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Florida Prisons, Already Censoring a News Publication, Now Seek to Censor Legal Brief

December 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Florida Department of Corrections is seeking to block state and national media organizations from filing a brief in a legal battle about whether a publication should be barred from Florida’s prisons.

Push for Policing Reforms Expected in 2016 Legislative Sessions, But Not in Florida

December 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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Passing more laws in 2016 will depend on politics — and the level of public outcry — in each state. The federal government has no jurisdiction over local policing, leaving state lawmakers are ultimately responsible for reforms.

For Millennials, Government Is a Gap of Generations and Representation

December 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Millennials, those born after 1980 who entered adulthood at the turn of the century, hold just 5 percent of state legislative seats, while comprising 31 percent of the U.S. voting-age population.

The Real Enemy: Saudi Arabia’s Wahhabism, Mother to al-Qaeda, ISIS and the Taliban

December 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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If you want to know who inspired the Taliban, al-Qaeda and ISIS, look further than America’s “friend” and ally, Saudi Arabia, which has been financing the spread of Wahhabism’s lethal adulteration of Islam for years.

Florida’s Year of the Bizarre, The Messy and the Ungoverned

December 24, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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In Florida politics, the year was educational, entertaining and bizarre. It was a year unlike any other in recent memory — and many in Tallahassee hope it stays unlike any other for quite some time.

The Last Briefing of the Year: The NBA’s Anti-Gun Dunk, Bunnell Signs Davis, and the Hottest Year on Record

December 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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As if you didn’t know it already: 2015 will be by far the hottest year on record for the planet, not just because of Donald Trump, the NBA launches a gun-control campaign.

Florida Population, Growing Faster Than California, Tops 20 Million

December 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The Sunshine State, adding more than 1,000 people a day, is nearly up a half-million people on New York, which it surpassed a year ago to become the third most-populous state.

Tuesday Briefing: Michael Goodyear’s Thank You from French Government, Christina Goodin’s Senior Project

December 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Veteran Michael Goodyear received the Legion of Honor from the French government. He was awarded the honor by Sal Rutigliano during the meeting of the Flagler County Commission Monday evening.

Congress Has Created An Average of 50 New Crimes Per Year for the Past Decade

December 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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In just the five years Congress created 439 new criminal offenses for a of 4,889 federal crimes. That’s in addition to the growing number of state and local crimes for which Americans can be prosecuted.

Monday Briefing: A Dedication at Princess Place, Miller Clayton’s Heroism, Dangerous Dog Reversal

December 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Miller Clayton, the boy who saved his brother and himself from a fire last month, will be honored by several firefighters associations, a dangerous dog designation may be reversed.

Floridians for Solar Choice Ballot Initiative Unlikely to Meet Deadline to Qualify

December 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The proposal, favored by liberals but opposed by the utility industry, would allow businesses to generate up to two megawatts of electricity and sell it to neighboring properties.

Artless Censors: The Flagler’s School Board’s Misplaced Allegiance to “Staff”

December 18, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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The Flagler school board shirked its responsibility when it chose to be a cheerleader for a principal instead of offering guidance and oversight after a student’s art work was censored at FPC.

Supreme Court Removes Brawling Brevard Judge For Creating “National Embarrassment”

December 18, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Calling Judge John C. Murphy’s behavior “appalling” the court ordered him removed from the bench after his altercation with a public defender last year was caught on videotape and went viral.

Weekend Briefing: Starlight 5K in Town Center, Handel’s Messiah, Dancing Around Flagler, Christmas With a Deputy

December 18, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Christmas With a Deputy is tonight at Target, Handel’s Messiah in two weekend performances at First Church of Palm Coast, the Starlight 5K is Saturday evening in Town Center, and more.

Florida Supreme Court Unanimously Signs Off On Medical Pot Amendment For 2016 Ballot

December 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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People United for Medical Marijuana, which is led and heavily financed by Orlando lawyer John Morgan, still needs to submit 683,149 valid petition signatures to the state by a Feb. 1 deadline.

Thursday Briefing: Flagler Beach Contracts With New Manager Newsome, McLaughlin Takes Over Economic Opportunity

December 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Flagler Beach City Commission may approve a contract with Larry Newsome, its new city manager, this evening. Commissioner Nate McLaughlin takes over chairmanship of the county’s economic opportunity council.

A Problem for Enterprise Florida and Gov. Rick Scott: Bill Johnson

December 16, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Just what the governor doesn’t need: a reason for lawmakers to blow raspberries at his budget request for Enterprise Florida Inc. (EFI). As it happens, they might have their reason. His name is Bill Johnson.

Wednesday Briefing: A $40,000 Tax Subsidy for a Writers’ Conference, Jeff vs. Luka, Bach’s Brandenburgs

December 16, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The county’s Tourist Development Council is asked to consider a $40,000 tax subsidy for the four-day Florida Outdoors Association conference at the Hammock Beach Resort next September, four times the amount awarded last year.

France Says Non, Merci, to Madame Trump

December 15, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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In the xenophobic, racist’s right-wingers’ very anger – in their spokespeople and in the words they used – lurked a threat to the republic, to democracy, and to the nation’s fundamental values.

Tuesday Briefing: Justin Boyles Guilty of Murder, Coming Years’ School Calendars, Wadsworth Park Closure

December 15, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Justin Boyles was convicted of second-degree murder and faces life in prison for the murder of Hammock resident Ed Mellener in 2013, the Flagler School Board takes up calendars for the next two school years.

Pinellas Sheriff’s Caution on Open-Carry Bill Triggers Duel of Furious Accusations

December 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Sheriff Bob Gualtieri says a Sarasota Herald-Tribune blogger “absolutely mischaracterizes” his concerns about open-carry, as the blogger and Florida Carry, the pro-gun lobby group, claim the sheriff would threaten to shoot concealed carriers.

Brandon Henry, Kayaker in St. Johns, Missing on River Since Sunday Afternoon, Is Found

December 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Brandon Henry, 29, of St. Johns County, was last seen at 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon launching his kayak on the St. Johns River, near his home, and traveling north on the water, somewhat south of Jacksonville.

Monday Briefing: A Garden For South Bunnell, A Sensitive Acquisition on Lake Disston, Library Talk

December 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Flagler County Land Acquisition Committee is considering the potential acquisition of a $2.8 million, 116-acre property on Lake Disston. The public library board talks finances, and officials meet in South Bunnell to dedicate a vegetable garden.

Donald Trump’s Funeral

December 11, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 56 Comments

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If Donald Trump were to drop dead tomorrow Democrats would grieve, Republican candidates would celebrate, but Trump’s neo-fascism will have already damaged the nation beyond recognition.

Weekend Briefing: Community Chorus, Starlight Parade, Holiday Pops, Chess in Jax, Lotsa Schubert

December 11, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Community Chorus of Palm Coast in concert at Trinity Presbyterian Friday, Palm Coast’s Starlight Parade and preceding events start Saturday afternoon, The St. Augustine Orchestra at the Flagler Auditorium Sunday, and a whole lot more.

No War On Women? I Disagree

December 10, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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The debate reflects an ancient, unyielding, and ultimately impossible desire on the part of men to control a power that our creator entrusted to women: propagating the species, writes Julie Delegal.

Public School Testing Could Move Away From Statewide Exams as Lawmakers Study Fix

December 10, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, is working on legislation that would allow schools to use tests other than the statewide standardized exams, which are used in some graduation and promotion decisions, teacher evaluations and school grades.

Thursday Briefing: Flagler Beach’s Water Break, Scalia’s Blacks Problem, Christmas Shows

December 10, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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In a hearing on affirmative action Justice Antonin Scalia echoes a brief questioning whether blacks belong in certain advanced universities, Flagler Beach may approve a contract with Larry Newsome, its new city manager, Old Kings Elementary and Buddy Taylor have Christmas shows.

Wednesday Briefing: Youth Orchestra in Concert at the Auditorium, Hammock Murder Trial

December 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The Flagler Youth Orchestra’s 370-some musicians are in concert at the Flagler Auditorium this evening, the murder trial of Justin Boyles, who is accused of murdering Hammock resident Edward Scott Mullener in a love-triangle dispute in 2013, continues in St. Augustine.

Florida Gibberish: Subbing Computer Coding For Foreign Languages Is Idea of a Yahoo

December 8, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The bill in the Florida Legislature by an ex-Yahoo executive wanting to push computer science at the expense of foreign languages would worsen education, not improve it.

Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s Total Muslim Ban, Palm Coast’s Plans for Old Kings Road, Women of Ireland

December 8, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Donald Trump calls for banning all Muslims entering the U.S., without exceptions, Palm Coast discusses widening Old Kings Road and amending the city manager’s contract, an unhygenic incident at Rymfire’s VPK.

“We Might Be One Terrorist Act Away From a Trump Presidency”

December 7, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

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A spectacular murder spree by Islamists could spook Americans enough to vote for the greatest fear-monger. Anything is possible, but Ian Buruma doesn’t believe American voters would be that stupid.

Judge Tosses Part of Amendment 1 Challenge, But Environmentalists Claim Success

December 7, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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A Leon County judge Thursday removed a major part of a lawsuit that contests how lawmakers decided to spend money that voters approved last year for land buying and preservation. However, an attorney for four environmental groups challenging the state’s spending called the ruling a victory. “We’re in this case,” said David Guest, managing attorney […]

Monday Briefing: Spartan Race Is Back, Ambulance Debate Shuttles to Flagler, Bunnell Debates Managers

December 7, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Flagler County Commission is expected to approve a $25,000 subsidy for the Spartan Race, this time on private land, and debate the delivery of ambulance service in the county and Palm Coast, in answer to Palm Coast’s mounting wish for a new system.

In Light of Paris and San Bernandino, Smaller Cities Re-Evaluate Their Soft-Target Potential

December 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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People who don’t live in big cities typically viewed as likely terrorist targets may not think about terrorism affecting their communities or about devoting the resources to countering the possibility they could be hit. But they ought to.

Hunting Undocumented Immigrants,
Travis Hutson Discovers His Inner Jim Crow

December 5, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

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Sen. Travis Hutson filed a pair of bills that would criminalize undocumented immigrants in Florida. The bills are unconstitutional, bigoted and unnecessary.

Proposal Would Allow Students to Sub Computer Coding for Foreign Language Classes

December 4, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Bill sponsor Jeremy Ring, a Margate Democrat who is a former Yahoo executive, said the proposal would give Florida students a “true leg up” in the increasingly tech-driven world.

Weekend Briefing: Youth Orchestra at Salvo, First Fridays, Belle Terre Swim Club Open House, Boat Parade

December 4, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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A busy weekend of entertainment starting with Friday evening’s performance of the Youth Orchestra at Salvo gallery, Saturday’s open house at the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club, the boat parade that evening and plenty more.

Killed in House, Stand Your Ground Bill That Shifts Burden of Proof Lives Again in Senate

December 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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A proposal that would shift the burden of proof to the state in cases involving Florida’s controversial “stand your ground” law is poised to go to the full Senate.

Matanzas High Students Win 2nd Place in Statewide Contest for Financial Literacy Video

December 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The students, Brittany Dye, Patrick Flebotte, Emma Grushkin, Danielle Hartley and Duncan Sorensen, had been assigned a 30-second public service announcement in their television production class.

Thursday Briefing: FPC Improv at the Auditorium, Support for Bunnell Fire Victims, Carson’s Fall from Space

December 3, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Flagler Palm Coast High School performances improvise at the Flagler Auditorium this evening, the Legislature takes up computer coding as a substitute for foreign language classes, Ben Carson loses his shine.

Supreme Court Approves Congressional Districts; Flagler’s Stays Whole, Inching Left

December 2, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The congressional district the Supreme Court approves keeps Flagler County whole, shedding Putnam and moving it south to take in more of Volusia County, which will help Democrats slightly.

Wednesday Briefing: Interviews in Bunnell, Code Enforcement in Palm Coast, Kant in Königsberg

December 2, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Bunnell City Commission interviews three internal candidates for city manager this evening starting at 6 p.m., Florida lawmakers take on Fracking, Immanuel Kant’s categorical imperative explained.

Florida Protest Group Delays Rally in Light Of Terror Attack at Planned Parenthood

December 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Orlando-based Florida Family Policy Council’s “Rally to Defund Planned Parenthood,” slated for Dec. 7 at the Florida Capitol, will take place in the spring instead, the council organizers said.

Tuesday Briefing: World AIDS Day, Demolishing an ITT Icon, Palm Coast’s Video Awards

December 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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It’s World Aids Day, the Flagler School Board will seek bids to destroy Corporate One, its former home and ITT’s once-upon-a-time headquarters, the Palm Coast council is set to approve a moratorium on bottle clubs.

Proposal Would Force Cities, Including Bunnell and Flagler Beach, to Move Elections to November

November 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Cities intend to fight a proposal now before state lawmakers that would take away their ability to set local election dates and could extend the terms of some current elected officials.

Monday Briefing: It’s Shirley Chisholm Day, Tree-Lighting Tonight, Charles Mingus Always

November 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Shirley Chisholm Day is celebrated in Palm Coast this evening, Central Park is aglitter with the tree-lighting ceremony and the Fantasy Lights, and three full concerts of Charles Mingus.

Should Government Censor Offensive Speech? 40% of Millennials Say Yes. That’s a Problem.

November 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

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Surprisingly, the Pew survey finds nearly twice as many Democrats as Republicans saying government should be able to stop speech against minorities. Independents are in the middle.

Hurricane Season Ends as Florida Escapes Direct Hit For 10th Straight Year

November 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The current streak is made even more remarkable since Florida, with its 1,260 miles of coastline, has accounted for about 40 percent of hurricane landfalls on U.S. shores in that recorded time period, according to the National Weather Service.

Florida Picks 5 Nurseries to Grow and Distribute Medical Marijuana for Select Patients

November 25, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Parents of children with severe epilepsy pushed for a 2014 law to legalize the purportedly non-euphoric marijuana — low in THC, high in CBD — as it can end or dramatically reduce life-threatening seizures.

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