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Flagler District Rebuts Old Kings VPK Case Alleging Sex Improprieties Between 4 Year Olds

September 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The rebuttals and objections don’t actually deny that an incident took place, that it was of a sexual nature, or that a certain degree of supervision may not have been present at the time. Rather, the response is an exercise in exploiting—or creating–loopholes.

Organized Thieves With Taste for Champagne Target 3 Publix Stores in Palm Coast

September 27, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Three times in a single day last week, thieves working in concert struck at three different Palm Coast Publix stores to steal wines and champagnes. They’ve been getting away with plenty of both, in one case stealing nearly $3,000 worth of bottles.

Sally’s Safe Haven at Year 2: Where Children Traumatized by a Violent Parent Can Still Visit

September 19, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Sally’s Safe Haven in Bunnell, which has served almost 100 families so far, allows supervised visits for parents otherwise restricted from seeing their child. The haven is underwritten by a federal grant and run by the county and the the Children’s Home Society.

Another Unrealistic Trump Policy Proposal: Billions of Dollars for Homeschool Vouchers

September 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Trump recently proposed billions in spending to allow the nation’s poorest students to leave public schools and enroll elsewhere, including by using homeschooling. Except the plan won’t work for the poorest students.

Palm Coast and Flagler County Compete on Soccer Fields Over Frank Meeker’s Memory

September 13, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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The late County Commissioner Frank Meeker, who died in July, had also served on the Palm Coast City Council, so both governments will have separate memorials to his memory on soccer fields at opposite ends of town.

Florida Hospitals in Flagler and Volusia Anchor 3-Year Project to Improve Lung Cancer Care

September 13, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The ACCC Optimal Care Coordination Model for Lung Cancer Patients on Medicaid project will work to reduce barriers to care by developing a care coordination model to leverage effective partnerships among cancer programs and practices, community organizations, patients, and primary care and specialty providers.

In 3-1 Vote, County Enacts Special Taxing Districts for Two Hammock Subdivisions to Drain Flooding

September 12, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Flagler County government is rolling out a long-awaited plan to contain drainage problems in Marineland Acres and the Malacompra Basin, with a new annual tax on property owners to help pay for the improvements. Some residents welcome the plan, others see it as costly and as jeopardizing the beachfront atmosphere.

Justice Perry Will Retire, Giving Gov. Scott 1st Chance to Appoint a Conservative to High Court

September 12, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Perry is among five jurists who make up a liberal-leaning majority of the seven-member court, which has drawn the wrath of the Republican governor and the GOP-dominated Legislature.

Why I Stand For The National Anthem

September 10, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

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There is outrage on the anniversary of 9/11: the outrage should be directed at those who have taken for granted the liberty and privilege of being a professional athlete by showing disrespect to our National Anthem by way of protest.

A Rape in Palm Coast, a Shooting in Flagler Beach, Yet Sheriff’s Office Suppresses All But Trickle of Information

September 7, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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In a 24-hour span on Sept. 6, a woman reported twice being raped and a man reported being shot in separate incidents, both ending up at Florida Hospital Flagler, yet the sheriff’s office is suppressing all but a trickle of information on either case.

Heralding Brief Majority of Beards, Robert Cuff Is Sworn In as Palm Coast’s Newest Councilman

September 6, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Robert Cuff–the cerebral, witty and long-time Palm Coast resident and ITT man–took his seat at the city council this evening after winning his election last week. He takes up where Bill McGuire resigned.

That Dramatic Drop in Teen Births? Credit Easier Access to Contraceptives, Not Less Sex

September 6, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The drop was especially steep for younger girls: in births to girls 17 or younger in Flagler, the drop went from 12 such births per 1,000 in the early 90s to 3.8 in 2013-15, and four in Florida.

America’s Other Doping Problem: Drugging Up the Elderly in Hospitals

September 2, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Harriet Diamond at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, Calif., in May. (Heidi de Marco/KHN)

An increasing number of elderly patients are on multiple medications, raising chances of dangerous drug interactions. Often the drugs are prescribed by different specialists who don’t communicate, and hospital doctors add to the list of drugs, sometimes unnecessarily or unsuitably.

2016 Flagler Jail Bookings and Sheriff’s Crime and Incident Reports (Archived)

September 1, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Archived 2016 Flagler County jail bookings, day and night shift commanders’ crime and incident reports investigated by Sheriff’s deputies and archive.

One Solar Amendment Passed, Backers and Opponents of November Measure Square Off

September 1, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The November proposal is more controversial than the one voters approved Tuesday, drawing opposition from groups such as the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy that argue the measure is intended to benefit utilities.

Flagler’s Primary Results: Shocks, Coronations and Probabilities

August 31, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

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There were one or two shocks in the Flagler primary election results, not least of them another dismal turnout, but for the most part the numebrs produced expected winners and losers. Here’s a full analysis.

Election Day Briefing: It’s Primary Day, Tyler Harrison’s Status, Palm Coast Tax Rate, 10,000 Syrians, Vaping

August 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., the Palm Coast City Council will decide where to set next year’s property tax rate, the United States gets its 10,000th Syrian refugee, vaping is as bad as smoking.

Monday Briefing: Last Day to Vote by Mail, Bunnell Budget, HPV Vaccine, Chomsky, Unambiguously Great Guitar Duo

August 29, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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You can still pick up a vote-by-mail ballot today, Bunnell wraps up its budget workshops, the HPV vaccine protects against cancer but not enough parents are vaccinating their children, João Luiz e Douglas Lora guitar duo.

Does Diversifying Police Forces
Reduce Tensions? Not Necessarily.

August 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Beyond diversity, hiring officers who know and understand the community, asking officers to build better relationships with neighborhoods they serve, reducing officers’ use of aggressive arrest tactics and increasing officer training is shown to be more effective than changing the color of the ranks.

In a First, Blind High School Student Is Matanzas-FPC Football Game’s Radio Commentator

August 26, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Trent Ferguson, 18, a student at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in St. Augustine, will be the color commentator on WNZF Radio of the Matanzas-FPC match at 7 p.m. Friday, a unique experiment for the radio station that may not end there.

Weekend Briefing: Early Voting Through Saturday, I Have a Dream Sunday, St. Thomas Episcopal Festival

August 26, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Friday and Saturday are the last days for early voting, Sunday marks the 53rd anniversary of the March on Washington and MLK’s I Have a Dream Speech, family faith and fun festival at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

Nasty, Brutish and Shrill: Flagler Sheriff’s Race Tests Edge of the Believable as Attacks Multiply

August 25, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 47 Comments

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Rick Staly, one of six GOP candidates for sheriff, launched attacks on Don Fleming and Jim Manfre but reserved particular wrath for John Lamb, though claims in the shape of a smoking gun turn out to be more gossipy than substantive.

Thursday Briefing: A Flagler Sheriff’s Deputy’s Memorial, School Strategy, 33,000 Gun Deaths, Phone Pacing

August 25, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The name of Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy Homer Brooks, who died in 1965, is added to the sheriff’s memorial today, early voting continues, what to do about gun deaths.

Wednesday Briefing: More Early Voting, Hosseini’s ICI Homes Lands in Town Center, Cops Like SUVs, Messing With Muslims

August 24, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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An arresting statement by Judge Foxman at a sentencing, keep voting, ICI homes places parcels under contract in Town Center, Black Lives Matter still, how New York cops regularly violate rules in investigations of Muslim groups.

For Bunnell’s Tucker, Sharp Loss on Firehouse Consolidation Signals Return to Minority

August 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Bunnell Commissioner Elbert Tucker’s proposal to fold the Bunnell Fire Department into the county and shift savings to the city’s police department was rebuked Monday, and Tucker’s role on the commission appears to return to where it had been years ago: as a dissenter.

Tuesday Briefing: Youth Orchestra Recruiting, Zaire Roberts Sentencing, Solar’s Amendment 4, Shield Laws

August 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Flagler Youth Orchestra recruits at Wadsworth and Belle Terre Elementaries with its quartet, Zaire Roberts is sentenced for the shooting of Phillip Haire in 2015, a primer on shield laws for journalists.

Monday Briefing: Future of Bunnell’s Fire Department, Stamps and Coins, Bad Bail, Good Burkinis, Mozart’s 27th

August 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Bunnell Commissioner Elbert Tucker tries again to convince his colleagues to let Flagler County absorb the Bunnell Volunteer Fire Department, the burkini is making waves, FPL tries for another rate hike.

Un-American Activities

August 20, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 49 Comments

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Before Donald Trump’s “extreme vetting” there was Extreme Vetter Pat McCarran, the Nevada Senator whose name graces some of America’s most xeonopbic, repressive and largely unconstitutional laws. Trump is channeling him.

Weekend Briefing: Shock of Syria Again, Kim Weeks in Court, Surfers for Autism, Lochte’s Lie, Trump’s Health

August 19, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Ex-elections supervisor Kim Weeks is in court for a pre-trial again, Robert Zetrouer, accused of raping a 13-year-old girl, is expected to be sentenced, the 7th annual Surfing for Autism day is Saturday, reading between the lines of Trump’s health.

Judge Allows European Village Shooter Daniel Noble to Seek Help in Indiana Pending Trial

August 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Daniel Noble, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran, brandished an assault weapon and fired two shots at European Village before being wrestled to the ground in 2014. He’s been in treatment since, awaiting trial on assault charges.

Thursday Briefing: Bears Among Us, Schools’ Town Hall, Breitbart’s Trump, Golf Club Costs

August 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Early voting continues, a Fish and Wildlife bear specialist offers a primer on how to deal with bears in Palm Coast, spotting bullshit, Breitbart takes over Donald Trump, Fire Station 25 provides car seat checks.

Wednesday Briefing: Tourism Budget, New Voting Laws, Hospital Deaths, Veterans Court, Symphonie Fantastique

August 17, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Early voting continues today, the Flagler County Tourist Development Board reviews the coming year’s budget, how new voting laws could affect the election, the complete Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique.

Donald Trump’s War on Media: The Case For Fighting Back

August 16, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

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It’s not a stretch to say that last week in Daytona and Thursday night in Kissimmee, Trump and his surrogates were literally inciting mobs against the media. Not casually or with humor, but with calculated and malicious anger.

Tuesday Briefing: Vote Early, Zika Update, Bunker Budgeting, Food Truck Tuesday, Lies and Trump

August 16, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Early voting continues today, the Flagler County Health Department’s administrator gives a Zika virus update, Food Truck Tuesday in Central Park, Wynton Marsalis.

Denise Calderwood, Flagler County Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

August 15, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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Denise Calderwood is a Republican candidate for Flagler County Commission, District 3. Her opponents in the Aug. 30 Republican primary is Donald O’Brien. The winner will face Democrat incumbent George Hanns in the Nov. 8 general election.

Monday Briefing: Start Voting Today, Meeker’s Soccer Fields, DuBose Tries Again for Planning Board, Netts Goes TDC

August 15, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Whatever your registration–Independent, Democrat, Republican, Socialist–there’s plenty of races for you to vote in even though it’s a primary. The county commission dedicates soccer fields to Frank meeker at Wadsworth Park and talks Veterans Court.

Hawkish Hillary: Clinton May Sound Friendly to Muslims. But Her Record Is Bloodier.

August 14, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Warplanes are no props in Clinton's background. (Hillary for America)

Even while Hillary Clinton condemns Donald Trump’s erratic statements on foreign policy, there’s no evidence she sees any need to redraw her own hawkish playbook that goes back to her enthusiastic support for the Iraq war.

Jason France, Flagler County Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

August 13, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Jason France is a Republican candidate for the Flagler County Commission in District 3. He faces Dave Sullivan in the Aug. 30 Republican primary. The winner will face Democrat Barbara Revels, who faces no primary opposition, in November.

The Suicide Candidate

August 12, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 51 Comments

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Donald Trump will never win the presidency. He knows it and doesn’t want it. But that makes him more dangerous, not less. He’s a fanatic. He’s a suicide candidate. And we still have three months of rampage.

Chamber Poll: Flagler’s Trump Country; Cuff, Lenhart, Holland, O’Brien and Conklin Win Big

August 12, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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The Flagler County Chamber’s first candidate hob nob Thursday drew some 300 people and 250 participants in its straw poll, with results pointing at least to a few trends ahead of the Aug. 30 primary. Actual early voting begins Monday.

Daniel Potter, Flagler County Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

August 12, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Daniel Potter is a Republican candidate for Flagler County Commission, District 1. His opponents in the Aug. 30 Republican primary are incumbent Charlie Ericksen and Ken Mazzie. The winner will face Democrat Jason DeLorenzo in the Nov. 8 general election.

Weekend Briefing: Movie in the Park, Observer Endorsements, Berlin Wall Anniversary, From Chevrolets to Cadillacs

August 12, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Observer offers up its endorsements for the Aug. 30 primary–and Observer and FlaglerLive editors and publishers talk about them on WNZF, the 55th anniversary of the Berlin Wall, Olympic fanfare.

Ken Mazzie, Flagler County Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

August 11, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Ken Mazzie is a Republican candidate for the Flagler County Commission in District 1. He faces Charlie Ericksen and Dan Potter in the Aug. 3 Republican primary. The winner will face Democrat Jason DeLorenzo, the departing Palm Coast City Council member.

Thursday Briefing: Gun Buy-Back, Chamber’s Hob-Nob With Candidates, Flagler Beach Montessori, Fluoridated Water

August 11, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The sheriff’s office takes back any guns you want to give up today, last major candidate gathering before the Aug. 30 primary, Flagler Beach’s Montessori school hopes to get a lease, a busy day in circuit court.

Clinton Erases Trump’s Brief, Slim Lead in Florida, Up in Ohio, Surging in Pennsylvania

August 10, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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Hillary Clinton has regained the lead–barely–she relinquished last month to Donald Trump in Florida, turning a three-point deficit into a one-point advantage (46-45) in the latest Quinnipiac University poll of three battleground states.

Wednesday Briefing: Back to School, Back to Pot, Back to Phelps, Nagasaki at 71, Latino Voting Power

August 10, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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School’s back earlier than ever, the advisory council crafting an ordinance that would create a civil citation program for some pot users tries again to vote on the ordinance, Latino voting power in Florida, Dvorak’s American Quartet.

Tuesday Briefing: Rick Scott’s Slash of Mosquito Control Dollars, School Open Houses, Refugees Moved and Unmoved

August 9, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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School open houses at Buddy Taylor, Wadsworth, Bunnell and Rymfire, Palm Coast’s city-funded golf course looks at a $200,000 bill for bunker repairs, Team Refugees moves everyone, refugees do not.

Sharon Demers, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 8, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Sharon Demers is a candidate for the Flagler County School Board, running against Paul Anderson, Maria Barbosa, and Myra Middleton-Valentine. All registered Flagler County voters may cast a ballot in the Aug. 30 primary in this non-partisan race regardless of party affiliation. The winner will be decided on Aug. 30.

Monday Briefing: Sheriff Candidates Face Off, Freshman Orientation at FPC, Bunnell and Civil Citations

August 8, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The News-Journal hosts a sheriffs’ candidate forum at Buddy Taylor Middle School this evening, the Bunnell City Commission considers going easier on first-time pot offenders (but don;t hold your breath), it’s freshman orientation at FPC.

Gun Violence And Mental Health Laws, 50 Years After Texas Tower Sniper Murdered 16

August 6, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Six months before Charles Whitman took aim from that tower he visited a school psychiatrist, and admitted while there that he had a violent fantasy of going to the top of the tower with a deer rifle and shooting people.

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