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America’s Pious Embrace of the Police State

November 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

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The easy worship of the use of force abroad for the past 15 years is coming home to roost in an escalation of police-state tactics and violence a majority of the public dangerously accepts if not condone.

Taxation’s Next Frontier: The Cloud

November 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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But as states look to tax cloud services, questions arise as to whether storage space in the cloud is a tangible “good,” subject to sales taxes, a “service,” subject to use taxes, or neither of those.

At Disney, Florida Democrats’ Big Bash Draws Snubs from Clinton and Sanders

November 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The candidates have “other fish to fry,” noted U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, when asked why Clinton and Sanders would ignore the convention in a winner-take-all primary state — and its 99 delegates.

Inequality in the Age of Uber

October 31, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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For fairness as well as for efficiency reasons, rights and benefits should be attached to individuals, not to companies or employment status, and should be fully portable across sectors and jobs.

Body Found at Flagler County Park Believed To Be Elderly Man Missing Since Monday

October 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Richard J. Paquin, 73, went Missing Monday in St. Augustine. His car was found near a bathroom at the River-to-Sea Preserve in Flagler County, near a bathroom where the body of an elderly man, already decomposing, was found this afternoon.

In Flagler Cigar Company, Palm Coast’s Humidor Lights Up Bouquet of Ambitions

October 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Flagler County as an East Coast Ybor City? Humidor owners Ky Ekinci, Mark Woods, Sim Taing and Neil Paisani marked the 10th year of their European Village store by rolling out a line of half a dozen cigars with their own imprint, and their eyes set on national distribution.

In Defeat for Florida Carry Inc., Court Upholds UF Policy Banning Guns in University Housing

October 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The appeals court rejected Florida Carry’s argument that the Legislature provided for gun possession in dorms as it does in homes. That leaves it up to lawmakers to change. There’s been movement in that direction.

Weekend Briefing: Halloweenomania, CRT’s “God of Carnage,” Tom Gibbs Chevrolet’s $11,000 to Pink Army

October 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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It’s Halloween weekend everywhere, “God of Carnage” opens Friday evening at CRT, Tommy Tant Classic in Flagler Beach, Tom and Nancy Gibbs donate to the Pink Army.

From a Speeding Stop to an Accusation of Rioting at Flagler Jail: Dustin Singleton’s Spiral

October 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

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Dustin Singleton, 35, was accused of inciting a riot at the Flagler County Jail Tuesday, a 2nd degree felony, after he refused orders to go to his bunk. He was serving 30 days on a misdemeanor probation violation over a minor pot possession.

St. Johns Sheriff’s Deputy Accused of $60,000 Insurance Fraud Off Late Ex-Wife’s Benefits

October 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Shane Tolerico raised suspicions when he attempted to get death benefits on his 45-year-old wife Natalie, from whom he’d divorced in 2011, and who died in September.

Gov. Scott, Back in Flagler for 7th Time, Will Open Sheriff’s New Operations Center Tuesday

October 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Gov. Rick Scott will mark the grand opening of the $5 million Sheriff’s Operations Center in downtown Bunnell, with numerous local elected officials at his side. He last visited Flagler more than a year ago, during a campaign stop.

When Slick Adults Become Brawling Children: Reza’s “God of Carnage” Whacks City Rep

October 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Two sophisticated couples become more like savage when they try to sort out their children’s fight in Yasmine Reza’s play, at Palm Coast’s City Repertory Theatre starting Friday and through Nov. 8.

Thursday Briefing: Wadsworth’s John Fanelli, Principal of the Year, Haunted Houses Everywhere, Rubio’s Jeb Slam

October 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Wadsworth’s John Fanelli is Flagler’s principal of the year, Marcus Sanfilippo is assistant principal of the year, Halloween haunted shows at Palm Coast’s Fire Station 21 and tghe Agriculture Museum, Marco Rubio body-slams Job Bush.

For Flagler’s NAACP, More Trust Than Fear of Local Police as Body Cams Clip On

October 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Flagler NAACP members were mostly reassured by use-of-force evidence that, according to the Sheriff’s Office, has declined in Palm Coast, thanks in large part to police body cameras.

Edwin R. Lynch, 22, of Bunnell, Leaps to His Death Off the Flagler Beach Bridge

October 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

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Edwin Robert-Steven Lynch, a 22-year-old recent resident of Bunnell, jumped to his death off the Flagler Beach bridge early Tuesday afternoon as a bystander was attempting to prevent him from leaping into the void.

Hutson’s District Boundaries Would Shed Putnam for Daytona But Leave Flagler and St. Johns Whole

October 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Even Senate supporters of the map say they aren’t sure whether House leaders will accept the proposal before a redistricting special session ends next week.

Ethics Commission Tosses Complaints Against County Attorney Hadeed and Commissioner McLaughlin

October 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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The complaints were filed by John Ruffalo and Dennis McDonald, members of the Ronald Reagan Republican Assemblies, the radical-right organization devoted to upending the local governing establishment where and when it can.

Wednesday Briefing: Greenland Melting, Commercial Development West of I-95, Mad Endures

October 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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A new commercial development may rise west of I-95 at the intersection with State Road 100, Greenland’s ice sheet is melting, with untold consequences, Mad Magazine endures.

Senate Bill Would Overhaul Florida’s Foster-Care Placements to Child-Centered Approach

October 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The bill, aimed at reducing instability for foster children, would match children with their best placement options — rather than, as critics charge, the first beds that are handy.

Jordan Marie Rineer, 25, Is Killed in Single-Car Wreck on US1, Tyler Dutton Survives

October 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Jordan Marie Rineer, a former Flagler resident who’d moved to Lancaster, Pa., was visiting family and had gone to Daytona with Tyler Dutton Monday night. She was ejected and died at the U.S. 1 scene.

Tuesday Briefing: NAACP Discusses Cop Body Cameras, Whitman Labs’ Sea Turtle Hospital, Trump’s Lead

October 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The NAACP’s Flagler Branch hears from Sheriff’s Office spokesman Jim Troiano tonight about cops’ body cameras, Trump posts double-digit lead in latest national poll.

A Syrian Family Just Landed in Palm Coast Starts Life Over From “Less Than Zero”

October 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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Mania and Amir Saman and their four young children once lived like kings, but they can’t go home to Syria and have been reduced to bare survival as they rebuild a life in Palm Coast.

Flagler Auditorium Launching 24th Season With Disco-Fever Gala at Halifax Plantation Nov. 7

October 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The disco-themed Nov. 7 gala fund-raiser takes place on the heels of a successful 2015 season that saw revenue top $600,000 and operating profit neat $100,000.

Bear-Kill Quota Popped 5 Days Early:
Florida Officials Reassess Before Next Hunt

October 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Florida Fish and Wildlife officials acknowledged the agency “underestimated the hunter success for the first day,” and said a number of scenarios from the planned week-long hunt — cut down to two days — will have to be factored into future planning.

Long Creek Preserve: For Palm Coast, a Chance to Restore a Vast, Lucrative History

October 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Beyond the Long Creek Nature Preserve, Palm Coast has an opportunity to revive the state and national importance the area of the preserve played in the plantation system of the 18th and 19th centuries, says County Attorney Al Hadeed.

Stetson Appoints Kennesaw State’s Neal Mero School of Business Administration Dean

October 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Neal Mero was a founding director of the Kennesaw State University Doctor of Business Administration Program in 2008, and earned his doctorate from the University of Florida.

Monday Briefing: Full Moon Stroll at Gamble Rogers, Staly’s Money Lead, French Boys Choir

October 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The French Boys Choir in concert at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church tonight, get your full-moon stroll at Gamble Rogers State Recreation Area, ex-undersheriff Rick Staly leads toe GOP money race among sheriff’s candidates with upwards of $70,000.

Vaccine Skepticism and Militant Islamism

October 25, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Politics and irrational fears rooted in anti-government sentiment dictate the response to polio vaccination programs in several countries dominated by Islamic insurgencies.

No Sanctuaries: Undocumented Immigrants’ Fears Persist Even as Deportations Are Down

October 24, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Immigrants’ fear can prevent them from cooperating with police, derail attempts to ensure that all drivers are licensed and endanger growth in areas looking to immigrants to help reverse population losses.

Seek Cover, Teddy: 3,500 Hunters Take Guns and Bows to Bears Across Florida

October 24, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

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The hunt, which includes Flagler County, limits each permit holder to killing a single bear weighing at least 100 pounds and won’t exceed the overall 320 bears targeted for what the commission calls a “harvest.”

AJ Fernandez, Felled by Schizophrenia, Is Celebrated With a Skateboard Competition at Wadsworth Park

October 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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24-year-old AJ Fernandez of Palm Coast, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2010, took his life on Aug. 26. The Nov. 8 skate competition is a memorial benefit event for the Johns Hopkins Schizophrenia Center in Baltimore.

Palm Coast Woman Charged in DUI Manslaughter Was Stopped Moments Before the Crash, and Released

October 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

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Rebecca Lawless, 26, charged in the death of Diane Upton, had been stopped by a deputy shortly before at another location and allowed to leave even though she was determined to be drunk.

Supreme Court Clears Floridians for Solar Choice’s Ballot Initiative, Setting Up Battle With Utilities

October 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The initiative has drawn opposition from a coalition including major electric utilities and has spawned a competing solar ballot proposal. That proposal, spearheaded by the group Consumers for Smart Solar, is awaiting a review by the Supreme Court.

Rebecca Lawless, 26, Faces DUI Manslaughter Charge in Death of Diane Upton on SR100 Last Year

October 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Lawless, a Palm Coast resident, turned herself into the Flagler jail almost a year to the day when she ran a red light and slammed into Diane Upton’s car, killing Upton and injuring two family members.

A Third Palestinian Intifada Is Inevitable. Intransigence and Extremism Make It So.

October 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Israel’s occupation policy has undermined the state’s political and ethical foundations, while turning Prime Minister Netanyahu into a hostage of forces even more extreme than he is.

Spartan Extreme Race Re-Sets for Flagler: New Location, Same Lack of Transparency

October 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

While the Spartan race appears set at a private ranch in Flagler next March, again, serious questions of transparency and patronage are undermining tiourism chief Matt Dunn’s latest approach.

As Expected, Sheriff Jim Manfre Announces Run for Re-Election, and Draws Rivals’ Fire

October 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Sheriff Jim Manfre is the only Democrat in a race that’s drawn six Republicans so far, including ex-sheriff Don Fleming and ex-Undersheriff Rick Staly, both of whom took Thursday’s announcement as an opportunity to discredit Manfre’s record.

NFL’s Dolphins Want $3 Million a Year in Taxpayer Subsidies, Daytona Speedway May Be Next

October 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The Legislature created a new funding method for professional stadiums in 2014 in an attempt to reduce the lobbying from prior years for state money.

Bailey Anne Cagliuso, 26, Critical After Collision in Palm Coast’s F-Section

October 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Bailey Anne Cagliuso was cycling out of a driveway when an 18-year-old driver struck her with her car on Felshire Lane.

Thursday Briefing: Flagler Home Sales Tepid but Prices Rise, Alcohol v. Pot, Millennials’ Bores

October 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive |

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Flagler home sales fall close to year’s lows but median price rises substantially, why pot is safe and alcohol is not, why millennials don’t protest much.

Corey Jones Killing by Cop Triggers Black Lawmakers’ Calls for Independent Review

October 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Corey Jones, 31, a church musician whose car stalled on an Interstate 95 exit ramp early Sunday after a gig, was shot by a plainclothes officer in an unmarked car. Some lawmakers are calling for automatic reviews of all police-related shootings, among other safeguards.

Voodoo Man Found Not Guilty in Machete Attack But Still Faces Murder Conspiracy Charge

October 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Jurors found Roodlyn Mompremier not guilty in an alleged attack on his girlfriend’s brother two years ago in Palm Coast, but the two-day trial didn’t end it for him: he still faces a charge of conspiring to commit second-degree murder.

Palm Coast’s Years in Sinai End as It Moves Into Long-Sought City Hall in Town Center

October 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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Sixteen years after the city was born, Palm Coast moved into its own roomy, $9.1 million, 40,000-square-foot City Hall at Town Center this week, with a grand opening set for Nov. 3.

Wednesday Briefing: Golden Lion’s Gift to Second Harvest, Unity Day, Why Hillary Will Win

October 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Golden Lion donation makes 7,000 pounds of food for the needy possible, Unity Day in flagler schools, National Review explains why Hillary Clinton will likely win the white house.

Belle Terre Swim Club Has Until January to Find 400 Members or Close, Absent Savior

October 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

A divided Flagler County School Board voted 3-2 for a drop-dead date, relying on current members to build their ranks while leaving out, for now, a sports academy that sought to run the facility. But board members said such talks can continue.

Openly Displaying Handguns and Guns on Campus Bills Win Senate Panel Approval

October 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

One of the Florida Senate committees also supported a measure that might make it easier for people to claim they have stood their ground in self-defense when shooting others.

Charter Review Proposal Finally Dies Amid Accusations of “Political Ploy” and Straw Men

October 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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Palm Coast Council member’s proposal for a charter review got no support as fellow-council member Jason DeLorenzo called the move a “political ploy” and Council member Heidi Shipley’s attempt to have the council itself lead a review also failed.

Tuesday Briefing: Belle Terre Swim Club’s Fate, Palm Coast Attorney’s Raise, Flagler Beach Interviews

October 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Flagler school board this evening decides the fate of the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club, the Palm Coast City Council votes on a 15 percent raise for its attorneys, Flagler Beach interviews a candidate for city manager.

Conflict Concerns Raised Over Tourism’s Matt Dunn Moonlighting at His Own Agency

October 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Flagler government tourism chief Matt Dunn, an $82,000-a-year employee, owns a company that offers services similar to those he provides the county, raising questions of conflicts of interest.

Regulators Again Approve Billing FPL Customers For Unbuilt, Unlicensed Nuke Plants

October 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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FPL will charge customers–including most of Flagler County power customers–$34.2 million for a pair of nuclear reactors that have yet to be licensed and may not be built until the end of the 2020s.

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