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Berra-Guidry friendship
The New York Times has a great story on the friendship of two NY Yankee greats, Yogi Berra and Ron Guidry. It’s worth taking the time to read, even if you aren’t…
Buzz: Secret to Goodin’s nomination
The Florida Transportation Commission serves as nominating Commission in the selection of the Secretary of Transportation. The Governor appoints Secretary from among three candidates nominated by the Commission. Former Santa Rosa County…
School District shutdowns Century’s only hurricane shelter
NorthEscambia.com reports that the Escambia County School District will no longer keep kitchen facilities, emergency food commodities and janitorial supplies available at Carvery/Century K-8 School. That school was closed as an educational…
ECSO finds body
Press Release: Investigators with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office have identified the body of a local woman found in a wooded area near the intersection of Twin Oaks Drive and Prieto Drive…
My sense of humor gets me in trouble
Tuesday I volunteered as Mike Papantonio’s sidekick on The Ed Schultz Radio Show. We focused primarily on Wisconsin protests against Gov. Scott Walker. We had seen several reports on how the Koch…
Feinberg attorneys tout GCCF transparency
You may read about this tomorrow in the daily newspaper, but the Mobile Press Register has it today. Lawyers for the Gulf Coast Claims Facility have filed a brief with U.S. District…
Miller: Mr. Feinberg, this is unacceptable
Congressman Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla) has fired off an angry letter to Ken Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility. “As of yesterday, there have been roughly 107,000 claims in the 1st…
Student challenges new District drug policy
I received this email from a Washington High student who questions, as I have, the School District’s decision to drug test its best students rather than spend those dollars on the classrooms….
Buzz: Gannett buying Daily News/News Herald/Destin Log
The rumor in Fort Walton Beach and Panama City is that Gannett, owner of PNJ and Tallahassee Democrat, will buy their daily newspapers and the weeklies in Destin and South Walton County….
The Ed Schultz Show again
I will be on the air today with Mike Papantonio. He is hosting the The Ed Schultz Show from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. My topic will be Gov. Rick Scott. You can listen…
Stafford speaks before Congress
No one noticed around here, but our Supervisor of Elections David Stafford spoke last week before Congress on Military and Overseas Voting: Effectiveness of the MOVE Act in the 2010 Election. Here…
Goodin finalist for Transportation spot
The Daily News reports that former Santa Rosa County Commissioner Gordon Goodin is one of three finalists to become head of the Florida Department of Transportation. The other two finalists are Ananth…
Valentino: Expect Cairo-like uprising against BP
Commissioner Gene Valentino is upset about how BP is dealing with clean-up of our waterways and beaches. According to the commissioner, BP/Unified Command has reduced the number of clean-up workers on Pensacola…
Buzz: City computer mandate coming
The buzz around Pensacola City Hall is that Mayor Hayward is about to issue a mandate on computer usage by city staff. No more Spider Solitaire tournaments or E-bay auctions. Apparently this…
Breakdown of School District costs for records
What is now called “Public Records Request #97” – documents regarding the internal investigations into Warrington Middle School- will cost the IN $374.40 because of the cost of redacting the volume of…
Escambia Student Expulsions declining
The Escambia County Public School District has slowed down on its student expulsions. In January and February 2010, the District expelled 46 students. During the first two months of 2011, only 25…
Mayor issues statement on union vote
Yesterday The City employees voted 102 to 47 in favor of joining the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. From Mayor Ashton Hayward: “Over the past several months – from…
BP: Feinberg plan too generous
Mobile Press Register is reporting: BP complained in a letter to Ken Feinberg, head of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (which is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, not the Gulf Coast) that he…
Escambia Student Councils to be drug tested
If a middle or high school student wants to participate in extracurricular activities in Escambia County public schools, their parents must agree to let them be randomly drug tested. Key Clubs, Student…