Author: Rick Outzen
Hacking Touchscreen Voting machines
For just $82 a Princeton professor who has been critical of touchscreen voting managed to purchase five $5,000 Sequoia electronic voting machines over the internet…
Hopping back into the closet
The Palm Beach Post reported Friday (Click here to read) that Gov. Charlie Crist was recently set up with “a former actress who’ll be prominently…
Campbell raises $3,115
From her latest report: Amount   Contributor Name $25.00    BELOUS BEATRICE $100.00    BURLESON DOUGLAS $25.00    BUSH DAVID $250.00    ESCAMBIA DEMOCRATIC WOMENS CLUB…
Ford raises another $5K
Latest campaign report:  Amount    Contributor Name $150.00    CLARK WILLIAM H. $500.00    FL POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOC FL CORRECTIONAL PROBATION OFFICERS PAC $500.00    …
Quote of the week
 From the daily newspapers article on the retirement of Joel Mooneyham: “We did some crazy stuff in the past,” said Sheriff Ron McNesby, chuckling….
Pickets at IN
We had four people picket our office briefly yesterday afternoon and Tuesday over a viewpoint by William Calhoun published in the paper on Feb. 8….
Van Camp to file
Buzz: Heard that Jeff Van Camp is filing for Santa Rosa Co. Sheriff tomorrow. Van Camp developed the Escambia Co. Crimestoppers program into the one…
Whitehead wants more from ECUA
ECUA’s deal with Escambia County over relocation of Main St. Sewage Plant is falling apart. County Administrator George Touart is worried about impact of possible…
City press release on shortfall
The Communication Services Tax is a tax on services such as any voice, data, audio, video or other information or signals, including cable services transmitted…
Andrews splits with partner
The Birmingham News reports today Dr. Jim Andrews – the Andrews of the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze – has split with his partner. “Orthopedic…
Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit
Listen to these guys – old school funk, Southern Rock, jazz www.myspace.com/aruofficial
Benefit for John Collins
John Collins is a 32-year-old father and husband. John is a local small business owner with no health insurance who has been diagnosed with a…
Daily starts diversity blog
Under fire for the more bigoted opinions posted readers to its web site, the daily newspaper has launched a new diversity blog – “Different Voices”…
Escambia County – Landfill Capitol
Private landfills have become the bane of the Escambia County. Since 2005, Escambia County and Florida DEP have tried to deal with the Saufley Landfill….
County planning and zoning seeks to stretch power
Expect more delays in construction and development in Escambia County if this policy change is allowed to be enacted: –Email– TO: All Engineers FROM: Frank…
City has budget shortfall – $5 million
EMAIL RECEIVED FROM SAM HALL: All: I received a phone call today from Tom Bonfield. The City is expecting a $5.4 million shortfall this year….
Brownsville is tough to clean up
Operation Brownsville isn’t the first attempt by Sheriff Ron McNesby to clean up that area. However, it may be the most intensive. (You will need…
State property tax solutions have problems
Gov. Crist’s idea of doubling homestead exemptions has a heavy price tag for local governments – $608.6 BILLION. He has already backtracked some and said…
