Author: Rick Outzen
Buzz: Should ECUA give City its money back?
The daily newspaper reports today that the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority is $27 million under its $316 million budget in its relocation of the Main…
DOJ: Feinberg group should be spending fund faster
CNN reports that the Justice Department Friday urged changes to speed up the process and to pay more claims from BP’s $20 billion fund. Associate…
Aquarium funds may be missing
I asked Bill Young, founder of Aquarium for Pensacola, what did he mean by “legal concerns” that he had with Rodney Rowe that he mentioned…
Suspected killer banned from hunting for life
Joshua Wayne Douglas, who has been indicted for the murder of Jamie M. Broxson, may have had early signs of trouble. In January 2007, Douglas…
Gulf Coast REAP Summit 2011
There is another initiative on dealing with poverty, not only in Pensacola, but across the Gulf Coast Region. The Gulf Coast REAP Summit 2011, which…
Sheriff Morgan to speak on gun violence
Press Release: Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan will speak at Sunday February 6, 2011 at the Parish Hall of All Saints Church, 901 New Warrington…
GOP Press Release on Aquarium statements
Press Release: Escambia County’s Republican Party responded today to a letter from Bill Young, President of the Aquarium for Pensacola, to Senator Marco Rubio which…
Oops, Aquarium leader may have lied again
PNJ reporter Jamie Page, whose investigation caught Bill Young, the founder of Aquarium for Pensacola, in lies about his support from elected officials and the…
Greg Brown sign case dismissed
Greg Brown, II, a candidate for Florida House, was charged last year for petty theft when he was caught removing the campaign signs of his…
More finger-pointing, but no facts from Aquarium group
This letter to elected officials is similar to the one Bill Young published before. He blames Rodney Rowe who says has disappeared. However, this time…
Cocaine shipment from El Paso to Pensacola stopped
Miami Herald reports Jose Verduzco was caught in Mississippi with five kilograms of cocaine in his radiator. Told law enforcement that he was visiting family…
Buzz: CMPA rumblings
There are rumblings from Pensacola City Council members about the lawsuit filed by Community Maritime Park Associates against Maritime Park Development Partners. There were no…
Judge: Feinberg is not independent
Bloomberg reports: U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans concluded yesterday that Kenneth Feinberg, head of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility can’t identify himself…
Board vote delayed on Brownsville school sale
The daily newspaper published an article today (“The cost of rejuvenation”) on the possible sale of the closed Brownsville Middle School to George Hawthorne and…
Gov. Scott wants to drop DROP
It’s only one sentence in the daily paper’s article on Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed changes to the state pension system. Scott wants to end DROP…
Ingram files fertilizer bill
The Florida Tribune reports that Rep. Clay Ingram, a freshman state lawmaker from Pensacola, filed HB 457 last week. The bill prohibits local governments from…
Texas woman loses title
Eunice G. Sanborn of Jacksonville, Texas was listed by Gerontology Research Group in Los Angeles listed as the world’s oldest person, based on data from…
Trend Alert: More revolts coming
For years, I have kept in contact with Gerald Celente, one of the best trend experts in the world. He is a political atheist, meaning…
Norman resigns from United Way, McLaughlin named interim
United Way of Escambia County has accepted the resignation of Jean Norman, president/CEO of the agency since March 2005. Board Chair Doris Young said: “During…
Newsweek-Daily Beast merger complete
Press Release: Newsweek magazine and The Daily Beast, an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), announced today they have completed their merger which was previously…
