Author: Rick Outzen
Fred T. loses interest
The GOP presidential hopeful that caught a lot of local interest is Fred Thompson – former U.S. senator, sometime actor. Unfortunately for the local politicos,…
Top 10 Tech
The alternative newsweekly NOW has listed the Top 10 Tech Trends of 2007. Apple’s iPhone, FaceBook and Web TV top the list. The iPhone is…
All Florida Team
The Miami Herald has named its All Florida college football team. Times have changed. University of Central Florida and Florida Atlantic University have as many…
Are McGuire’s dollars illegal?
According to the Treasury Department: “The defacement of currency” is against the law. “Whoever mutilates, cuts, disfigures, perforates, unites or cements together, or does any…
FSU: Coach Fisher eyes WVA job
Here is another story missed by the daily newspaper. FSU offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher has been looking at the West Virginia head coaching job. Fisher…
Destin more relevant than Pcola
GOP hopeful Mike Huckabee visited Destin yesterday. The visit only lasted an hour, but it speaks volumes that he would rather be in Destin than…
Guiliani counting Florida
I interviewed yesterday Michael DuHaime, the 33 year old Campaign manager for Rudy Guiliani. DuHaime said that Rudy is focusing on where the most electoral…
Test your 2007 news knowledge
South Florida Sun-Sentinel has this quiz on the events of 2007. I missed one. Check it out: Year in review quiz
Guiliani campaign manager on INYHR
Michael DuHaime, Rudy’s campaign manager, will be on IN Your Head Radio today on NewsRadio 1620 AM between 1-2 p.m.
Should Civic Center be sold?
The word that I am getting is that at least three of the Escambia County commissioners are ready to dump the Pensacola Civic Center and…
Cheesiest UWF ad ever
Found on WEAR TV website. There have got to be better designers on campus.
Chamber: Blueprint for tomorrow
The plans to unveil a new series of business training workshops in February with a morning event featuring a pair of nationally recognized speakers, former…
Edwards’ tardiness causing problems
NY Times reports: With the approach of the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3 and the New Hampshire primary five days later, Mr. Edwards, touring the…
GB loses fire boat
The Gulf Breeze Volunteer Fire Department’s rescue boat capsized last week while on route to the scene of a barge fire. The Fire Department was…
Navarre-Pensacola Beach road to open mid-2008
Well, sort of. The Daily News reports Panhandle Grading and Pavement Inc. will complete two lanes of the road from Navarre Beach to Opal Beach…
Hugh King resigns as pastor
We had heard about this Monday afternoon. Rev. Hugh King, Jr. told his congregation on Sunday that he was stepping down as their pastor at…
CMPA timeline for RFP
From Ed Spears: 12/28/07: Deadline for comments on the RFP 1/10/08, Morning: Owen Beitsch meetings with Design Criteria Team, UWF, Studer Group, Pelicans, GCAACC representatives,…
Toothless Kentucky
About half the population in Kentucky does not have dental insurance, and 1 in 10 are missing all their teeth. The NY Times article fails…
Huckabee commits political suicide?
I couldn’t believe this when I first read it. Not sure a national sales tax is better than a one flat income tax rate. From…
MTV star applies for Choctawhatchee job
Rush Propst led Hoover High School to five Alabama Class 6A titles. His team gained national attention while being featured on the MTV reality show…


