Author: Rick Outzen

This morning Escambia County School Superintendent Jim Paul filed to run for his third term of office – ending all speculation that he would retire…

In 2004, the News Journal introduced the Pelicans in Paradise – artfully done Pelican statues that raised money for their Newspapers in Education program. Over…

Gannett Co. reported higher second-quarter profits yesterday thanks to the sale of several newspapers. The largest newspaper publisher in the country (which locally includes Pensacola…

Couldn’t resist the headline. The amazing thing about the story, which appears in the Orlando Sentinel, is that neither of the two mothers who battled…

Santa Rosa County Sheriff Wendall Hall has told WEAR TV 3 that he needs an extra $3 million. If he doesn’t get it,  he’ll have to…

ThursDaily Dose The trial of Brandon Ward has its day about MySpace.com. Lima beans shut down H&O Restaurant. And The Zoo loses another animal. Niceville…

Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce has named its 2008 Leadership Pensacola class: Marie Adams, The Adaugeo Group Edward Akin, Allstates Employer Services Inc. Hope…

Mark your calendars and have your checkbooks ready. State Rep. Dave Murzin is hosting some Republican House Leaders Friday to watch the Blue Angels practice…

Buried in the Federal Election Commission campaign finance reports is one from former Palm Beach Congressman Mark Foley. Foley, resigned after his sexually explicit emails…

The Federal Trade Commission has calculated the contributions to the presidential candidates for the 325xx zip codes up through 6/30/07. John Edwards is the top…

Last night, the Dow Jones Board board approved FOX owner Rupert Murdoch’s $5 billion bid for the company that owns the Wall Street Journal. There…

WedsDaily Dose Escambia Co. school janitors upset jobs are being outsourced. Front Porch, not firefighters, gets another article in the Pensacola News Journal.

In 2004, there was a big debate about a cement supplier coming to the Port of Pensacola.  There were dire predictions of downtown being covered…

In response to my Outtakes (NEWEST CURMUDGEON ) on the Pensacola Civic Center bonds, Bill Davison sent in this email. Mr. Davison has been known…

The list of semi-finalists for the executive director position for the Community Maritime Park was passed out at the board meeting on July 13. There…

Here is a letter from County Administrator George Touart to Century Mayor Evelyn Hammond about the possible termination of code enforcement in Century. The town…

TuesDaily Dose PNJ: Pollution reason for relocation; Water shortages. Daily News: Gas prices, airport expansion, school buses with GPS. News Herald: Gaetz review session.

South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that Publix in Wellington, FL now has a walk-in medical clinic inside its store. It’s the latest trend. More than…

MonDaily Dose Monday editions are the weakest issues of the week. Today’s papers prove it.

  In the 60s & 70s – Miami Dolphins were Florida’s pro football team. Sure we had to watch the Saints every Sunday on WKRG,…