Adam Smith, political writer for St. Petersburg Times, analyzes the Crist-Davis debate – Davis scores points, but is it too late?
Author: Rick Outzen
Obrien misses much of Touart-Magaha feud
PNJ Columnist Mark O’Brien missed 75% of the story of the legal battle between Touart-Whitehead and Clerk of Courts Ernie Lee Magaha – Escambia officials in court. Whitehead – gets butt beat…
Perkins has done this before
In 2001, ECUA, DEP and International Paper were working an agreement for $92 million project to build a pipeline that would take IP’s wastewater away from Eleven Mile Creek and instead filter…
Rolling Stone: 10 Worst Congressmen
Rolling Stone magazine has named its ten worst congressman: DENNIS HASTERT (R-ILL.) JAMES SENSENBRENNER JR. (R-WIS.) DON YOUNG (R-ALASKA) WILLIAM JEFFERSON (D-LA.) JERRY LEWIS (R-CALIF.) TOM TANCREDO (R-COLO.) DICK POMBO (R-CALIF.) CURT…
Pink Flamingo dead
The South Florida Sun Senteniel reports the IN’s beloved plastic pink flamingos is officially dead – RIP: Pink Flamingo, 1957-2006 Its manufacturer, Union Products, of Leominster, Mass., is scheduled to close its…
ECUA/Dale Perkins plan is extortion scam
In the PNJ (ECUA to review funding plan), the ECUA Board still refuses to pay for the entire $115 million with its Dale Perkins five-point plan: Reapply for more FEMA money Ask…
Council tells under 40s: Forget about CMPA
The Pensacola City Council at its Committee of the Whole meeting today named its finalists for the Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees: Rhett Anderson – former city councilman (didn’t make…
How to raise $115M to move ECUA plant
See if you can follow my math: Funds needed $115,000,000 Interest (30 yrs, 5.25%) $153,000,000 Closing costs (est) $ 4,740,000 Total needed $272,740,000 _________________________________________________ The Dec 2003 study on the Replacement of…
ECUA manages on a prayer
Yesterday’s PNJ article on the relocation of the Main Street Sewage Treatment plant ( Anyone got $115 million? ) really bothers me, especially this section: “The $115 million grant was pronounced all…
Slate: Washington Buzz
From Slate.com Zeitgeist Checklist: Still Turning the Corner What Washington is talking about this week. By Michael Grunwald Posted Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, at 6:42 PM ET Tet For Tat Iraq. The…
Air America responds to bankruptcy
*Why Air America Matters* by Thom Hartmann There are times when doing the profitable thing is also doing the right thing. That’s certainly what Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch thought when they…
IN Your Face TV: Talking Points 10.13
This isn’t the best editing job on my part, but here are my Talking Points for the Oct. 13 show. Talking Points Video