Author: Rick Outzen
Video of Studer Speech
We have loaded an eight-minute clip of Quint Studer’s speech last night at the ceremony where he and Rishy gave $2.25 million to UWF for…
One more Manning Story
From my favorite daily newspaper, St. Pete Times. It’s on Cooper, the oldest Manning son. It was originally published in 2004, but it’s still a…
Midway Fire still sulking
Want a great quote? Just call Midway Fire Chief Stephen Demeter – the highest paid government worker in South Santa Rosa County. Demeter is telling…
Taxing strip clubs
Rep. Rick Kriseman, D-St. Petersburg, has proposed a law, House Bill 751, that would create a sales tax on adult entertainment services to provide nursing…
Outzen candidacy has its day
The Outzen for President campaign has its day of reckoning in the Arizona Primary today. Currently, McCain is up by 16 in his home state…
Immigration battle comes to Santa Rosa
Yesterday, 13 workers at Panhandle Growers, a Santa Rosa County nursery, were arrested and charged with giving their employer Social Security numbers of people who…
AllState defends itself
AllState Insurance had its day before the Senate Select Committee on Property Insurance Accountability to answer claims it was gouging Floridians on their home insurance….
Baldwin Co. out does Escambia again
PNJ columnist Reggie Dogan will be pleased to know that Baldwin County has better prostitution than Escambia County…or at least they can arrest more people…
Bay Co. Airport on again…maybe
The News Herald reports that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reinstated a Section 404 permit clearing the resumption of construction work on the…
Tax Watch: Cost for General Govt Services
The per capita expenditure for general government services: State avg: $215 Escambia: $244 Leon: $189 Manatee: $206 Marion: $169 TaxWatch did say that it’s possible…
TaxWatch preliminary report
Florida Tax Watch CEO/President Dominic M. Calabro reports that Escambia County’s operating millage rate is higher than the state average and three comparable counties: Leon,…
No Springfest this year
Press Release from Bobby Marcus: — For the last nine months the Springfest Board has aggressively pursued public and private sector sponsorships needed to produce…
Tax Watch report at Noon
Tax Watch will issue its report today at the Pensacola Five Flags Rotary Club meeting – Noon at New World Landing. I will report on…
Weatherall did not trust FSU athletic department
Florida State University President T.K. Wetherell told the Orlando Sentinel in an exclusive interview that he did not trust the school’s athletic department to conduct…
Eli did it
Being an Ole Miss grad, I am a big Manning fan – Archie, Peyton and Eli. Here is my favorite post-Super Bowl quote from Eli:…
Rove speaks in DeFuniak Springs
The former deputy chief of staff for President Bush – who has a home in South Walton County – spoke Saturday at the Chautauqua Assembly…
City staff resists mixed-use at Port
City staff continues to resist adding anything other than industrial to the Port of Pensacola. The problem may be the staff fears that anything other…
Another task force ignored
I’ve written many times that local government loves to appoint citizens to task forces and blue-ribbon committees on the tough issues. The citizens advisory meets…
Athletic directors make more than teachers
This article really surprised me. The Daily News reports that Okaloosa County has high school athletic directors that are making $91K and $85K! Who do…
Mobile family to get Extreme Makeover
Lydia Gaudet and her family have been selected by the ABC television reality series “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition†to have a new home built for…
