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 when we walked into Franco’s Italian Restaurant…
Author: Rick Outzen
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 2004 primary, while Morgan pulled in a…
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 on payday loans. In June, the Senate…
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. Nothing about controls on carbon dioxide emissions….
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 the Republicans swept the Democrats out of…
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. Read the article: Tax crusader has new…
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 Santa Rosa Island property taxes -$6,595,082 Total…
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 they were over his Labor Day press…
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 days. 10,664 – Networks: AOL, Cox, etc…
Jim Davis to eat at Granny’s – don’t tell Ron Melton
Newsflash: Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Jim Davis and Lt. Governor Nominee Daryl Jones to visit Pensacola THIS Saturday, September 23rd… PLEASE mark your calendars…Â Join nominees Jim Davis and Daryl Jones this…
GB CEO makes INC
AppRiver Receives National Recognition in Inc. Magazine CEO Michael Murdoch Featured in “Things I Can’t Live Without†GULF BREEZE, FL, September 19, 2006 – Michael Murdoch, CEO of email security company AppRiver…
Crist’s running mate had legal problem
Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist chose state Rep. Jeff Kottkamp (Cape Coral) as his running mate last week. The Miami Herald revealed that the state had to pay $50,000 to settle a…