Author: Rick Outzen
Campbell mailer
DeeDee Ritchie endorses Liz Campbell for House District 3. Being a registered Republican – which doesn’t mean I vote GOP every election – I’ve not…
Wyche hawks advertising for WBQP
During the Community Maritime Park debate, the Independent News made a public information request for the emails of Councilman Marty Donovan. Buried in those emails…
Calling for husbands
Got two phone calls last night from wives of Banjanin & Scarborough. They were automated. Interestingly Peggy Banjanin pushed TomKat’s prior experience in state legislature…
Mail Call of House District 3
Yesterday, our mailbox had one mailer from Lynn Hart (no surprise), one from George Scarborough and three from Clay Ford. None from Tom Banjanin or…
Festival formerly known as Springfest update
City permits are moving along fine, even Councilman Sam Hall called offering help. Got some volunteers to help with designing the web side of the…
Markie O’Brien column review
Hadn’t done one of these in a while. Opens with MOB describing how many bad drivers he saw on his drive from Picadelly Cafeteria at…
Hart flyers and diminishing returns
Got another flyer in the mail from Lyn Hart ….this one had Hart in a Shriner’s mini-car winning the Gulf War – no just kidding….
Crist property tax plan
Gov. Charlie Crist announced today significant changes to Florida’s property tax system: Allow homeowners to shift the Save Our Homes tax cap to a new…
IP buzz
International Paper will shutdown in May to switch from white to dark paper. Good news: more profitable, less trees needed, less bleaches used, higher yield….
Rally 2007 -WSRE
WSRE Airing Candidate Forum for Special Election Rally 2007 — Watch, Decide, Vote Pensacola, Fla. — WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast, will host and…
Topless punishment costs City
Pensacola makes Australia news service – news.com.au. & Reuters News Service This is how the world sees Pensacola Cop orders topless punishment January 30, 2007…
Music Festival Press Conference/Party
Apple Annie’s – Seville Quarter 5 – 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1 60 Cycles of Sound will play. Cash bar. We’ll announce the basics about…
More Hart flyers
On Monday,we received two campaign flyers paid for by Florida’s Mainstreet Merchants: one on property taxes that criticizes the Escambia County, Pensacola and Gulf Breeze…
House District 3 observations – Republican redux
All four candidates are claiming roots in the community – so its a non-issue. Ford has lived here the shortest – still has 15 yrs…
FYI State writes the check
Daily newspaper missed that the State of Florida will pay for the House District 3 election. Escambia County will be reimbursed for any expenditures. Est….
Campaign Lit review: Banjanin
Blue & Black type on white card stock. Pictures from the 1980’s. Emphasis on past legislative experience and military. Strangely no mention of Pensacola City…
Campaign Lit review: Hart
We’ve gotten four mailers from Lyn Hart….putting his campaign war chest to quick use: First one had the tagline: “Roots Matter to trees…” then on…
Campaign Lit review: Ford
Clay Ford nailed it with best and probably most expensive professional mailer to date. Driven to serve people, solve problems: highlights his military career, growing…
Campaign Lit review: Scarborough
The George Scarborough mailer we got last Friday led with this quote: We need a leader who will put taxpayers and homeowners first! It’s time…
Strong Mayor to the Ballot!
Portland Mercury reports on Portland, Oregon putting a strong mayor initiative on the ballot: Portland is the last city of its size to still have…
