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To Save Tax Dollars, Consolidate Palm Coast and County Fire Departments Into One

July 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 73 Comments

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In a year of cutbacks and falling revenue, the presidents of the Palm Coast and Flagler County firefighter unions are proposing to consolidate the two fire departments into one as a way to save taxpayer money and become more efficient.

“Unsustainable” Florida Retirement System (Says Gov. Scott) Has Best Gains in 25 Years

July 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The Florida Retirement System pension plan gained $19 billion in the fiscal year that ended on June 30. The 22 percent gain is the biggest in 25 years. The total value of the pension plan has soared to $128.4 billion, among the best in the nation.

Palm Coast’s Rabbi Shapiro and Education Trio Sue Over “Religious Freedom” Amendment

July 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Merrill Shapiro at Palm Coast's Heroes Park last year, leading the 'Day of Inclusivity' he instituted in answer to the National Day of Prayer. (© FlaglerLive)

Florida’s so-called “Religious Freedom” amendment is misleading, the lawsuit argues, as it would reopen the way for religious, private school vouchers at public expense and turn the state into an arbiter of public dollars for religious organizations.

Dixie Check: Judge Orders Commandments Removed from County Courthouse Steps

July 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 55 Comments

at the dixie county courthouse The First Amendment prevails over the 10 Commandments. (ACLU)

A businessman had paid for the 6-ton monument, but a judge said its message was a clear government endorsement of religion, violating the establishment clause of the First Amendment.

Debt Ceiling Fallacies: How to Pay Down The Deficit Without Really Trying

July 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The debt limit debate could have some catastrophic consequences for the economy, writes Kyle Russell, but politicians aren’t telling the whole story, and the fix isn’t nearly as bad as it may sound.

President Concession: Obama’s Conviction Deficit

July 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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If Barack Obama fears alienating potential voters, argues Donald Kaul, he should consider this: People like leaders who aren’t walking around with whipped cream on their faces all the time.

Fixing The Gays, Paul McCartney at 69, America’s World Cup Women: The Live Wire

July 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Marcus Bachmann’s gay-fixing clinic, Paul McCartney rocks Yankee Stadium, a million millionaires, Google Chrome meets Google+, wages go down, work hours go up, and more.

Pass-Through Crock: How Progress Energy May Once Again Nuke Its Customers

July 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Progress Energy is already charging Florida customers $5.53 per month for non-existent nuclear-power plants slated for construction at unknown dates in the future. The Public Service Commission and the Legislature allow the scheme.

Flagler Rep. Bill Proctor: Public University Tuition Should Go Up by More than 15% A Year

July 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Bill Proctor likes his net worth: $2.56 million.

Bill proctor, the St. Augustine Republican and private-college president, says tuition increases at public universities should be greater than 15% so Florida’s tuition costs can reach the national average faster.

They Feel Your Pain: Florida Legislature Home to 51 Millionaires

July 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Millionaires make up almost half of the 40-member Florida Senate and nearly one-third of the 120-member Florida House. Legislators are paid $29,697 a year, with presiding officers making $41,181 a year.

Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal: Bancroft Family Members Now Regret Sale

July 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Several key members of the Bankroft family which controlled The Wall Street Journal say they would not have agreed to sell the prestigious daily to Rupert Murdoch if they’d been aware of News International’s conduct in the phone-hacking scandal at the time of the deal.

Water Management District Tax Rate Cut 26%, Reducing Revenue and Gutting Services

July 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The tax bill on a $200,000 house will be $50, down from $62, but the district is laying off employees and reducing conservation, management and partnership projects in line with a new law approved by Gov. Rick Scott.

Super-PACs and Dark Money: The New World of Corruption-Ripe Campaign Finance

July 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Super-PACs, anonymous donors, foreign donors, unlimited corporate donations, political fronts masked as non-profit charities: the new world of campaign finance opens the way for scandal and corruption.

Flagler Lifts Burn Ban in Effect for Most of The Last 6 Months as Wildfire Emergency Ends

July 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

There are still two active wildfires in Flagler County–Espanola and Opossum–but they’ve lost their bite, and rains have dropped the drought index closer to normal for the rainy season. Still, it was a costly few months.

Introducing Google+: Why Facebook’s Monopoly and Twitter’s Heyday May Be Over

July 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Kyle Russell walks you through Google’s latest Big Thing, how it beats Facebook, and why it may put Twitter and LinkedIn out of business. Your invitation is in Gmail.

Cell Phone and Texting While Driving Bans: Laws in the 50 States

July 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Texting while driving bans, hand held cell phone while driving bans: laws state by state with age breakdowns, school zones, teens and novices.

Obama Veers Right, Murdoch Veers Down, Bachmann Promises No Porn: The Live Wire

July 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Michelle Bachmann signs the marriage pledge, Baba Brinkman raps on evolution, Google+ takes on Facebook, Rupert Murdoch’s vileness uncovered (again), Obama loses his way, and more.

BP Calls Gulf Recovered and Looks To Quit Payments to Businesses Over Economic Losses

July 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

BP paid more than $4.6 billion to private citizens and businesses since the Deepwater Horizon spill. The Gulf economy is on the mend, the oil company claims, justifying a cut-off, though it still faces billions in civil and criminal penalties.

Space Shuttle Launch Schedule: Atlantis’s Last Voyage

July 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral’s Kennedy Space Center at 11:26 Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, July 8. Weather may delay it. Watch video of the countdown.

Unemployment Rises Again, to 9.2%, as Job Creation Disappears and Recession Looms

July 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

More bad news for the Obama administration as job creation in June fell to a statistically insignificant 18,000 and the unemployment rate rose again, raising fears of another recession ahead.

It’s Not Just Flagler: Across Florida, Schools Contend With $1 Billion Less for Education

July 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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From Broward’s elimination of 1,400 teaching positions to Marion’s reduction to a 4-day week to Duval’s cuts in sports programs, school districts have been finding various ways to make shriveled ends meet.

USA Today’s Dirty Mind, Tour de Palm Coast, Plutocratic Scott: The Live Wire

July 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Rick Scott’s plutocratic brotherhood of governors, why exercise beats depression,debt limit hypocrites, USA Today’s suggestive graphics, 14th amendment memories, and more.

Adagio for Scott: Governor’s Net Worth Drops by Half, to $102 Million

July 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Scott reported 2010 income of $11.5 million, up 46 percent from the $7.9 million he posted in 2009, and almost all investment income. His wealth topped that of all other Cabinet officials combined.

Kerouac’s Original Dharma Bums, Sovereign Brass and Snow White: Culture Worth the Miles

July 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Kerouac’s Dharma Bums manuscript on exhibit at the Orange County History Center, the Orlando Shakespeare Festival’s version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the Sovereign Brass in the Orlando Philharmonic’s Sounds of Summer Series, and more.

Energy-Wasting TV-Top Boxes, Stephen Fry on Unbelief, Frida Kahlo’s Birthday: The Live Wire

July 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

David McCullough on today’s version of patriotism, Frida Kahlo’s birthday, Nudist Recreation Week, your energy-wasting TV-set-top boxes, Stephen Fry on God and religion, and more.

Why Help at Your Nursing Home Will Be More Scarce, and Other Elderly Care Retreats

July 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Florida just rejected a federal grant that would have allowed elderly patients to get care at home instead of in nursing homes, where staffing levels may begin to drop this month, thanks to a new Florida law.

When the New York Philharmonic Played the Star Spangled Banner in North Korea

July 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

In February 2008, the New York Philharmonic was invited to play in the North Korean capital. It was a remarkable concert. The rendition of the American national Anthem was one of its most moving moments.

When Casey Anthony Pre-Empts Wimbledon

July 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

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Anthony’s isn’t murder-trial coverage. It’s voyeurism on a bimbo scale. If Anthony had been middle aged, crinkled, overweight, if she’d not been white, this level of media fixation would have been unthinkable.

Drawing Widespread Criticism, Rick Scott Discovers the Joys of SunRail, and CSX

July 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Sunchips.

Gov. Rick Scott’s approval of SunRail triggered criticism from Republicans and Scott’s tea party base while sharpening a contrast with his earlier rejection of a federally funded high-speed rail initiative.

How CSX Bought Mica, Funerals for Space and Symphonies, Internet Dating: The Live Wire

July 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Times’ John Mica-SunRail expose, the best TV ad ever, John Lennon as a Reagan fan, teabagger etymology, Gmail’s new G-spots, a history of the English language in 10 minutes, and more.

3% Pension Contributions by Public Employees Begins as Judge Rejects an Injunction

July 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The state’s teachers union is suing over the 3 percent requirement, and was hoping to delay its implementation until the case is settled. That case is still going forward, but 3 percent contributions begin today.

First Fridays in Flagler Beach: The Halifax Country Band

July 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

This month’s edition of Flagler Beach’s First Fridays also features tie-dye t-shirt making, corn hole game face painting and balloon sculptures.

Hospital Donation Helps Campers Find Adventure at Palm Coast Summer Camp

June 29, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Fit N fun Camp Teen Adventure Camp

Palm Coast summer camp for elementary and middle school children runs through August 12, at $75 a week. Scholarships are available. Children may attend as many (or as few) weeks as they choose.

July 4 Celebrations in Art, Song and Fireworks: Culture Worth the Miles

June 29, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The evolution of video games, July 4 fireworks with Hot Chelle Rae, Paper Tongues, Shontelle and Cody Simpson at Altamonte’s Cranes Roost Park, free admission at Winter Park’s Morse Museum, Medieval Times tournaments and laser shows at the Orlando Science Center.

Stetson Picks Ex-Princeton Coach to Revive Football Program, Dormant Since 1956

June 27, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Roger Hughes at the press conference where he was announced as Stetson's new head football coach. From left, DeLand Mayor Bob Apgar, Stetson Board of Trustees Chair Harlan "Butch" Paul, Stetson President Wendy Libby and Athletic Director Jeff Altier.

Roger A. Hughes had a 47-52 record in 10 years in Princeton, including one Ivy League championship season. Stetson likes him for his fund-raising prowess, too.

FlaglerLive Idle As We Switch To a More Powerful Server. Meanwhile, Please Help.

June 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

In a letter to readers, FlaglerLive.com Board Chairman Merrill Shapiro says the switch is compelled by growing volumes of readers. He asks you to pledge regular financial contributions to FlaglerLive to ensure the kind of reporting you’ve come to depend on.

When Florida, Like New York State, Joins the Ranks of the Civilized on Gay Marriage

June 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

New York State is celebrating the legalization of gay marriage. We should celebrate along. Where can such baseless assertions as marriage being the “legal union of only one man and one woman” have so much as a throb of credibility other than in the harebrained fictions of scriptures?

Florida’s Betrayal of College Students: Sticking It to the Young, Pandering to the Old

June 24, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 16 Comments

Between Florida public universities’ tuition increasing almost 140 percent in 10 years and Bright Futures scholarship losing half their value, the state is betraying its future while pandering to older, more selfish voters.

A Dissent on Canceling July 4 Fireworks: When Palm Coast Dictates to Flagler Beach

June 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 51 Comments

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Canceling the fireworks in Town Center was justified, canceling them in Flagler Beach was not, argues Jeremy Mahoney, who sees the decision as another way of making Flagler Beach subservient to Palm Coast.

Cut Glass, Sounds of Summer, “Hair” and Claude Bolling: Culture Worth the Miles

June 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

An exhibit of brilliant American cut glass at the Orlando Museum of Art, American Brilliant Cut Glass 1876-1914, the Morse Museum in Winter Park’s free programs, the Orlando Philharmonic’s Claude Bolling-rich Sounds of Summer, “Hair” and more.

Tuition Increases Another 15% at Florida Universities, Up 130% in 10 Years; Aid Drops

June 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Tuition will approach $6,000 next year. For Flagler County’s 750-some students attending college on Bright Futures scholarships, that aid will cover barely half the bill, after covering it in full just a few years ago.

Florida’s Death Penalty Ruled Unconstitutional

June 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Judge Jose Martinez, a George W. Bush appointee, relied on a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court decision barring judges from interpreting “aggravating factors” independent of juries’ explicit findings.

Flagler County Fires: All Locations, Latest Acreage, Maps and Firelines

June 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Complete, updated chart of active Flagler County fires, satellite-view locations, acreage, and updated maps including detailed, latest extent of Espanola and White Eagle fires.

Adding to Mounting Legal Challenges for Scott, Public Employees Sue Over 3% Pension Hit

June 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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The class-action lawsuit is filed on behalf of 556,296 public employees, including state workers, teachers and police officers. It echoes frustrations that led the Flagler County School Board to talk lawsuit last week.

Charter, Voucher Advocate Gerard Robinson Is Florida’s New Education Commissioner

June 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Robinson, a Jeb Bush protege, was Virginia’s secretary of education and president of the Black Alliance for Educational Options, a pro-school choice group ideologically aligned with Republican reforms.

20% Down Mortgage Requirement Would End Middle Class Home-Ownership As We Know It

June 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Qualified Residential Mortgage Rule (QRM)

If a proposed Qualified Residential Mortgage Rule (QRM) of 20% down and spending less than 28% of monthly gross income on the mortgage takes effect, Marc Morial of the National Urban League argues, middle class home ownership will be a thing of the past.

Fish and Wildlife Commission Prohibits Campfires on Public Lands

June 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

As a result of ongoing wildfires, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued the executive order prohibiting campfires in wildlife management areas, wildlife and environmental areas and all other lands it manages.

Fifth Grade Graduation, Florida’s Dismal Education Spending, Talk Radio Sellouts: The Live Wire

June 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Why Rick Scott is America’s least popular governor, SlutWalks and feminism, corruption at the transportation department, students who are full of it, and more.

Scott Retreats: No Drug-Testing of State Workers, At least For Now

June 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The ACLU of Florida called it a “a massive and embarrassing retreat,” but Scott says it’s merely a temporary delay, pending a constitutional challenge to his executive order.

Sprawl-Fighting State Oversight Agency Is Dissolved, To the Delight of Local Developers

June 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The Florida Department of Community Affairs, created in 1969 to manager growth, is being diluted into other agencies, leaving local governments much freer to develop as they choose.

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