Author: Rick Outzen
Circle K 5k This Weekend
There’s still time to sign-up for the Circle K 5k benefiting United Cerebral Palsy. The race is Saturday, March 3. The race begins at 8…
Urgent Need for Type O Negative Blood: ECSO Drive Tomorrow
(Press Release) The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and Northwest Florida Blood Services will hold a special Blood Drive on Friday, March 2 from 12pm to…
Birth Control Rule Not Overturned
After a dialogue that was more about politics than birth control, Democrats have blocked an effort by Senate Republicans to overturn President Barack Obama’s order that…
March 5 – Voluntary Pre-K registration
The School District of Escambia County will begin registering children who will be four years of age on or before September 1, 2012, for Voluntary…
Arrest Log March 1
The following suspects were charged with felonies Wednesday at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals. Richard Michael Allen, 27,…
No nurse for you!
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas sounds like the “Nurse Nazi” in today’s PNJ article about the state legislature cutting funding for school nurses. Despite having doubled the…
Florida counties unite for RESTORE Act
This week, a coalition of Gulf Coast counties coordinated by the Florida Association of Counties released a web video stressing the importance of ensuring any…
Right-wing pundit, Andrew Breitbart, dead at 43
Conservative Andrew Breitbart, a larger-than-life author and publisher, died unexpectedly of natural causes in Los Angeles early today. He was 43. Breitbart is the blogger…
Watson Study recommended closing Suter to save money
My Outtakes for March 1 points out the unfairness in how Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and his school board treat the black community – “Black &…
Too busy singing to put anybody down… Davy Jones Dies at 66
Former Monkee Davy Jones died today after suffering a heart attack near his home in Florida, according to his longtime publicist. He was 66. Jones…
Bills Undermining High School Sports
PRESS RELEASE TALLAHASSEE, FL – The operations, integrity and national reputation of Florida’s renowned prep sports programs would be plunged into chaos if cynical and…
GOP spin on last night’s primary, by candidate
Romney Narrowly Wins Michigan GOP Primary Mitt Romney narrowly won the Michigan Republican presidential primary Tuesday. The former Massachusetts governor defeated Rick Santorum, who had…
Leap Day Special on DeLuna Fest tickets
DeLuna Fest has added The Commons on the campus of the University of West Florida as a third location to purchase early bird tickets to…
Mayor responds to School District claim on discord on closed schools
Yesterday I posted an email from a concerned citizen about his request that the playground at the close Allie Yniestra Elementary School be made available…
Thomas and School Board should read this
The Escambia County Public School District has done a poor job of hiring minority principals and teachers, especially over the past three years. DOJ recently…
Primary wins show voters believe Romney most electable
With his wins in Michigan and Arizona, Mitt Romney proved money counts. Using his huge campaign war chest, the former governor from Massachusetts blasted upstart…
Buzz: BP settlement talks stalled
Despite what the Wall Street Journal is reporting, my sources in New Orleans are telling me that the settlement talks between the BP lawyers and…
Solar-Powered Paystations Currently Being Installed
Twenty-eight new solar-powered paystations are coming to Jefferson, Government and Baylen Streets in downtown Pensacola. These new paystations are the start of replacing about 200…
Inside GOP women’s luncheon
I had my hands full yesterday so I wasn’t able to attend the monthly Republican Women’s Luncheon. A friend agreed to take notes on what…
Red Cross Month
In March, you might be thinking green because St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and then before you know it, it’s Earth Day…
