Author: Rick Outzen
Studer blamed for tax increase
William Thurston is becoming a regular letter writer to the PNJ. This letter is from the Sunday edition: A boondoggle Well, it sure didn’t take…
CRA does pay its expenses
During the Community Maritime Park debate, Stop Our City supporters argued that the rest of the city had to pay for services in the CRA…
Outzen on WCOA
IN Publisher Rick Outzen will be on Don Parker’s “Pensacola Preview” radio show on WCOA 1370 AM at 5:30 pm today. Don’t tell Luke McCoy.
IN YOUR HEAD RADIO: Mike Papantonio, Grayson Capps
Listen to the latest show online: Mike Papantonio on Jesus Camp; music from Grayson Capps; Winners and Losers; The Rant with Rick Outzen Listen to…
Nancy Fetterman: “Well done”
Note from Nancy Fetterman: Tonight, I just returned from the cruise that Jack and I were to take together. It is late morning in Florence…
Dr. Martin Luther King a Republican?
The National Black Republican Association is working hard to recruit black voters. They’ve taken a few pages from the SOC playbook and have used some…
When good ideas go terribly wrong
In 1970s, a group of scientists had this bright idea to use 2 million tires as an artificial reef off the shores of Ft. Lauderdale….
Scary Buzz: Rove promises Oct. Surprise
From Newsmax.com: In the past week, Karl Rove has been promising Republican insiders an “October surprise” to help win the November congressional elections. Newsmax
Did Save Our City tackle the wrong issue?
For over 18 months, Save Our City had the City of Pensacola and most of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties embroiled in a debate over…
Escambia Co. says “We’re keeping the money”
Last night the Escambia County Commission refused to rollback the ad valorem tax rate and kept the biggest single year property tax revenue increase in…
When did it start to go wrong for the Dems?
In 1992, Texas Gov. Ann Richards was the Democratic poster child. She was out-spoken and fearless. Many liberals saw her as the first female presidential…
Interview with David Morgan
IN Editor Duwayne Escobedo and I just finished a lunch interview with Republican candidate for Escambia County Sheriff – David Morgan. It almost didn’t happen…
RB Buzz: David Morgan to run for Sheriff
We’re hearing that David Morgan is planning to file today to run for Escambia County Sheriff. Sheriff McNesby received 18,877 votes in the three-person Republican…
Congressman wants to gut Payday amendment
Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY), is trying to gut the amendment to the military bill that would limit the interest rates military personnel can be charged…
Bush goes green?
The Bush Administration has announced its plan for battling climate changes….drum roll, please….. Throw money at it! $3 billion will allocated for research and development….
Congress Approval rating at all time low
According to the latest CBS News/NY Times poll, only 25% of the public approve of the current GOP-led Congress. These are the lowest numbers since…
Save Our Homes – Part 2
St. Petersburg Times: The “Save Our Homes” founder Ken Wilkinson plans to lead a petition drive to make the three percent property tax cap portable….
How Escambia County plans to spend $31+ million windfall
Escambia County Budget, fiscal year 2006-2007 Analysis of Increase in Property Taxes Sources Increase in ad valorem $31.344.191 Less 5% anticipated receipts * -$1,562,210 Less…
Inside EDEC: Melton told to sit down, shut up
RB Buzz: The newly formed Black Caucus attended last week’s meeting of the Escambia Democratic Executive Committee and let chairman Ron Melton know how angry…
Who reads this blog?
New stats package looks where our blog readers are coming from – type of servers, countries, etc. Here are the stats for the past three…
