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Report Shows How Far Florida and Other States Are Scuttling Voting Rights and Turnout

October 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Reductions in early voting days, ending voting-day address changes for registered voters, clamping down on registration drives and other new rules could make it harder for 5 million people to vote in 2012, which may be just what GOP-led legislatures passing those laws aimed for.

A Suspect Is Shot and 3 Held After Drug-Related Home Invasion on Brunswick La.

October 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Three suspects invaded a home on Brunswick Lane in Palm Coast Monday morning in a drug-related incident. One suspect was shot in the head by a resident in the home, and flown to Halifax, two others caught later.

Trying Tests: Baby Dies, SWAT Team Caught in Exploding Meth Lab–10 Times in a Row

October 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Not to worry: the mayhem was all part of Flagler County Fire Rescue’s second annual paramedic competition, featuring 10 Florida teams and 10 scenarios over two days designed to test EMS skills in extreme situations.

Of Course It’s Class Warfare. And the Rich Are Winning in a Rout.

October 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Republicans are accusing President Obama of waging class warfare, which, Donald Kaul argues, is a little like the Japanese complaining about the time Pearl Harbor attacked them in 1941.

Florida’s Plan to Privatize 29 Prisons Halted As Judge Rules Process Unconstitutional

October 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Leon County Curcuit Judge Jackie Fulford ruled that lawmakers violated the Florida Constitution by approving prison privatization in the fine print of the state budget rather than by changing the law explicitly.

At European Village Jewelry Store, Two Unspeakable Words, One Charge, Then Jail

October 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 58 Comments

Dan and Edith Ferrena have run Palm Coast Gold Buyers at European Village for more than two years. At noon Friday, their world unraveled in a brief confrontation with a man who threw a supreme insult at Edith and accused Dan of pointing a gun at him.

Bunnell Man Charged With Rape and Kidnapping as Child Pleads for Mom’s Safety

September 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Louis Donald Jackson is accused of raping a woman at his Bunnell house while the woman’s son allegedly pleaded with him not to hurt his mother and heard the ordeal unfold from the other side of a locked door.

Guns, Teen Abortions, Sexting and Bestial Misdemeanors: 29 New Florida Laws Kick In

September 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A slew of new laws go in effect Saturday, including the NRA-inspired restriction on local governments’ gun regulations, making it a crime to have sex with animals, reducing credit card fraud and reducing teens’ abortion rights.

Superintendent Will Recommend Tasers In Schools; Majority of Board Signals Agreement

September 29, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 53 Comments

Three school board members favor allowing school deputies to carry Tasers, some of them with reservations, as the board prepares for a decision as early as next Tuesday. The initiative is part of the fallout from a student’s fight with a deputy at Matanzas High School.

Memorial and Memories of Alex Taylor, “Gentle Servant” Killed in Tuesday Hit and Run

September 29, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Alex Taylor, in the last known picture taken of him six days before his death. (Gwen Barath)

Alex Taylor, 54, was a regular visitor, helper and worshiper at Bunnell’s First United Methodist Church, where Rev. Beth Gardner and Gwen Barath came to know him–and remember him. Gardner will lead a memorial for Taylor Sunday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m.

Florida Aiming for Jan. 31 Presidential Primary, Setting Up State vs. National GOP Clash

September 29, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

State Republicans seemed headed for a showdown with the national party over the date for Florida’s GOP presidential preference primary, which breaks the Republican National Committee’s calendar rules by more than a month.

Two Crashes a Day on Flagler Roads: DMV’s Annual Report Adds Up Grim Miles

September 29, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

In Flagler, there were 716 crashes in 2010, about two crashes a day, 11 percent of them involving alcohol. There were a total of 23 fatalities on Flagler roads, up from 16 in 2009 and 2007. A complete report of local and state crashes.

SR100 Hit-and-Run Fatality: Investigators Focusing on Three Flagler School Buses

September 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Three Flagler school district buses, with protruding mirrors, passed by the scene of the hit-and-run within 15 minutes of the time when Alex Taylor is believed to have been killed Tuesday morning while riding his bike.

Rickey Clint Green Struck and Killed on I-95 By Semi; 3rd Flagler Road Fatality in 3 Days

September 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

An Ontario-based 18-wheel truck struck Rickey Green, who was on foot, on I-95 southbound, at mile marker 280, at 3 p.m. today, killing Green, who was reportedly standing in the roadway when he was struck.

Palm Coast Civic Association to the Rescue: O’Donnell Crafts Creekside Compromise

September 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The compromise gives the chamber of commerce a face-saving bail-out and allows all political candidates for Palm Coast City Council to meet Creekside visitors under the Flagler Palm Coast Civic Association’s tent.

Town Simmer: City Retreats From Four-Laning Bulldog Drive or Condemning Ajram Property

September 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Lack of money and traffic and the threat of a lawsuit forced Palm Coast to keep Bulldog Drive a two-lane road for now, beautifying it, but also dropping its long-running condemnation threat against property owner Gus Ajram.

Hard Questions–and a Few, Targeted Softballs–at NAACP’s Candidate Forum

September 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The four remaining candidates for the Palm Coast City Council faced off before more than 120 people at the NAACP’s forum at the African American Cultural Society Tuesday evening.

Hidden Pay Cut: Health Premiums Soar Again, Hitting Families Hardest, as Earnings Stagnate

September 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Health insurance premium costs rose 9 percent for families in 2011, reversing four years of slower premium increases and again raising questions about long-term health costs.

54-Year-Old Cyclist Alex Taylor Killed in Apparent Hit and Run; FHP Looking for Leads

September 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Alex Taylor of Bunnell, 54, was killed while riding his bicycle in front of the Government Services Building either very late last night or before sunup this morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Check the Box Scoundrels: Corporations Lobby to Preserve a $10 Billion Loophole

September 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The ‘check-the-box’ rule, meant to cut red tape for companies, has inadvertently allowed them to avoid billions of dollars in taxes each year, and the government keeps balking at closing the loophole.

Herman Cain? Seriously? He Wins Florida Straw Poll, Upending GOP Race

September 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Herman Cain, a pizza magnate seen as a minor candidate in a crowded field for the GOP nomination, scored an upset victory Saturday in the Republican Party of Florida’s Presidency 5 straw poll, raising questions about the standing of the two front-runners and the bellwether status of the fundraising event.

The Lusty Joys of Book-Banning

September 25, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 8 Comments

Parents who run their homes like North Korea aside, it is literally impossible to ban a book in America anymore. An excerpt from Pierre Tristam’s Banned Book Week address on Sept. 26 to the Friends of the Library in Palm Coast.

Republican Candidates’ Women Problems

September 24, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Although none of the GOP presidential candidates dares utter the W word — unless it’s part of the phrase “our men and women in uniform” — it’s pretty easy to see what their views are on issues concerning the sex that comprises a majority of voters, argues Martha Burk.

Disbelief and Legal Maneuvers Meet Chamber’s Refusal to Budge on Creekside Exclusion

September 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 75 Comments

The Flagler Chamber of Commerce stuck by its decision to deny non-partisan political candidates their own booths at the Creekside Festival, on public ground. County officials are looking for options as they take the brunt of the criticism for appearing to endorse the chamber’s exclusion.

Citing “Deliberate Indifference,” Woman Sues Bunnell Over Ex-Cop’s Sex-Laced Defamation

September 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The case centers on the actions of then Cpl. Nick Massaro in late November 2009, who posted an ad on Craigslist soliciting sex from black men–and signed the ad with the name of the woman now suing him, Bunnell and the Bunnell Police Department.

Flagler’s Taxes 15th Lowest Even as Taxable Values See 2nd Worst Drop in Florida

September 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The county commission adopts the 2012 budget for good Thursday evening, essentially cutting taxes modestly even as the tax rate will rise to a 12-year high, despite home values continuing to fall at nation-leading rates.

“The Laramie Project” at Palm Coast’s New Repertory Theatre: This Is Who We Are

September 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Matthew Shepard was brutalized and left for dead on a fencepost outside Laramie, Wyoming, on Oct. 7, 1998.

Palm Coast’s City Repertory Theatre launches its inaugural season with “The Laramie Project,” a drama based on the torture and murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1998, for being gay, and what the murder did to Laramie–and the nation.

Don’t Mess With Florida: Lawmakers Leery Of Texas-Like Assembly-Line Higher Ed

September 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Florida Senators are willing to listen to Gov. Rick Scott’s proposal to adopt the Texas model of higher education, but they don’t like students treated as customers on a university assembly line.

County and School Board Agree to New District Lines That Mostly Affect Politicians

September 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The decennial redistricting exercise by the Flagler County Commission and School Board was virtually free of controversy and affects voters almost not at all–unlike legislative and congressional redistricting yet to come.

After Two Months of Charm Assaults, Gov. Rick Scott’s Approval Still a Freezing 37

September 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The latest Quinnipiac Poll has Rick Scott improving by just two points but remaining one of America’s least popular governors as unemployment in Florida persists well above the national average.

In Flagler Beach, Questions, Ridicule and Anger in Search for Beach-Saving Answers

September 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

A three-and-a-half hour town hall meeting on saving the beach renourished a lot of old ideas and complaints without settling the heart of the matter: with what means and what money to stop the shore from eroding.

Sheriff, Citing Head-Butting Incident, Asking School Board to Let Tasers Back on Campus

September 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

A school deputy was briefly overpowered by a student at Matanzas High School in August, triggering renewed discussion of letting school cops carry Tasers. The board has prohibited Tasers on campus since 2005.

Creekside Festival Slyness: How the Chamber Discriminates Against Non-Party Candidates

September 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 76 Comments

Palm Coast City Council candidates Bill McGuire and Dennis Cross have been denied a booth at the chamber-run festival, though Democrats–whose members include Jason DeLorenzo, Cross’s opponent and the husband of the Chamber’s VP, will have a booth, as will Republicans and the Tea Party.

Frank Words and Revelations at Flagler Bar’s First Minority in Law Symposium

September 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano, Judge Hubert Grimes, Mark Dwyer and students headlined the first of what’s to be an annual symposium to encourage minority participation in the law, particularly among students.

From WNZF to Beach-FM to Easy Oldies: Flagler Broadcasting Launches New Station

September 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The addition of Easy Oldies at 100.7 on the FM dial pioneers a new genre, according to station manager David Ayres, that does away with the “oldy moldy” stuff and appeals to alpha boomers.

Spank On: Florida Court Says One Smack Isn’t Child Abuse, But No Limit Set

September 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

An appeal court ruled that the spanking of a 14-year-old girl by her father did not amount to domestic violence because the disciplining was applied in a “reasonable manner.”

Palestinian Statehood: Deserved, Overdue, Inevitable

September 18, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 34 Comments

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The Obama administration’s attempts to block Palestinian statehood at the United Nations scorn American ideals and pander to Israel’s insistence on denying Palestinians’ right to exist. The outcome will be ruinous.

Malaise from Jimmy Carter to Barack Obama: Recalling the “Crisis of Confidence” Speech

September 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Jimmy Carter’s malaise speech is revisited in the more positive context in which it was initially received, when the nation faced an energy and self-confidence crisis. Barack Obama is not in Carter territory yet.

SAT Scores Fall Across the Board; Flagler Below U.S. But Above State Averages

September 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Average SAT scores nationally fell to the lowest level recorded since 1995 on the combined reading and math tests. In Flagler County, Matanzas High School students fared better than Flagler Palm Coast’s, and both did better than Florida’s averages.

Following 10-Year-Old Nubia Barahona’s Murder, DCF Seeks More State Support

September 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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The Department of Children and Families is seeking $15.8 million to strengthen its investigative abilities, and hoping to shift millions more into the child-protection program to add investigators and case workers.

Bus Attack: Hundreds of Students’ Day Delayed By Vandalism at Transportation Depot

September 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Rachael Mitroski, 26, removed buses’ radiator caps, opened all sorts of compartments and put brooms on buses’ roofs before she was found out. Almost two dozen buses were affected, and none could be used this morning for their normal runs.

Stalled: Unemployment Remains at 10.7% in Florida, Ticks Up to 14.9% in Flagler

September 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

As in the rest of the nation, job creation in Florida and Flagler is close to a standstill, with just 9,900 jobs created in July, leaving almost 1 million Floridians out of work.

Sgt. Frank Celico, 1978-2011

September 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Sgt. Frank Celico was buried today following a solemn service and two funeral processions that brought various parts of Bunnell and Palm Coast briefly to a standstill. Celico was 33.

Road Closures for Frank Celico Funeral And Procession in Palm Coast Today

September 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

For the Frank Celico funeral and procession, several Palm Coast and Bunnell road closures are expected today between 9 a.m. and past noon. The full itinerary is included.

Jon Netts, The 5% Mayor: Election Turnout Was Lowest By Far in City’s 11-Year History

September 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Just 10.6 percent of registered voters turned out on Tuesday, which means that just 4.7 percent of Palm Coast’s voting-age residents made the difference in electing Jon Netts. The turn-out was worse than Bunnell’s and Flagler Beach’s recent city elections.

Incomes at Their Worst Since 1996, Poverty At a 52-Year High, Inequality Deepening

September 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Florida’s poverty rate rose to the highest level in 16 years, with 3 million residents—one in six—living under the poverty line in 2010. Nationally, most economic and health insurance indicators are worsening to historic levels.

Defying Polls and Tea Leaves, Jon Netts Is Re-Elected Palm Coast Mayor

September 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

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Incumbent Palm Coast Mayor Jon Netts held on by defeating Charlie Ericksen with 54 percent of the vote, making a run-off in November unnecessary.

Dim Futures: Florida’s Student-Loan Default Rate Rises to 10 Highest in the Nation

September 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Students are defaulting on loans at higher rates, especially in Florida, because of a lousy job market, higher interest rates, and a rise in for-profit colleges that typically charge more than public colleges.

Yes, Virginia, There’s an Election in Palm Coast Today. Go Vote For One of These Two.

September 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Incumbent Mayor Jon Netts and Charlie Ericksen, along with perennial but non-serious candidate Joe Cunnane, are in the race for mayor. The election is today. All Palm Coast registered voters of any party, or non-party, may vote.

Anger, Alcohol and a Rifle Shot a Few Blocks from Wadsworth and Buddy Taylor Schools

September 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Patrick Kilichowski and Winchester.

Patrick Kilichowski, 64, was reportedly angry that his girlfriend was chatting with neighbors, and allegedly drunk, when he walked out of his house with a Winchester rifle–and eventually fired a shot, he says by accident. He was jailed on several aggravated assault charges.

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