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Independent NewsPress – the villain
Former county administrator George Touart and several of the Escambia County Commissioners tried to cast the press as the villain in the Touart melodrama. The press reported the facts about Touart's business dealings. If the county commissioners believed that the county administrator did no [...]
Handcapping BOCC Vote
What would it take to terminate County Administrator George Touart? A Escambia County commissioner could make a motion to amend Gene Valentino's agenda item to suspend Touart to be termination. There would have to be a second and then four votes to fire Touart. Which commissioner could make [...]
Touart suspension – done deal
The word we are getting is that the Escambia Board of County Commissioners will vote tonight to suspend County Administrator George Touart for one week. It appears to be a done deal. The commissioners believe this punishment will put the ethics issues surrounding Touart to rest. The BOCC is also [...]
Larry Craig may unresign, unplea guilty
The word is Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) may try to take back his resignation and his guilty plea. Craig had been arrested for lewd conduct in a men's bathroom on June 11, 2007, and lated pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct I found a transcript of Craig's police interview in [...]
Alabama spankings
Here's a story that is strange even by Pensacola's standards: Authorities are investigating allegations that now-suspended Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas periodically removed prisoners from Mobile County Metro Jail and spanked them in a room at the courthouse, according to courthouse [...]
Touart fails to follow-thru on Roads, Inc
WEAR TV 3 also reports on the clay pit being dug by Roads, Inc. in the Cantonment area. I posted an open letter from residents to the county commissioners last week (Letter on Roads Inc ). Channel Three's Greg Neumann reports that in July Touart told WEAR TV 3 that he was going to instruct his [...]
WEAR TV interviews Studer
On WEAR TV 3, Dan Thomas interviewed Quint Studer yesterday on the progress of the Community Maritime Park. Here are two quotes from the broadcast: "I'm a guy who's not real patient. I'd like to see it move a little quicker. It's not so much that people are moving slowly. It's just I'd like to [...]
NCAA needs senior coaching division
When the older golfers could no longer compete with the rising stars, the PGA created the senior PGA. Maybe the NCAA needs to create a special league for coaches like Bobby Bowden and Joe Paterno. Of course, I'm a SEC fan.
Touart poll update
Votes have nearly doubled since 11 a.m. - all for firing. Nothing: 1,182 Suspension: 10,812 Termination: 63,669 Resignation: 152
Sugar Bowl Collection
We got this press release: WHO: The Historic New Orleans Collection WHAT: Classic! A Celebration of Sugar Bowl Memories WHEN: Thursday, November 29, 2007–Sunday, January 13, 2008 Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., [...]
Touart poll gets record votes
As of 11 am, September 4, 39,477 votes have been cast on the poll concerning the future employment of County Administrator George Touart. What should happen to County Administrator George Touart? Nothing: 1,182 votes He should be suspended: 10,812 votes He should be fired: 27,334 [...]
Mason-Dixon poll on gambling
In August, Mason-Dixon conducted a poll on gambling in Florida. Here are a few of the questions and how Florida residents responded: QUESTION: Florida’s tax revenues from pari-mutuel wagering have fallen by more than half over the past decade. According to some industry officials, much of this [...]