Tourism Administration and Convention Committee is asking the Escambia County Commission to form a Pensacola Civic Center Advisory Committee. In June 2, 2008 letter to the commissioners, the TAC states: The proposed…
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City has huge tree fund
Pensacola City Council will be considering a tree ordinance. The Home Builders Association of West Florida is questioning the proposed mitigation fees. Under the new system, the new Hancock Bank site at…
Russert’s replacement
The New York Times lists Pensacola native Joe Scarborough as a possible replacement for Meet the Press host Tim Russert. Don’t count Joe out. He has done well as a political analyst…
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IN Your Head Radio 6.17
Today on IN Your Head Radio we will talk to Escambia County Schools Associate Superintendent Ronnie Arnold about Superintendent Jim Paul’s announcement today that he will recommend the closure of Carver/Century K-8…
Marty pre-files
Marty Donovan prefiled to run again for his city council seat on Friday, June 13. So all the council crew, except for John Fogg, is gunning to come back for another fun…
Living on $275 a week
The Orlando Sentinel asks, “Could you live on $275 a week?” Florida’s $275 weekly maximum benefit for the unemployed hasn’t changed in 10 years. In Massachusetts, unemployed workers collect up to $600…
City golf course
A favorite gripe of PNJ columnist Mark “Moby” O’Brien is the city-owned Osceola Golf Course – not the Port of Pensacola. Well, Fort Walton Beach is having similar issues with the budget…
IN Your Head Radio 6.13
We will talk to Dahlia Hashad, Domestic Human Rights Program Director for Amnesty International. Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that the prisoners being held at Guantánamo Bay have the right to challenge their…
DeeDee Ritchie for Mayor
There is a group trying to convince DeeDee Ritchie to run for mayor of Pensacola. The former state representative is seriously considering this re-entry into public service. Ritchie was the Florida teacher…
Notes: BCC 6.12.08
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WORKSHOP BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Escambia County Government Complex 221 Palafox Place June 12, 2008 Call to order at 9:06 a.m. Commissioners White, Whitehead, Young and Valentino were…
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Notes: City manager meeting
June 11 City Council Special Meeting: City Manager Tom Bonfield didn’t say a word. But the city council and mayor sure did. They talked about learning—from the media—that Bonfield plans to leave…
IN Your Head Radio 6.11
Did new City Attorney Rusty Wells accurately describe his side work for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office? We will talk to local attorney Bert Oram about that. We’ll also talk to Tom Bonfield…
Mad fold-ins
I was a big fan of Mad Magazine. One popular feature was the fold-in created by Al Jaffee. The New York Times has an section of the fold-ins for Mad magazine, from…
Wendall Hall video on NY Times site
Sheriff Wendell Hall of Santa Rosa County, Fla., uses false-documentation laws to round up illegal immigrants. Check it out – NYT
IN Your Head Radio 6.10
Today on IN Your Head Radio I will talk to Robert Weissert of Florida Tax Watch. I will also take your calls at 850-437-1620. IN Your Head Radio begins at 12:00 on News…
Sheriff’s debate on issues, not video
Sarasota County also is having a hotly contested sheriff’s race. Instead of fighting over video cameras, the candidates are actually talking about issues. Amazing! There is no Deputy Rex Blackburn threatening to…
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Independent review of Wells employment
In light of the letter from Bert Oram that questions whether then asst. city attorney Rusty Wells did work for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office while also being paid by the City…