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Proposed Conservation Amendment: $5 Billion Over 10 Years, Without Raising Taxes

October 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The proposed 2014 constitutional amendment, dubbed the Florida Water and Land Legacy Amendment, would set aside 33 percent of documentary tax collections for 20 years for land and water purchases, leases and restoration efforts. The taxes are collected on real estate and other legal transactions.

Conspiracy Theorists Greet the Jobs Report, Small Business Bunk: Five Reads Friday

October 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The jobs truthers have come out following Friday’s unemployment report, small-business bunk returns, Google settles its copyright war with publishers, a debate on Islam and democracy, longing for Virginia City, and more

Crucial Jobs Report Gives Obama a Boost as Unemployment Falls to 7.8%, Lowest in 4 Years

October 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The national unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent in September, its lowest level since President Obama’s inauguration in January 2009, as the economy added 114,000 jobs in September, and revised figures for the previous two months boosted those totals by 86,000 jobs. In the last three months, the economy has added 434,000 jobs.

The News-Journal’s Predatory Sensationalism On Sex Offenders Near Local Schools

October 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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A News-Journal article on 445 registered sex offenders living near Flagler and Volusia elementary schools was dangerously alarming and misleading, argues George Griffin, and perpetuates numerous myths about sex offenders, encouraging bad laws.

Flagler School Board Members Forego $91 Raise and Stick With $30,442 Annual Salary

October 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

For the second year in a row, Flagler County School Board members have decided to take neither a raise nor a pay-cut. They were in line for a $91 raise as set by Florida law, though they could have chosen to reduce their salaries.

FDLE Investigating GOP Voter Fraud Case

October 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The FDLE said Wednesday it launched a formal criminal investigation into the activities of Strategic Allied Consulting, a Virginia-based company hired by the Republican Party of Florida to register voters in preparation for the November elections.

Obama’s Clobbering

October 4, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 61 Comments

Mitt Romney demolished the Obama mystique in Denver while Obama surrendered: This is the Obama flincher we’ve come to know. The man of a thousand retreats. The prevaricator. The terminated.

Romney Rumbles, Free Speech in Prison: Five Reads Thursday

October 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Analyzing the first Romney-Obama debate, imprisoning the “Innocence of Muslims” filmaker for parole violation–or speech, shedding the helmet to encourage biking, notes on the indignities of the seventh grade, twin brothers’ attack ads.

Anti-Terror “Fusion Centers” Like Central Florida’s Slammed as Ineffective and Intrusive

October 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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A two-year Senate investigation finds that Department of Homeland Security efforts to engage state and local intelligence “fusion centers”–six of which are set up in Florida, including one in central Florida–has not yielded significant useful information to support federal counterterrorism intelligence efforts.

In Recession’s Depth, 2,362 Millionaires Got Unemployment Benefits

October 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Brace yourselves: in 2009, no fewer than 2,362 millionaires got unemployment benefits. The year before, 2,840 did, raising questions about whether unemployment insurance should be means-tested. Five such proposals are pending in Congress.

For Florida Justices, Two Lesbian Mothers, One Child, and a Question of Parenthood

October 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The case pits two former lesbian partners, one of whom provided an egg that was fertilized and implanted in the other woman, who later gave birth. After the relationship ended, the woman who gave birth blocked her former partner from having parental rights.

Strom Thurmond’s Racism, L.A.’s Legalized Pot Stores, Teens’ Babies: Six Reads Wednesday

October 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Mitt Romney shows his abortion mettle in a 2002 debate, Los Angeles repeals regulations on 1,000 marijuana shops, Strom Thurmond’s hypocrisies, teens are having far fewer babies, newspapers still losing readers, Jerry Seinfeld and Michael Richards, and Flagler’s jail bookings.

Flagler School Board Rejects Building-Tax Cut, a Blow to Builders and the Chamber

October 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Chamber President Doug Baxter had hoped Palm Coast would “fall in line” with a building-tax moratorium of its own if the county and the school board adopted one. The county did. The school board refused to go along Tuesday evening, calling the proposal irresponsible.

Mitt Romney’s Dangerous Game: Making Israel a Wedge Issue in Florida

October 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The Florida Jewish community should see through the false premise that Obama is anything less than stellar on Israel, as Mitt Romney, hoping to score partisan points with Florida’s Jewish vote, has attempted to claim, Dan Gelber argues.

News-Journal Puts Up $120 Barrier to Online Access in Hopes of Improving Bottom Line

October 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The News-Journal’s $120-a-year paywall for online readers follows the lead of more than 160 newspapers that have ended unlimited free access to websites to stop hemorrhaging print readers, where, most of the advertising revenue remains.

Why CEOs Make Lousy Presidents, Rudeness Online: Five Reads Tuesday

October 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

CEOs are not cut out to be president, what rude dogs would be like online, the death of the Great Barrier Reef, of Eric Hobsbawm and of Baathism, an interview with Salman Rushdie, and Flagler’s jail bookings.

Amendment 5 and the Battle to Remake, And Subdue, the Florida Supreme Court

October 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Night falls on the Florida Supreme Court. (Stephenie Smith)

Amendment 5 would subject all Supreme Court nominations to confirmation by the Florida Senate and lower the bar for the Legislature to overturn court rules and would give lawmakers access to the records of judicial investigations.

Al Williams, Volusia County School Board Chairman, Dies at 70

October 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Volusia County School Board Chairman Al Williams, who’d just been re-elected to the board in August, died this morning (Oct. 1) at Halifax hospital in Daytona Beach after he fell ill last month as his health was deteriorating.

Cramming for Zingers at the Debates: Five Reads Monday

October 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The most conservative U.S. Supreme Court since the 1930s reconvenes with gay marriage and affirmative action ahead, how Obama and Romney cram for debates, America’s contempt for teachers, and the future of The Times.

As Flagler Governments Consider Impact Fee Cut, Evidence of Economic Benefit Is Slim

September 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Builders and developers want the Flagler school board and Flagler County to cut impact fees–the one-time tax on construction–saying it’ll help the economy grow. But plenty of evidence says it won’t, while Flagler residents still reel from low values and empty houses that more new houses won’t help.

Impact Fees: What They Are, Who Pays Them, How Much They Pay

September 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Whether you call them impact fees, taxes or hidden taxes, they’re a Florida and Flagler County reality. An explanation and definition of impact fees with a local rate schedule by city and county.

The Palm Coast City Council’s Disturbing Synthetic Marijuana High

September 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

On synthetic pot, the Palm Coast City Council and other local governments are being had, as governments trample due process to enforce a legal shortcut against a ghost epidemic–the latest hysteria in the derelict war on drugs.

From Tape-Downs to Lockdowns: A Day in the So-Called Life of a Cancer Patient

September 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Three radiation treatments in and with 39 to go, Jo Ann Nahirny describes life at the curfew-happy Hope Lodge for cancer patients, her manhandling on the radiation table, and her husband’s angelic patience.

Where Obama Fear and Loathing Comes From

September 30, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 3 Comments

Charles Kesler’s new book on Barack Obama loathing is a window into the closing of the conservative mind, which Mark Lilla’s review opens a notch to let in a breath of wit–unusual for unusually dour liberals.

Beata Kinecka, 39, of Palm Coast, Is Killed, 6 Are Injured in a 4-SUV Wreck on Belle Terre

September 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 48 Comments

Beata Kinecka, 39, of Palm Coast, was killed, and six other local residents in three separate cars, including a 16-month-old baby, were injured in a wreck that involved both northbound and southbound lanes of Belle Terre Parkway just north of the White View Parkway intersection late Friday evening.

Florida Conservation Groups Mobilize for National Public Lands Day Saturday

September 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A coalition of Northeast Florida’s leading conservation organizations are using this occasion to raise awareness about the importance of  publicly-owned conservation lands and to encourage the community to explore, volunteer and advocate for the protection of these vital natural resources.

Flagler Sheriff Tallies DUI Catch as Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Blood-Test Case

September 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Flagler County deputies arrested 11 drunk drivers and many others on charges unrelated to DUI. On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide whether forcing a DUI suspect to submit to a blood test is constitutional.

Videos of Horse Chase Through Bunnell, Just Released, Show Rider at a Gallop

September 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Three surveillance videos catch glimpses of Charles Cowart as he rode a horse through various parts of Bunnell on Tuesday, particularly South Bunnell, as cop cars chase him and crowds gather.

Presidential Debate Myths and Zimmerman’s Gun-Rights Advocate: Seven Reads Friday

September 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

This graph from the Economist shows that if anyone is to blame for increasing the rolls of those who don't pay income taxes, it's Republican administrations.

Debunking the effect of presidential debates, George W. Bush beats Romney in latest poll, George Zimmerman’s attorney goes off to a gun rally, celebrating 30 years of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, justifying women not wanting children, and more.

Paul Novak of Palm Coast Charged With Murdering His Wife in New York in 2008

September 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Paul Novak, a resident of Lewiston Court in Palm Coast since 2009, faces a second-degree murder charge and an arson charge in the death of his wife Catherine Novak, who was found dead in her charred home in New York’s Hudson Valley in December 2008.

Mitt Romney’s , and Republicans’, Goldwater Moment

September 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Blowing an election it should have won, the GOP might finally realize it has strayed far out of the mainstream and become a little too odd for the American public, writes Bill Cotterell.

How Two Council Members, Out of View, Got WNZF to Back-Pedal on Synthetic Marijuana

September 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

What was behind what sounded like a retraction on synthetic marijuana by WNZF’s David Ayres on his Free For All Friday show last week? Private discussions between Palm Coast Council member Bill McGuire with Mayor Jon Netts, and a letter Netts wrote Ayres, that the council never discussed openly–even as the council has yet to vote finally on the matter.

From Red Lights to School Buses: Florida Looks For Traffic Spy Cameras’ Next Perch

September 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Despite having by far the safest record of any mode of transportation, including in Flagler, Florida school officials are looking to add spy-and-snap cameras on school buses similar to red-light cameras at Palm Coast and other cities’ intersections. School districts would reap most of the cash benefits from fines.

Bill Nye the Anti-Creationism Guy: Five Reads Thursday

September 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Bill Nye finally calls creationism inappropriate for children, suicides now exceed auto fatalities as leading cause of injury deaths, a Texas school board lets men spank girls, Obama’s immorality, the F-22’s many disasters, Florida’s new 600-lever voting machines, and Flagler jail bookings.

Editorial Notebook: September

September 27, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 15 Comments

Vagrant scratches and notes from FlaglerLive editor Pierre Tristam on issues of the day, fugitive quotes, hit-and-run readings, insurgent observations and reflections picked up from the cutting room floor.

Those 11 Constitutional Amendments on November’s Ballot: Women League Says Just Vote No

September 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Florida voters will see 11 of the most confusing, complex and sometimes misleading state ballot amendments ever proposed, and voters will need to decide: Do I want this in our state constitution? Deirdre Macnab, state president of the League of Women Voters of Florida, says No.

Conservative Koch Brothers Enter Florida Supreme Court Fray

September 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Americans for Prosperity, a conservative group financially backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch, is slated to release a series of ads aimed at recalling liberal Justices Fred Lewis, Barbara Pariente and Peggy Quince from the state’s highest court.

Paul Ryan Goes Rogue: Five Reads Wednesday

September 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Paul Ryan goes rogue, the inaccuracy and inhumanity of the terms “illegal immigrant,” Obama finally defends free speech, students moralize their cheating, Lady Gaga remembers her bulimia, plus the Flagler jail bookings.

Matanzas Pirates’ Mission: A Senior Rallies Students and Faculty For a Teacher’s Survival

September 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Juan Pablo Torres, a senior at Matanzas High School, decided to repay his English teacher, now undergoing cancer treatment in Gainesville, by showing her how students and teachers at Matanzas take care of their own.

Palm Coast Mayor Netts Says Amendment 4 Takes Taxes From “Screwy” to “Screwier”

September 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Other Flagler government leaders joined Jon Netts in criticism of of proposed Constitutional Amendment 4, which would limit the tax liability of commercial, rental and vacant properties while lowering the tax liability of first-time home-buyers, but at the expense of local government revenue, which has been battered since 2007.

Horseman, Termed Drunk, Takes Bunnell Police on Long Chase Through the City

September 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Charles Cowart, 29, was arrested and charged with charged with disorderly conduct and cruelty to animals, among other charges, after the chase forced a train to stop and brought various parts of Bunnell to a brief, gaping standstill.

Tyler Scott Van Balvern, 21, Victim of Fourth Motorcycle Fatality in 7 Weeks On Flagler Roads

September 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

The fatal wreck took place almost across from the Black Cloud Saloon on U.S.1, south of Royal Palms Parkway. Click on the image for larger view.

The body of Tyler Scott Van Balvern, 21, the latest motorcyclist killed since Aug. 1 on Flagler roads was discovered Sunday in a ditch roughly across from the Black Cloud Saloon. The motrcycle was located almost 40 feet inside the woodline.

Early Voting War Over as Judge, Citing “Souls to the Polls” Sundays, Refuses Injunction

September 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The war over early voting in Florida ahead of November’s presidential election appeared to wind down Monday, with a federal court refusing to block a portion of the state’s controversial 2011 elections law. In a ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge Timothy Corrigan denied a request from Democratic Congresswoman Corrine Brown and other black voters to […]

Five Reads Tuesday: Clinton Tells Muslims to Grow a Pair

September 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The slums of Cairo's Ramlet Boulaq, spread out beneath Nile City's gleaming towers, lack almost all modern conveniences, such as plumbing and electricity. The image is part of a series by Al-Jazeera on the rich-poor divide in Cairo.

Obama takes break-out lead in most polls, Bill Clinton tells Muslims to grow a pair, Roger Cohen calls Netanyahu’s childish bluff, the Arctic’s disappearing ice, J.K. Rowling goes adult, plus Flagler County’s jail bookings.

Flagler’s SAT Scores Tumble to Lowest Level in at Least 8 Years as Florida’s Improve

September 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

The declines some of them steep, took place in all categories–reading, math, writing–at both Flagler Palm Coast High School and Matanzas High School, with one exception in reading at Matanzas.

Capsized Speedboat, High on Marijuana Bricks, Washes up on Flagler Shore

September 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The 25-foot speedboat bearing a stash of marijuana, which washed up on shore Sunday and Monday, was beached near the Flagler By the Sea campsite in Beverly Beach. Such speedboats have become a means of choice for smugglers of drugs or human traffickers in recent years.

Florida Republican Party Wades Into Supreme Court Fight as Justices Curtail Fund-Raising

September 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The Republican Party of Florida issued a statement saying the GOP opposes three justices who form the backbone of the court’s left-of-center majority–R. Fred Lewis, Barbara Pariente and Peggy Quince. The justices slashed their fund-raising activities according to the latest filings.

Five Reads Monday

September 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Florida’s secrecy-shrouded absentee voting, Inside the mind of Sheldon Adelson, Salman Rushdie and the Satanic video, how Republicans plan to steal the election, and a very dull Emmy night. Plus Flagler County’s weekend jail bookings.

Shark Finning, Carnage of Luxury

September 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Shark fin soup is considered an aphrodisiac and sign of wealth. Asia’s exploding middle class is resulting in a carnage of some 70 million sharks a year, killed just for their fins.

Seven Reads Weekend

September 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Tea Party’s Jim Crow tactics, how to stop hospitals from killing us, why we’re all dishonest, Obama and Romney on taxes, unemployment up in 26 states, the difference between Christian and Muslim sacred texts.

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