The New York Times investigates whether for-profit colleges and trade schools, like Virginia College, actually work? People are taking out loans and Pell Grants for these schools and many are finding the…
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More insanity: Tie teacher’s comp to FCAT
According to the Miami Herald, there is a bill in the Florida Legislature that will tie half of teacher’s compensation to FCAT and final exams. If this passes, expect teachers to only…
Tomlinson arrest report
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant, John “Mitch” Tomlinson, was arrested on March 9 and charged with 120 counts of sexual battery on a child between the ages of 12 and 18….
ECUA continues to attack EWG
While the community is seeking more unfiltered information on its drinking water, ECUA officials continue to attack the Environmental Working Group, which published last December a study that ranked ECUA’s water as…
UWF drops out of Maritime Park…for now
TO: Mayor and City Council FROM:Alvin G. Coby DATE: 3/12/10 SUBJECT:Alternate Option for the UWF Maritime Museum The University of West Florida (UWF) and Capital Trust Agency (CTA) has notified the City…
Latest poll: Rubio leads Crist in Northwest Florida 2-1
From Marketing Metrics Media: According to their most recent study of 353 voters with a 100% voting record living in Northwest Florida for the last ten years; Marco Rubio leads Florida Governor…
ECUA upset with IN…and me
At yesterday’s Leadership Pensacola session, ECUA officials made it clear they aren’t happy with the IN. The fact is ECUA is the least open of all our local government agencies. You can’t…
Councilwoman DeWeese makes motion on ECUA
At last night’s Pensacola City Council meeting, Councilwoman Maren DeWeese made a motion to ban waste transfer station inside the downtown CRA district. Mayor Mike Wiggins refused to hear it and instead…
ECUA needs BOCC permission
ECUA was formed by a special act of the Florida Legislature. It got the rights to the county’s sanitation through a transfer agreement with the Escambia County Commission. I asked County Attorney…
ECUA doesn’t need downtown transfer station
I’ve now heard from more than one source that ECUA officials and, at least, one board member have been talking about placing a downtown transfer station on the site of the current…
Grover replies to PB master plan viewpoint
Mr. Rotenberry, Thank you for your email and concerns. Many of your points are valid but some are the same political stereotyping that gets us nowhere. I write to you as a…
Viewpoint: On Tanker Contest
From: Stephen Nodine I would like to express my most sincere appreciation to all our friends and partners along the Gulf Coast who joined Mobile’s fight to build America’s next generation of…
More FCAT analysis
The FCAT statistics indicate that the test scores vary from class to class as the students move through the Escambia County Public School District. Teachers don’t have the same impact year to…
FCAT Tomfoolery
Dark chocolate supposedly boosts a person’s mood. Teachers are putting dark chocolate Kisses on students desks. Also some students are allowed to chew gum while taking the test because it will supposedly…
Story appointed to State Education Board
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Gulf Power CEO/President Susan Story has been appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist to the state Board of Education. Read more.
FCAT prep- is it working? No
We know that many of our public schools are spending hours of class time preparing for the FCAT tests. In the schools that have the lowest scores, they have replaced most reading,…
GB UFOs military research?
In November 1987 contractor Ed Walters allegedly snapped a Polaroid picture of a UFO craft that he claimed was hovering over a road near a shoreline at Gulf Breeze. For the next…
Crime at A and Jackson St.
Calls received with dispositions in 2009 in the four block area that includes A & Jackson streets. There were 933 calls – which breaks down to an average of 78 per month;…
Nominees for CMPA board
Mr. J. Terryl Bechtol, Sr – Nominated by Mr. Baker Mr. Joe Boyles – Nominated by Mrs. White Mr. Tom Owens – Nominated by Mrs. White Mr. Jim Reeves – Nominated by…
Viewpoint on Pensacola Beach Master Plan
My Fellow Pensacola Citizens, As a lifelong resident of Pensacola and Pensacola Beach, I have always been a proponent of improving the quality of life in our beautiful city. We have sat…