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Bergosh still leaves early

School Board member Jeff Bergosh left yesterday’s regular school board workshop early and did not return to complete the meeting. Obviously there is a problem…

Arnold drops out of race

Ronnie Arnold has dropped out the race for Escambia County Superintendent of Schools. Email from: Ronnie Arnold After much careful deliberation in recent days, I…

Notes: Council Meeting Mar. 13

March 13 City Council meeting notes: Wow. Thursday nightâ€™s council meeting drew fierce debate over how the city awards its contracts and allegations of racism…

IMPACT 100 hits record

Pensacola Bay Area Impact 100 now has 563 members! That makes it the largest Impact group in the country. Theyâ€™ll be able to give away…

Rejected as PNJ columnist

Mike Papantonio has a column in the Pensacola News Journal. Joe Scarborough has a column in the Pensacola News Journal. Why can’t I? Apparently the…

Daily will have new website

Pensacola News Journal is about to launch its redesigned web site. The new look looks a lot like the Daily News site and other daily…

Recycling hot

Expect recycling to heat up in the Pensacola area. Our cover story (Trash Talk) frames the issue and the players. The Pensacola City Council and…

Notes: Mar. 13 Commission meeting

Escambia County Committee of the Whole Workshop Board of County Commissioners March 13, 2008 Called to order at 9:02 a.m. All County Commissioners were present….

RV photos

Here is the photo of two RVs on Wilde Lake Blvd.

Celebrity mugshots

Okay, I’m in a tabloid mood today. You don’t have to click on this Orlando Sentinel photo gallery of the mugshots of celebrities. Photo Gallery

Spitzer call girl

Gov. Eliot Spitzer has resigned. South Florida Sun-Sentinel identifies the hooker (Call girl ‘Kristen’ in Spitzer scandal identified ). Smoking Gun has photos: click here.

Bad air in Escambia

PNJ reports that the EPA has announced ozone levels in Escambia County are higher than the federal standards. The county is among 345 nationwide and…

GOP to meet with NAACP

Not in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties. The Daily News reports that the Okaloosa County Republicans want to know how much interest there is among…

More on Bubbas on Patrol

WEAR TV has picked up our story on code enforcement officers also becoming corrections officers. Dan Thomas reported: Code enforcement made a big splash in…

Political buzz

One of the GOP candidates for Escambia County Superintendent of Schools will be dropping out of the race today. I’ve been able to confirm it…

Vote for Pelicans logo

The Pelicans logo is one of 64 minor league baseball team logos in the Second Annual CNBC.com Minor League Logo Awards. The contest is set-up…

Budget sinks, leaders asleep

The Miami Herald reports that Florida’s sagging economy is giving lawmakers $2.9 billion less than they expected. State economists said Tuesday that all state revenues…

RV Park 2, Neighbors 0

The Escambia County Board of Adjustments denied yesterday the appeal of the neighbors of Development Review Committee’s approval of a RV park and campground for…