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Bill Corkran, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

July 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Bill Corkran is one of four candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 14 primary election, which will decide the winners: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Sue Dickinson, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

July 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Sue Dickinson is one of four candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 14 primary election, which will decide the winners: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Colleen Conklin, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

July 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Colleen Conklin is one of four candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 14 primary election, which will decide the winners: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Deborah Laury, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

July 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Deborah Laury is one of four candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 14 primary election, which will decide the winners: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

A Vigil of 300 Flickers with Solidarity and Sorrow For Meredith Smith and Lane Burnsed

July 29, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The orange candle was for Lane, the blue for Meredith: favorite colors of two teens remembered in a vigil in Flagler Beach this evening. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Some 300 people turned out Sunday evening on the sands of Flagler Beach, including the parents of Meredith Smith and Lane Burnsed, the teens killed in a wreck on I-95 Thursday. The crowd was mostly young, emotional and subdued.

Slipping the Surly Bonds of Earth On the Hovers of Ospreys

July 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Watching wild birds, ospreys especially, is one of Frank Gromling’s favorite things to do, linking back to a romance with the thrill of flying flying that takes its inspiration from John Magee’s “high untrespassed sanctity of space.”

Sharon Feliciano, Flagler County Judge Candidate: The Live Interview

July 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Sharon Feliciano is one of seven candidates for Flagler County Judge in the Aug. 14 primary election, vying to replace Sharon Atack. Here’s the Live Interview.

Don Appignani, Flagler County Judge Candidate: The Live Interview

July 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Don Appignani is one of seven candidates for Flagler County Judge in the Aug. 14 primary election, vying to replace Sharon Atack. Here’s the Live Interview.

Marc Dwyer, Flagler County Judge Candidate: The Live Interview

July 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Marc Dwyer is one of seven candidates for Flagler County Judge in the Aug. 14 primary election, vying to replace Sharon Atack. Here’s the Live Interview.

Craig Atack, Flagler County Judge Candidate: The Live Interview

July 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Craig Atack is one of seven candidates for Flagler County Judge in the Aug. 14 primary election, vying to replace Sharon Atack. Here’s the Live Interview.

Melissa Moore Stens, Flagler County Judge Candidate: The Live Interview

July 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 57 Comments

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Melissa Moore Stens is one of seven candidates for Flagler County Judge in the Aug. 14 primary election, vying to replace Sharon Atack. Here’s the Live Interview.

W. Scott Westbrook, Flagler County Judge Candidate: The Live Interview

July 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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Scott Westbrook is one of seven candidates for Flagler County Judge in the Aug. 14 primary election, vying to replace Sharon Atack. Here’s the Live Interview.

Florida Book Award Winner Caren Umbarger at Flagler Beach’s Beanery Saturday

July 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Caren Umbarger, who won the bronze medal for fiction for “Coming To” in the 2011 Florida Book Award, will be talking about the book and reading from it at the Beachhouse Beanery Saturday, July 28, at 1 p.m.

Families Mourning Loss of Meredith Smith, 17, and Lane Burnsed, 19, Killed in Wreck

July 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 81 Comments

Lane Burnsed, center, with his father, Jamie Burnsed, a captain with Flagler County Fire Rescue, and Meredith Smith, a student and cheerleader at Flagler Palm Coast High School.

Meredith Smith, 17, and Lane Burnsed, 19, killed on I-95 in a three-vehicle accident Thursday, had attended Flagler Palm Coast High School. Three other people were critically injured.

Flagler Beach Fire Chief Gets His Job Back As Serious Allegations About City Manager Emerge

July 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

Flagler Beach Fire Chief Martin Roberts has reasons to smile again. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach City Manager Bruce Campbell retreated from plans to fire Flagler Beach Fire Chief Martin Roberts, giving him instead a three-day suspension, following a three-hour hearing that revealed a devastating series of issues surrounding the controversy and Campbell’s management of it.

When Bankruptcy and a Second Mortgage Combine Into an Opportunity for Florida Homeowners

July 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

“Bankruptcy” and “exciting news” don’t usually go together well in the same conversation. But a recent ruling by a federal court is giving Florida homeowners a window of opportunity to strip off a second mortgage, argues consumer attorney Lewis Roberts.

“All Done With Pure Heart”: A Defense of Flagler Beach Chief Martin Roberts

July 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Patricia Sigman, a long-time, Orlando-based labor and employment attorney, ended Flagler Beach Fire Chief Martin Roberts’s three-hour disciplinary hearing with a searing indictment of the the city administration and an earnest defense of Martin, who nhad kept silent throughout the month-long controversy. Here’s Sigman’s complete closing.

Countering 2 Precedents, Florida Court Rules Pregnancy Discrimination Is Not Illegal

July 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Appeals courts in 1991 and 2008 had clearly stated that either the state law’s intent forbids discrimination or federal law, which explicitly forbids it, preempts state law. Yet the appeals court in Miami ruled against a woman fired from her real estate job after she got pregnant.

Elian Gonzalez Affair Returns to Haunt Don Appignani, Flagler County Judge Candidate

July 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Don Appignani, flagler county judge candidate. (© FlaglerLive)

The Florida Bar publicly reprimanded Don Appignani in 2002 over a conflict of interest charge when he was a labor attorney for INS employees, following his role representing INS employees involved in the Elian Gonzalez affair. Appignani disputes most of the findings to this day.

Palm Coast Takes a Deeper Drag
At Synthetic Marijuana Regulation

July 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Palm Coast Mayor Jon Netts and council member Frank Meeker want Palm Coast and other local governments to jointly tackle the legality of synthetic marijuana even as states are gradually adopting bans on fake-pot sales across the country.

Synthetic Marijuana, or Fake Pot: What Is It, How Dangerous and Prevalent Is It?

July 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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Synthetic marijuana, or fake pot, is sold as a legal spice or incense herb such as K2, but is a little-understood chemical compound with potentially more severe side-effects. A briefing on the origin and meaning of synthetic marijuana.

Florida Tourism Lull Predicted, Slowing Local Growth, as Euro Zone Economies Suffer

July 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Economic woes in Europe will trickle across the Atlantic over the next few years as potential international guests stay home or see their native currency buy less once they arrive, a panel of economists estimates.

When Even Sheriff Fleming Is a Bystander to Rumors’ Wreckage

July 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Sheriff Don Fleming was with his wife and daughter and another couple at Farley's, the Irish pub to the left, at European Village, when the verbal altercation with an off-the-clock waitress at Mezzaluna, the establishment to the right, took place in June. (© FlaglerLive)

A verbal altercation involving Sheriff Don Fleming’s step-daughter and another woman at European Village began a series of events that caused the firing of the woman and her boyfriend, both waiters at Mazzaluna. Charges that Fleming had retaliated are unsubstantiated.

Voter ID Laws: Your Election-Year Guide to Disenfranchisement and Fraud

July 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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Voter IDs laws in Florida and 29 other states are a political flashpoint in another close election year, pitting claims of fraud against claims of disenfranchisement. A step back to look at the facts behind the laws and issues at the heart of the debate.

Florida House Candidate Bardley Maxwell Wants Government Employees’ Salaries Kept Secret

July 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Florida House candidate Bradley Maxwell wants to state workers’ salaries and benefits kept secret. He also wants personnel files kept sealed from public view. Maxwell is challenging two-term incumbent state Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, D-Tallahassee.

GOP Attempt to Slash Food Stamps Eligibility Would Hurt Flagler and Florida Families

July 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

If Republicans get their way, the food stamps program as it is now now could become as much a relic as these old food stamp books. (NCReedplayer)

Republican efforts in Congress would end the food stamps program as it is now known, hugely reducing funding and eligibility, and significantly affecting Florida and Flagler families–and local economies. Some 9 percent of Flagler’s population, and 23 percent of children, are on food stamps.

Wife of Long-Time Flagler Beach Cop Bobby MacDonald in Coma After Gunshot to the Head

July 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Fire Flight, Flagler County Fire Rescue's helicopter, flew Kathy McDonald to Halifax Hospiotal Friday evening after her husband drover her to the intersection of County Road 302 and County Road 305. This is a file photo of Fire Flight. near the Mondex last April. (© FlaglerLive)

Kathy MacDonald married Robert “Bobby” MacDonald less than a year ago. Flagler Sheriff Don Fleming said an investigation is continuing into the suspicious shooting, with no conclusive evidence yet on whether she shot herself, or whether her husband is involved.

The Bigotry of Expediency: Michelle Bachmann and Her Local Disciples

July 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Turns out Chris Buck's portrait of Michelle Bachmann for last August's Newsweek cover story was dead on

Michelle Bachmann’s bigoted smear of Huma Abedin, the Hillary Clinton aide who happens to be a Muslim, about Abedin’s alleged Muslim Brotherhood connections, is a reflection of a pronounced reactionary-Republican rejection of evidence for ideological expediency.

Flagler Chamber and County’s Jobs Council Hosting $25-a-Plate “Unity” Lunch Aug. 17

July 21, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Dale Brill, president of the Florida Chamber Foundation, is the guest speaker for what the local chamber and the county are calling a “unity in the community” lunch at Palm Coast’s Hilton Garden Inn.

Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio as Romney’s Vice President: Florida GOP Hopes Fade

July 21, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio were front-runners as Mitt Romney’s vice-presidential picks a few months ago. No longer. Bush doesn’t want it. Rubio is no longer a politically opportune choice as Florida’s Hispanics lean heavily toward Obama.

Unemployment Rises Again in Flagler, To 12.3%, Stalls at 8.6% in Florida

July 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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June unemployment numbers were discouraging in Florida as well as in Flagler and Volusia counties–stalling in the state at 8.6 percent, with just 9,000 jobs created last month, while the unemployment rate jumped again in Flagler to 12.3 percent, and to 9.1 percent in Volusia.

John McCain vs. Michelle Bachmann: In Defense of Huma Abedin

July 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Michelle Bachmann and other conservatives suggested in a letter that Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, of Pakistani descent, is a Muslim Brotherhood infiltrator. John McCain defended Abedin in a July 18 speech.

Mia Bella Academy’s Young Performers Put Palm Coast on National Winners’ Map Again

July 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Mia Bella Dance Academy, for the third consecutive year, swept the National Celebration Talent Competition in Gatlinburg, Tenn., beating out 30 other studios and over 1,000 acts.

3 Flagler Beach Commissioners Attend Closed-Door County Staff Meeting, Clouding Sunshine

July 18, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The Flagler Beach City Commission's Jane Mealy (left), Kim Carney (third from left)_ and Mayor Linda Provencher, foreground, attended a closed-door county staff meeting with the U.S. Corps of Engineers last week, raising questions of sunshine violations. Joy McGrew, second from left, was not involved. (© FlaglerLive)

Commissioners Jane Mealy, Kim Carney and Mayor Linda Provencher attended the July 12 county staff meeting on beach renourishment with the U.S. Corps of Engineers, which was closed to the public. Dennis McDonald, a candidate for the county commission, raised issues with the potential sunshine violation.

Storm Burst: Two Wrecks, 10 Victims, Most Children or Teens, Few Injuries

July 17, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Five teen-agers were in a truck that overturned after hitting an electric pole (which burst into periodic flames) at Old Kings Road and Frontier Drive in Palm Coast; an older woman was at the wheel of an SUV, with four young children, that ended up upright against the trees on I-95 within an hour of the other wreck.

No Twilight Ball This Week at Ralph Carter Park

July 17, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler County parents are reminded there is no “Twilight Ball” scheduled this week at Ralph Carter Park in Palm Coast.

Who Is Sheldon Adelson and Why Are GOP Contenders Accepting His Money?

July 17, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

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Sheldon Adelson donated $25 million to the Newt Gingrich campaign and reportedly donated $10 million to a superpac supporting Mitt Romney, but the foreign source of the billionaire’s gambling fortune is raising questions about its financing of GOP contenders.

Another Court Ruling Favors Online Travel Companies Over County Tax Collectors, Including Flagler’s

July 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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A Tallahassee judge has sided with online travel companies like Expedia and Orbitz in a dispute over local tax obligations — a blow to counties, including Flagler, that have argued the companies weren’t paying enough.

Ray Stevens Assault on John Pollinger Mutates, This Time Invoking 9/11 Decisions

July 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 61 Comments

Even the National Guard had little to do in Lower Manhattan in the days following the 9/11 attacks. (© FlaglerLive)

Fresh from losing a suit attempting to boot John Pollinger from the Republican ballot for sheriff on Aug. 14 (the decision is on appeal), the Ray Stevens camp is criticizing a Pollinger decision to keep officers from going to Ground Zero after 9/11, though the record overwhelmingly supports Pollinger’s decision.

Flagler Beach Fire Chief Martin Roberts Faces Firing on Insubordination Charge

July 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 56 Comments

Flagler Beach City Manager Bruce Campbell told Martin Roberts he’d be fired pending a pre-disciplinary hearing on July 17. Roberts had served as chief since November 2005. He was at the center of a controversy over unauthorized trips.

In Florida, Mitt Romney Has a New George W. Bush to Contend With: Gov. Rick Scott

July 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Mitt Romney may want Rick Scott a little further away in florida.

With Rick Scott’s poll numbers continuing to struggle and Florida a critical battleground in the November election, Democrats see the governor as a uniquely powerful albatross against Mitt Romney, who cannot win the election without winning Florida.

John Pollinger Responds to His Critics

July 15, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

John Pollinger, a candidate for Flagler County Sheriff, has been criticized over his last months as Middletown, N.J., police chief and his tenure as post commander of the American Legion in Palm Coast. He tells his side.

Drug War Collusion: Top Cops, Lapdog Press, And the Art of Tax-Funded Campaigning

July 15, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

With State Attorney R.J. Larizza, Flagler Sheriff Don Fleming and Putnam Sheriff Jeff Hardy in starring roles (all three are running for re-election next month), Wednesday was the latest shameless example of local and state police using a minor drug sweep for maximum political effect, at taxpayers’ expense.

Pythons in the Everglades: Coils of a Florida Infestation

July 14, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

A Burmese python's impersonation of Jack Nicholson in 'The Shining.' (San Diego Shooter)

Burmese pythons infesting the Everglades have a history in the exotic animals business and could add up to a few thousand up to 150,000 nesting, breeding, and feeding, all with no known natural predator, though a migration of pythons up the Florida peninsula is unlikely.

In Country: With Kix 98.7, WNZF Launches Flagler’s Fourth Radio Station in Four Years

July 13, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Kix 98.7 FM, a traditional country station officially launching Aug. 1, joins WNZF’s all-news station. Beach-FM and Easy Oldies as Flagler County Broadcasting’s empire continues to grow. General Manager David Ayres says that may be it for now.

Richard Schreiner, 1945-2012

July 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

Richard Schreiner, Palm Coast’s most provocative artist, died today (July 12) at his home. Schreiner, 67, had been battling a debilitating disease in the last few months. He was the subject of the largest-ever retrospective at Hollingsworth Gallery just last month.

Florida’s High Court Affirms Guilty Until Proven Innocent Standard in Drug Possessions

July 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

In not requiring “knowledge” of the illegality of whatever they were carrying, the law puts Florida at odds with at least 48 other states that require prosecutors to convince a jury that defendants knew they were carrying illegal drugs.

Nan Rich Calls for Investigation Into TB Outbreak as Florida Surgeon General Fumes

July 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Senate Minority Leader and gubernatorial candidate Nan Rich called today (July 12) for the Senate to investigate reports of a tuberculosis outbreak in Northeast Florida as the state closes its last hospital dedicated to treating the disease.

Cops Spying on Your Cell Phone: Warrantless, Routine, and With Providers’ Complicity

July 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The cell tower on U.S. 1 in palm Coast, listening in. (© FlaglerLive)

Privacy activists hold that cops’ tracking of cell phones require a search warrant to be constitutional. But the Supreme Court hasn’t ruled on the issue, and Congress has yet to pass a law addressing it.

Editor’s Note: When Comments Are Swift Boats’ Docking Hooks

July 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

I’ve been asked why certain comments in the John Pollinger-Anne-Marie Shaffer case were approved, considering their lavish innuendoes and borderline slanders. The decision bears explaining in light of this year’s distinctly foul election season.

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