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Andrew Young, a Civil Rights Star, Glitters Over African American Cultural Society’s 20th

October 24, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Andrew Young headlined Palm Coast’s African American Cultural Society’s 20th anniversary celebration Sunday with humor, a little Martin Luther King memorabilia, and a lot of pragmatic hope about American culture.

What I Learned Occupying Wall Street and DC

October 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 49 Comments

The unemployed, the foreclosed, and the sick-of-it-all are coming together to discuss the world that we want to see and how to get there, says Lacy MacAuley, an activist, in an attempt to define the movement’s purpose.

Herman Cain: Myths, Facts, 9-9-9s: A Guide

October 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Herman Cain’s background and origins: a guide to the best coverage of the GOP presidential contender from a variety of sources, including analyses of his 999 tax plan.

Transformers: Public Schools Want to Be More Like Charter Schools

October 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Florida public schools, envious of the flexibility enjoyed by charter schools–and fearing a migration to charters–are launching a lobbying campaign in the legislature to relax some public school regulations like class size and school hours.

Beyond Qaddafi’s Good Riddance

October 21, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 8 Comments

Chest-thumping illusions aside, there wasn’t much difference between the killing of Qaddafi and the killing of bin Laden, and America’s coddling of other Arab dictators carries on.

Unemployment Largely Stalled: 14.6% in Flagler, 10.6% in Florida; Scott in Brazil

October 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

With Florida Gov. Rick Scott touting a recovery from a trip in Brazil with 180 politicians, pals and business interests, Florida’s and Flagler’s unemployment numbers remained more static, 20 percent of Floridians either out of work or under-employed.

Cole Bros. Circus Comes to Palm Coast Trailing History of Violations and Animal Abuse Charges

October 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Cole Brothers Circus owner John Pugh pleaded guilty in February to violating the Endangered Species Act and the circus was fined $150,000, and both face a long list of animal abuse and neglect charges from the USDA.

Heiser Time Over: Tourism Council’s Trusted Executive Resigns; Turbulence Ahead

October 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

Peggy Heiser was the Flagler Tourist Development Council's monthly star attraction.

Peggy Heiser’s resignation, attributed to family priorities, will have political and economic ramifications as the Chamber of Commerce’s Doug Baxter–not the tourism council or the county commission–chooses a successor.

Class-Action Lawsuit Calls Florida’s In-State College Tuition Restrictions Unconstitutional

October 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

American citizens who’ve lived in Florida for years and have all the documents to prove it are denied in-state tuition rights the moment they can’t prove that their parents are lawful Florida residents–an unconstitutional form of discrimination against citizens, the Southern Poverty Law Center charges in the lawsuit.

Bunnell’s James Hayes, 22, Arrested for Carjacking an 81-Year-Old Woman

October 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

James Hayes had been jailed a dozen times in Flagler, on petty charges, until the Oct. 6 carjacking outside a Burger King on U.S. 1 and Grenada Blvd. in Volusia. The car was found Monday in Bunnell.

Palm Coast Pinch-Hits for Troubled Marathon Promoter Dean Reinke, Securing TDC Grant

October 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Half-Marathon promoter Dean Reinke’s Dean Reinke Sports Group attempted three times to get Tourist Development Council subsidies in the last two years and was turned down because of deceptive practices. Palm Coast government stepped in and got the grant for the January event.

A Florida Bank’s Rise and Fall Spotlights Fast-and-Loose Culture Plaguing the Economy

October 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

U.S. Century's headquarters in Miami, in an seven-floor office building owned by Sergio Pino, the former vice-chair of the bank's board of directors. (Jake Bernstein)

The rise and fall of U.S. Century, whose leaders used it as their own corporate ATM, exemplifies the failure to regulate banking during the boom years and the slipshod approach to the bailout. Losers are taxpayers and Florida residents grappling with ill effects of sprawl.

Invoking Migration to Charters, A Split Flagler School Board Favors Move Toward Uniforms

October 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Reacting in part to a pronounced migration of students to charter schools in the county–and in part to its own leanings–the Flagler school board Tuesday agreed to solicit parental input in preparation for a uniform policy.

Night Clerk at Microtel on Old Kings Road Tied and Robbed at Gunpoint

October 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The armed robbery at Microtel a little after 3 a.m. Monday is the second armed robbery in a 1-mile radius in six days. Last week, a resident of the Woodlands was robbed at gunpoint while walking nearby.

School Uniforms as Contrived Regulation: 10 Answers to the Flagler School Board

October 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

School uniform FAQ: Nancy Nally, a local parent and writer, lays out 10 reasons why the Flagler County School Board should not adopt school uniforms. The board is discussing the matter later this afternoon.

Get Ready for a Thunderous Afternoon and Evening, with Possible “Isolated Tornadoes”

October 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Get those weather radios, flashlights and emergency kits checked. Heavy, drenching, noisy storms with tropical postmarks are on their way to Flagler, with heaviest downpours between 3 and 11 p.m.

Mike Taschler, Palm Coast Data VP and COO, Is Out as Revenue Continues to Fall

October 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

Taschler’s departure follows less than three months after the resignation of Palm Coast Data CEO John Meneough, and three weeks after the company posted another steep revenue decline.

Pink Armies Invade Flagler In Varieties Of Breast Cancer Awareness Campaigns

October 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The Flagler County fire department, Palm Coast government, Florida Hospital Flagler, schools and organizations are all in on raising awareness to battle breast cancer in October.

Daily Wadsworth Elementary Jam On Parkview Drive Should End as No Parking Signs Go Up

October 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

For several years, Parkview Drive along Wadsworth Elementary has turned into a hazardous, child-crossing parking lot as school lets out. Soon, No Parking signs will go up along the two-lane road, to the displeasure of some and relief of others, in hopes of ending the hazard.

What About Paul? The Blackballing of a Candidate.

October 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Just as Howard Dean and Dennis Kucinich were blackballed by media early in their Democratic runs, Ron Paul, a libertarian running as a Republican, is being blacked out even as he’s climbed to fourth in the presidential field, William Collins argues.

Room for Debate: Should Your Child Be on Facebook?

October 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Facebook privacy for adults is hard enough to keep up with. For children and teens, keeping things private on Facebook is a seemingly intentional maze–and a marketer and advertiser’s dream.

The 99% Answer the 53%

October 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

In what has turned into one of the most virally circulated pieces of the year, Max Udargo explains the Occupy Wall Street movement to a conservative critic who calls himself part of the 53 percent.

Coming To: A Woman Re-Imagined
And the Making of a First Novel

October 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Caren Umbarger, the artistic director of the Flagler Youth Orchestra, describes how she came to write Coming To, her first novel, which would resonate with “anyone who has struggled out of oppression to make a better life for themselves.”

From Harvest Hoedown to Smashing Illiteracy

October 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

At the Palm Coast Tennis Center, it was all about raising dollars for Flagler’s Dolly Parton Imagination library, and at Bunnell Elementary, it was the annual Harvest Hoe Down: a sum-up and an image gallery of both.

CLASS Act No More: Obama Ends Long-Term Care Program in Defeat for Health Reform

October 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The Obama administration determined the CLASS Act program could not simultaneously meet three important criteria: be self-sustaining, financially sound for 75 years and affordable to consumers.

Scanner Rash: Man Shoots Mom by Accident, 3 More Teens Arrested in Burglary

October 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The shooting took place on Belvedere Lane, the burglary on Eastwood Drive, following by hours another string of teen burglaries. Sheriff Don Fleming is wondering where the children’s parents are.

Florida Unions Looking to Reward Moderate Republicans for Support–and Influence

October 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Following a brutal legislative session that brought them to the brink, Florida’s public employee unions are shifting strategy and rewarding moderate Republicans in hopes of re-amplifying their diminished influence in Tallahassee.

Seawall Soul-Searching and Yet More Muddles Over Alternatives in Flagler Beach

October 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The Flagler Beach City Commission shelved state transportation dollars that would have refurbished the seawall along 13th Street and skirted around discussions of alternatives to beach-saving in confusing motions Thursday.

Bruce Campbell Appointed Flagler Beach Manager, 5-0, Ending 18-Month Spectacle

October 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

With Commission Chairman John Feind switching from opposition to endorsement, Bruce Campbell was finally given the permanent job, unanimously, a year and a half after the city began its search for Bernie Murphy’s replacement.

Herman Cain, Calling Himself “Häagen-Dazs Black Walnut,” Gets Front-Runner Flavor

October 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Yes he Cain. (Tania Gail )

Between the collapse of fellow-Republican candidates, his folksiness and the appealing simplicity of his 9-9-9 plan, Herman Cain is now leading Rick Perry and Mitt Romney among Republican voters.

Flagler’s State Lawmakers Lend an Ear to Local Pleas in Annual Wish-Listing Ritual

October 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Gambling regulations, state dollars for Flagler’s roads, warnings against the unintended consequences of state budget cuts and numerous more local concerns busied the nearly two-hour meeting between Flagler’s state lawmakers and local politicians, organizations and citizens.

Gov. Scott Proposes Corporate Tax Cuts Even As Florida Faces a Deficit of Up to $2 Billion

October 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott wants to double the corporate income tax exemption to $50,000 and eliminate the tangible tax for half of the state’s 300,000 businesses that now pay it. It’s part of his plan to eliminate all corporate taxes ins even years.

Quiet Woodlands Evening Shaken by an Armed Robbery; Sheriff Looking for Leads

October 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A 32-year-old resident of Palm Coast’s Woodlands was robbed of his cash and cigarettes at gunpoint at Oak Trails Boulevard and Blare Drive, just off of Old Kings Road, just before sunset Tuesday evening.

Animal Kingdom Moves Into Flagler County Art League’s Gallery for the Month

October 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Animal Kingdom is the Flagler County Art League’s newest show, a rich (and uneven) menagerie of some 66 works in a half dozen mediums, on exhibit at the league’s gallery through October.

Hans Tanzler III is Scaled Back St. Johns Water Management District’s New Director

October 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Hans Tanzler’s tenure will dovetail with Gov. Rick Scott’s directive to make the district a friend rather than a regulator of big water users and applicants, such as utilities, developers and large landowners.

Universities Defend Against Rick Scott’s Primitive War on Anthropologists

October 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Not wanting tax dollars spent educating anthropologists, Rick Scott appeared unaware that the science is among the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and math) he himself is emphasizing to add jobs in Florida.

Bunnell Manager Wants His Gun Back–as a Reserve Officer for Sheriff or Flagler Beach

October 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Even though it’s a personal matter to the manager, the Bunnell City Commission agreed to use its city attorney, at $145 an hour, to seek out a state Attorney General’s opinion on whether Manager Armando Martinez may serve as a reserve cop elsewhere.

Bleak and Bleaker: State Revenue to Fall Another $2.5 Billion Over the Next 2 Years

October 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The Legislature’s revenue estimating economists today announced a shortfall of about $1 billion for the coming year and $1.5 billion the following year. Rick Scott continues to rule out tax increases.

Flirting With the Bizarre and the Unconstitutional, Bunnell Retains 4 Lawyers

October 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A Bunnell city commissioner opened Monday’s commission meeting with a hard-core Christian prayer as seven lawyers, including the city attorney, looked on–and took the fifth on the matter, as most were angling for a contract with the city.

Penny Wise, Light Foolish: Palm Coast in the Dark In Reclamation of Ralph Carter Park

October 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

League organizers and parents are calling Palm Coast’s plan to charge youth leagues for field and light use at city parks short-sighted and counter-productive, given the leagues’ stabilizing effect on once-troubled parks such as Ralph Carter Park.

Rubio’s Rig: Florida’s Answer to Obama Health Law Leaving Small Businesses Cold

October 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Florida’s Marco Rubio-created insurance exchanges aren’t open to individuals, provide no subsidies or tax credits, and no essential health benefits, as federal plans do. The exchanges have not been popular.

Tasers and the Flagler County School Board: Feeble Surrender to an Instrument of Torture

October 9, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 38 Comments

The re-introduction of Tasers on campus is disturbing on many levels, not least because the Flagler school board had no evidence they were needed. Nor did it consider the barbaric implications of Tasers in school settings.

Florida Is No. 1–In Costs and Effects of Hunger

October 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

In the past 3 years, costs related to hunger rose 62 percent in Florida. In 2010, the state’s hunger bill was $11.7 billion, or six times more than the $1.75 billion in budget cuts Gov. Rick Scott proposed for public schools.

In Praise of Steve Jobs

October 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Lionel Rolfe, the writer and journalist, chronicles Steve Jobs’s influence on capitalism, cybernetics, typography, Rolfe’s own work and, to some extent, his life.

Occupy Jacksonville: Video and Reports of Saturday’s Occupy Wall Street-Inspired Protest

October 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Occupy Jacksonville at hemming Plaza Saturday drew between 200 and 300 people, including participants from Palm Coast and Flagler County. Video of the protest, updates and pictures.

Dares From the Familiar From 7 Photographers at Hollingsworth Gallery’s Latest Show

October 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Hollingsworth Gallery’s first all-photography exhibits features provocative, unsettling and arresting work by Steven Benson, Daniel Biferie, Jennifer Kaczmarek, A.J. Neste, Mark Townsend, Mercedes McCartney and Nik Clements.

Acting Time May Be Over in Flagler Beach As Commission Takes Up Manager’s Fate

October 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

It’s been nine months since Bruce Campbell started as actingcity manager, making it the longest job interview in memory for any local government executive. The wait appears to be over as two commissioners who’ve opposed his permanent appointment so far face a reckoning next Thursday.

Saturday’s Great Bed Race in Flagler Beach Postponed Until Dec. 3

October 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Weather is causing the postponement of the third annual Great Bed Race, which means that there’s two more months to enter the contest, which has already drawn a record 17 beds.

Palm Coast’s First Business-to-Business Expo: How-To For Recession-Defying Entrepreneurs

October 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Some 60 businesses and agencies turned up for the day-long business-to-business expo organized by Palm Coast’s Business Assistance Center to focus on local, small and emerging businesses.

A Shade Less Than Dire, Unemployment Holds Again at 9.1% as 103,000 Jobs Are Added

October 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

July and August figures were revised upward for a net addition of 287,000 jobs over the last three month, still far short of what the economy needs to be healthy, or to bring the unemployment rate down.

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