The Florida House and Senate still haven’t agreed on property taxes. They failed last spring to decide on a tax plan. A judge threw out their constitutional amendment. The pressure is on…
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Next – Esc. Co. School Board
Since August, we have rotated through the various boards in Escambia County. First, it was the Pensacola City Council with Strong Mayor, Port of Pensacola and The Oar House deck. Then we…
GGW Francis fights back
The founder of “Girls Gone Wild,” Joe Francis is fighting to improve his tarnished image. He has bought web ads on the News Herald site. The ads link to a web site…
2008 Presidential Race $$$$
This summer, the leading Democratic presidential candidates raised twice as much money as their Republican counterparts. The NY Times has a cool interactive graphic on campaign fund raising. Check out: The Money…
Mitt knocks on door of Christian Right
For Bush, the Christian Right was his power base that delivered votes in 2000 and 2004. The vote is up for grabs in 2008. The NY Times reports on Mitt Romney’s efforts…
Ron Paul on IN Your Head Radio
Well, not the man himself, but someone from his national campaign headquarters. Should be interesting. We’ve expanded the show from Noon to 2 p.m. on NewsRadio 1620am. Other guests: Katie White (Community…
Touart recap
All five Escambia county commissioners knew that County Attorney Janet Lander was working with former County Administrator George Touart and his attorney on a severance package prior to the Sept. 6. None…
Meanwhile on Fox News
There is a rumble in the media that Gen. David Petraeus, not Al Gore deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. Fox News featured several times over the weekend New York Sun editor Seth…
Another general speaks out
On Friday, Retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez called the Bush administration’s handling of the war incompetent and warned that the United States was “living a nightmare with no end in sight.†The…
Touart “jumped the gun”
After watching the tapes, it is apparent that former County Administrator George Touart may have jumped the gun on his retirement. Whether he thought he had an agreement or he feared being…
Video: BOCC argue over Whitehead stmts
At the October 11 Committee of the Whole, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners discussed the PNJ article and Mike Whitehead’s statements about three commissioners reneging on a deal with former County…
Studer Book – presales hit
Quint Studer’s latest book – Results That Last: Hardwiring Behaviors That Will Take Your Company to the Top – is moving up the bestseller list of Amazon.com. #6 in     Books >…
Touart to run?
There is persistent rumor that former County Administrator George Touart plans to run for the Escambia County Commission – not in 2008 but 2010. I’ve heard it from two different sources, but…
Whitehead calls out others
The PNJ reports that in an email that Commissioners White, Young and Valentino tricked County Administrator George Touart to resign and then reneged on the agreement. This is the same message that…
Naysayer claims CMP plan hoax
Got this post to the blog: Rick Outzen, Shame on you for linking to the PNJ hosted PDF file of the “latest†park features. That 16 page PDF file is a hoax….
St. Pete columnist: Don’t let readers ruin online
St. Petersburg Times columnist Robyn Blumner would rather see readers post to online articles and opinions as value-added comments. Blumner rues the day when cyberspace editorial sections turn into “free-for-alls where every…
In radio show breaks news
Yesterday’s In Your Head Radio made both WEAR TV and the News Journal, although we aren’t named but called merely “a local radio show,” for our interview with Escambia County School Board…
Listen to Bergosh
Here is the audio of the IN Your Head Radio on NewsRadio 1620AM Bergosh
Bergosh=Godzilla
It’s official. School Board member Jeff Bergosh is the “Godzilla” on pnj.com. Bergosh appeared on IN Your Head Radio today to give his side of the story (NewsRadio 1620 AM). Bergosh said…
Bush won’t pay for kids health
President Bush vetoed a bill to expand the State’s Child Health Insurance Program last week. The SCHIP was created to help the working poor who earned too much to qualify for Medicaid,…