What I saw when I reviewed the Escambia County salaries was: 1. We have a great deal of duplication between constitutional officers. Our first step towards to consolidation needs to be developing…
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Record Day for Inweekly.net
Our website – inweekly.net – had the most visitors in single day, 9322, on Thursday. This shatters our previous record by nearly 2000! We received reports throughout the day that newspaper racks…
Who makes what?
The Independent News felt that while we’re debating our county budget and whether or not we should consolidate both between constitutional officers and with the City of Pensacola that we should look…
Hall has a myspace
Apparently freshman Pensacola city councilman Sam Hall was once a deejay. Check out www.myspace.com/pensacolalive365
Sign of the times
Nine Mile Road mainstay is closing after 50 years. Ray Cranford’s Barbecue just hasn’t recovered from Hurricane Ivan and has been losing money. Folks, the local economy is shaky right now. Of…
Surprise, surprise. Miller says we are winning war
Our Congressman Jeff Miller and five other members of a U.S. congressional delegation spent Monday meeting with the U.S. commander in Iraq, Army Gen. David Petraeus at the home of Ryan Crocker,…
GB tables accident surcharge
The Gulf Breeze City Council had a change of heart at its regular council meeting last night and voted to table an ordinance designed to recoup the cost of investigating accidents. They…
Edwards campaign strategy
…or “How to attack Hillary Clinton’s lead and show you’re a viable candidate.” Democratic presidential contender John Edwards is criticizing former President Clinton, arguing that he allowed corporate insiders to shape the…
Fewer voters in Florida
The state voter rolls show that we have few people registered to vote in Florida than we did three years ago. Why? In 2005, the state legislature passed a bill requiring that…
County Budgets are online
Escambia County has its proposed budget up on the web – Proposed Budget for FY 2007/2008 – $415,581,059. Santa Rosa County’s link is 2007-2008 Tentative Budget Information – $104,088,414. Okaloosa County: Proposed…
New INweekly website
Check out new website. We’ve added several new features, including daily news, A&E, Music and Film/TV reports. Plus, you can check on the blog, too. There are a few features that need…
Local guests at Clinton event
From Duwayne Escobedo: It’s not too late to get your $2,300 tickets for the exclusive Hillary Clinton fund-raiser in Destin. Former President Bill Clinton is visiting Harbor Docks. U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton,…
Letter from BDI on red clay
Here is a letter dated August 2, 2007 to Santa Rosa Island Authority board members. Read No red clay
BDI adamant about red clay
From IN editor Duwayne Escobedo: RED CLAY DEBATE There are a few issues on Pensacola Beach that will always start a melee, like condos, taxes, beach safety and RED CLAY. Right now,…
ECAT gets a reprieve
The Escambia County commission agreed to help fund the Escambia County Area Transit through Sept. – $102,000. The company managing ECAT will put up $63K and the City of Pensacola is expected…
Moby choices
Am I the only one who notices PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien is in an O’pine rut? I guess when it’s raining, he can’t walk over to the Judicial Center courtrooms for more…
Unlimited building for Perdido
The Escambia County commissioners voted last night to remove the residential building cap for Perdido Key. Currently, a maximum of 7,150 residential units are allowed. The Florida Dept. of Community Affairs will…
Who will replace Johnny Rogers
The daily newspaper reports, as many suspected, that Santa Rosa County Superintendent of Schools Johnny Rogers will retire and not run for re-election in 2008. There was some speculation that Rogers might…
Pensacola mill hurts IP profits
The Associated Press reports that International Paper reports solid international demand. However: The company said global demand for paper and packaging continues to grow, but earnings were hurt by higher raw material…
Squeezing every penny
The Gulf Breeze City Council voted last night at its executive session to make drivers involved in an accident pay a special fee. According to city staff, it costs the city more…