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Word on the Street: Palm Coast Data Adding 100+ Jobs

August 6, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The Flagler Chamber of Commerce is hoping that the job announcement will buttress arguments for an “economic development” tax, though the connection is tenuous.

US Economy Loses 131,000 Jobs, Unemployment Rate Stalls at 9.5%

August 6, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

us unemployment graph june 2010

The economy is losing far more jobs than it is adding as more temporary census workers lose work.

The Judge Behind the Decision Striking Down Parts of Arizona’s Anti-Immigration Law

July 31, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

federal district court judge susan bolton author of decision striking down arizona anti immigration law

Judge Susan Bolton, responsible for seven suits filed against Arizona’s immigration law, was recommended for the federal bench by a Republican senator, nominated by Bill Clinton and confirmed unanimously in 2000.

School Board Candidate Peter Peligian’s Impersonation (and Tax and Claims) Problems

July 29, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | 7 Comments

peter peligian flagler county school board candidate

It’s not just that allegedly allegedly used his identity: School board candidate Peter Peligian is not living up to his own claims of transparency and accountability.

Andy Dance’s Two Masters: Voting for a Tax at the Chamber, Against One at the School Board

July 28, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

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Dance says a perceived conflict between his positions on two tax proposals is unfortunate, but he’s still exploring the school option.

More Incitement to Violence Against Florida’s Alan Grayson

July 26, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 49 Comments

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A $100 reward is put out to punch Florida Congressman Alan Grayson. A death threat follows, not for the first time.

Palm Coast Code Ordinance on Commercial Vehicle Parking in Residential Areas and Elsewhere

July 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The full, original language of Palm Coast’s code enforcement’s ordinance regulating commercial vehicles and trucks parking in residential zones.

Regulations Will Put Dog and Other Animal Owners on a Tighter Leash in Palm Coast

July 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Palm Coast’s proposed dog and animal control ordinance would impose more restrictive rules for pet owners and steeper fines for violations.

Crime Reports, June 28-July 4, 2010

July 1, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A stolen tag from Volusia County is recovered, a bank refuses to refund customer for fraudulent charges, and more.

Tourism Panel Clears Half-Step Toward Palm Coast Arts Foundation Center, But Questions Persist

June 30, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A $50,000 study is recommended for the smaller scale of a grand plan for the Palm Coast Arts Foundation’s arts, culture and conference center in Town Center.

FCAT Scores: Matanzas High School

June 29, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

FCAT Scores, passing rates and historical data for Matanzas High School, including 2010.

Hit the Beaches: Solidarity Against Oil As Hands Across the Sands Gets Set for Noon

June 26, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Colleen Conklin, the school board member, is organizing the event–handing out slips and whistles, synchronizing the human link–along with Carmen Arasknick.

Crime Reports, June 14-20

June 18, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

An inmate with likely mental health issues, bad blood between a baseball team and an umpire, gunplay and an Xbox, and more.

Florida Law on Wrecker-Operators and Penalties for Skirting the System

June 17, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Florida law prohibits unauthorized wrecker operators from monitoring police communications to scout for potential business.

Timeline: Bunnell Police Department Firings and Resignations, 2005-2012

June 16, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Bunnell Police Department has been riddled with serious internal problems for the past several years. The following is a list of firings, resignations and allegations going back only to 2005.

Talia Rose Harbater
Little Miss Flagler County Contestant (2010)

June 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive |

Talia Rose Harbater is a Little Miss Flagler County contestant in the 8 to 11 year old category of the 2010 Flagler County Pageant.

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June 10, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | Leave a Comment

The cost of the program is borne entirely by federal assistance. But the rising numbers of children on free and reduced meals is a reflection of a rising, local cost on social services–and a rising toll on local families with fewer means. Drop-down: Contribution options Stringer Rate : $1 monthlyContributor Rate : $2 monthlyReporter Rate […]

House-Hunting Bunnell Hopes for an End to Old Courthouse Feuds Tonight

June 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Absent a miracle with the old Flagler County Courthouse, the Bunnell city administration may have no home it can call its own for a few more years yet.

County Administrator Craig Coffey’s Consent Problem

June 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Against commission direction, County administrator Craig Coffee placed his contract renegotiation on a portion of the agenda that doesn’t usually get discussed.

Emerson: The American Scholar

May 29, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Emerson’s “American Scholar,” a graduation speech to Harvard’s Phi Beta Kappa, redefined the way Americans saw themselves–as intellectual individuals on their own terms. Take a second look in this season of commencements.

Crime Reports, May 17-23

May 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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A good samaritan holds a teen vandal at gunpoint until deputies arrive, domestic disturbance turns up backyard pot plant, a caller demands phone sex, and more.

Obama, Biden, Kagan: Where Their Pocket Money Comes From

May 18, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Obama and Michelle

Where does Obama’s, Biden’s and Elena Kagan’s money come from? Look for yourself: complete financial disclosure forms.

Smetana’s Fatherland: “The Moldau”

May 16, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

For your Sunday fix: “The Moldau” evokes the power of nature and nationalism as if flows through Smetana’s Czech fatherland.

Palm Coast Resolution of Support for Amtrak/Florida East Coast Railroad Project (2010)

May 11, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Text of the Palm Coast City Council resolution supporting an Amtrak train station in Bunnell or Flagler County.

Gov. George W. Bush’s Jesus Day Proclamation in Texas

May 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

George W. Bush's Jesus Day Proclamation, Texas, June 10, 2000

In 2000, while thick in his first campaign for the presidency, then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush issued a proclamation declaring June 10 “Jesus Day.” Here’s the full text and an image of the proclamation.

Thomas Jefferson’s “Separation Between Church and State” Letter

May 3, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Original text of Thomas Jefferson’s separation of church and state letter from Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptist association, 1802.

Harry Truman’s National Day of Prayer Proclamation, 1952

May 3, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Harry Truman was the first American president to declare a National Day of Prayer, in 1952–on July 4 that year.

Barack Obama’s Presidential Proclamation
National Day of Prayer

May 3, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

On April 30, 2010, in contravention to a federal judge’s ruling in Wisconsin, President Obama issued a proclamation designating May 6 a National Day of Prayer.

Florida Law on How New Manatee Protection Rules May Be Adopted

May 3, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Complete language of Florida Statute § 379.2431(2)(f) which sets out the steps the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and county governments must follow when adopting rules regulating “speed and operation of motorboats for purposes of manatee protection.”

How Old Kings Road Was Re-Routed for Wal Mart

May 3, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

An aerial view of the old Old Kings Road and its new route nearer I-95, in preparation for Wal Mart construction.

When God and Politics
Take Over Public School Buildings

April 26, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The Flagler School Board revisits its policy on community uses of school buildings in light of a growing controversy over Tea Party activists using Flagler Palm Coast High School.

Full Text of Flagler County School Board Policy on Community Uses of School Facilities

April 26, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Community Use of School Board Facilities: The Flagler County School Board’s Policy 320.

Rental Fees/Costs for Use of Flagler County School Board Facilities

April 26, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Chart of current rental fees and fee structure for public uses of Flagler County School Board buildings, including schools, cafeterias, playgrounds and other facilities.

Cash for Clunkers:
The Mica-Beaven Money Race

April 26, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Complete charts, graphs and analysis of campaign finance for incumbent John Mica and challenger Heather Beaven in their 7th Congressional District race.

Diagram of Bus 2857 Showing Where Rosa Parks Was Seated, Montgomery, 1955

April 24, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

See the very spot from which Rosa Parks wouldn’t moved, in a court diagram preserved at the National Archives.

The Rosa Parks Arrest Report, 1955

April 24, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Rosa Parks Arrest Report, Montgomery, 1955

Image copy of the Rosa Parks arrest report, Montgomery police, Alabama, December 1, 1955.

Briefing: Florida’s Qualified Target Industry Tax Refund Program

April 19, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Explanation of Florida’s $3,000-per-job tax rebate for companies creating new jobs in certain industries. The program is used by Flagler County and Palm Coast.

Best of the Rest Disclaimer & FAQ

April 19, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | Leave a Comment

Discralimer and frequently asked questions on how Best of the Rest is put together, its aims, and so on.

Why Is Flagler Being Mealy-Mouthed Over KKK Fliers?

April 18, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | 8 Comments

Redneck Shop and Klan Museum, Lauren, SC

How easy to pick at an obvious target like the KKK, and easier still to do it in language that commits to nothing more than fortune-cookie bromides. How meaningless too.

Flagler County Commission Statement on KKK and Diversity

April 17, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler County Commission Cupola

The Flagler County Commission’s April 15, 2010 statement denouncing the KKK–without mentioning it by name.

Lawrence: Flagler Tea Party’s Four Values–and Aims

April 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Tom Lawrence, chairman of Palm Coast’s Tea Party movement, sums up the 4 values of the movement as it conceives itself locally, and its aims in the next six months.

James Baldwin: A Talk to Teachers

April 11, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

James Baldwin’s “A Talk to Teachers” from 1963 is an apt counterpoint to Florida lawmakers’ attempt, in 2010, to demolish public school teachers and replace the profession with Darwinian hostility.

Teacher pay

April 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Barack Obama: State of the Union Address, January 28, 2010

January 28, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Obama Pelosi and Biden

“We don’t quit. I don’t quit. Let’s seize this moment — to start anew, to carry the dream forward, and to strengthen our union once more,” Obama concluded in his first State of the Union speech.

Haiti Earthquake Photo Gallery

January 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A 30-image photo gallery of the devastation following the 7.0 earthquake that demolished Haiti’s Port au Prince the afternoon of Jan. 12.

Prohibition’s Binge of Sanctimony

January 4, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | Leave a Comment

Carlsberg bottle and prohibition

On the history and stupidity of Prohibition, the 13-year binge of sanctimony that a minority of eugenics fans and anti-German racists imposed on the majority.

Truck Weigh Station Image Gallery

December 31, 2009 | Pierre Tristam | Leave a Comment

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New Fees at Belle Terre Swim Club

December 30, 2009 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Belle Terre Swim & Racquet Club, Palm Coast

The school-board owned and managed club in Palm Coast is lowering some fees and offering a new, six-month deal to appeal to snowbirds.

Why It’s Taking So Long to Close Guantanamo

December 28, 2009 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Gitmo guard

By Dafna Linzer As we have reported throughout the year, the Obama administration has been serially hampered in its efforts to shutter the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It underestimated [2] the time needed to close the facility and was unprepared for Congressional opposition. Finding countries to adopt detainees has proven difficult, and only this […]

Nimby, Nimbyism and Nimbyists

December 11, 2009 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Nimbyism is a particularly American reflection of the material value ascribed to real estate. The materialism is expressed through the more high-minded lens of property rights or the idealistic, if often opportunistic, lens of environmental stewardship.

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