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Evers and the Clays
Local lawmakers sat center stage last night as government officials and citizens bent their ears on a variety of topics. The Escambia County State Legislative Delegation—consisting of Rep. Clay Ford, Rep. Clay Ingram and Sen. Greg Evers—held court with constituents in the Jean and Paul Amos [...]
Neighboorhood Revitalization Grant
City of Pensacola press release: Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward was on hand Wednesday as Wells Fargo awarded a $50,000 Priority Markets Initiative Grant to Pensacola-based Community Enterprise Investments, Inc. (CEII) to support neighborhood revitalization. The grant was [...]
Must-see: 60 Minutes covers Times-Picayune tonight
Morley Safer reports tonight on the New Orleans' daily newspaper, Times-Picayune, reducing its print version to three days a week. It should be good. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Pick Your All-NYC basketball team
New York City has had some of the best high school basketball players in the nation. The NY Times lets you pick your all-star team. My All-NYC basketball team - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Food for guns trade worked in LA. How much chicken can you buy for a rocket launcher?
The Los Angeles Police Department offered for one day only a buyback program. Turn in a gun, get a grocery store gift card. According to Atlantic, the final numbers were 2,037 firearms, including 75 assault weapons and two anti-tank rocket launchers. No questions were asked, simply turn over the [...]
Quote of the Day
NY Times published today an article on the decline of the Tea Party since the 2012 General Election. Florida Senate President Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) had this to say about how the fringe group believes states can nullify the Affordable Care Act: "We’re not a banana republic. It is dangerous to [...]
Pensacola violence escalates. When will it get its own mayoral press conference?
Probably not the greatest photo op for the mayor. These types of press releases from Pensacola Police Department have become commonplace: Christmas Night Shooting Pensacola Police are investigating two shootings that occurred tonight on North J Street. Sgt. Kristin Brown said one man was shot [...]
Foxes in charge at DEP hen house
Gov. Rick Scott has put those once regulated by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in key positions at the agency. Those who have fought hard for the environment have been fired or laid off. The Tampa Bay Times reports: "The DEP's deputy secretary in charge of regulatory programs [...]
Mobile, Ala. tornado described like a bomb going off (photos)
A Mobile Press Register reporter gives a firsthand account of the tornado that touched down yesterday in Mobile, Ala. Read more. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Buybacks and a Floating Holiday
The Escambia County Commission paved the way this morning for county employees to buyback accrued leave time and also approved a “floating holiday,” which this year will fall on New Year’s Eve. “I think it’s very important that we—that our employees know that they are appreciated,” [...]
County Looks for Lorax
Escambia County needs someone to represent environmental concerns on an advisory committee being formed to prioritize uses for the expected RESTORE Act money. The county commission is forming a RESTORE Act advisory council ahead of the Gulf Coast’s expected financial windfall connected with [...]
The Discussion Will Not Be Televised
The Escambia County Commission is holding a special meeting Thursday to discuss the specifics of the employee-leave buyout voted on last week, as well as the possibility of a “floating holiday” for employees. The meeting will not be televised. During their last regularly scheduled meeting of [...]