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Terry Kilcoyne, 71-Year-Old Salvage Owner, Killed When His Truck Overturns on I-95

November 26, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Terry Kilkoyne's salvage truck was a 1988 Chevy flatbed. (© FlaglerLive)

Kilcoyne was traveling with a passenger on I-95 just north of the Flagler-St.Johns county line. She suffered minor injuries. None of the four people in the Durango that Kilcoyne’s truck hit when his tire shredded was injured.

Story of a Rescue: How 12-Year-Old Barak Ordonez Made It Out of the Bulow Marshes

November 26, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Looking for a shortcut to outrace his brothers during a hike deep in Bulow Plantation, 12-year-old Barak ended up lost 15 miles inside the marshy, park until a helicopter airlifted him out.

2,000 Meals and More: Feed Flagler Feasts As County Breaks Thanksgiving Bread As One

November 24, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Feed Flagler exceeded its goal of serving some 2,000 Thanksgiving meals as 10 locations around the county turned into community feasts Wednesday, hundreds of families went home with a week’s supply of food, and food pantries stocked up.

Purple Heart Monument at Palm Coast’s Heroes Park Is Slammed Over in an Act of Vandalism

November 24, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The Purple Heart monument–a heavy, granite stone weighing a few tons–was dedicated less than two months ago at the city park along Palm Coast Parkway. A sheriff’s investigation is ongoing, with few clues.

Why I Left The Flagler County Art League: It’s like IBM vs. Apple

November 24, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Baseboards and track lighting were among the issues the art league's ex-president was trying to address at the flagler county art league's new location at City Market Place. (© FlaglerLive)

“Staunch conservative Businessmen vs. Creative Young Men working out of their garage” is how Weldon Ryan, the art league’s ex-president, describes the tension that led to his resignation.

Flagler Fireflight Recovers 12 Year Old
Lost for 3 Hours in Bulow Plantation Ruins

November 23, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The 12-year-old Palm Coast boy was lost for less than three hours in the state park, between 4:50 and 7:50 p.m., when he was picked up unharmed by the Fireflight and flown back to his parents.

Feed Flagler Ingredients: 100 Turkeys, 450 lb. of Ham, 170 Pies, and 2,000 Guests Wednesday

November 23, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The kitchen at Buddy Taylor Middle School was a feast’s brew as Hammock Dunes Club’s chef and other volunteers were wrist-deep in preparation for Wednesday’s feasts for 2,000 in 10 locations around Flagler County.

Ending 8 Years of Extortion, Bunnell Quietly Invites Drivers to Get Their Money Back

November 23, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

From 2002 to May 2008, Bunnell charged owners a $350 “administrative fee” for impounding their vehicles, even when there were no legal grounds to impound the cars. The burden is now on vehicle owners to get their money back.

Don’t Call Them Pill Mills: Palm Coast’s Pain Management Practices Recoil at Bad Rap

November 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

When Flagler Sheriff Don Fleming described three local pain management practices as “pill mills,” their doctors and practitioners were stunned and explained: Pill mills are a problem. Pain management clinics are not.

Former School Board Member and Realtor Eddie Herrera Jailed On a Battery Charge

November 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 68 Comments

Eddie Herrera served eight years on the school board, two as chairman. The Realtor’s fight with acupuncturist Scott Beat, with Herrera’s daughter in the car nearby, was over an accusation of infidelity.

Josh Crews, Long-Time Woody’s Bartender and Manager, Killed in Sunday Morning Wreck

November 21, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 60 Comments

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Josh Crews was 34 and had been a fixture behind Woody’s bar in Palm Coast and St. Augustine since 2005, and had once owned the restaurant with his brother Matt when it first opened in 1998.

Why Flagler Beach Blocked Disabled Veterans’ Request For a Penny-Ante Gambling Hall

November 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Unless they were willing to risk changing the character of the town, city commissioners had little choice but to block an attempt to open what would have been a penny-ante gambling hall at the DAV property.

Is Anybody Normal?

November 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Sanity is not the natural condition of the human mind, Bertrand Russell argued in this 1934 column, but a product of social life. It is a form of politeness, generated by the pressure of other personalities, which makes us know that we are not omnipotent.

Feed Flagler Raises $13,000 and Tons of Food Ahead of Wednesday’s 2,000 Free Dinners

November 19, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Ahead of next Wednesday’s community-wide celebration, featuring 2000 free Thanksgiving dinners at 10 sites, Team Feed Flagler’s success is the talk of the county–and a blueprint for Flagler’s grass-roots battle against hunger.

Flagler Unemployment Falls to 15.5%, But County Labor Force Shrinks By 1.5%

November 19, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Flagler County’s unemployment fell only because the labor force is shrinking faster than jobs. But the county still lost jobs in September, and Palm Coast still tops the state’s metropolitan unemployment rates.

On a Mission From God: Blues Brothers Tribute Friday at the Flagler Auditorium

November 18, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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It’s Jake and Elwood all over again Friday evening as Bluzmen recreate the great Blues Brothers band that featured Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi in a romp through blues, R&B, jazz and those dance moves with no likeness.

Graduation Rates: FPC Falls to 83.5%, Matanzas Soars to 90.4%, Both Beat State’s 79%

November 18, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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It’s Matanzas High School’s best graduation rate to date, helping the district increase its overall graduation rate by either state or federal standards.

44 Florida Doctors With Troubled Past On Big Pharma Payroll To Promote Drugs

November 18, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Pharmaceutical companies are not only buying off doctors’ loyalties and PR. They’re doing so without paying attention to morally and medically questionable doctors, including 44 in Florida.

20 Years On, With $1.17 Million Pay-off, County Approves Hunter’s Ridge Megadevelopment

November 18, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The 3-2 vote clears the way for yet another development, this one for 2,302 houses and 600,000 square feet of commercial and industrial space, in a county facing a potential for 40,000 new homes despite a depressed real estate industry.

Delbrugge’s Letter to Flagler, Part II: How Egypt Compares And What Matters Most

November 17, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The former school superintendent reflects on life in Egypt by deflating myths about the difference between private and public schools, comparing his in Egypt with Flagler’s school district, and speaking about what matters most in life.

Flagler Health Department Downplays Worries As First Cholera Case Is Confirmed in Florida

November 17, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The disease, carried from travelers from Haiti, is dangerous and can be deadly, but its chances of spreading in the United States are next to nil, treatment is simple, and recovery swift–when it’s caught in time.

Bill Delbrugge’s Letter to Flagler, Part I: America’s Place In the World–And Yours

November 16, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

In the first of two parts, Delbrugge recaps life in Egypt, America’s image abroad, and all the things Americans take for granted–but shouldn’t, including the importance of local government and civic engagement.

As Superintendent and School Board Now Urge Play’s Revival, Focus Shifts to Drama Teacher

November 16, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Scripts of the Mockingbird controversy are being furiously re-written as the school district shifts to backing the play, but vague accusations and ugly slanders are now being directed at the Ed Koczergo, the drama teacher.

Dogged Duo: Nate McLaughlin and Milissa Holland Take Their County Commission Oath

November 16, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Nate McLaughlin with his wife Kelly (left), and Milissa Holland, seated, with Bunnell City Commissioner Elbert Tucker (left), Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston and Property Appraiser Jay Gardner Monday before the two commissioners took their oath of office. (© FlaglerLive)

Put on your helmets: A county commission already stocked with personalities that wear their convictions on their sleeves welcomed Nate McLaughlin Monday. He fills a seat that had been a virtual non-entity for the past four years.

All 400 Sanctuary Pigs To Be Gassed in a Truck and Delivered to Starke for Cremation

November 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 84 Comments

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The pigs are corralled into a truck, and gassed while the truck is on its way to Starke, where they’re off-loaded into a crematorium. Lory Yazurlo tried but failed to get a stay of execution for the pigs she’s cared for since 1995.

Tale of Two Recommendations: Valentine “Completely” Supports Staging of Mockingbird

November 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The appeals committee’s original recommendation was re-written to more clearly reflect Mockingbird as an “appropriate” play to be staged by Flagler County school students.

Mockingbird‘s Fate Still Hanging as Appeals Panel, Endorsing the Work, Punts on the Play

November 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Colleen Conklin addressing the Mockingbird committee at Matanzas Monday morning. (FlaglerLive)

A majority of the committee clearly wanted the play staged. But it’s recommendation goes no further than declaring Mockingbird “appropriate” for instruction–a matter never in doubt.

Live Recap: Mockingbird Appeals Committee’s Minute-By-Minute Deliberations

November 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The nine-member appeals committee, meeting this morning at Matanzas High School, will recommend a fate for “To Kill a Mockingbird”–whether FPC’s students will stage it or not, and how. It’s up to Superintedent Valentine to make the final decision.

In Her Own Words, Please: A Friend of
Harper Lee’s Pleads the Case Against Censors

November 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Jack Cowardin, the St. Augustine novelist, has been corresponding with Harper Lee for years. His take on the controversy over the staging of the play by FPC’s Drama Club: Let it go on unmolested by political correctness.

Flagler Sends Out Last Call for
Firefighter Paramedic Ranse Jones, 1975-2010

November 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Some 300 people said goodbye to Ransford Jones, the Flagler County Firefighter-Paramedic who died this week after six months in a coma, in a moving ceremony of tributes and symbolism on Marineland’s boardwalk Sunday afternoon.

Starry Saturday: Theater, Art, Grit and Glitz from Bunnell to Palm Coast

November 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Staring with FPC’s courageous thespians, the visual and performing arts had a fabulous Saturday in Flagler, with two gallery openings and two local theater productions. That’s what the county’s unbound cultural scene should be about.

Offshoring War: How Obama—and Those Moments of Silence—Insult Military Sacrifice

November 13, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | 13 Comments

When a president sends soldiers to die in a war that long ago ceased having a claim to being just or to being won, those Americans are no longer being sacrificed by their nation. They’re being murdered. The complicity is national.

Improved Art League Goes On With the Show, Without Its President: Weldon Ryan Resigns

November 13, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Prompted by Weldon Ryan, the move to City Market Place has been a boon to the Flagler County Art League. (© FlaglerLive)

As president, Weldon Ryan convinced the art league to move to City Market Place, winning the league more visibility and members. He resigns after just four months at the helm.

National Coalition Against Censorship Urges Valentine To Reverse Mockingbird Decision

November 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The strongly-worded letter from a coalition representing 50 organizations of actors, writers, educators and clerics calls on Superintendent Valentine to enrich the conversation on race and culture, not restrict it.

Bruce Campbell Still Waiting for Official Word That He’s To Be Flagler Beach’s Acting Manager

November 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

The Flagler Beach City Commission appointed Bruce Campbell acting manager beginning Jan. 2. He hasn’t officially been told in writing. But being an employee already, he wasn’t necessarily supposed to be told.

County Endorses Federal Recommendation To Kill All 400 Pigs at Yazurlo’s Sanctuary

November 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Federal and state authorities could only recommend that the pigs be killed. The county made the final decision, though the county commission has yet to formally address the issue, and a time and place for the operation have not been set.

Sheriff Calls for 1-Year Pill-Mill Freeze in Flagler Through County and City Ordinances

November 11, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Citing three pill mills already in Flagler County, Sheriff Fleming is asking the county commission and the cities to adopt ordinances stopping pill mills until the state strengthens its regulations.

Mockingbird Appeals Committee’s Challenge: Loyalty to “Protocol” vs. Free Expression

November 11, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Interviews with appeals committee members reveal a divide between instinctive revulsion of censorship and hesitancy over second-guessing a principal’s decision even as the facts of the case continue to be muddled by unspecified generalities.

Court Orders County to Take Over Custody and Fate of 400 Swine in Bunnell Pig Sanctuary

November 10, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Lory Yazurlo appears to have lost an eight-year battle to keep caring for unwanted pigs on her 20-acre farm, though government officials point to degraded conditions harmful to animals and public health, and Yazurlo’s refusal to comply with age-old care plans.

Shapiro: In the End, It’s the Profanity of Censorship Against the Sacredness of Learning

November 10, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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In a column on the Mockingbird controversy at FPC, Rabbi Merill Shapiro argues that whatever the merits of administrative issues, “the profanity of censorship,” in the end, “has no place in our community.”

Harping on “Christmas Come True” Charity Ball at Hammock Beach Saturday

November 9, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Nadine King had the idea of a Christmas charity ball back in the 1980s. She revived it in Palm Coast last year, helping 54 families better realize their Christmas. King hopes to double that number this year.

Palm Coast Man With Long History of Arrests is Charged With Kidnapping and Sexual Battery

November 9, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Major Harris III allegedly threatened to shoot his live-in girlfriend, then raped her, then forced her and two young children to go to DeLand.

Ranse Jones, Flagler Firefighter-Paramedic in a Coma Since May, Died on Monday

November 9, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Ransford Jones was 34 years old. He had been with the Flagler County Fire Department for two years before an aneurysm felled him in May, while he was playing in a beach volleyball tournament in Panama City.

Seminole Woods “Bomber”: Fascinated With Rockets and “Having Fun in a Stupid Way”

November 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Patrick Cossette, the 20-year-old FPC graduate arrested Sunday for setting off a home-made explosive device in Seminole Woods, speaks to FlaglerLive about indulging his fascination with rockets since he was 13.

Stetson Scores Freedom‘s Jonathan Franzen For Its James Turner Butler Lecture Nov. 22

November 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The author of Freedom and The Corrections, an almost sure winner of this year’s Pulitzer for fiction, will be at Stetson on Nov. 22 for just one hour. The event is free, but tickets are extremely limited.

Uniforms in Flagler Schools? Data Show Dress-Code Violations To Be a Negligible Issue

November 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The dress code in Flagler schools remains a hotter topic of discussion, especially on the school board, than it is a problem, especially in schools. Yet the arrival of a new school board member may prompt more talk of uniforms.

Seminole Woods Scare: Canadian Arrested After Setting Off Home-Made Bomb in Lake

November 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Four men from Daytona Beach had seven home-made bombs, one of which they exploded in a lake in the Seminole Woods area Sunday. One is under arrest. The area is secure.

Tommy Tant Legacies: 3 Decades of Surfing Flagler Beach’s Sands, Surf and Streets

November 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The author in a quiet, meditative moment. (Courtesy of Ben Lacy)

Ben Lacy, who grew up surfing with Tommy Tant in Flagler Beach, recalls three decades of the town town’s surfing culture and how it has managed to maintain its charms through the changes, even on the waves.

Festival Filibuster: How Palm Coast Plays Hardball With Flagler Beach

November 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

If Palm Coast is serious about playing nice with its neighboring cities and not competing for “special event” visitors, why is it doing exactly that with signs greeting visitors exiting the Interstate?

From Fringe to Voting Booth, a Machinery of Information Churning Push-Button Citizens

November 6, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Politicians know that the obsessed, the fearful, the paranoid and the insane are easier to manipulate and outnumber by far than the attentive, Darrell Smith argues in a column. They can push their buttons at will. Tuesday proved it.

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