Author: Rick Outzen
Functional Consolidation beginning
Press Release: County Administrator Randy Oliver, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan, Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Chief of Staff John Asmar, and Pensacola Police Chief Chip Simmons…
Buzz: GBMS out at 1:30 pm next school year
The daily newspaper wrote about the Santa Rosa public schools dropping a period for both the middle and high schools. The savings will help the…
Breaking News: Giant Bin Laden Destroys New York, Washington
The Onion reports that 500-Foot Terrorist Emerges From Sea To Wreak Havoc On U.S. Just weeks after his body was buried at sea, Osama bin…
Scott: Most unpopular governor in nation
Press release: Florida Voters Turn Thumbs Down On Gov. Scott 2-1, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Say Property Insurance Is Getting Worse. Florida voters disapprove…
FCAT scores release tomorrow
The Department of Education will release the results of the Spring 2011 FCAT 2.0 Grade 3 Reading and Mathematics assessments tomorrow, May 26th, at approximately…
Scott gets another veto request
Infrastructure—road, bridges, etc —is seen as a key element of economic development. The state legislature passed as part of its budget sweeping $150 million from…
Little turkey for the panhandle
Florida TaxWatch recommended the governor veto 105 “turkeys,†projects it said were either added to the budget after bypassing normal review processes or were not…
Badlands VI – Bella (view) version
Press Release: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and The Las Brisas Neighborhood Watch, along with other agencies, will conduct an “Operation Clean Sweep†event on…
Greater Escambia Community Foundation Awarded $500,000
Press Release: The Greater Escambia Community Foundation announced today that they have received a $500,000 grant from the Fund for Gulf Communities (“the Fundâ€) to…
Race – more than concerts
George Hawthorne is upset with me for questioning Mr. “Cadillac” Banks’ concert proposal. We have this battle much too often–fighting over small dollars while bigger…
DeLuna Fest Scavenger Hunt
DeLuna Fest is releasing the line up on Tuesday, May 31 with a ticket giveaway scavenger hunt and party. The DeLuna Fest Lineup Release “Mission…
BP/Feinberg fight claims audit
There is a profound difference in how Mississippi’s Attorney General Jim Hood and ours , Pam Bondi, are handling BP and the Gulf Coast Claims…
Rapture changed to October 21, oops
According to the New York Times, Harold Camping has changed his prediction of the “End of Times” to October 21. What he decided, apparently, was…
Tampa’s economic plan sounds familiar
St. Pete Times columnist Robert Trigaux writes about the latest study on revitalizing the economy in the Tampa Bay area. Some of the recommendations sound…
No presidential run for Scott
AP reports that Rick Scott has announced he will not seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. He has his hands full with Hogwarts. Read…
Go Blue Wahoos!
Wahoo!! Pensacola’s Future Double-A Baseball Team Named Blue Wahoos Shelley Yates of Pensacola wins the Name the Team contest Pensacola Professional Baseball today announced the…
Civic Center Concerts: Feb 2010-May 2011
Through a public record request, I got the attendance for the concerts held at the Pensacola Civic Center for the period 2/10/10 – 5/10/11. The…
Book: ‘Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin’
Former Sarah Palin aide, Frank Bailey, has a tell-all book that will hit the stands on Tuesday: “Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin: A Memoir of…
Navarre Beach tax case headed to FL Supreme Court
Daily News reports that case of whether Navarre Beach leaseholders should pay ad valorem taxes may be headed to the Florida Supreme Court. Santa Rosa…
PJC player anchors Heat defense
Miami Herald writes about Joel Anthony, former Pensacola Junior College basketball star, who is now playing for the Miami Heat. He leads the team in…
