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Flagler Live-Blogs Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman,” Chapter 3: Aunt Alexandra’s Trash

July 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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In Chapter 3 of “Go Set a Watchman,” Scout and Aunt Alexandra rumble over Henry, and our 10 readers respond every which way.

The Iranian Nukes Deal and the
Horseman of the Jewish Apocalypse

July 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Netanyahu is an ideologue of Jewish catastrophe. By this logic, risks and challenges cannot be approached with a view toward resolution, yielding instead to paranoia and antagonism, writes Shlomo Ben-Ami.

Some of Your Privacy Rights Are Waived In Medical Malpractice Lawsuits, Court Rules

July 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The Florida court’s decision stemmed from a controversial 2013 law the Republican-controlled Legislature passed after a lobbying battle between groups such as doctors and plaintiffs’ attorneys.

Tuesday Briefing: A $1,500 Grant for the Youth Orchestra, Palm Coast Taxes, Polygamy, Obama v. Trump

July 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Palm Coast City Council sets its proposed maximum tax rate for next year, a slight increase, the Flagler Youth Orchestra gets a generous grant from the Palm Coast Arts Foundation, and after gay marriage, legalizing polygamy may be next on courts’s plates.

Charlie Crist Says He’ll Run for Congress If Redistricting Goes His Address’ Way

July 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The newly redrawn district is expected to include Crist’s home, fueling widespread speculation recently that the 58-year-old Crist would launch another political comeback.

Service Specter: Rick Scott’s Job-Growth Puffery Masks Florida’s Low-Wage Future

July 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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About two of three of those new jobs is a low-paying service-sector one, mirroring years of Florida job growth in low-pay, no-benefits, dead-end jobs in Team Scott’s tourism-driven economy.

The Apple Watch 30 Days In: A Healthy Choice If You Get Past Its Miseries

July 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

If you’re buying it as a watch you’ll be miserable. If you’re buying it because you think it’ll be cool talk, text and send heartbeats you’ll be even more disappointed. But if all you wanted was the best health tracker on the market – that also happens to do some really cool stuff, this is surely the device for you.

Affordable Care Act Becoming Less Affordable as Florida Insurers Prepare Big Rate Hikes

July 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

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If 1.6 million more Floridians have insurance thanks to Obamacare, sticker shocks keep coming as insurers have submitted 14 rate-hike requests to state regulators.

Monday Briefing: Racism in Palm Coast’s L Section, Beachfront Parking in the Hammock, Bill Cosby Uncut

July 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Racist and Confederate graffiti is spray-painted on a street and on vehicles in Palm Coast’s L Section, the county reconsiders parking at Malacompra’s beach access, the Palm Coast Arts Foundation breaks ground on a pavilion at Town Center, Chuck Jones is profiled.

Flagler Live-Blogs Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman,” Chapter 1: Back to Maycomb

July 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Ten diverse and opinionated members of the Flagler-Palm Coast community take on Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” in a new experiment in communal reading, chapter by chapter. Join us.

Scott Bolsters Protection for Florida National Guard in Wake of Tennessee Marines’ Murders

July 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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In an executive order, Scott directed Adjutant Gen. Michael Calhoun to temporarily move National Guard members from six “storefront” recruitment centers to armories.

Donald Trump Isn’t the Exception.
He’s the Republican Prototype.

July 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

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Donald Trump isn’t an exception or an offense to the GOP brand. He’s he’s almost indistinguishable from the other 14 Republican crackpots running for president, starting with Jeb Bush, the alleged “moderate” of the bunch. Bush’s Florida record proves it.

Weekend Briefing: Art in Public Places at Salvo, Eid Mubarak, Bunnell Elementary’s Chefs, Dying Mothers

July 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Salvo Art Gallery has a new opening Saturday with Art in Public Places, Bunnell Elementary students will cook at a DeLand restaurant, 1.5 billion Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan.

Florida’s Impending “Pastor Protection Act” Weds Spurious Scenarios With Homophobia

July 16, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

The proposal is aimed at safeguarding clergy members from being forced to perform gay-marriage ceremonies even though they’re categorically protected from doing so by the First Amendment.

Thursday Briefing: Lifeguard Competition in Flagler Beach, McLaughlin’s 100, Ginsberg’s Poem to Bernie Sanders

July 16, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Regional Surf Lifesaving Championships, hosted by Flagler Beach Ocean Rescue, starts today; No Child Left Behind is repealed today, and Allen Ginsberg writes a poem on socialism to Bernie Sanders.

Reclaiming Islam’s Enlightenment From Its Fundamentalist Hijackers

July 15, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Granting that more than a few Muslims back the hijackers’ extremism, what is needed is cultural exchanges instead of armed, panicky overreactions,

Opposing Floridians for Solar Choice, Right-Wing Launches Amendment Drive of Its Own

July 15, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Consumers for Smart Solar includes two ex-lawmakers, a Jacksonville tea-party founder and an ex-chairman of the Florida Public Service Commission.

Wednesday Briefing: A Competency Hearing for Accused Mobil Mart Murderer, Car Wash on Cypress Point, Improv Comedy and Galuppi

July 15, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Joseph Bova, accused murderer of Zuheili Roman Rosado, was deemed incompetent to stand trial last year. His case is reviewed. Giuseppe Verdone is sentenced today for his carjacking and brutalizing of a Chinese food restaurant owner.

Against Protest, Walton County in Panhandle Joins Marion to Let Confederate Flag Fly For Now

July 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Walton County flew started flying the Confederate flag at its courthouse in 1964 in direct opposition to the Civil Rights Act, which extended rights protections to blacks.

Good and Bad of the Iran Nuclear Deal: Caution and Selective Cooperation Ahead

July 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

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The prospect that the agreement could keep Iran without nuclear weapons for 15 years is its main attraction. Sanctions alone could not have accomplished this, and using military force would have entailed considerable risk with uncertain results.

Florida Adds Still More Specialty License Plates to Some 120 Accenting Causes

July 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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It’s not as if Floridians need more specialized license plates. But more are going on the market and some are being redesigned.

Tuesday Briefing: Bastille Day, Guns at UF, Transgenders in the Military, Weddings in Flagler, Rambo v. ISIS

July 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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A court hears arguments today to allow guns at UF dorms, Flagler plays up its wedding-destination cachet, Sylvester Stallone decides to take on ISIS.

Millionaires Make Up Nearly One-Third Of the Florida Legislature, More in Senate

July 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Almost half of the Florida Senate is in the millionaires club, and more than two dozen senators saw their net worths grow in the past year.

Monday Briefing: Synchro Belles Silver at Junior Olympics, Financial Audit in Bunnell, Understanding Bernie Sanders

July 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Synchro Belles from left, Chiara Longo, Megan Lake, Cassandra Gubala, Yasmin Daiha, Alexandra McMillin, Victoria Woroniecki, Paige Areizaga, Samile Daiha, Alyssa Trent and Elyse Hinman.

Flagler County’s Synchro Belles got silver at the 2015 Junior Olympics in Greensboro, N.C., Bunnell accounts for its past deficits, why Bernie Sanders is making Hillary Clinton nervous.

Memo to GOP Candidates: Why Conservatives Should Embrace Gay Marriage Decision

July 10, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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As a conservative who has always supported gay marriage, it’s difficult for Nancy Smith to understand why so many people of her generation — the ones who grew up witnessing some of the worst discrimination of the 20th century — could consistently rage against it.

Signature Crop Loses Its Juice as Florida’s Orange Production Falls to New Low

July 10, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Florida orange production for the 2014-15 season fell to 96.7 million boxes, a drop of 4 percent from last year, and a vastly worse total than projected last October.

Palm Coast’s Opelka Stuns World’s No. 1 and Advances to Wimbledon Boys Final Sunday

July 10, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The 17-year-old continued his dream run at Wimbledon Friday, defeating No.1 seed Taylor Fritz, 6-3. 7-6 (13) to reach his first-ever Slam final.

Weekend Briefing: Princess Place on TV, the Mockingbird Sequel’s First Chapter, Shrek at the Playhouse

July 10, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Reese Witherspoon narrates the opening chapter of Harper Lee’s sequel to Mockingbird, 30 young actors put on Shrek at the Flagler Playhouse all weekend, ibuprofen is a killer.

Supreme Court Declares Numerous Congressional Districts Corruptly Drawn, Forcing Another Special Session

July 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The court ruled the congressional map was corrupted by the efforts of Republican political consultants, violating an anti-gerrymandering constitutional amendment voters approved in 2010. The Legislature must draw new districts within 100 days.

As South Carolina Folds the Confederate Flag, Florida County Votes to Raise It Back Up

July 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

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The Marion County Commission voted unanimously to raise the Confederate flag again on government grounds after removing it last week, just as the South Carolina Legislature ended debate this morning ina vote to remove it from state grounds.

Thursday Briefing: Belly Dancing at the Library, Farmer’s Market Rules in Flagler Beach, Bull Creek at 1

July 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Flagler Beach City Commission takes up new rules for farmers’ markets, a belly dancing workshop for teens and adults at the public library, Diderot’s encyclopedia, marking Bull Creek restaurant’s one-year anniversary.

Jews Then, Muslims Now: How Imprudent Judgments Desecrate Western Values

July 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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To assume that all Muslims think alike because of their religious background, that they have “a mind” rather than individual thoughts, is as big a mistake as to assume to know the minds of Jews, Christians, or anyone else.

Florida’s Lagging Early-Childhood Education Programs Again Fail to Win More Legislative Support

July 8, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Florida’s voluntary pre-kindergarten and school-readiness programs are funded below national averages. Advocates turn their hopes toward federal support.

Opelka Doubles Down on Wins as He Cruises Into Wimbledon Juniors Quarterfinals

July 8, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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After dramatic three-set wins the past two days, Opelka needed only 72 minutes to advance to his second consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal, then on his first-round doubles match at Wimbledon.

Wednesday Briefing: Peter Grimes Goes Epic, The McMillans Go Kerouac, South Carolina Battles the Flag

July 8, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The South Carolina state house today debates whether it will bring down the racist Confederate flag from the grounds of the statehouse, Benjamin Britten’s opera “Peter Grimes” is at Palm Coast’s Epic Theaters.

Court Will Hear Argument That Guns Should Be Allowed at UF Dorms as They Are At Home

July 7, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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A circuit judge ruled against Florida Carry Inc.’s argument last year that people have a legal right to possess firearms at University of Florida housing just as they do in their homes.

In Donald Trump, Democrats Have a “Very Useful Idiot”

July 7, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 49 Comments

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Republicans have an image problem. And it gets worse when somebody like Trump exacerbates the problem when he called Mexicans rapists.

Tuesday Briefing: Shrek Animates Flagler Playhouse, School Cops Contract Renewed, Kids on Gay Marriage

July 7, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Middle school students put on “Shrek” at the Flagler Playhouse, the school board buys 22 million sheets of paper and approves a new school resource deputies contract, kids talk about the court’s gay marriage decision.

Charter Schools Are Not Required To Provide Bus Transportation to Students, Judge Rules

July 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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As part of a school-choice movement heavily backed by state Republican leaders, charter schools do not have to operate under all of the same requirements as more-traditional public schools.

As Cremation Outpaces Burial Rates,
Jewelry Glitters the Afterlife

July 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Florida is well ahead of the nation in cremation rates, but for the first time this year cremations nationally will outpace burials. A jewelry industry is marking the shift.

Monday Briefing: $4.9 Million for Old Kings Road Extension, Naming Buildings, Confederate Flag Debated

July 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Flagler County Commission considers a policy on tacking names to buildings and other government landmarks, the South Carolina Senate debates the Confederate flag.

I Identify As American

July 4, 2015 | Pierre Tristam | 17 Comments

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Political independence is easy. The unalienable right to choose who and what we want to be down to our most basic identity, including one’s race, religion, sex and culture, has been harder to secure.

Another Strong Growth Month Adds 223,000 Jobs, Lowering Unemployment to 5.3%

July 2, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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For all the economy’s overall improvements, when it comes to the majority of workers, there are no improvements where it matters: in families’ standards of living.

Independence Weekend Briefing: It’s All About the 4th, Savior Nicholas Winton, RIP, Trump’s Continued Surge, Copeland’s Common Man

July 2, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Before starting your July 4 celebrations, remember the great Nicholas Winton, savior of nearly 700 Jews and others from the gas chambers. Plus, Susan Sontag, how art became irrelevant and a few safety tips.

Rick Gets Richer: Governor’s Net Worth Climbs $14 Million in 2014, Padded By Blind Trust

July 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Scott, who reportedly spent $13 million last year on his re-election, stated he generated $9.8 million last year from his blind trusts. Unlike last year, however, Scott did not disclose the assets of the blind trust in the most recent report.

Disney’s CEO Makes $248 a Minute as Some of His Employees Go Homeless on $8.03 an Hour

July 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

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Even after a raise to $10 an hour, Disney employees can only expect to take home about $20,000 over the course of a year, not enough to live decently in Orlando. A $15-an-hour wage is more critical, argues Scott Klinger.

Wednesday Briefing: Principals Hinson and Pryor Say Farewell, Full-Moon Gamble, Bunnell’s Cop Cars

July 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Buddy Taylor Principal Stephen Hinson and Matanzas Principal Chris Pryor bid their last farewell, why racists burn black churches, more overtime pay for managers.

Judge Halts Abortion Waiting Period Set to Start Wednesday, Pending ACLU Challenge

June 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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But the appeal by Attorney General Pam Bondi triggered an automatic stay on Francis’ decision, which could allow the law to go into effect. The American Civil Liberties Union, which filed the initial case, immediately responded by asking for Francis to lift that stay.

Tuesday Briefing: Palm Coast Talks Fences, School Board’s Disability Dollars, Social Media Day

June 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Social Media Day is marked at Cowork this evening, fencing regulation is again on the Palm Coast Council’s agenda, while the school board hunts for dollars to keep its adults with disabilities program going.

Backdoor Snooping: Why the U.S. Is Wrong to Oppose Full Encryption of Your iPhone

June 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The U.S. argues that the country will be less safe if the proper authorities have no “backdoor” – a piece of code that lets them in. Software engineers call backdoors “vulnerabilities,” deliberate efforts to weaken security.

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