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When Riots In Defense of Islam Are More Vile Than Any Parody of the Prophet

September 15, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

“Innocence of Muslims” is a vile movie about Islam, but its movie maker had every right to make it, and it is far less vile than the murderous riots Muslim fundamentalists have launched as a result–or Mitt Romney’s political opportunism over the crisis.

A Strange Case of Car-Swapping and Theft On Palm Coast’s Prince Patrick Lane

September 14, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

A 22-year-old Navy recruit’s Nissan Altima had seemingly sat in her father’s driveway on Palm Coast’s Prince Patrick Lane since March, waiting for her return, only for her father to discover that it was not her car when he sought to clean it.

Lazarus Act: City Repertory Theatre’s “Jacques Brel” Revives Grand Voice With Force and Style

September 14, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Channeling Jacques Brel's demons at the City Repertory Theatre: from left, Laniece Wilson, Manny DaMata, Brett Cunningham and Kelly Nelson. (City Repertory Theatre)

“Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well,” the Palm Coast City Repertory Theatre’s most successful production of its inaugural season, is rich in powerful and intuitive performances that recreate, in English, the songs and themes of the late French Bob Dylan.

Gov. Scott Claims to Make Education His Top Priority. Democrats Are Doubtful.

September 14, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

With Gov. Rick Scott visiting several public schools this week and highlighting what he says is his understanding that Floridians want good schools and his intention to do something about it, Democrats teed off on the GOP education funding record.

Property Tax Amendments on November 6 Ballot Would Cut Local Revenue Further

September 13, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Florida voters in November will face a flurry of proposed amendments to reduce property tax levies for groups ranging from first-time homebuyers to disabled veterans, while preventing increases on those whose homes lose value.

Go Ahead, Steal His Email:
Florida Court Rules It’s Not Cyberstalking

September 11, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The First Circuit Court of Appeal found that a wife stealing her husband’s email and locking him out of his own account did not amount either to cyberstalking or to a form of domestic violence. The case involves Michael and Cheryl Young of Alachua County.

From Beirut to 9/11:
When Barbarism Follows Barbarism

September 11, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 21 Comments

Revulsion over the losses in New York and Washington aside, the attack triggered a succession of fears: That the barbarism I so gladly left behind 23 years ago is here.

Siegel Resigns Over Comments on Christians’ Israel Support

September 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Mark Alan Siegel has resigned as chairman of the Palm Beach County Democratic Party after saying conservative Christians were allies of Israel only because they wanted to bring on the Second Coming.

Legality of State Workers’ 3% Retirement Tax Now Before Florida Supreme Court

September 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

With hundreds of millions of dollars a year hinging on their decision, Florida Supreme Court justices Friday began deliberating about whether to uphold a 2011 law that requires government workers to chip in 3 percent of their pay to the state retirement system.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Charts Next Steps For Expanded Panther Population and Range

September 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), working in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, plans to document where panthers are roaming beyond south Florida and develop the best practices to help people and panthers coexist.

We’re All Vikings Fans Today: Chris Kluwe Kicks Emmett Burns’s Gay Marriage Bigotries

September 8, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Harvey Fierstein's honorary godson: Chris Kluwe of the Minnesota Vikings. (Deadspin)

Maryland lawmaker Emmett Burns wrote a bullying letter to the Baltimore Ravens owner asking him to silence Brendon Ayanbadejo’s support for gay marriage. Chris Kluwe kicked back the most winning answer of the year.

Florida DCF’s Answer to Welfare Recipients’ Unforwarded Addresses: Cut Off Benefits

September 7, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The Florida Department of Children and Families has approved a change that would end public-assistance benefits for people who don’t report new addresses, drawing concerns that some low-income residents could unnecessarily lose food and medical aid.

No Bounce: Economy Adds Only 96,000 Jobs in August as Unemployment Drops to 8.1%

September 7, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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The national economy added a meager 96,000 jobs in August, and the previous two months’ total was revised downward by 41,000 jobs. Nevertheless the unemployment rate edged down to 8.1 percent, from 8.3 percent, as the employment picture continues to zigzag between hope and anemia.

Should FPL and Progress Energy Charge You $300 Million for Distant-Future Nukes Plants?

September 6, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The state’s largest electric utilities are seeking approval from the Florida Public Service Commission to collect money that goes toward upgrading already-existing nuclear plants and helps pay for early work on new reactors that may or may not be built years from now.

Raped, Pregnant and 11 Years Old: The Problem with the “Right-to-Life” Movement

September 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

In Pinellas County, an 11-year-old girl, pregnant after her rape by her mother’s 42-year-old boyfriend, is a stark rebuke to the right-to-like and personhood movement, argues Mary Jo Melone.

The Downside of Tourism Jobs, and What North Carolina Can Teach Florida

September 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Florida is adding jobs, but mostly in tourism and service industry, low-skilled work that has involuntarily forced people into part-time employment. North Carolina has seen more employment grow in the information technology and research sectors. These jobs tend to offer higher pay and more stability.

Federal Judge Rejects Higher Tuition for Florida Children of Undocumented Immigrants

September 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A Miami federal judge has found that Florida is violating the constitutional rights of American-born children of illegal immigrants by requiring them to pay higher tuition rates than other students at state colleges and universities.

In Charlotte, Democrats Welcome Crist as Floridians Wonder Whether to Trust Him

September 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

As Charlie Crist takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention to embrace President Barack Obama, Florida Democrats are facing a question that could shape their party’s future: How much do they trust Charlie Crist? It’s part of a soap opera unfolding before partisans in two states.

When Lies Are Elevated to a Campaign Strategy

September 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

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The lies of presidents could re-carve Rushmore by audacity alone, yet the lies of the Romney-Ryan campaign have taken the art of lying to new lows, but not without the complicity of voters, who, in the golden age of fact-checking, have no excuse to be misinformed.

Prodigal Turtle: Kemp’s Ridley, Smallest of the Seas, Digs First-Ever Nest in Flagler Sands

September 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Once endangered, Kemp’s ridley turtles, usually nesting in the Gulf of Mexico, have flourished, and one made a landing in Flagler Beach, digging only the sixth documented nest in Florida, and the very first in Flagler County.

What Makes Us Exceptional

August 31, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The St. Louis Arch, one of many symbols of American exceptionalism. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

It is not that American Exceptionalism is being lost, it’s that those who want to “tabe back America” have lost sight of what has made America exceptional, argues Dan Gelber after watching the Republican National Convention.

Romney-Ryan’s Voucher Plan for Medicare, Long the Third Rail of Florida Politics

August 31, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan said the nation must rethink Medicare as he and Mitt Romney propose changing the health-insurance program for 65-and-over Americans to a “fixed-amount” voucher that would essentially privatize the benefit.

Mitt Romney’s Faux Facts, Charlie Crist Explains Himself, Germany’s Assault on Google News

August 31, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Mitt Romney’s and Paul Ryan’s fact-challenged fair in Tampa, Germany wants to charge Google for news, India opens a “Hitler” store, Delta bans a passenger for wearing a satirical shirt , and Alan Thicke has advice for his out-of-work son.

The Tea Party, Missing from the Republican National Convention’s Big Tent

August 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

An anti-Obama tea party rally in Palm Coast in March. (© FlaglerLive)

Despite cluelessness by liberals and Democrats, those outside the tea party movement still don’t grasp that “people like me are the absolute last folks who would be invited to the RNC,” argues tea party leader Henry Kelley.

Conventional Wisdom: Florida GOP Dishes Up Victory Talk

August 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Florida delegates to the Republican National Convention dined on French toast, Allen West, John Bolton, Chris Christie and Newt Gingrich Thursday morning, a prime-beef line-up that fired up the faithful for the November elections.

“Just Stop Acting Stupid,” Jeb Bush Tells Republicans Over Immigration Extremism

August 29, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Little Havana may tip Florida's electoral college, but not in the direction Republicans are hoping for. (Wallyg)

Worried about losing the Latino vote, Bush and other Republicans nevertheless brushed off questions about whether the still-extremist immigration plank of the Republican Party could prove to be too much of a hurdle for the presidential campaign of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Isaac, Now a Category 1 Hurricane, Makes Louisiana Landfall With Huge Storm Surge

August 29, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Isaac became a Category 1 Hurricane Tuesday. The vast, slow-moving hurricane is combing with high tides to produce enormous storm surges as Isaac threatenes New Orleans and coastal areas stretching to Florida’s Gulf coasts.

Jeb Bush, the Elephant at the Republican National Convention, May Be Thinking 2016

August 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Jeb Bush, sought after for establishment Republican endorsements, appears ready to take his brand of policy-driven conservatism to a broader national audience, with the 2016 or 2020 presidentials in mind.

Rachel Corrie: Death, Court Case and Legacy of a Pro-Palestinian Activist

August 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Rachel Corrie was a 23-year-old American pro-Palestinian peace activist crushed to death by a bulldozer driven by an Israeli army soldier as she protested the illegal demolition of Palestinian homes by the Israeli military in Gaza.

A Few Florida Facts for Republican National Convention Delegates

August 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Florida under the leadership of Republican icons like Bush, Scott and Rubio, and supported by proud and unthinking GOP legislatures for the last 15 years, has happily served as the grow house for Republican policies. The results are stunning, writes former lawmaker Dan Gelber.

Charlie Crist Bear-Hugs Obama Closer As He Excoriates GOP’s Rightward Slouch

August 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

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Ex-Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on Sunday urged voters to support President Barack Obama in the crucial swing state where the Democratic incumbent and Republican candidate Mitt Romney remain in a razor thin race.

Lessons from a Storm: How to Prepare for Hurricanes

August 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

From living through Hurricane Andrew at Ground Zero 20 years ago to rebuilding a home and a business in its wake, Frank Gromling shares lessons learned and advice for Flagler County and Florida residents, applicable in any hurricane emergency.

Judge Sides With Counties Again Over Juvenile Justice Costs Florida Is Passing On

August 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

For the second time in little more than a month, a state judge has found that the Department of Juvenile Justice improperly carried out a law that requires counties to help pay juvenile-detention costs.

A Micro-Bump for Romney in Florida, But Obama Still Leads, Especially on Medicare

August 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

The latest Quinnipiac polls in swing states show President Obama maintaining diminishing leads over Mitt Romney despite voters saying Obama will do a better job on Medicare. The polls reflect Romney’s pick of Wisconsin’s Paul Ryan.

In a Victory for Florida Teachers, Judge Rejects State’s Onerous Evaluation Process

August 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Florida’s teachers union is celebrating a 57-page order rejecting a state-approved rule that would spell out how school districts should evaluate teachers, declaring it “wholly invalid” because of flaws in the way it was pieced together.

Gov. Rick Scott Threatens to Remove Monroe’s Supervisor of Elections Over Early Voting

August 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

  Gov. Rick Scott issued a statement Tuesday that some read as a veiled threat to the Monroe County supervisor of elections, escalating a conflict over early-voting days in the run-up to the November elections. Harry Sawyer, the Republican supervisor in Monroe, said Monday he didn’t support an effort by Secretary of State Ken Detzner […]

An 11-Year-Old Girl Begins Middle School on the Wings of Her Grandmother’s Legacy

August 21, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Andrew Skerritt’s grandmother never went further than the third grade before she dropped out to help raise her younger siblings, yet the educational values she gave him will be passed down for generations, he writes.

At the University of Florida, a War Over the Alligator’s Newspaper Racks

August 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The University of Florida wants the independent Florida Alligator newspaper—which it does not own–to remove its orange racks from campus, and replace them with non-descript plastic bins. Bill Cotterell argues it’s not a First Amendment issue.

Federal Court Rejects Provisions of Florida’s Early Voting Rules as Discriminatory to Blacks

August 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Facing a potentially razor thin race in a critical swing state, a three-judge federal panel has rejected as discriminatory a provision of a state law passed last year that reduced the number of early voting days, but offered Florida election officials a way to make the changes comply with the federal Voting Rights Act.

You’ll Shop for 43 Minutes a Day, But You Won’t Take 15 Minutes to Vote Every Two Years

August 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 54 Comments

Less than 16 percent of Florida’s eligible voters, and 20 percent of Flagler’s, cast a ballot in last Tuesday’s primary, once again reminding the world that Americans’s interest in community and citizenship is among the lowest of any democracies. Perhaps it’s time to make voting mandatory.

Disaster Recovery Days:
Rebuilding a Business After Hurricane Andrew

August 18, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

When Hurricane Andrews ravaged the physical location of the main offices of his electronic protection firm in Miami 20 years ago, Frank Gromling discovered new sources of ingenuity and rewards, despite, and at times because of, the struggles to rebuild.

Unemployment Rises Again, to 8.8% in Florida And 12.7% in Flagler, Clouding Recovery

August 17, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

After falling steadily by 2.1 percentage points over the past year and holding steady at 8.6 percent in June, Florida’s unemployment rate ticked back up to 8.8 percent in July, and there was a net job loss of 3,300 in the state.

Pit Bull Ban and Common Sense Prevail in South Florida Referendum

August 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

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In overwhelming fashion, Miami-Dade voters decided Tuesday to continue to ban pit bulls from the county. The results show common sense still rules strong, argues Steven Kurlander.

FPL Claims Settlement Would Scale Back Rate Hike to $548 Million, But Opponents Cry Foul

August 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The $548 million increase is down from an initial proposal of $690 million, but the state’s Office of Public Counsel, which represents consumers and the Florida Retail Federation, say FPL’s rates should decrease — not increase — next year.

With David Richardson, Floridians Elect the First Openly Gay Member of the Legislature

August 15, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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In primary elections shaped by newly drawn districts, Florida voters Tuesday appeared to send three incumbent House members packing, rejuvenated the political careers of a few old names — and likely elected the state’s first openly gay lawmaker.

Calculating One’s Risk for Alzheimer’s: Most People Want To Know

August 15, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Alzheimer’s disease can’t be prevented or cured, and it ranks second only to cancer among diseases that people fear. Yet about two-thirds of respondents would want to know if they were destined to get the disease.

Ayn Rand vs. Paul Ryan

August 15, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Modern conservatives, Paul Ryan included, ignore the fundamental principles that animated Ayn Rand: personal as well as economic freedom, argues Jennifer Burns, while Maureen Dowd calls Randism “a state of arrested adolescence.”

Share Your Florida Panther Sightings and Photos

August 15, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has launched a new website that makes it easy for citizens who spot Florida panthers to share the information and pictures online.

Election Homework: The Goods on Paul Ryan

August 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

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Everything you always wanted to know about Paul Ryan but were afraid was true: profiles, backgrounders, an FAQ on his plans for Medicare, and some of the best reporting on Mitt Romney’s vice presidential pick.

Hurricane Andrew 20 Years Later: Memories of Resilience in a Storm’s Wake

August 11, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Frank Gromling, who lived and worked in the path of Hurricane Andrew 20 years ago, remembers the days of the storm and its aftermath in a South Florida ravished beyond recognition. A spirit for rebirth was left intact, however.

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