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Florida & Beyond, and All Opinions

Florida’s Casino Bill “Dead for This Year”

February 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A controversial bill to allow mega-resort casinos in Florida appears dead this year, after the House sponsor scrapped a vote Friday by a subcommittee that likely would have rejected the idea.

Mission Stumbles: How Fannie and Freddie Put Homeowners and Taxpayers at Odds

February 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Here’s a primer on Fannie and Freddie’s role in the housing market, why their actions often go against the interests of homeowners and are even at odds with their own mission, and what to expect from here on.

Komen and the Smear on Planned Parenthood: Swiftboating Tactics From Abortion Zealots

February 3, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 13 Comments

The Susan J. Komen foundation had a choice with Planned Parenthood: Stick with rational neutrality or surrender to the political contamination of reactionaries’ echo chambers and the bogus war on abortion. Komen surrendered. The war on cancer–the only war worth fighting–and women will suffer.

US Economy Adds 243,000 Jobs in January, Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.3%

February 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The economy’s recovery continued to solidify as employers added 243,000 jobs in January, the third-best total in three years, and the unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent.

Florida Senate Approves School Prayer Bill, 31-8

February 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The school prayer bill’s approval overrides objections of senators who said the measure will lead to prayers at school events that students can’t get out of, including possibly in classes, and that some students will have to listen to prayers or risk being ostracized because they come from a different religious tradition.

Shifting More Burden To Students, Lawmakers OK 15% Tuition Hike at Florida Universities

February 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Florida House approved an 8 percent increase and each state university is allowed to add an additional 7 percent, as universities have for the past several years. Gov. Rick Scott is opposed to the tuition hike.

Whether It’s Romney or Obama, Democracy Is Losing Big

February 1, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 18 Comments

No wonder so many people don’t see the point in voting. While the rest of us play one man, one vote in democracy’s delusional sandbox, a bunch of donors who add up to a cocktail party’s guest list are sealing the campaign’s fate.

Bunnell Takes Tallahassee; Bill to Ban Internet Cafes Clears Florida House Committee: The Live Wire

February 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

4:35 p.m.Bunnell’s Daisy Henry turns ambassador at League of Cities; the proposed ban on internet cafes cleared the House Economic Affairs Committee 12-6 Wednesday. Opponents of the bill call it a job killer, but proponents look to curb a proliferation of low-stakes gambling halls. Also, Fox Business takes on the Muppets, and they snark back; St. Johns County schools, best in the state, face a $9 million deficit, when adolescent girls need exorcism, and the bogus supremacy of Stradivarius violins.

U.S. Citizen, Floridian, But Denied In-State Tuition Over Parents’ Status: Senate Kills Fix

February 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A measure that would grant in-state tuition to Florida high school students who are U.S. citizens but whose parents are in the country illegally was voted down Tuesday by a Senate committee.

For Flagler’s Republican Leaders, Romney-Gingrich Anxieties Frame an Unenthused GOP

January 31, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Nearly a dozen prominent Flagler County Republicans spoke of their choices or hesitance in the Florida primary and beyond, illustrating a lack of excitement in the GOP, and nervous predictions about November.

Florida Small-Government GOP to Food Stamp Recipients: No Pretzels, Pastries or Cupcakes

January 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

The list of foods proposed law would prohibit food stamp recipients from buying is much longer, drawing opposition that may convince its sponsor to moderate some of the restrictions. No state dollars are at stake, though food retailers health is.

House Close to Approving Redistricting Maps as Coalition Charges “One-Party State”

January 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The maps the House panels approved would change Flagler’s place in the congressional district, which would no longer include portions of Orange County, where John Mica is based. If Flagler loses Mica, it would mean losing Mica’s seniority and the benefits of his chairmanship of the powerful House Transportation Committee.

Deaf District as Flagler Students Are Cheated Out of Dozens of Hours of Test Preparation

January 29, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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As high schools prepare students for the FCAT writing test in a few weeks and end-of course exams in May, Matanzas High School’s Jo Ann Nahirny explains how the district’s abbreviated schedule is hurting student preparation and will likely hurt results. Yet administrators seem deaf to alternatives.

The Live Profile:
Who The Hell Is Saul Alinsky?

January 29, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 19 Comments

Saul Alinsky: a profile of the author of “Rules for Radicals,” dead since 1972, whom Newt Gingrich names as the reason to oppose Barack Obama. But the Saul Alinsky Gingrich creates never existed. The invention is more revealing of Gingrich than it is of Alinsky. A corrective to both.

Florida’s Disgraceful New Limits on Voting

January 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The upcoming election is about to be stolen – or, at the very least, rigged – and thousands of your neighbors and, in some cases, your children, are about to be disenfranchised, argues Martin Merzer.

House Releases $69.2 Billion Budget, Including 9.5% Increase in Pre-K-12 Funding

January 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

House budget builders on Friday released their $69.2 billion spending blueprint that includes more than $1 billion in additional funding for K-12 education and more than $2.5 billion in reserves.

Gingrich Momentum in Florida Has Vanished, Romney Win Expected

January 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

4:36 p.m….Flip-flop again: the Gingrich lead in Florida was short-lived and, as it turns out, not so sweet. Romney is back ahead, comfortably, and expecting a solid win on Tuesday. In a rare victory for the 4th Amendment, the US Supreme Court rules unanimously against police “intrusion” by way of GPS tracking, when it’s physically tacked onto private property, including vehicles on public roads.

Bloodied Candidates Stumble Toward Florida Finish as Gingrich Wilts and Romney Adjusts

January 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Newt Gingrich was under fire from all sides at the 19th GOP primary debate in Jacksonville Thursday, looking weaker and less sure-footed than he had in South Carolina, and ceding the advantage to Mitt Romney ahead of Tuesday’s vote in Florida.

Florida’s Plan to Privatize 30 Prisons Fast-Tracks to the Dismay of Guards and Others

January 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

A legislative proposal to privatize about 30 prisons in most of the southern part of Florida is headed for the Senate floor after a vote in the Budget Committee that angered prison guards who feel they’re not being heard.

Alzheimer’s Disease Research:
Florida’s Inexcusable Indifference to Funding

January 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Florida, the state with the largest per-capita population over age 65, invests zero dollars in Alzheimer’s research, though one in 40 Floridian has the disease–and half do over age 85. Nancy Smith argues the indifference is short-sighted on many levels.

Gingrich Surge Wipes Out Romney Advantage in Florida While Improving Obama’s Numbers

January 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The latest Quinnipiac polls have Gingrich tied with Romney ion Florida, but losing badly to Obama in a head-to-head race, while Romney’s slight advantage over Obama two weeks ago has also vanished.

Full Text of Proposed Uniform Policy for Flagler County Schools

January 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 43 Comments

The full text of the proposed “uniform dress code” policy the Flagler County School board agreed to on Jan. 25, and is scheduled to vote on adopting, at its Jan. 31 meeting.

Roe Back: Florida Would Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks and Require 24-Hr Waiting Periods

January 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

A Republican-dominated House subcommittee approved three anti-abortion bills in party-line votes Tuesday, after testimony and debate that reflected the country’s deep divide over abortion.

In Another Move To Charters, Florida Would Give Parents More Say Over Failing Schools

January 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Parents of children in chronically failing schools would get greater power to force the schools to change, including the possibility they could make the school into a charter school or contract its management out, under a Jeb Bush-inspired bill that advanced Tuesday in the Florida House.

The Live Poll:
Gingrich, Paul, Romney, Santorum?

January 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

We believe in open primaries, so cast your vote, whatever your party affiliation, for the four contenders in the GOP presidential primary.

Don’t Ban Internet Cafés. Regulate Them.

January 23, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 10 Comments

Internet cafés may be a pest, and their proponents make laughable arguments when they claim they’re not about gambling. But it’s not government’s business to ban them while swinging from the lottery’s levers. Regulation is the key.

Florida Virtual School Students’ AP Results Beat Brick and Mortar Peers’, at Less Cost

January 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Online students at Florida Virtual School, the state’s virtual extension of the public school system, outperformed their traditional-school peers on Advanced Placement tests in 2011 for $2,159 less per student.

Co-Pay Interruptus: Catholic Bishops Will Sue Feds Over Contraception and Insurance Rules

January 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is promising a legal challenge to federal rules requiring health insurers to provide women with a range of preventive health services, including birth control, without charging a co-payment, co-insurance or deductible.

Florida Redistricting: More Transparent Than Fair

January 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Floridians truly have a meaningful voice in the actions taken by the Florida Senate? Paula Dockery, in her last term as a Republican Senator, thinks not, particularly when it comes to redistricting.

Jacques Brel, Alive and Well and Living At Palm Coast’s City Repertory Theatre

January 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Starting Friday, the City Repertory Theatre will stage six performances of “Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris,” the Eric Blau and Mort Schuman revue of the great Belgian troubadour, under the direction of John Sbordone.

When Profit-Raking Disney and the Daytona Speedway Beg Florida for Corporate Welfare

January 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Disney is asking the state for an array of tax breaks that could cost Floridians as much as $100 million over 20 years. International Speedway Corp., owner of Daytona International Speedway, is in on the deal.

Live Wire: Newt Gingrich, Open Marriage Man

January 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Newt Gingrich’s second ex-wife says he lacks the moral character to be president and describes how he wanted a wife and a mistress. Scott opposes Internet cafes; Wikipedia and other big websites go dark to protest the invasive Stop Online Piracy Act, states look to online gambling to plug their deficits, Diego Rivera ignites the Museum of Modern Art, a short history of atheism, and more.

Debbie Reynolds, Too, Is Alive and Well, and Singin’ On Flagler Auditorium’s Stage Tonight

January 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Debbie Reynolds, star of “Singin’ In the Rain,” is turning 80 in a few weeks–and taking the Flagler Auditorium stage Thursday evening to show off her enduring versatility as a singer and comic.

In Washington State, a Proposed Mandate for Abortion Coverage, Whoever the Insurer

January 18, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Democratic members of the Democratic-controlled Washington State legislature introduced a bill that would require private and public insurers that provide maternity coverage to cover abortion services as well.

Don’t Let It Happen

January 18, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

The the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act give the federal government unprecedented powers to censor or block access to websites judged to be carrying pirated music or videos, a power usually associated with authoritarian regimes.

Bill To Ban Internet Cafes Advances in Florida Legislature as Opponents Call It a Job Killer

January 17, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

A House panel Today approved a proposal to shutter the 1,000-some Internet cafés that have opened in shopping centers across the state in recent years, including nearly a dozen in Palm Coast.

As School Board Votes on Uniform Policy, a Reality Check From the Trenches

January 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 41 Comments

Drawing on arresting experiences, Jo Ann Nahirny, a veteran teacher at Matanzas High School, disputes assumptions on school uniforms in a letter to Flagler County School Board members.

Flouting the First:
Florida’s Slouch Back To Religious Favoritism

January 16, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 6 Comments

Florida’s proposed “Religious Freedom” amendment and a bill that would enable prayer at public school events project the false impression that religious expression in the public sphere is under siege, when the reverse is closer to the mark–as a bias particularly favoring Christianity.

A La Carte College Tuition: Florida’s Science-Tech Majors Could End Up Paying More

January 15, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Florida’s quest for more science, technology, engineering and mathematics degrees might eventually lead to a quest for higher tuition for students entering those programs, based on comments by higher education leaders.

Why Tim Tebow Is Not God’s Jerry Rice

January 13, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

A pastor’s suggestion that God is favoring Tim Tebow is wrong, argues Aaron Rushing, because it turns the former Gator and Denver Broncos quarterback into a good luck charm. God is using Tebow in other ways, writes Rusher.

Scott Orders Review of Special Taxing Districts Like Grand Haven, Dunes and Every CRA

January 13, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The review affects such “community redevelopment agencies” such as Palm Coast’s Town Center. Special taxing districts generate $15 billion in revenue annually. Oversight can be more lax than for more general government revenues.

Live Wire: Florida Budget Shortfall Remains at $2 Billion; US Marines Urinate on Taliban Corpses

January 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

The latest numbers from the State Revenue Estimating Conference leave Florida’s 2012 revenue stuck with a $2 billion deficit the Legislature must plug. The Pentagon is scrambling to contain damage from a video showing four US Marines apparently urinating on three dead Taliban fighters, a violation of the Geneva Convention.

As Inmate Population Continues to Fall, Florida Will Close 7 Prisons and 4 Work Camps

January 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Declining prison admissions created a surplus of prison beds, allowing the state prison system to cut its budget deficit by closing our older facilities, says Corrections Secretary Ken Tucker.

Stetson’s School of Business Graduate Programs Named “Top Online” By U.S. News & World Report

January 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Stetson University School of Business Administration online master’s degree programs have been named among the nation’s “Top Online Graduate Business Programs” in U.S. News & World Report’s Top Online Education Programs 2012 rankings.

Less Brawn and Less Substance as Gov. Scott Declares Florida On Its Way Back

January 11, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

There were no surprises and few specifics in Scott’s roughly half hour State of the State speech, with the governor sticking to his year-long theme of getting the state back to work. The opposition is skeptical.

School Uniforms at Osceola Public Schools? You Be the Judge: An Image Gallery

January 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The Osceola policy is actually a dress code, and a rather lenient one at that: the photos lay bare the Osceola school district’s uniform policy as the Flagler school board prepares to decide whether to implement such a policy locally on Jan. 17.

“It’s Messed Up”: Occupy Tallahassee Group Denied Access To Florida Senate Gallery

January 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Citing noise and chanting earlier in the day, the Florida Senate Sergeant at Arms on Tuesday denied Senate viewing gallery access to a group loosely defined as Occupy Tallahassee even though the group members intended only to watch and listen.

Liberals’ Inexplicable Hatred for Gov. Rick Scott

January 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

“I’m thinking of calling Dr. Phil and asking him why Florida liberals hate Gov. Rick Scott so much,” writes Lloyd Brown. “The only zeal I’ve seen that exceeded it was the seething hatred for President George W. Bush.”

What Rick Scott Can Learn from Anthropology

January 8, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Rick Scott should lay off behavior modification and let people study everything from art to zoology, argues Cary McMullen. Don’t worry. We’ll figure out what we want to be when we grow up.

Senate Sweep: More Slots, Lower Gambling Taxes, Only Minor Internet Cafe Regulations

January 7, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A Senate committee Monday considers a sweeping proposal that would allow three mega-casinos in Florida, offer more slots at pari-mutuel facilities and rein in Internet cafes a little.

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