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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.

Big Sweep of Small-Time Pill Pushers Nets 78 Arrests in Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns

July 11, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 53 Comments

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office was ground zero for a three-county sweep today–and for a choreographed media event to maximize publicity for the sweep, and three top cops running for re-election–State Attorney R.J. Lariza, Flagler Sheriff Don Fleming and Putnam Sheriff Jeff Hardy.

Pollinger Will Remain on Aug. 14 Ballot as a Republican as Judge Craig Denies Challenge

July 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

Jake Kaney, the attorney for Anne-Marie Shaffer (foreground), arguing before Flagler County Circuit Judge Dennis Craig Tuesday afternoon. John pollinger is at right. (c FlaglerLive)

John Pollinger will remain on the Aug. 14 ballot as a Republican candidate for Flager County Sheriff, Circuit Court Judge Dennis Craig ruled Tuesday afternoon, denying a challenge by Anne-Marie Shaffer, a supporter of candidate Ray Stevens, to bar him from the Republican ballot.

In a Historic Breakthrough, County Will Cede Old Courthouse to Bunnell for Its New City Hall

July 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Coming soon: Bunnell's new city hall.

No money will change hands, though the transaction isn’t quite free for Bunnell or the county, which retains the larger, annex portion of the building, and several building and maintenance rights (and costs).

When Oceans Heal:
In Praise of the Jimmy Miller Foundation

July 7, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Therapy on the sands at the Jimmy Miller Foundation in California. (© Jimmy Miller Foundation)

The Jimmy Miller Foundation is a non-profit organization helping people challenged by physical and mental illness, including through the Wounder Warrior Project.

Walmart at 50: Gutting the Middle Class 1 Small Business and Manufacturing Job at a Time

July 7, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

The first Walmart in Rogers, Ark., a 16,000-square-foot store, opened at the corner of Walnut and Eighth Streets on July 2, 2962.

Walmart’s 50th anniversary caps a 150year stretch when the number of independent retailers fell by over 60,000, and when, between 2001 and 2007, some 40,000 U.S. factories closed, eliminating millions of jobs.

FHP’s Crackdown and the Prohibitionist Politics of Drunk Driving: A Dissent

July 6, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Taking aim at today’s deployment of 40 FHP troopers on I-95, Darrell Smith calls the targeting of people who drink–as opposed to drunk drivers–a brown-shirted example of a police state mentality too readily embraced by the public.

U.S. Economy Adds Just 80,000 Jobs In June as Unemployment Stagnates at 8.2%

July 6, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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The national economy added percent for the third most 80,000 jobs in June, keeping the unemployment rate stuck at 8.2 percent for the third month in a row.

Divided Palm Coast Council Buries
Home-Based Baking Start-Ups For Good

July 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

For a Palm Coast City Council that has been preaching the virtues of entrepreneurship and small business, the 3-2 vote reasserted council members’ priority for residential neighborhoods and freedom from the risks of new business.

FHP Deploying 40 Troopers and 2 Planes on I-95 in Flagler and 3 Other Counties Friday

July 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The Florida Highway Patrol’s Operation Checkered Flag will take place Friday, July 6, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., targeting aggressive, drunk and speeding drivers. FHP is asking civilian drivers to report such drivers throughout the day, which coincides with races at the Daytona Speedway.

Flagler Beach Volunteer Fireman’s Association Awards Scholarship

July 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The Flagler Beach Volunteer Fireman’s Association announced Firefighter / Paramedic Michael “Dusty” Snyder has been selected as the recipient of the Association’s annual Emergency Services Scholarship. Snyder will be using the scholarship to take advanced course work in Firefighter Survival Techniques.

Gov. Scott, on Media Blitz, Hit With “Pants on Fire” Falsehoods Over Health Care Claims

July 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

In his media blitz against Obama’s health care reform, Gov. Rick Scott gave a one-sided and misleading account of how much the Medicaid expansion would cost the state, badly misrepresented requirements on small businesses and used a widely debunked talking point about rationing, Politifacts found.

Memories of July 4 From Lake Sebasticook to Flagler Beach

July 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

July 4 festivities have turned into a 24-hour rolling event in Flagler County, beginning with fireworks at Town Center on Tuesday evening and finishing with fireworks at the Flagler Beach Pier tonight. What takes place in between is a parade of memories.

In Flagler Beach, a Clash of Authority Entangles The Manager, Fire Chief and Commissioners

July 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

Flagler Beach Fire Chief Martin Roberts, with Commissioner Marshall Shupe, riding together during last year's July 4 parade. (© FlaglerLive)

The controversy over all-expenses-paid trip Fire Chief Martin Roberts and others took to investigate fire trucks is bringing to light a more serious conflict over City Manager Bruce Campbell’s authority, and the city commission’s habit of meddling directly with city department heads, over Campbell’s.

Florida Law Barring Doctors From Asking Patients About Guns at Home Ruled Invalid

July 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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The law restricts doctors’ ability to provide truthful, non-misleading information to a patient, U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke ruled. The “docs-vs-glocks” law was backed by the NRA and signed by Gov. Rick Scott in 2011.

What Fox and CNN Flubbed in Health Care Verdict Scoop: Getting It Right

July 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Fox and CNN reporters who got the health care verdict wrong last week were driven by the intense competition of live TV and online reporting and social media. Those reporters let their competitive instincts overcome the rule we all learned on the college newspaper, writes Bill Cotterell.

Student-Led School Prayers Are Now Legal, But Fear of Litigation Could Trump God

July 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

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The new Florida school prayer law lets local school districts approve policies allowing students to deliver prayers at school events, but districts aren’t likely to approve such measures for fear of costly litigation.

I’ll Have What She’s Having
In Praise of Nora Ephron

July 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Nora Ephron, 1941-2012

Long before she was putting words into the mouth of Tom Hanks in “Sleepless in Seattle” and fake orgasms into the mouth of Meg Ryan in “When Harry Met Sally,” Ephron was mastering the craft of learning from and telling truths about people from all walks of life as a $98-a-week cub reporter for the New York Post.

Mike Pius’s Visual Recovery and Other Flashes of Brilliance: Wire Essentials, July 2

July 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Firefighter Mike Pius is in recovery mode, Marco Rubio stutters on the Daily Show, Britain slumps ahead of the 2012 Olympics, Kandinsky is caught on the act of drawing, on video, Chief Justice Roberts goes transcendentalist, and more.

FlaglerLive Is Moving–Again

June 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Just as we did a year ago, FlaglerLive is moving to a new server yet again, this time a dedicated one, because readership keeps outgrowing our old accommodations. We ask for your patience over the next 72 hours. And donations.

Discover Your Treasures: Washington Oaks Gardens State Park

June 29, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Washington Oaks Gardens State Park is the dean of Flagler County parks: a 476-acre spread on both sides of State Road A1A, rich in history and intimate paths for solitary walks or preludes to more than a kiss. A renewed look, with an image gallery, at a particular Flagler treasure.

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Reform, a Major Victory for Obama and the Uninsured

June 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 55 Comments

Chief Justice John Roberts joined the left of the U.S. Supreme Court in upholding the 2010 health care reform law, including the individual mandate. The Roberts ruling narrowed the allowance under tax rules, as opposed to the commerce clause. But the entire law was upheld.

Get to Work, Governor Scott, and Implement Health Care Reform Now

June 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Now that the most conservative Supreme Court in the history of our nation has ruled that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, perhaps it is time to redirect a little of that negative energy used to obstruct reform toward implementing the law and solving Florida’s health care crisis, writes former Florida House Democratic Leader Dan Gelber.

In a Victory for Rick Scott, Federal Judge Clears Path to a Limited Voter Roll Purge

June 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

It is the first significant ruling in the legal battle over Gov. Scott’s effort to remove allegedly ineligible voters from the rolls. At least two other lawsuits have been filed against Florida.

Flagler’s Sheriff and Judge Candidates Rub Elbows Raw at Long NAACP Forum

June 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The revealing moments were less in what the candidates said than in how they said it, or in how they waited to say something. The crowd of 200 was relaxed and riveted. Many of the candidates were stiff, fidgety and tense.

Florida’s Hispanics Like Obama Over Romney By Big Margin, Dimming Rubio’s VP Appeal

June 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

Hispanic voters in Florida, traditionally Republican, prefer Obama over Romney by a 56-32 margin, buttressing the president’s advantage among Independents.

Red-Light Camera Ticket Revenue:
Palm Coast, 14%, Private Company, 86%

June 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

American Traffic Solutions spy-and-snap traffic cameras, at an intersection near you. (© FlaglerLive)

American Traffic Solutions, which runs Palm Coast’s red-light traffic cameras, will make up to $4,250 per camera per month, while Palm Coast makes just $700. Still, the Palm Coast City Council is ready to sign a seven-year deal.

Replacing Meeker: Palm Coast Council Will Appoint Successor Rather than Hold Election

June 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Frank Meeker’s decision to serve until November as he runs for the county commission means the Palm Coast City Council cannot hold an election to fill out the two years of his term, but will instead appoint a replacement in November.

Weldon Ryan, Reigning Flagler Artist of the Year, Exhibiting at at Bethune-Cookman

June 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Bethune-Cookman University Visual Arts Gallery is featuring the works of Weldon Ryan in a exhibits that opens Friday, June 29, with a free reception. Ryan is Bethune-Cookman’s new artist-in-residence and the current Flagler County Artist of the Year.

Florida Professors Still Can’t Travel to Cuba On State’s Dime; Low IQ Execution Cleared

June 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Three Florida cases are the many the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear, which means a ban on Florida university faculty’s travel to Cuba stands, as does Florida’s authority to execute a Daytona Beach murderer with an IQ of 70.

Tropical Storm Debbie Dumps 3 to 4 Inches on Flagler, With More to Come

June 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Tropical Storm Debbie, slowly churning across the Florida Peninsula since the weekend, isn’t done yet, with areas of Northern Florida expected to get 10 to 15 inches of rain, and some perhaps getting as much as 25 inches.

U.S. Supreme Court Invalidates Most of the Key Provisions of Arizona’s Harsh Immigration Law

June 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The United States Supreme Court has reversed key provisions of the controversial Arizona immigrant law, invalidating Arizona’s–or any state’s–law that would have given state or local police the power to make warrantless arrests of individuals suspected of being undocumented, or “illegal.”

The Vagina Monologues Ungagged

June 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Vagina. Uterus. “There,” writes Marry Jo Melone in a look at the Lisa Brown-GOP flap over the words. “I’ve said those dirty words, and boy, did it feel good. It’s curious what a little free speech will do. It clears the mind.”

Haley Watson Is Miss Flagler County 2012

June 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The annual Miss Flagler County Scholarship Pageant is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. this Sunday afternoon and at the Flagler Auditorium, with Miss Junior at 5 and Miss Flagler County at 7 p.m.

When American Health Care Heads for Texas

June 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

If the Affordable Care Act is overturned, the rest of the country should take a good look at the situation in Texas, because this is what happens when you keep Medicaid enrollment as low as possible and don’t undertake insurance reforms.

Miss Flagler County Pageant 2012 Contestants, Ages 16-23

June 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A complete, click-through chart and photo gallery of the 2012 Miss Flagler County Scholarship Pageant contestants, Ages 16-23.

Oceans on Acid: How a Greenhouse Gas May Be Taxing the Seas

June 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The surge in worldwide emissions of carbon dioxide–a greenhouse gas–may be overtaxing oceans, which can absorb only so much of it before altering their acidification, and affecting marine life.

Miss Junior 2012 Flagler County Contestants, Ages 12-15

June 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive |

Another complete click-through chart and photo gallery of the 15 Miss Junior Flagler County 2012 Contestants, Ages 12-15.

Flagler’s Competing Ham Radio Clubs Mark Field Day in Flagler Beach and at EOC

June 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

June 23 is National Field Day for amateur radio people all over the country. See it in action beginning at 1 p.m. at the Flagler Beach Fire Department and at at the Flagler County Emergency Operations Center.

Little Miss Flagler County 2012 Contestants, Ages 8-11

June 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive |

Another complete click-through chart and photo gallery of the 18 Little Miss Flagler County 2012 Contestants, Ages 8-11.

Lord of the Flies On a School Bus: The Bullying of Karen Klein

June 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Karen Kline in a happier moment. (Facebook)

Karen Klein is the 68-year-old school bus monitor from Greece, N.Y., cruelly bullied by seventh graders and recorded on a YouTube video that went viral. The middle schoolers are acting out the persecuting spirit that christens their daily lives.

Wire Essentials, June 22: Banning College Football, Joking About Obama’s Blackness

June 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Last Updated: Friday, 1:57 p.m. Banning college football: a debate, the Chamber of Commerce is undefeated at the US Supreme Court, the state of poverty in America, religious freedom as a license to discriminate, heckling and joking about Obama, press freedom’s scorecard.

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