Author: Rick Outzen
Florida lags in dental care for children
Sun-Sentinel reports: A recent study by the Pew Center for the States found that only 23.5 percent of Medicaid-enrolled children, age 18 and under, received…
Except in Escambia County
The Escambia County Public School District has 11 middle and elementary schools that have greater than 70 percent minority student populations. All have over 90…
Minority and poor doesn’t mean bad grades
More proof that schools with minority and economically disadvantaged students can succeed. There are 87 non-charter middle and elementary schools in Florida that have over…
Feds aren’t happy with sentence proposal for Nodine
Press Register: Federal prosecutors Thursday objected to the U.S. Probation Office’s conclusion that former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine should get a sentencing break for…
National news cheat sheet
NY Times viewpoint worth reading: “Human trafficking is more similar in America and Cambodia than we would like to admit. Teenage girls on American streets…
State newspaper round-up
Sarasota Herald Tribune: Gov. Rick Scott has secretly pushed to kill Citizens Property Insurance before his first term ends. Read more. St. Pete Times: Despite…
Five things I don’t understand
1. The irrational, over-the-top hatred for Barack Obama. 2. Putting corporations ahead of people in the state budget. 3. How an FCAT test score became…
Baby Gaetz attacks constituents
We are learning that our state representatives are only nice to their local districts when they are campaigning for office. Once the election is over,…
Bare knuckles payback
St. Pete Times writes about how GOP lawmakers are taking advantage of their political clout to weaken the Democrats in future elections. “It is bare-knuckle…
Ingram Manure Report
Press Release: Tallahassee – These past two weeks have been very busy in Tallahassee with both the legislature as well as some good news for…
Facts on Mater Academy Charter Middle/High Schools
Minority and economically disadvantaged students can excel in the right school: MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH Total Students 9TH 398 10TH 336 11TH 356 12TH 371…
ServisFirst Bank names Board of Directors
Press Release: ServisFirst Bank Pensacola announces that it has brought together a diverse and experienced group of Pensacola corporate leaders to serve as the Bank’s…
House passes elections bill
Despite no reports of election fraud, Florida House Republicans have strong-armed an elections bill through the House. Read how they are mucking up a good…
Another school that gets it right
At Mater Academy Charter High School in Hialeah Gardens, students are never asked “if’’ they’re going to college. They’re asked “where.’’ Nearly 80 percent of…
Poll shows concerns about Escambia School District
The public isn’t happy with the direction of the Escambia County public schools. Despite statements by school district officials that classrooms are safe, people are…
Mayor has sheriff investigate city cops
Mayor Teresa Zemaitis had been frustrated by the Kenneth City Town Council’s refusal to listen to her complaints about problems in the Police Department. She…
Oh, no, conflicting reports on red snapper
The Mobile Press register reports that scientists have conflicting reports on their samples of red snapper caught in the Gulf. Researchers from the University of…
School District appears to blame victim again
Unbelievably, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas appears to be blaming the female victim in an alleged sexual assault. The daily newspaper ran on its front page a…
Scarborough makes Time’s Most Influential List
Joe Scarborough, former Congressman, editor/publisher of the old Florida Sun and host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, made Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the world….
City of Pensacola has new website
The new website went live this afternoon. http://www.cityofpensacola.com/
