Author: Rick Outzen
Century community center site of double shooting
NorthEscambia.com reports that Century’s Habitat building, the site of a double shooting early Saturday morning, was rented at the time by a Century woman for…
PNJ goes after Sue Straughn
It’s unusual for the daily newspaper to mention other media, but the PNJ editorial board went after popular TV anchor Sue Straughn in their Tuesday,…
Sheriff Morgan questions Scott’s budget
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan has written Gov. Rick Scott making it clear that he believes the newly-elected governor has been getting “less than stellar…
Searching for missing man on UWF campus.
Law enforcement and volunteers continue to search the nature trails on the UWF main campus today for missing Pensacola man William “Billy” Shores. Shores’ vehicle…
Tar balls still on our beaches
Sunday’s article on BP cutting back on its clean-up work crews on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key upset locals. I was sent these photos of…
How Boeing beat Northrup Grumman
From The Herald (Everett, Wash.) comes an interesting take on the keys to Boeing winning the $30-billion Air Force contract that the Gufl Coast region…
Alarming child death statistic
Miami Herald reports that over the past six years, 41 percent of all children who died of abuse or neglect in Florida had been the…
Buzz: Functional consolidation talks begun
County Administrator Randy Oliver and Commissioner Grover Robinson told me that they held an informal meeting with Mayor Ashton Hayward on possible areas of consolidation.
IN Cover story creates stir
There is no denying that the County Budget for next year will be tight. Battle lines are drawn and the budget deliberations could become more…
State Legislature to outlaw cow photos
Florida Tribune reports that State Sen. Jim Norman, R-Tampa, wants make it a first-degree felony to photograph a farm without first obtaining written permission from…
Vandy no longer SEC doormat
Vandy mascot strikes back for school honor. Mascot MishapVanderbilt Commodores, ESPN
Berra-Guidry friendship
The New York Times has a great story on the friendship of two NY Yankee greats, Yogi Berra and Ron Guidry. It’s worth taking the…
Buzz: Secret to Goodin’s nomination
The Florida Transportation Commission serves as nominating Commission in the selection of the Secretary of Transportation. The Governor appoints Secretary from among three candidates nominated…
School District shutdowns Century’s only hurricane shelter
NorthEscambia.com reports that the Escambia County School District will no longer keep kitchen facilities, emergency food commodities and janitorial supplies available at Carvery/Century K-8 School….
ECSO finds body
Press Release: Investigators with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office have identified the body of a local woman found in a wooded area near the intersection…
Gov. Scott Walker thinks Koch is on the phone
The BEAST’s Ian Murphy calls Walker, posing as archconservative moneybags David Koch, and they casually discuss crushing all public unions. Huffington Post analyzes Walker’s comments….
My sense of humor gets me in trouble
Tuesday I volunteered as Mike Papantonio’s sidekick on The Ed Schultz Radio Show. We focused primarily on Wisconsin protests against Gov. Scott Walker. We had…
Feinberg attorneys tout GCCF transparency
You may read about this tomorrow in the daily newspaper, but the Mobile Press Register has it today. Lawyers for the Gulf Coast Claims Facility…
Miller: Mr. Feinberg, this is unacceptable
Congressman Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla) has fired off an angry letter to Ken Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility. “As of yesterday, there have…
