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Robert Cuff, Palm Coast City Council Candidate: The Live Interview

July 27, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Robert Cuff is a candidate for Palm Coast City Council, District 1. He faces three other candidates in the non-partisan election on Aug. 30: Troy DuBose, Sims Jones and Arthur McGovern, Jr. All registered voters may cast a ballot.

Wednesday Briefing: Chris Sepe on Blue, Black and All Lives, Indian Trails Stampede, America’s Colored Prisons

July 27, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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21-year veteran Sheriff’s Cmdr. Chris Sepe on black, blue and all lives, back to school continues with Indian Trails class assignments, disproportionate black populations of U.S. prisons.

Ex-Cop Stavris Pleads, “I Wouldn’t Make It Out of State Prison,” and Gets 3 Years for Lewd Facebook Use Involving Children

July 26, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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Ex-Bunnell cop Michael Stavris had fabricated a Facebook page under his girlfriend’s daughter’s name, solicited boys’ naked pictures and said he wanted to break up his daughter’s relationship because she was dating a black boy.

European Village Resident Ralph Wolff, 68, Critical After 4-Story Fall

July 26, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Wolff had been locked out of his apartment and was attempting to hop from balcony to balcony to make it hope. A chair may have broken his fall.

School Board Readies to Approve Lowest Tax in at Least 22 Years, But Without Cheers

July 26, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The new tax rate equates to a 4.2 percent decrease from the current rate for homeowners and businesses, which will make a noticeable difference on tax bills.

Tuesday Briefing: Ex-Cop Stavris’s Sentencing, School Tax Rate, 911 Maintenance, Zero-Sum Politics

July 26, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Ex-Bunnell cop Michael Stavris’s computer porn charges were reduced to felony child abuse in a plea, the school board sets the lowest tax rate in at least 22 years, Palm Coast talks 911 dispatching.

Bunnell’s Tucker Upsets Colleagues With Surprise Bid to Merge Fire Department With County

July 25, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Previously Bunnell Commissioner Elbert Tucker wanted to dissolve the city’s police department to save money. Now he wants to dissolve the volunteer fire department and shift savings to add a police officer. The commission is not enthusiastic.

Dena Minning Grayson Hopes to Keep Alan’s Central Florida Congressional Seat In Family

July 25, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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The marriage in late May between Alan Grayson and Dena Minning reshuffled a Democratic primary for a Central Florida congressional seat being vacated by Grayson, one of the party’s most progressive provocateurs.

Anita Moeder, Palm Coast City Council Candidate: The Live Interview

July 25, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Anita Moeder is a candidate for Palm Coast City Council, District 3. She faces two other candidates: Nick Klufas and Pam Richardson in the non-partisan election on Aug. 30, in which all registered voters may cast a ballot.

Monday Briefing: Plantation Bay Steams Off, Joan Rivers’s Sex Life, Religious Americans

July 25, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Mozart completed his 40th symphony, the one in G minor, the one you know, the one most often quoted, 228 years ago today. See Leonard Bernstein's complete interpretation below, in a performance with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

The Plantation Bay utility’s less than satisfied customers meet with county officials, Bob Graham meets with Florida’s Democratic delegation at the Democratic National Convention, how Americans’ religious beliefs stack up in the West.

Goodbye News-Journal

July 24, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

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Rick de Yampert, the former arts writer for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, explains why he cancelled his newspaper subscription for the first time in 43 years.

Clinton, In Tampa, Punches Back Against “Fear and Resentment” as Florida Showdown Looms

July 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Characterizing Trump’s acceptance speech Thursday night as dominated by “fear and resentment,” Clinton painted her opponent as a divisive and angry threat to the nation’s future.

Chris Yates, Flagler County Sheriff Candidate: The Live Interview

July 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Chris Yates is one of six Republican candidates for Flagler County Sheriff in the Aug. 30 primary. Two Republicans are contesting the primary in what has been the most heavily and expensively contested race for a local office this year.

6 People Rescued From Tugboat on Fire in Ocean Off Marineland

July 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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It was not the first recent problem for the Thomas Dann tugboat. Two fireballs were seen from shore, indications of explosions. Its crew was picked up by a fishing vessel, though Flagler County Fire Rescue’s Marine Unit was set to carry out the rescue.

Bunnell’s Dalton Edwards Charged With 2 Counts of DUI Manslaughter in Deaths of 2 Women in Flagler Estates Crash

July 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

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Katie Stecker, 19, and Victoria Sutton, 20, were killed Jan. 9 in a car crash in Flagler Estates allegedly caused by a drunk Dalton Edwards, who blew through a stop sign and collided with another vehicle. He is being held on on $367,518 bond bond.

At City Rep’s Theater Workshop for Teens, Homer’s Odyssey Navigates Scylla and Charybdis of Bad Habits

July 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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CRT’s “Odyssey,” staged this weekend at City Marketplace in Palm Coast, stars eight performers ages 15 to 21 in the culmination of the six-week-long workshop that sought to break the performers from the bad habits of middle and high school theater.

Frank Meeker, County Commission Workhorse and Tenacious Optimist, Is Dead at 61

July 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

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Meeker had been in and out of the hospital battling cancer the last few weeks, and was in the hospital this week as his condition worsened. He was moved to hospice overnight and died around 6 a.m.

66-Year-Old Man Seriously Hurt in Single-Vehicle Wreck on Old Kings Road

July 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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A 66-year-old man was in serious condition following a wreck on Old Kings Road, about a mile north of Town Center Boulevard in Palm Coast, at noon today.

Anna Pehota Is Found Guilty of 2nd Degree Murder in Husband’s Killing and Sentenced to Life

July 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

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A surprisingly quick verdict reflected the jury’s belief that Anna Pehota had killed her husband with intent, even though there’d been no argument or abuse that day, only her fear that he’d leave her.

Weekend Briefing: Back to School Jam, Pehota Closings, Midnight Fishing on Pier, Tour de Palm Coast

July 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The annual Back to School Jam is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Flagler Palm Coast High School, midnight fishing on the Flagler Beach Pier Saturday, another black man shot, this time with his hands up, a puppy dies at Humane Society.

2nd Trial Day Curdles for Pehota as 3-Hour Tape Shows More Resolve Than Remorse in Husband’s Killing

July 21, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The defense rested without calling a single witness in Anna Pehota’s murder trial today, and what dementia issues may have played a role in her husband’s killing could not be introduced before the jury. Closing arguments are Friday morning.

Ted Cruz’s Center-Stage Snub of Trump Ripples Through Florida Delegation

July 21, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

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Cruz’s address Wednesday night was greeted with a loud round of boos as it became clear to delegates that Cruz would not offer a direct endorsement. Other Republican candidates who lost to Trump, including U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, have backed the nominee during convention speeches.

Mark Whisenant, Flagler County Sheriff Candidate: The Live Interview

July 21, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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Mark Whisenant is one of six Republican candidates for Flagler County Sheriff in the Aug. 30 primary. Two Republicans are contesting the primary in what has been the most heavily and expensively contested race for a local office this year.

Thursday Briefing: Peers on the Pier Party, Florida Delegation Rocks and Rolls, Political Correctness and Thin Skins

July 21, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Most Americans think too many people are easily offended, the third annual Peers at the Pier party kicks off this evening, Anna Pehota trial day two, Florida’s delegation at the convention heads to the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame.

“A Hair Between Sanity and Insanity”: Pehota’s Anguished Account of Killing Husband Marks 1st Trial Day

July 20, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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A video interview of Pehota describing the killing of her husband and the circumstances surrounding it underscored the first day of her trial. She faces a second-degree murder charge. Nothing happened today to shake an aura of sympathy–even empathy–around Pehota.

Wednesday Briefing: Buckets of Tourism Grants, Complying With New Overtime Rule, Pehota Trial, Cleveland Rips

July 20, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Palm Coast Tourist Development Board prepares to grant upwards of $200,000, the Anna Pehota trial begins in earnest, understanding new overtime rules.

In My Father’s Court: Baalbek

July 19, 2016 | Pierre Tristam | 14 Comments

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The Roman ruins at Baalbek in Lebanon were among my father’s favorite haunts. He was a professional photographer. Lebanon was his studio. We discovered the country, and ourselves, through his eyes.

Republicans Hope Raucous Convention Distractions Pass as Gov. Scott Predicts Trump Win

July 19, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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So far, the Republican National Convention has seen a raucous fight over the party’s rules and accusations of plagiarism against presidential candidate Donald Trump’s wife. And that was from the first day.

Palm Coast Votes 3-2 Against $5,000 Hike For Jim Landon in Stinging Rebuke

July 19, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 51 Comments

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Two council members said Palm Coast Manager Jim Landon had been overpaid, with his $169,000 salary now where it should be. The vote ends a long, in many ways improper and opaque process.

Bill McGuire, Palm Coast City Council’s Grandmaster, Resigns Effective Aug. 15

July 19, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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McGuire’s resignation was expected, and the council is hinting that it may be uninterested in filling his post for the remaining few weeks of his term before the election, even if the charter says the council “shall” fill it.

Jerry O’Gara, Flagler County Sheriff Candidate: The Live Interview

July 19, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Jerry O’Gara is one of six Republican candidates for Flagler County Sheriff in the Aug. 30 primary. Two Democrats are contesting the primary in what has been the most heavily and expensively contested race for a local office this year.

Tuesday Briefing: A Raise for Jim Landon, Value Adjustment, Food Truck Tuesday, The Trouble With Merit

July 19, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Palm Coast City Manager Jim Landon is up for a raise, Food Truck Tuesday in central Park benefits summer programs, meritocracy isn’t what it’s cracked up to be.

Woman With History of Fabrication Claims Home Invasion-Armed Robbery in W-Section

July 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Brittany Cartier, 21, a caretaker for an elderly homeowner on Watermill Place, claimed she and the homeowner were robbed at gunpoint of $5,000 in cash by two men late Monday. Cartier had fabricated a kidnapping three years ago.

In Jury Selection for Anna Pehota Trial, Pronounced Sympathies for the Killer

July 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Anna Pehota, 76, facing a second-degree murder charge for shooting her husband in the Hammock last September, is benefiting from inherent sympathy going into her trial, which began with jury selection Monday and starts in earnest Wednesday.

FLVS Names iFlagler Virtual School Best Small District Franchise in Florida

July 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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iFlagler was established 6 years ago and since then has grown in popularity. Just a few years ago there were 300 half-credit enrollments. For the 2015-16 school year, there were 4,000 half-credit enrollments.

Pyrrhic Vanishing: Democrats Unite, But What Happened To Medicare For All?

July 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Most health policy analysts — including those who are sympathetic to the idea — say moving from the current U.S. public-private hybrid health system to one fully funded by the government in one step is basically impossible. And that’s making a huge assumption that it could get through Congress.

John Lamb, Flagler County Sheriff Candidate: The Live Interview

July 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

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John Lamb is one of six Republican candidates for Flagler County Sheriff in the Aug. 30 primary. Two Democrats are contesting the primary in what has been the most heavily and expensively contested race for a local office this year.

Fire Flight Called to Assist in Search for Fleeing Burglar in Palm Coast’s P-Section

July 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Fire Flight was circling the P Section after 9:30 a.m., helping in the search for a suspect who fled the scene of a burglary on Ponderosa Lane, according to a sheriff’s spokesman.

Monday Briefing: Anna Pehota Trial, Canvassing Board Pick, Backing the Blue, D.C. Denied, Heat Waves

July 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Anna Pehota, who killed her husband last fall, goes on trial, the county commission must yet again make a canvassing board appointment, a fund-raising event for fallen cops’ families at European Village.

In Bunnell, 100 Black Marchers Chant for “All Lives,” For Unity, But Also For Looking Inward

July 17, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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The Black Lives Matter-themed march Sunday evening around Bunnell was itself a display of the harmony it called for, though it clearly didn not get participation from the county’s whiter surroundings.

For Peace and Solidarity, Tonight’s Black Lives March in Bunnell Should Be Postponed

July 17, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

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Postponing tonight’s march would show in deeds what Black Lives Matter supporters say in words: that they, too, respect police and that they want to build bridges. It does not diminish their message. It nobly amplifies it.

“We Don’t Need Vigilantes”: P-Section Man Shoots at Teen Pokémon Go Hunters

July 17, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 41 Comments

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Two P-Section residents, 16 and 19, were shot at early Saturday morning by a homeowner on Primrose Lane as they played Pokemon Go and the homeowner mistook them for trouble-makers after hearing a loud noise outside his home.

Black Lives Matter. Period.

July 16, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 52 Comments

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Cops are owed all the appreciation and respect their profession commands. Blacks are owed their right to life. The two are not mutually exclusive, but certain differences matter, especially when they falsely paint cops as the victims and blacks as the aggressors.

At European Village and in Bunnell, Separate Events For Fallen Cops and Black Lives as Reactions Multiply

July 15, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The march in Bunnell and the fund-raiser for the families of fallen police officers at European Village are the latest in a spate of local initiatives that have sought to respond to shootings, by or of police, in various ways.

Fershtay? Appeals Court Rules Florida May Not Halt Offering Kosher and Halal Meals to Prisoners

July 15, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Florida prison officials argued they had a right to stop offering kosher meals if they got too expensive. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals said no in a unanimous decision.

Don Fleming, Flagler County Sheriff Candidate: The Live Interview

July 15, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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Donald Fleming is one of six Republican candidates for Flagler County Sheriff in the Aug. 30 primary. Two Democrats, including incumbent Jim Manfre, are contesting the primary in what has been the most heavily and expensively contested race for a local office this year.

Weekend Briefing: Marilyn Levetron at Salvo, North Florida Chess, White Delusions, Baldwin v. Buckley

July 15, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Sculptor Marilyn Levetron is the featured artist at Salvo’s latest opening Saturday, Green Grass Band’s lead singer at European Village, a killer heat wave on its way, Kristof on white delusions about race in America.

Flagler Judge Gives Pot Plan a Lift, But Council And Whiff of Politics Again Delay Adoption

July 14, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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The proposal would reduce the penalty for first-time possession of pot to a $250 fine rather than a criminal charge, but it’ll be at least another month before the proposal gets out of a council, if then, and heads for approval (or rejection) by local governments.

Citing “Public Policy Interests,” Florida Refusing to Disclose Information on Drugs Used in Lethal Injections

July 14, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Lawyers representing seven Arizona Death Row inmates want information about the drugs used in Florida’s lethal-injection procedure, but corrections officials are asking a judge to keep the documents secret.

Jim Manfre, Flagler County Sheriff Candidate: The Live Interview

July 14, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Jim Manfre is one of two Democratic candidates for Flagler County Sheriff in the Aug. 30 primary. Six Republicans are contesting the primary in what has been the most heavily and expensively contested race for a local office this year.

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