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Following 10-Year-Old Nubia Barahona’s Murder, DCF Seeks More State Support

September 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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The Department of Children and Families is seeking $15.8 million to strengthen its investigative abilities, and hoping to shift millions more into the child-protection program to add investigators and case workers.

Stalled: Unemployment Remains at 10.7% in Florida, Ticks Up to 14.9% in Flagler

September 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

As in the rest of the nation, job creation in Florida and Flagler is close to a standstill, with just 9,900 jobs created in July, leaving almost 1 million Floridians out of work.

Florida Teachers Union Sues the State
Over Merit Pay, Calling It Unconstitutional

September 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Florida Education Association says tying the state’s merit pay provision to standardized tests is unlawful because it violates collective-bargaining rights embedded in the constitution.

The Importance of Being Earnest, Or Verdi, Or Not: Culture Worth the Miles

September 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest by The Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Kevin Kelly and Kate O’Neal at the Winter park Playhouse, Showdown’s country, Verdi’s greatest hits, improv and more.

Road Closures for Frank Celico Funeral And Procession in Palm Coast Today

September 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

For the Frank Celico funeral and procession, several Palm Coast and Bunnell road closures are expected today between 9 a.m. and past noon. The full itinerary is included.

Incomes at Their Worst Since 1996, Poverty At a 52-Year High, Inequality Deepening

September 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Florida’s poverty rate rose to the highest level in 16 years, with 3 million residents—one in six—living under the poverty line in 2010. Nationally, most economic and health insurance indicators are worsening to historic levels.

Seawall and “Renourishment” Alternative: Saving the Beach Without Losing a Town’s Soul

September 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Speaking on behalf of SaveFlaglersBeach.com, Terry Potter argues for an alternative to seawalls, dredging and revetments in Flagler Beach and invites the public to the organization’s seminar on the matter on Sept. 15.

Dim Futures: Florida’s Student-Loan Default Rate Rises to 10 Highest in the Nation

September 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Students are defaulting on loans at higher rates, especially in Florida, because of a lousy job market, higher interest rates, and a rise in for-profit colleges that typically charge more than public colleges.

Charlie Ericksen: The Live Interview

September 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Charlie Ericksen is challenging incumbent mayoral candidate Jon Netts in the Palm Coast election. He answers 12 questions and a few follow-ups on a broad range of issues.

As Florida Teachers’ Salaries Stagnate or Fall, Superintendent Pay Is Rising

September 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

In nine Florida school districts, superintendent salaries increased by 5 percent or more in the last four years. It had gone up 3 percent in Flagler before this year’s pay cut, making it a wash.

This Week in Flagler and Tallahassee: An Election and the Gun to Governments’ Heads

September 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

You don't want to be at the receiving end of Bunnell City Commissioner Daisy henry's pointing finger. From left, School Board member Andy Dance, Youth and Carver Center Director Cheryl Massaro, former School Board member Jim Guines, and Henry, together before the re-dedication of Carver Gym last Saturday. (© FlaglerLive)

A relatively quiet week if not for the Palm Coast mayoral primary, which is shaping into quite a contest. “The Laramie Project” opens at the Repertory Theatre, and the Palm Coast City Council will talk guns.

Since 9/11: A Reckoning

September 11, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 6 Comments

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Moving tributes and grief aside, one lesson of the last 10 years is that we have yet to learn the lesson of the last 10 years: we are not only on a spiral downward. We are feeding the spiral, collectively and consciously. We should all be mourners, and not just for 9/11’s victims.

Back from the Dead, Carver Gym Is Rededicated By Those Who Nearly Killed It

September 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Flagler’s governments gathered at South Bunnell’s Carver Gym Saturday to celebrate the rebirth of what, just 15 months ago, looked to be the end for the community center. Some of the applause was deserved, much of it was self-serving.

Blue on Blue, the Flagler County Art League’s Homage to the Color of Imagination

September 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Blue on Blue, the Flagler County Art League’s newest show, opens Saturday, Sept. 10, with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. and runs through September at the league’s gallery at City Market Place.

Judge Throws Out Challenge to Fair District Amendment, Panicking Motley Incumbents

September 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Thanks to Piet Mondrian.

Federal District Judge Ursula Ungaro rejected the argument that the anti-gerrymandering amendment allows voters to meddle in legislative redistricting. Weird alliances between incumbent Democrats and Republicans have formed to keep fighting the voter-approved amendment.

Obama’s Job Gig: Pin-Up to GOP Voodoo

September 9, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 8 Comments

What jobs program? Obama’s surrender to stimulus by tax cuts is another concession to bully superstitions. Obama has lost credibility. He’s lost respect. He’s losing the nation right along with him.

When Cops Track Your Cell Calls and Location On Public Roads: No Expectation of Privacy

September 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeals Wednesday ruled that tracking a drug dealer through his cell phone as he traveled across the state was legal as long as he did not go onto private property.

Black Communities Through a Camera Lens, Louis Armstrong and More Dance: Culture Worth the Miles

September 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Black photographers’ eye on Jacksonville, Daytona Beach and Winter Park, Satchmo at the Waldorf at the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, Orlando’s Third Thursday exhibits, and more.

Federal Suit Filed Against Florida Law Requiring Drug Tests of Welfare Recipients

September 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The new law requires recipients of temporary cash assistance to pay $35 to $45 for a drug test first. The ACLU charges the law stigmatizes low-income people and amounts to a suspicionless search.

Mandatory Virtual Classes for High School Students Bugging Cash-Strapped Districts

September 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A new state law that requires Florida high school students to take a class online is causing cash-strapped school districts to spend millions on new computers and exacerbating the digital divide.

This Week in Flagler and Tallahassee: Budget Hearing Galore, Saturday at the Galleries

September 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Emerging markets: from left, Bunnell Mayor Catherine Robinson, Flagler Beach Manager-in-Waiting Bruce Campbell, Flagler Beach City Commission Chairman John Feind, and possibly outgoing Bunnell City Manager Armando Martinez. They were chatting after an hour with Gov. Rick Scott at the chamber of commerce last week. (© FlaglerLive)

Several local governments hold public hearings on their 2011-12 budgets, the county commission takes on economic development again, the Flagler Youth Orchestra kicks off again, Hollingsworth and the Art League galleries hold show openings, and Tallahassee talks online bookings.

Light Up Palm Coast: Petitioning the City Council to Put Safety Before Beautification

September 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

In the wake of 15-year-old Kirt Smith’s death while biking on Seminole Woods, Dede Siebenaler argues that the Palm Coast City Council has focused too much on beautifying streets instead of lighting them up.

Federal COBRA Insurance Subsidies End, Aggravating Strains for the Unemployed

September 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Federal COBRA subsidies for laid-off workers covered 65 percent of premium costs for 15 months, as part of the Obama administration’s 2009 stimulus package. GOP lawmakers blocked an extension.

Snooping Security: “If You See Something, Say Something” Campaign Comes to Florida

September 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott is welcoming the “If You See Something, Say Something Campaign,” which encourages callers to use a statewide toll-free telephone number to report suspicious activity. The program raises spying, profiling and other civil liberties concerns.

Zero Job Creation in August as Economy, Recession-Bound, Posts Year’s Worst Showing

September 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Even as the unemployment rate remained at 9.1 percent, job creation stalled in August, and was revised downward in June and July, signaling a recession.

Texas-Size Holes in Gov. Rick Scott’s Boast Of Florida Job Creation as 2nd to Texas

September 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Rick Scott called the rest of the nation’s job numbers “pathetic” compared to Florida’s, yet Florida ranks near the bottom in the nation on Gallup’s index of job creation, while its 70,000 new jobs in the past year proportionally rank the state below the national average.

Florida Gun Nuts, Evils of Going Green, Blacks and Marriage, Allen West’s Idiocy: The Live Wire

September 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Marineland's new marina: no boats, but pretty pylons. (© FlaglerLive)

Florida law as a gun to local governments’ heads, when GIs executed children in Iraq, a sickness beyond Fox, Is Marriage for White People?, homeland security sex, Allen West’s stupid comments on the Arab Spring, and more.

Banning Near-Shore Oil Drilling for Good in Florida: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Is Filed

August 31, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The proposed amendment, filed Tuesday by Sen. Arthenia Joyner, matches a House version filed earlier this year by Rep. Rick Kriseman, D-St. Petersburg. It would ask voters to put into the constitution a ban on exploration, drilling, extraction or production of oil in Florida waters.

So You Think You Can Dance in Orlando, Wild Art in Sanford: Culture Worth the Miles

August 31, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A painting by Robert Mier at Gallery on First in Sanford.

Robert Mier’s wild Florida at Gallery First, So You Think You Can Dance comes to the Amway Center in Orlando, Disney on Ice, the Musical of Musicals at the Winter Park Playhouse, and more.

Pointing to Recession, Floridians’ Consumer Confidence Crashes Again to Near-Record Low

August 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The dramatic decline in consumer confidence is just three points shy of 59, the mark set in June 2008, when the nation was in the midst of the Great Recession. Figures released by the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research.

A 6% Tax on Bottled Water in Florida: Ormond Beach’s Sen. Lynn Revives Proposal

August 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The bottled-water tax in Florida would pay for repairing environmental damage from trashed plastic. The water industry is opposing Ormond Beach Sen. Evelyn Lynn’s proposal.

Child and Animal Abuse Charges Land a 35-Year-Old Woman in Jail

August 29, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Three children–ages 5, 8 and 14– more than two dozen animals were living in the Reid Place house in Palm Coast. The house was overrun with garbage, animal food and feces.

Stetson Kennedy, Nemesis of KKK And Jim Crow, Is Dead at 94

August 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Stetson Kennedy, the civil rights activist, journalist, folklorist, author and lecturer, died in St. Augustine Saturday, Aug. 27, with his wife Sandra Parks at his side. He was lucid to the end.

Borrowing From Rick Perry: Gov. Rick Scott Wants More Texas in Florida Universities

August 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott wants to treat universities and colleges more like private businesses, as Rick Perry is trying to do in Texas, with more scrutiny over professor and university performance.

Rick Scott’s Sunshine Problem: Missing E-Mails and a Questionable FDLE Probe

August 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

From a supposedly accidental purge of entire Rick Scott administration email accounts to an FDLE probe that appears to be a conflict of interest, the governor’s problems with open records continue.

Campaign Notes: Defacing Moorman, Excluding Ericksen, Unseating Kim Weeks

August 25, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 12 Comments

Palm Coast City Councilman Holsey Moorman reacts to his vandalized sign, Democrats explain why they invited Jon Netts and not Charlie Ericksen, and the complete list of candidates thinking (or not) of challenging Kimberle Weeks, the Flagler County Supervisor of Elections.

Hurricane Update: Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Coastal Waters Off Flagler

August 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Hurricane Irene won’t slam Florida the way it will the Northeast, but high surf of 12 to 18 feet near shore means a tropical storm warning for coastal areas here and windy conditions overnight.

Lethal Edict: Florida Supremes Rule “Isolated Mishaps” Aren’t Enough to Stop Executions

August 24, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Clearing the way for executions by lethal injection, a unanimous Florida Supreme Court ruled invalid death row inmate Manuel Valle’s objection to pentobarbital, one of the three drugs used to put inmates to sleep–and to euthanize animals.

End of State-Funded Public Broadcasting In Florida: State Board Blanks PBS Dollars

August 24, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

PBS funding eliminated in Florida: The winter of Big Bird's discontent, compliments of Florida.

Following on the heels of Gov. Rick Scott’s veto of PBS funding earlier this year, the State Board of Education, for the first time in 35 years, refused to include funding for Florida’s 26 public television and radio stations, putting many of those stations’ future in doubt.

Florida GOP’s Vague Redistricting Schedule Playing Havoc With Election-Year Politics

August 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Critics of the Legislature’s timeline say mass chaos could follow if lawmakers don’t approve maps soon enough to give the attorney general and the Supreme Court enough time to review the plans well in advance of the June 18 opening date for qualifying.

Another Air Show, in Kansas City, Crash Claims the Life of a Ponte Vedra Veteran of Aerobatics

August 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Bryan Jensen with the plane he calls "The Beast" after a performance last year at Wisconsin's Air Venture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. (© vikingnav)

Bryan Jensen, a stunt pilot for 15 years and a captain who flew 747s for Delta Airlines, was killed Saturday when his red Horizon Hobbit biplane crashed at the Kansas City Aviation Expo Air Show in circumstances similar to the fatal crash at Wings Over Flagler in March.

Taxes, the Economy, the Stimulus: Separating Fiction from Fact

August 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Diego Rivera's 'Detroit,' a detail from one of Rivera's murals on the car industry. Click on the image for larger view.

Answers to recurring questions of the day: what’s the state of the economy, are Americans really as overtaxed as they think they are, and what has the 2009 economic stimulus accomplished–or not?

Decision Fatigue, Why Music Matters, Immigrants Under Siege: The Live Wire

August 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

He decides to give up on Facebook and Twitter, the South discovers a new enemy in immigrants, the bad news of bad news, Irving Kristol on Neo-conservatism, Burger King fires the King, and more.

Florida’s Next Testing Target: Pre-K Children

August 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

David Lawrence, a leading pre-K education advocate in Florida, is winning converts to his proposal that pre-K children be subjected to standardized testing to instill rigor and accountability similar to that of K-12 programs. He says it won’t be a “baby FCAT.”

What Barack Obama Can Learn From Rick Scott

August 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

With Rick Scott’s poll numbers in the 20s, the governor went for a cosmetology make-over. Barack Obama could do the same, in reverse: he needs to be liked less and to govern more.

Profits of Buying Florida’s Government: Lobbyists Earn $52 Million in 2nd Quarter

August 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Florida is hurting. Lobbyists aren’t: they increased their take from April to June to $52 million, up from $49.3 million in the same period last year.

Maybe They Should Bid Out the Contract

August 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Palm Coast alone didn’t have a tough week with sanitation matters: A sanitation truck went through the wall of a third-floor depot in New York Wednesday in an involuntary homage to Magritte.

The Down Side of Fuel Efficiency: Florida Governments Will Take a $5 Billion Hit

August 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

As the Obama administration seeks to double average fuel efficiency by 2025, State and local government revenue dependent on gas taxes will see big declines in revenue that pays for roads, bridges and other infrastructure.

Supreme Court Says Rick Scott Overstepped His Authority By Usurping Rule-Making Powers

August 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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In a stinging rebuke of Gov. Rick Scott’s interpretation of his powers, the Florida Supreme Court, in a 5-2 ruling, declared the governor’s attempt to blunt and circumvent state agency rule-making invalid.

Whiley v. Scott: Full Text of Florida Supreme Court Decision Invalidating Gov. Scott’s Rulemaking Edict

August 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Full text of the Florida Supreme Court’s 5-2 decision in Whiley v. Scott. The opinion was unsigned.

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