Author: Rick Outzen
Local painters picket Saenger Theatre
The painters working on the renovation of the Saenger Theatre are making $26/hour, but unfortunately they are from Michigan, not Pensacola —according to the leaders…
Petland to be picketed
The Junior Humane Society of Pensacola will mark St. Valentine’s Day by sponsoring a protest at PETLAND at 6235 Davis Highway in Pensacola from 11…
Miller votes against Children’s Health Insurance
Congressman Jeff Miller voted last Wednesday against Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. Total vote: 290 yeas to 135 nays. The bill will…
Trustees respond to Attorney General
The Board of Trustees of Northwest Florida State College have sent a letter to Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum on its March 2008 meeting with…
Moby attacks blog
PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien used his column today to go after this blog: “At https://ricksblog.biz, you will find some good scoops on government. But Rick…
Elebash bashes Maren DeWeese
The long-time critic of the Community Maritime Park, C.C. Elebash, is trying to quiet one of the strongest voices for getting the park built, Council…
Teen violence continues to escalate
WEAR TV is reporting that a 15 year old has been shot in what may be a drive-by shooting. It happened Sunday near the intersection…
Who will greet the King and Queen?
The King and Queen of Spain will visit Pensacola next week. We know they will be staying on Pensacola Beach. We know that will land…
Army suicides may exceed war casualties
The Washington Post reports today that the number of soldiers who committed suicide in January could reach 24, a count that would be the highest…
Pratt keeps city pension
On her blog, Council member Megan Pratt defends her decision to enroll in the city retirement plan….simply because Pratt sees that it’s part of her…
Who is new Florida House Speaker
The Orlando Sentinel tells us that the state rep from Ocala is much like the Panhandle. Larry Cretul has backed losing candidates in recent GOP…
DeWeese questions Barker’s analysis
Pensacola City Council member Maren DeWeese is questioning the CMP financing analysis done by city finance director Dick Barker. She has four bullet points: *…
She’s baaaack
Former school board member Vanette Webb won her appeal to get the courts to decide whether the Escambia County school district should reimburse her for…
City staff obligated to finance CMP
People and the news media are starting to question the proposal that Dick Barker, city’s finance director, quickly presented to the Pensacola City Council at…
Richburg/Sansom meeting not public
The St. Pete Times reports today the March 2008 “public” meeting between State Rep. Ray Sansom and Northwest Florida State College president Bob Richburg and…
Florida schools could lose out on federal aid
The Economic Stimulus package that was approved by the House requires states to maintain school spending to ”at least at the level of fiscal year…
Hilarious Century
The more we read about Century, the more you wonder if it really should be incorporated or if it should be part of Escambia County….
White House Boys sue Florida
Former inmates at the old Florida School for Boys, in Marianna, which was part of the state’s reform school system, are suing the state. Some…
More budget cuts coming?
The Herald Tribune reports that Florida Senate budget chairman J.D. Alexander said Tuesday that tax revenues for December and January were expected to be a…
Clay Ford not named Speaker of the House
House Republicans unanimously chose Rep. Larry Cretul as their new leader, allowing him to take over Ray Sansom’s duties as House Speaker immediately. Seventy-four of…
