Author: Rick Outzen
Did Emergency Management drop the ball?
The question being asked around town – Why weren’t there any emergency sirens downtown when the tornadoes were approaching? We have videos of the storm…
Bottle Clubs may keep 5 a.m. close
According to sources, the Pensacola City Council is backtracking on its ordinance that would give Bottle Clubs the same close as other night clubs –…
State lawmakers fail again
The Florida Legislature has failed once again to pass any meaningful tax reform. I decided to pack their bags a day early. All spring we…
Gannett revenues slip
But they still made $234 million in the third quarter. Yahoo News has the full report with the facts and figures. Read more
PNJ points our Sunshine violation
The daily newspaper noticed the same slip we did by Escambia Board school board member Claudia Brown-Curry at this week’s board meeting. Curry said that…
Boyd upset with park plans
WEAR TV 3 reports that Leroy Boyd, president of Movement for Change, is upset about the plans for the Community Maritime Park. In a meeting…
Miller votes against Sacred Heart
The daily newspaper writes on why Congressman Jeff Miller oppose the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (Miller stands by Bush on veto ). Let’s set…
NY Times on Staph
The Escambia County Jail has a staph infection problem. The NY Times has an article today on the bacteria. The national rate is 32 cases…
Property Taxes Bounce
The Florida House and Senate still haven’t agreed on property taxes. They failed last spring to decide on a tax plan. A judge threw out…
Next – Esc. Co. School Board
Since August, we have rotated through the various boards in Escambia County. First, it was the Pensacola City Council with Strong Mayor, Port of Pensacola…
GGW Francis fights back
The founder of “Girls Gone Wild,” Joe Francis is fighting to improve his tarnished image. He has bought web ads on the News Herald site….
2008 Presidential Race $$$$
This summer, the leading Democratic presidential candidates raised twice as much money as their Republican counterparts. The NY Times has a cool interactive graphic on…
Mitt knocks on door of Christian Right
For Bush, the Christian Right was his power base that delivered votes in 2000 and 2004. The vote is up for grabs in 2008. The…
Ron Paul on IN Your Head Radio
Well, not the man himself, but someone from his national campaign headquarters. Should be interesting. We’ve expanded the show from Noon to 2 p.m. on…
Touart recap
All five Escambia county commissioners knew that County Attorney Janet Lander was working with former County Administrator George Touart and his attorney on a severance…
Meanwhile on Fox News
There is a rumble in the media that Gen. David Petraeus, not Al Gore deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. Fox News featured several times over…
Another general speaks out
On Friday, Retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez called the Bush administration’s handling of the war incompetent and warned that the United States was “living a…
Touart “jumped the gun”
After watching the tapes, it is apparent that former County Administrator George Touart may have jumped the gun on his retirement. Whether he thought he…
Video: BOCC argue over Whitehead stmts
At the October 11 Committee of the Whole, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners discussed the PNJ article and Mike Whitehead’s statements about three commissioners…
