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Prediction Rollovers, I: How 2011 Looked to Henry Ford and Other Psychics in 1931

January 2, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 2 Comments

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The New York Times in 1931 asked several luminaries of the period to predict what life would be like in 2011. The results were predictably dismal, but not for obvious reasons. A look back at how little things change.

From DuPont to ITT: A Century of Marketing Flagler County to Northern Chill Migrants

January 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Marketing Flagler County: Sisco Deen tells the story of the DuPont Land Co.’s — and other development companies’ — marketing schemes to get northerners to buy in Flagler County, long before ITT industrialized the process.

Happy 2011! A Year-End Report from FlaglerLive Editor Pierre Tristam

January 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

(© FlaglerLive)

A summary of FlaglerLive’s first seven months: some explanation about how we grew to 3,200 visits a day and some speculation as to why, and a look back at the site’s highlights, accomplishments and limitations.

Bleeding Dangers: Has Your Dialysis Clinic Been Inspected Lately? Not Likely

December 30, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The United States spends $20 billion a year to care for some 400,000 Americans who rely on chronic dialysis to live. Inspection rates vary from higher than 40 percent per year in some states to lower than 10 percent in others.

Your New Year’s Resolutions
–and How To Keep Them

December 29, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Besides the week’s somewhat fiery highlights (a shooting and a couple of fires) Charlotte Marten asks a few people around town what their New Year resolutions are, and how they intend to keep them.

Flagler Lays Off Sex as Births Fall For First Time in 16 Years; Deaths Also Dip

December 28, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler County births and deaths 1989-2009 (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County’s old norms keep dying. Used to be that property values never fell. And for more than two decades, they didn’t. They only increased. That changed in 2008, when they fell 8.5 percent, and kept falling more steeply the next two years. Values are set to fall again next year, if the last six […]

Floridians, Start Your Orwells: Rick Scott’s Buzzword-Assault on State Health Care

December 27, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Judging from a 68-page transition team report, Rick Scott will seek to accelerate privatization of state health services. He has a willing audience among business-friendly Republican legislative leaders.

Christmas Rescue: Flagler Beach Firemen Save Knocked-Out Veteran From Blazing Home

December 23, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The fire started on the bed in the bedroom of the unit at The Village. Somehow, Old Glory escaped with only a few scrapes. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach Fire Department’s Scott Jackson and Alex Wilhite pulled unconscious 44-year-old Roy Davis out of his burning home at The Village apartments Thursday morning. Includes photo gallery.

The Week’s Highlights: FlaglerLive’s Video Recap

December 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

On Point reviews the week’s main events, including new and surprising Census numbers for Palm Coast and Flagler County, Flagler Beach’s attempt to find a new tenant for the Pier Restaurant, and more.

Open Field: Ron Vath and Joy McGrew Will Not Run Again for Flagler Beach Commission

December 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

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Between them Vath and McGrew had 15 years’ experience on the city commission. McGrew was also the commission’s most influential swing voter. Their departure will likely invite a large field of candidates.

Florida Bulks Up, FCAT Hype, Adam Putnam’s Bosses, Eclipse Toons: The Live Wire, Dec. 22

December 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Also, graphing your own Census, Medicare’s therapy fraud express, the Smithsonian’s new culture wars, buzzrords of 2010, F. Scott Fitzgerald reading Keats, and more.

Culture for the Visiting In-Laws

December 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

© Josh Garrick, from the exhibit of his photographs at the Peabody Auditorium.

Arts columnist Josh Garrick saves the day with a list of suggestions, should you find yourself stuck with in-laws (or any extended family) and the perennial question: “What else is there to see?”

How Sheriff Fleming and FDLE Are Manipulating Press and Public Over Pill Mills

December 21, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Sheriff Don Fleming on Tuesday led one of of three simultaneous news conferences on prescription-drug related arrests in 10 northeast Florida counties. It was more hype than news, much of it recycled.

FPC at EPCOT, George Hanns as Burt Reynolds, a Lunar Eclipse and Tiger’s Sex: The Live Wire, Dec. 20

December 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A gift from Louise Bourgeois (© Hendrik van Leeuwen)

Your police state (and local police agencies) on steroids, how Facebook is more dangerous to soldiers than Wikileaks, WNZF soars higher, when China overtakes America, and more.

All Eyes on Pensacola Federal Judge Roger Vinson as Health Reform Faces Its Next Bug

December 17, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Pensacola-based federal District Judge Roger Vinson will be ruling soon on the constitutionality of Obama’s health care reform. He’s likely to rule it unconstitutional, further weakening the law’s legitimacy as it moves toward the U.S. Supreme Court.

How Tallahassee’s Addiction to Cost-Benefit Analyses Delays Pill Mills Crackdown

December 17, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Why are pill mills still proliferating despite new rules? More than 600 regulatory rules are on hold throughout state government because a new law requires every single one of them to be analyzed for jobs gained or lost.

Flagler Unemployment Spikes Back Up to 16.6% and Florida’s Back Up to 12%

December 17, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Just as Congress sent an $801 billion tax cut package that includes $57 billion in extended unemployment benefits, Florida’s and Flagler’s unemployment rates resume their climb. That climb should be brief, however.

Flagler 911: The Live Crime Blotter, Dec. 10-14, 2010

December 17, 2010 | FlaglerLive |

Must be Christmas: a slew of shoplifting–wine and cheese at Publix, shoes at Bealls, beer at target, some toy at Walmart–plus an angry dog, an unlucky jailbird, and more.

Saluting FPC’s Student Government, Developers’ Psyche, USB’s New Dress Code: The Live Wire, Dec. 16

December 16, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

BP’s other blow-outs, are developers greedy or misunderstood?, your answers if you want to be a journalist, debating Islam, how relationships die, and more.

Fact Check: How Forbes Got Palm Coast’s “Fastest-Growing City” Distinction Wrong

December 16, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Forbes listed Palm Coast as the 4th-fastest growing small metropolitan town in the nation. The numbers are based on a Census Bureau quirk that confuses Palm Coast with Flagler County. The actual numbers are quite different.

Toxic Bosses: When Supervisors Inflict the 7 Deadly Sins of Business on Their Employees

December 16, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

When it comes to anger, greed, laziness, pride, lust, jealousy and, of course, gluttony, there’s no beating the boss: Florida State University researchers are documenting the toxic effects of lousy supervisors on their workers.

Half of Flagler’s Legislative Delegation Listens to Local Pleas Without Quite Hearing Them

December 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Sen. John Thrasher and State Rep. Fred Costello listened to 90 minutes of pleas and policy suggestions from Flagler County officials Wednesday in Bunnell. Whether they heard anything is debatable. And two of Flagler’s legislators didn’t show up.

The Week’s Highlights: FlaglerLive’s Video Recap, Dec. 9-15, 2010

December 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

On Point reviews the week’s main events, including Palm Coast’s park construction past and future, the city’s half-marathon promoter’s troubles, a mess of wrecks, and more.

Rick Scott’s School Bashing, Florida’s $3.5 Billion Deficit, Jesus as Left-Wing Pinko: The Live Wire, Dec. 15

December 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Not to mention a Nate Truelove update, James Baldwin On Malcolm X, Time’s Man of the Year, Congress’ lowest approval ever, dinner with Santa, and more.

Palm Coast’s Population Drops to 69,000 in Latest Census Estimate, Flagler’s to 85,600

December 15, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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While those aren’t yet the final 2010 Census figures, the 5-year community survey numbers are the next-most precise set of data, with startling results for Flagler County, Palm Coast, Flagler Beach and Bunnell.

More Trouble for Palm Coast Marathon Promoter Dean Reinke: Sued in Federal Court

December 14, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

And that's before the Palm Coast half-marathon. (© Joannis Duran)

A Missouri city last week filed a motion for an injunction against Dean Reinke of Reinke Sports Group, who faces a copyright-infringement suit in Indiana and a string of setbacks in other cities where he staged half-marathons.

Health Care Reform Ruled Unconstitutional; Florida Judge’s Decision Up Next

December 13, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Monday’s ruling doesn’t stop the roll-out of federal health care reform. Two federal judges have previously ruled the law constitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court will settle the issue by 2012 or 2013.

Florida Loves Polluters, Girl Crushes of 2010, and Madonna vs. Lady Gaga: The Live Wire, Dec. 13

December 13, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Jaws, the sequel.

The Florida Legislature’s coming war on civil liberties, Florida’s new muscle in DC, the state of giving in the US, Madonna takes on lady Gaga, Palm Coast’s holiday joy ride, and more.

Palm Coast’s Chrysler Dealership Burglarized, Jacksonville Thieves Descend on the City

December 13, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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The burglar at the Chrysler dealership on S.R. 100 tried but fail to drive a car out of the service department. Deputies in unrelated incidents arrested three alleged retail thieves in Palm Coast, all of them from Jacksonville.

The Nutcracker, A Christmas Carol and Beguiling Genders: Culture Worth the Miles

December 13, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Three actors portray all of the characters in Dickens’ Christmas Carol at Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center, Michael Andrew at the Plaza Theater, The Nutcracker (of course) by the Orlando Ballet, and more.

Palm Coast Data Parent’s Headaches: Diving Revenue and $22.5 Million Loan Due

December 13, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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At Palm Coast Data, revenue declined $10.9 million in the six months ending Oct. 31, a 22 percent decline from the same period last year. Palm Coast Data parent AMREP Corp.’s Southwest subsidiary owes a $22.5 million loan to be repaid on Dec. 16.

A Confederacy of Bipartisan Dunces

December 12, 2010 | Pierre Tristam | 2 Comments

Obama’s deal with a minority of Republicans over extending tax cuts and adding $900 billion to the national debt is the latest in three decades of bipartisan collusion between Washington and the myth of American power.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 8-hr 38mn Speech on Obama’s Deal With the GOP

December 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Vermons Senator Bernie Sanders. (From Sanders's website)

On Dec. 10, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont Independent, held the floor of the Senate for eight hours and 38 minutes in a remarkable filibuster-like speech opposing Obama’s tax deal with the GOP. Here’s the full speech.

Encore: Flagler County Artist of the Year Edson Beckett at Hollingsworth Gallery

December 11, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Edson Beckett, a ceramics, photography and graphic design teacher at Flagler Palm Coast High School for 22 years, is the Gargiulo Art Foundation’s 11th Artist of the Year since the award’s inaugural in 2000.

Pill Mills vs. Pain Management in Flagler: The Difference From the Doctors’ Perspective

December 11, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Kavita Sharma, one of four physicians at a pain management practice in Palm Coast’s Town Center, explains the differences and telltale signs between legitimate pain management and the kind of pill mills that are spreading in Florida.

Flagler Sheriff’s 34-Year-Old Son Arrested on Xanax Possession

December 10, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Sheriff Don Fleming’s son’s arrest is taking place on the heels of the sheriff’s continuing campaign to toughen local ordinances in an effort to prevent the proliferation of so-called pill mills that are ravaging South Florida.

A Fund-Raiser for Jamie Bly, Florida Apologies, Foreclosure City and Humboldt’s Gift: Live Wire Weekend

December 10, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Help for Jamie Bly, who was in the wreck with the late Josh Crews, Florida apologizes for its civil rights-era bigotries, Palm Coast is foreclosure city, the GOP’s 9/11 follies, Jay-Z on profiling, Clint Eastwood on death, and much more.

Turnout Strategy: Florida’s War on Federal Health Care Reform Targets 2012 Ballot

December 10, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Florida Senate Republicans approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would exempt Floridians from following federal health care reform mandates. The 2012 ballot measure is intended to bring out anti-Obama voters.

Despite Evidence, Palm Coast Hooks Up With Marathon Promoter With Troubled History

December 9, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Dean Reinke’s Reinke Sports Group has left a trail of severed relationships, disillusioned local officials and one law suit in several cities where Reinke has promoted his half marathons. Palm Coast is now embracing him.

Prosecutorial Impotence: How Bankers Crashed the System and Got Away With It

December 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The most popular reason offered for the dearth of financial crisis prosecutions is that the banking system was hit by a systemic and unforeseeable disaster, which means that it’s unlikely that anyone committed any crimes. Is it?

The Week’s Highlights: FlaglerLive’s Video Recap, Dec. 2-8, 2010

December 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

FlaglerLive On Point with Charlotte Marten

On Point With Charlotte Martens reviews the week’s main events, including Flagler teachers’ new deal, the county commission’s new chairman, a string of wrecks, the Auditorium’s Holiday Extravaganza, and more.

The Many Lies of Waiting for Superman, Beating Terrorism, Disney’s Epic Mickey: Live Wire, Dec. 8

December 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Waiting for Superman, a documentary packed with exciting lies about charter schools, comes to Palm Coast, why no one cares about the jobless, suicide bombers, Beatles fans getting excited about Paul McCartney’s death, and more.

From Handel’s Messiah to a Boat Parade: Culture Worth the Miles

December 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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A Messiah performance by the Orlando Philharmonic, the 7th Annual Winter Park Holiday Boat Parade, Paperworks exhibit at the Eustis Museum of Art, Florida sculptor Barbara Sorensen at the Museum of Florida Art, a free holiday concert by the Maitland Symphony Orchestra, and more.

From Flagler County to Pearl Harbor: James Brazier Booe’s Story

December 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Flagler’s own Chief Petty Officer James Brazier Booe, son of former Flagler County Superintendent Zeb E. and Ida Coffing Booe, was among the 3,500 Americans killed or wounded at Pearl Harbor. Here’s his story.

Alan Peterson Ascends, Elizabeth Edwards Dies, So Does Obama’s Resolve: The Live Wire, Dec. 7

December 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Alan Peterson is the new chairman of the Flagler County Commission, remembering Frederick Robert Gleissner, the tax cuts few people want, clobbering the 4th amendment, Picasso at work, and more.

State DOT Unveils Its Priority List for Flagler, Riling Commissoners Over Matanzas Overpass

December 6, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Long-sought dollars to help build the Matanzas interchange at I-95 made the list, at Number 2, but not before 2014, and only for the design phase of the project–which would be done by then, the county argues.

Why Fish & Wildlife Commission Is Keeping Strict Limits on Snook Fishing in Florida

December 6, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Male? Female? Snook are protandric hermaphrodites: they like to sitch around. (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) Florida snook population mortality

Snook fishing was allowed this fall, Fish and Wildlife Chairman Rodney Barreto writes, but all harvesting of the fish in Florida waters will end from Dec. 15 until at least next September to better protect stock and spawning.

Cold Weather Shelter Needs You, A Panther at Linear Park, Qatar’s US Trouncing: The Live Wire, Dec. 6

December 6, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The cold weather shelter for the homeless is open in Bunnell and needs your help, 2011’s biggest job killers (your local governments), Obama’s wimpiness,Christmas parades and grand marshals, Starbucks’ language problem, and more.

In a Victory for Palm Coast Firefighters’ Union, City’s Attempt to Split Bargaining Units Fails

December 3, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Lt. Jason Laughren is president of the Palm Coast firefighters' new union. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast city administration objected to lieutenants’ inclusion with rank-and-file firefighters in the collective bargaining unit. The state dismissed that objection, clearing the way for the unit’s formation.

Taj Mahal Proposal (No, Not City Hall), Bulldog Drive Bulldogs, Atheist Buses: Live Wire Weekend, Dec. 3-5

December 3, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Catherine Manfre’s Egyptian adventures, Pentagon lit majors, art nudes in the Middle East, the 10-year-old girl saved from Wolf Blitzer, the Titanic’s last days (on tape) and more.

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