Author: Rick Outzen
Pensacola Jeff wins honor
The website BuzzFlash has named the Pensacola blogger Jeff who punked the crowd at the Pensacola Tea Party (see video) and was seen on Keith…
What Conservatives are blogging
NetRight Nation reports the top topics that conservatives are blogging: 1. Tea Parties 2. Obama $100M budget cut 3. Piracy 4. Oil 5. Europe 6….
Local retired admiral denies email
The Virginian-Pilot reports that retired Rear Adm. Lou Sarosdy denies that he wrote a wide-circulated email that criticizes President Barack Obama for not authorizing the…
Buzz: High School student arrested with gun
This time it was at Escambia High School. The arrest was within the last 90 minutes. We’re trying to get more information.
Another CMPA option: Build American Bonds
John Peacock called to suggest the City look into the federal bond program – Build American Bonds – for the Community Maritime Park. It does…
First Clue for Deluna Treasure Hunt
DeLuna Treasure Hunt Clue One Click Escambia at Florida Public Archeology Network to tour the earliest shipwreck in our state. Use the fish as the…
More on GBHS gun arrest
This report is from GB Police: At 9:05 am this morning Gulf Breeze Police School Resource Officer Kerstan Tatro confronted a 61 year old white…
Buzz: Parent brings guns on GBHS campus
WEAR TV is reporting that a parent was arrested this morning after she showed up on the Gulf Breeze High School campus threatening people with…
Buzz: Clary may run against Gaetz
There is a steady buzz from Okaloosa County that Charlie Clary may run for his old state Senate that is currently held by Don Gaetz….
Group protests Opera elephants
Elephants at the opera?! Animal rights group protests Pensacola Opera’s use of a circus elephant (Pensacola) The Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF) has sent…
Jailed pilot wants to tell his story
According to Aero-News Network: Jailed pilot Marcus Schrenker, facing a competency hearing in a Pensacola federal court on April 24, is anxious to tell his…
UWF faculty lags behind
The University of West Florida pays less to its professors and associate professors than six of the nine universities in the state that offer master…
IB and Advance Placement could take budget hit
The State Senate is considering a budget that would cut nearly in half the funding for advanced placement and International Baccalaureate across the state. Last…
Okaloosa is the new Escambia
Escambia County has a reputation for political corruption – W.D. Childers and three other commissioners removed from office. Plus, we have had a school board…
Pensions are a problem
BTW: The PNJ editorial board thinks “It’s fiscal insanity to play the city pension plan game” We’ve been writing on that, too. It was one…
A year later PNJ writes on pensions
In its Sunday edition, the Pensacola News Journal has a story on how pensions are breaking the city budget. On April 24, 2008, we wrote…
Sacred Heart to start Internal medicine residency
Sacred Heart announced today that it will start a three-year residency program for internal medicine thanks to an Innovate Workforce grant from Florida’s Great Northwest…
CMP developer agreement finished
The final master developer agreement as been negotiated and agreed to by all parties. It and a cover memo from City Manager Al Coby are…
Keesler appeal hits snag
Bryon Keesler’s appeal of Judge Bell’s dismissal of his and Leroy Boyd’s suit against the CMPA is not going so well. The First District Court…
Sansom, Richburg indicted
St. Pete Times is reporting that the Tallahassee grand jury has indicted former Florida Speaker of the House Ray Sansom and Northwest Florida State College…


