intent to shake up the internal workings of the agency while maintaining some continuity with O’Brien, who’d risen to chief deputy during Manfre’s first tenure between 2001 and 2004.

R-Section Cop Chase Ends in 3 Arrests and a Crash; Rymfire School Briefly Locked Down

December 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Three men are in police custody this morning, one of them after a lay-over at Florida Hospital Flagler, following a chase through Palm Coast’s R Section that ended with an SUV’s crash in the middle of Royal Palms Parkway.

Mazel Not: Israel and the United States, Married on the Wrong Side of History

December 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

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Israel likes to claim that Palestinians deny Israel’s right to exist. the reality is the opposite. Israel has spent the last six decades denying Palestinians’ right to exist in fact, going as far as denying them their history and identity. The UN vote for Palestinian statehood begins to right the injustice.

For African-American Voter Turnout, a New Normal

December 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Ever since the process toward full citizenship of African Americans began with the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, politicians and others have been trying to stop us from exercising the hard fought, hard won right to vote, writes Leslie Watson Malachie. It’s not working anymore.

Alone Among NFL Franchises, Miami Dolphins Suffer Huge Fan Drop in Last 10 Years

December 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

As the Dolphins muddle through another season, the South Florida organization was the only professional team from Florida — and the only NFL entry on the whole list of North American sports franchises — to record a plummet in fans over the past decade.

Donald Trump’s Disciples: Obama’s Victory Still Birthing Dispute in a Tallahassee court

November 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

In a largely forgotten court case being litigated in Tallahassee, lawyers are still arguing about whether President Barack Obama was qualified to run for president in the first place.

Children in Nursing Homes: Florida Rejects Court Oversight in Dispute With U.S. Justice

November 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Department of Justice in September threatened legal action over Florida’s violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by improperly placing disabled children in nursing homes and threatened legal action. Florida wants to resolve the dispute but opposes federal court oversight.

Almost 6 Years in the Making, Facelift of Pine Lakes Parkway North Begins on Dec. 4

November 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

On Dec. 4, Palm Coast will begin repaving Pine Lakes Parkway North, widening its shoulders, adding a 10 foot-wide bike and exercise path and street lights, and burying utility lines. The project will take some 9 months.

In Juvenile Detention for Girls, Health Care Is Shoddy, Absent or Geared Only to Boys

November 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Incarcerated girls are “one of the most vulnerable and unfortunately invisible populations in the country,” and up to 90 percent have experienced physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, yet the health care provided to children, and girls in particular, in juvenile detention is often ill-equipped to deal with their complex health needs.

After Latest Florida Ballot Debacle, Democrats File Bills to Extend Early Voting

November 29, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Bills filed this week would require early voting to begin 15 days before Election Day, up from 10 days before under current law, and early voting wouldn’t end until the Sunday night before the election under the new measures.

Young Couple Robbed at Gunpoint By 3 Ski-Masked Men In Seminole Woods Home

November 29, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

Timothy and Rishanda Ivey were in the kitchen of their Slowdrift Turn house in Seminole Woods Wednesday morning when they were invaded and assaulted by three men in ski masks who proceeded to rob Timothy, search upstairs, and steal his handgun from his car.

Robert Gill’s Mark Twain Takes Palm Coast at City Repertory Theatre

November 29, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Robert Gill has taken Mark Twain all over Florida, performing in Jacksonville, Orlando, Avon Park, and St. Augustine, but this will be the Palm Coast debut, and it flows with whiskey and irreverence.

What’s In Your Gun Closet? In Florida, a Doctor’s Right to Ask Is Under Threat

November 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Should doctors be able to ask patients or patients’ parents whether they own a gun? What about health insurers, employers or health-care officials implementing the federal health law? Can they ask about gun ownership? The issue is playing out in Florida, where lawmakers want to ban doctors from asking the questions.

Parental Notification: Court Reverses Florida Teen’s Abortion Disclosure Requirement

November 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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In a case that offers a glimpse of the complexity of Florida’s parental-notification of abortion law, a divided appeals court overruled a Polk County judge and said a 17-year-old girl could receive an abortion without her mother being told.

Doug Baxter, Flagler Chamber President Since 2007, Resigns Unexpectedly; DeLorenzo Leads

November 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 37 Comments

Doug Baxter was president since 2007. Rebecca DeLorenzo is taking over for now. The chamber was facing some financial issues, and the resignation was not internally as surprising as it appears from beyond the chamber walls.

Plea in the Works for Charles Cowart, Who Was Chased Through Bunnell on Horseback

November 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Charles Cowart, the 29-year-old man who led police on a chase through Bunnell as he rode a horse through town the afternoon of Sept. 24, was jailed again on a public intoxication charge Nov. 20, but will likely not face trail on the four felony and misdemeanor charges he incurred in September.

Jeb Bush Redux: Defeated and Deflated, Republicans Look for Viability in 2016

November 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Early Republican favorites for 2016 include Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, Paul Ryan and Jon Huntsman, but the most formidable — and electable — candidate for the Republican Party right now is former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, argues Steven Kurlander.

Growth Industry: Cops Bust Third Palm Coast Pot Grow House in 9 Months, on Wheatfield

November 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Authorities arrested Jorge Rodriguez, 61, and charged him with marijuana cultivation at 15 Wheatfield Drive in Palm Coast, where some 48 plants with a potential street value of $86,000 were discovered Monday.

Out-of-Control Car Dives Into a Pond Off I-95 in a Spectacular 2-Vehicle Wreck, Hurting Two

November 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Amber Smith of Palm Coast lost control of her Honda on I-95 this morning, slammed into another car, and flew into a large pond 10 feet below the road level, but was able to crawl out of the half-submerged car and get rescued. An intricate salvage operation ensued.

Feed Flagler Recap: $17,000 in Donations; Johnston Reclaims Fund-Raising Trophy

November 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston raised $5,001, or $1 more than Flagler County Sheriff Don Fleming, thanks to a last-minute, $1 donation from George Hanns, the county commissioner.

WNZF’s David Ayres, Voice of Flagler County, Is Named One of Nation’s Top Radio Managers

November 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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David Ayres, named one of Radio Ink’s 50 top radio managers in America, steered away from his parents’ tool and die shop to take on a career in radio and TV. He’s is ending one of his more successful years after overseeing the expansion of Flagler County Broadcasting to a fourth radio station.

Gov. Scott’s Notion of Cheaper State College Degrees Termed “Walmart of Education”

November 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott “challenged” state colleges to create $10,000 four-year degrees, a continuation of his low-cost strategy for higher education that Democrats slammed as an attempt to turn the schools into “the Walmart of Education.”

Long Day of Cop Pursuits Nets 2 Arrests Over Thefts, Assaults and Evasions

November 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

William Ginrich was arrested for grand theft auto after brandishing a gun at a woman who’d allowed him to stay in her house. Austin Brammer led cops on a pursuit along Palm Coast Parkway before submitting to arrest after stealing a safe from his mother’s house.

Voting Time Again as State Asks Floridians To Click on Their Favorite License Plate

November 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is asking Floridians to vote on one of four choices, online, starting today and until Dec. 14. The redesigned plate with the most votes replaces existing plates beginning in 2014.

Strings on Speed: Bowfire Brings Its Holiday Blaze to the Flagler Auditorium

November 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Thursday, Bowfire returns to the Flagler Auditorium, this time with its new Holiday Heart Strings show, giving Christmas favorites the Celtic, Blue Grass, Rock, Texas Swing, Gypsy and Klezmer treatment.

Mocking the Pledge of Allegiance

November 25, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 24 Comments

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A reporter is fired after only reluctantly mentioning that a city councilman refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance in the latest example of ignorance replacing the very values the Pledge stands for, values that apply especially for those who choose to sit it out.

Your Homeland Security At Work: $430 Million on Radios No One Knows How to Use

November 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

DHS has spent $430 million over the past nine years to provide radios tuned to a common, secure channel to 123,000 employees across the country. Problem is, no one seems to know how to use them.

The Conservative Case Against Compromise

November 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

A Democrat and one a conservative say Republicans in Congress need to compromise so the government can “get things done,” and that it is better to do something than nothing. No. It is not, argues Lloyd Brown.

Reaching for a Cell Phone, a Palm Coast Woman Is Injured In Single-Car Wreck on U.S. 1

November 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Rachelle Horne, 40, was on her way to work at Belk’s when she was injured Saturday afternoon as she lost control of her PT Cruiser on U.S. 1 shortly after 1 p.m., and after her cell phone rang.

Get Set for Higher Power Bills in January as FPL Bids for Annual Increases Through 2016

November 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

A house consuming the typical 1,000 kWh would see its base monthly rate increase by $5.23, but if a state settlement is approved with FPL, there would actually be no change in net costs to customers in the coming year, but the settlement would also ensure that there would be rate increases every year for three straight years thereafter.

Calling It Flawed and Damaging, Teachers Union Wants Evaluation System Delayed

November 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The state’s largest teachers union is pushing for lawmakers and Gov. Rick Scott to delay a new system of teacher evaluations, saying the formula for measuring teachers’ performance is flawed and could wreak havoc on their careers.

Feed Flagler Multiplies the Loaves–and the Turkeys, Hams, Pies, Chops and Volunteers

November 21, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Some 3,500 free meals were served across the county Wednesday, with 500 more to be served Thursday in Bunnell, as the fourth annual Feed Flagler marked Thanksgiving with what has become the single-largest philanthropic community-wide project in Flagler.

Ellsworth Rosenberger, 69, Dies in a Wreck on Palm Coast Parkway Near Roma Court

November 21, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Ellsworth Rosenberger, 69, died Wednesday following a wreck at 440 Palm Coast Parkway Northwest, just past Wendy’s and before Roma Court in the eastbound lanes of the Parkway.

Palm Coast City Council’s Bill Lewis: Two Minutes, Six Errors, Countless Sneers

November 21, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

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When Palm Coast City Councilman Bill Lewis took to the floor of a council meeting to correct a fact in a FlaglerLive column, which had already been corrected, he committed more than six errors of his own, including about his own personal history. Lewis’s errors bear correcting as publicly as he committed them.

In a Day of Inaugurals, 3 Governments Swear In New Members and 2 Elect New Chairmen

November 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The Flagler County Commission, the school board and the Palm Coast City Council all either welcomed new members or shuffled their chairmanships in an annual ritual with a mixture of ceremony and consequences.

Gus Ajram, Embattled Bulldog Drive Business Owner, Collapses in Outburst Before Council

November 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 48 Comments

Ajram and City Manager Jim Landon have battled over Ajram’s property on Bulldog Drive for several years, in what became a personal showdown. Rather than acquire the property, the city is now diverting Bulldog Drive, at a cost significantly greater than the difference it was unwilling to pay Ajram in negotiations.

14 Days On, Allen West Concedes

November 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Thwarted in attempts to change the outcome of a razor thin race, U.S. Rep Allen West early Tuesday conceded to his Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy. The concession increases Democratic pick-ups in the House to eight, for a total of 200 seats to the GOP’s 233.

Commissioner Alan Peterson Logs His Last Meeting, But Not Without One Last Showdown

November 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Flagler County Commissioner Alan Peterson served his last meeting Monday evening, but not before taking on Clerk of Court Gail Wadsworth’s raised for her employees and reminding fellow-commissioners what had made him their most ardent bean-counter.

Man Arrested for Firing a Gun at Parents’ House Where His Children and Girlfriend Hid

November 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Christopher Avellar, 30, is accused of firing a .45-caliber gun at his parents’ house on Waywood Place in Palm Coast, where his girlfriend and two children, ages 4 and 5, were hiding from him after a domestic argument Friday evening.

In a Shift, Gov. Scott Will Now Talk Health Care Reform, But With Reservations

November 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Scott sent a conciliatory letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, but while seeking a meeting, Scott also expressed doubts about whether a key part of the Affordable Care Act would lower health costs.

The Palm Coast City Council’s Arrogance Problem

November 18, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 43 Comments

The secret, undemocratic way the Palm Coast City Council went about picking its latest unelected member is the latest disturbing example of a council’s contempt for the public, and of the maneuverings of a manager with a Donald Trump complex.

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