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Radio: Jerre M. Van Hoose

Posted on May 1, 2008

On IN Your Head Radio today at 1:00  -  Jerre M. Van Hoose, Mayor of  Springdale, Ark. – Home of the Springdale Naturals and their new ballpark, Arvest Park.  Listen on Newsradio 1620

Note: BCC agenda meeting 5.01.08

Posted on May 1, 2008

Board of County Commissioners Agenda Review Meeting – 1 May 2008 Governmental Complex – First Floor Call to order at 9:07 a.m. All Commissioners were present except Mike Whitehead. Commissioner Valentino led…

Radio: Panama City Mayor on planning

Posted on May 1, 2008

Here how Panama City is using the National Issue Forum to plan for the next 100 years. Scott Clemmens

Radio: Dump addiction

Posted on May 1, 2008

Here is the audio of my interview with Mollye Barrows on Otis English and the second house he has dumped on a lot he doesn’t own. Dump, Otis, Dump

CMP candidates asks for 30-day extension

Posted on April 30, 2008

From CMPA Chairman Lacey Collier to the team leaders for the two finalist for Master Developer of the Vince Whibbs, Sr., Community Maritime Park: Scott and Ken: I understand that Land Capital…

Radio: Panama City Mayor Scott Clemons

Posted on April 29, 2008

Last night, Panama City held the first National Issues Forum to discuss the city’s future growth. I’ll talk to Mayor Scott Clemons about the meeting today on IN Your Head Radio at…

Panama City looks a the future, consolidation

Posted on April 29, 2008

Pensacola isn’t the only place looking ahead and trying to figure out how to be a better place to live. Last night the city held its first National Issues Forum which city…

Beach Brawl

Posted on April 29, 2008

WEAR TV 3 reports “What started out as a music concert… Ended with sheriff’s deputies setting off pepper gas in a crowd of a thousand people… Trying to get them under control.”…

Cavanaugh up for big job

Posted on April 29, 2008

UWF President John Cavanaugh is one of three finalists to be interviewed today and Wednesday for chancellor of 14 state-owned universities in Pennsylvania, according to AP and the PNJ. This is a…

Radio: The U.S. Leads the World in Producing Prisoners

Posted on April 28, 2008

The United States may have less than 5 percent of the world’s population. But it has almost a quarter of the world’s prisoners. The Sentencing Project is an advocacy group whose mission…

Petition to build CMP

Posted on April 27, 2008

It’s time we let the Pensacola City Council know that this community is frustrated that they have not found alternative funding sources for the Vince Whibbs, Sr. Community Maritime Park. Other cities…

Radio replay: Florida Tax Watch

Posted on April 26, 2008

IN Your Radio interview with Florida Tax Watch on government pensions and the Florida Retirement System. Listen

Naturals win 3-0

Posted on April 26, 2008

Northwest Arkansas Naturals shut out the Arkansas Travelers to move into a tie with the Travelers for second place in North Division of the Texas League. 5,232 fans enjoyed the game in…

Notes: Life Skills press conference

Posted on April 26, 2008

White Hat Management is asking Life Skills Center in Pensacola for over $580,000 in unpaid fees and balances. An attorney representing Life Skills Center’s local board of directors said White Hat employees…

Radio: Pensions

Posted on April 25, 2008

The city’s generous pensions are making lots of its employees rich at taxpayers’ expense. Today on IN Your Head Radio, I will be talking to Robert Weissert, Director of Communications & External…

Notes: City Council 4.24.08

Posted on April 25, 2008

April 24 City Council meeting notes: Deputy Mayor John Jerralds wants his $2.5 million Woodland Heights Community Center – and soon, but Councilman Marty Donovan wants $3.1 million allocated for police vehicles…

Perkins, Benson heroes

Posted on April 25, 2008

ECUA board members Dale Perkins and Lois Benson did vote for the mandatory recycling. They listened to the voters and took strong stands on the issue. Please email them and let them…

PYP, LEAP win on curbside recycling

Posted on April 25, 2008

The Pensacola Young Professionals and Leadership Pensacola Class of 2008 won big yesterday when the ECUA board voted for a compromise measure that would allow voluntary curbside recycling. It wasn’t complete victory…

ECSO more expensive than Mobile County

Posted on April 24, 2008

From April 24 Outtakes: What McNesby doesn’t say is the budget for just the sheriff’s department, $47,952,633, is more than double the budget of Mobile County, Alabama’s Sheriff’s Office, $17,858,340. Mobile County…

City pensions soar 417 percent

Posted on April 24, 2008

That isn’t a typo. City pensions and retirements have jumped from $2.479 million in 2001 to $12.814 million in 2007!!!!! Read Feed The Beast And check out the charts

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