Army ranger from Daytona Beach killed in Iraq
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Courtesy photo. Cutline: Staff Sgt. Anthony D. Davis, 29, an Army Ranger and a Daytona Beach native, was killed Tuesday in Iraq.
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Ormond Beach motorist killed in multi-vehicle crash on S.R. 40
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ORMOND BEACH -- A 35-year-old Ormond Beach woman was killed 6:30 a.m. Wednesday when she lost control of her car and struck two other vehicles on State Road 40, near Interstate 40, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Misty Joan Driggers was westbound on S.R. 40 near Shadow Crossings Boulevard, when she lost control of her car, crossed the median and struck an oncoming motorist from Ocala before rolling over and striking another driver from Ormond Beach.
Today's Volusia County Council agenda, audio online at county Web site
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DELAND Though Volusia County’s web sites temporarily are offline, the Jan. 8 County Council agenda and live, streaming audio of the meeting will be available online at Volusia.org through a temporary page.
Citizens may log onto the temporary page at Volusia.org for the audio at the meeting’s start at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8. The meeting agenda is available on the link “County Council Agenda Archives.”
To contact the Volusia County Government offices, please visit www.volusia.org and click on “County Phonebook” or call the Citizen Information Hotline toll-free (866) 345-0345.
Volusia County Web sites down
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DELAND -- Volusia County Government’s flagship web site, Volusia.org, is offline. Citizens may log onto a temporary page at Volusia.org for alternative resources or call the county’s toll-free information line, 866) 345-0345, until the site is restored.
Additional sites down include CelebratingCulture.com, ECHOTourism.com,
FloridaBusiness.org, FlyDaytonaFirst.com, MarineScienceCenter.com,
DeBaryHall.com, GreenVolusia.org, LyoniaPreserve.com, OceanCenter.com,
VolusiaForever-ECHO.com, VolusiaHistory.com, VolusiaImages.org, and
Votran.org.
Sheriff's Office investigating Deltona abduction; victim released uninjured
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DELTONA -- Volusia County Sheriff's investigators are working to unravel a home invasion Tuesday in Deltona in which a 28-year-old woman was reportedly
abducted at gunpoint, before being released unharmed, agency spokesman Gary Davidson reported.
He said deputies are interviewing her, piecing together Tuesday's events and searching for the suspects.
Party Lines -- Political Notebook: Jeb Bush out of Senate picture
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Naturally, conservative Republicans are disappointed that former Gov. Jeb Bush decided not to run for the U.S. Senate seat in 2010 with the announced retirement of Mel Martinez. Jeb Bush is considered by many conservatives as being the finest candidate for any political office. He would have been a shoo in to become senator -- so much so that he was not expected to have any challengers from inside the party.
However it is quite understandable with all the mud and propaganda that has been thrown at his presidential brother that he decided to keep his powder dry and make his move later on.
The education of an economic conservative
I have lived my life as an economic conservative, believing in free markets, small government and personal freedom from the time I was a teenager. I'm not about to change now.
Some noted conservatives like ABC's 20/20 anchor John Stossel started out as liberals before seeing the light. My conservatism was the result of my parents, staunch conservatives who believed in these things and passed their views on to my brother and myself.
They could pass on their beliefs but they could not pass on the knowledge, experience and observations that laid behind them. Therefore, when I ran into committed liberals I did not have the knowledge to refute many of their arguments and assertions. Some nettlesome questions that arose were: Who is going to protect the worker from starvation wages? Who is going to prevent industry from exploiting child labor? How will children be educated without public schools. Do the rich get richer while the poor get poorer? Without government regulation what keeps business from taking advantage of the public? What keeps businesses from forming monopolies?
Comedy farce 'Out of Order' opens Friday at Little Theatre of NSB
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Photos by Sandi Carroll. Cutline: At left, Danielle Grau as secretary Jane Worthington, tries to keep a snoopy waiter, played by Don Campbell, out of the closet. At right, The Hotel manager, played by Larrie Tiffany, is shocked by the event taking place in English Conservative Member Richard Willey's room.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Little Theatre of New Smyrna Beach will present "Out of Order" at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on the next two Sundays at 726 Third Ave., on the beachside.
The comedy centers around English Conservative member of Parliament, Richard Willey, who is attempting to have an affair with one of the secretaries of the leader of the Opposition Party in a top London hotel.
52. NSB city attorney survives ouster vote that would have netted him $400K payout
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NSB NEWS.net photo by Sera King. Cutline: Aa attempt to have New Smyrna Beach City Attorney Frank Gummey fired failed. The city would had to pay him $400,000 in severance.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A verbal sparring match between New Smyrna Beach City Attorney Frank Gummey and another attorney during a New Smyrna Beach City Commission over a technical issue nearly led to Gummey's ouster, which would have forced the city to buy out his contract for a whopping $400,000.
51. Sheriff's Office investigating allegations of sexual abuse at girls' center
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DAYTONA BEACH -- In late August, The Volusia County Sheriff's Office launched a criminal investigation about allegations that at least three male employees with the Pine Girls Delinquency Commitment program at Stewart-Marchman Center had sexual relations with at least four girls there.