Author: Rick Outzen
Alabama says Florida has drug problem
The Pensacola daily’s Michael Stewart is aggressively writing on the drug problem in the northern part of Escambia County, particularly Century. Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant…
Voters have spoken
Nearly two to one the Escambia County voters have voted against the half-cent sales tax for primary health care for the uninsured. Congratulations to those…
Early results
35 of 90 Precincts Reporting Health Care Surtax Referendum YES 6,343 (36.47 %) NO 11,047 (63.53 %)
Election update
As of 2 p.m. Voting turnout today is at about 10% overall – so including the early and absentee votes, we should hit the predicted…
Private Investigator’s “report”
Here is the private investigator’s report on Access Escambia that “DParker” posted on pnj.com and which “DParker” claims proves “the health care initiative is a…
Voting turnout
From David Stafford – Esc. County Supervisor of Elections 9,200 are already been cast via early voting and absentee. He still estimates turnout between 15%…
Symphony names new director
It’s Christina Littlejohn who has worked with the Cleveland Orchestra and Mobile Symphony. PSO press release: Pensacola Symphony Orchestra board president Tom Bailey announced the…
Vote today
This election could be decided by a handful of votes. For many, the Community Maritime Park vote last fall was a clear-cut choice for the…
Anti’s make false issue of records
A more radical anti-Access Escambia contingent is foaming at the month because the non-profit corporation will not open its books for them to review….even though…
Area Crimes are in
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is set to release the 2006 crime statistics. Here’s a peak: Escambia County Murder 11 —-19th most Rape 169…
Panhandle news roundup
TuesDaily Dose PNJ: Young couple speaks about car crash in which their infant died. Dope dealing at Blue Ridge Lake? Last Saturday a dead body…
Pensacola Cumulus stations slipping
The Arbitron radio ratings for 2006 show that the three Pensacola-based stations that are owned by Cumulus have lost nearly a third of their listeners…
Another body found…they’re every where
A third dead body was found in the Pensacola area in less than one week. WEAR TV reports the body of an elderly pensacola man…
Panhandle news roundup
MonDaily Dose Christians pack Pelican Park. Another sign of P’cola’s declining economy: thieves ride bicycles. Forty minutes away, Mobile has the Junior Miss Pageant and…
Civil rights nerve struck
Last week, the daily newspaper ran an article on a proposed multicultural museum for the Pensacola area. Of course, the pinheads who post to the…
Why read this blog?
Ricksblog.biz maintained its ranking as the #2 Most Influential Blog in Florida this past week. Here are the top ten June 2007 stories posted on…
Panhandle Sunday papers…and more
The Pensacola News Journal writes about MATSIG-12 leader – ‘Caveman’ Holzworth who is leaving Pensacola to be the operations officer for the Second Marine Air…
Cumulus isn’t diverse
Why is Luke McCoy back on WCOA? Because Cumulus sees nothing wrong with Luke. All the talk about the controversial, conservative talk show host being…
Gaydar science
The New Yorker columnist reports how your hair swirls can identify your sexuality. Also your fingerprint density is a dead giveaway. “Gay men are more…
Brentwood, next Operation Brownsville?
WEAR has called out local government to do something about the Brentwood area. In its newscast last night, it was reported: Some Brent residents say…
