According to AP: Gannett’s April revenue shrank by 2% from April 2006, with ad revenue falling 3.1%. Goldman Sachs analyst Peter Appert cut his profit estimates for both companies (McClatchy Co., too…
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Explain this Dave Murzin
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: The Florida Legislature ended its annual session without achieving its No. 1 goal: reducing property taxes. Legislators did, however, vote to increase property taxes by $546 million. It happened…
Rubio tax plan – unequal
St. Petersburg Times: A St. Petersburg Times analysis of county property appraiser data has found that one out of 10 homes would not benefit from a plan recently floated by House Speaker…
Property tax politics
The Florida Association of Counties has put together a “communications tool kit” to help local officials influence public opinion through the media, the Internet and volunteers. Let’s see if our local politicos…
Murzin vs. County
Last night’s Escambia County Commission meeting had State Rep. Dave Murzin in attendance as the County Administrator George Touart and the Commissioners danced around how they will deal with reduced revenues if…
Added to Blognetnews.com
Rick’s Blog has been added to Blognetnews.com (www.blognetnews.com/Florida ). The site carries the best of Florida’s blogs, plus a quick guide to where debates are raging in the comments, a list of…
Risen from the dead
Finally woke up. Slept all day Monday to recover from Hawkshaw. Festival went off without a hitch, Cowboy Mouth/Zac Brown Band/ Dash Rip Rock closed the weekend strong. Over 5000 active duty…
Hawkshaw completes first day
We had 1,002 paid customers and about 3,200 active duty military throughout the day. No bad incidents. The crowds heard great music all day long. Highlights: 60 Cycles of Sound, Ligion and Coffey…
Marines excited about Hawkshaw
Today Jeff DeWeese and I spoke at 6:30 p.m to 2000 Marines at NAS Pensacola about this weekend’s music festival. We personally invited them to come. The past two hours we have…
Buzz: McCoy to retire
A reliable source reported that WCOA’s Pensacola Speaks host Luke McCoy will retire. Trying to find out a few more details. Since the Community Maritime Park vote, WCOA’s ratings and ad revenues…
Hawkshaw Weather
SATURDAY Mostly Sunny Mostly sunny and beautiful for the morning. Mostly sunny and beautiful in the afternoon. Clear in the evening. Clear overnight. High 81; Low 59 SUNDAY Partly Sunny Partly sunny…
Whose fingerprints?
Seminole County has a problem. In April, a fingerprint analyst was suspended with pay, mostly for identifying prints that other analysts have since said were inconclusive. The Orlando Sentinel reports: “The analyst…
BellSouth buys Legislature
Wonder how the phone industry got the Florida Legislature to rewrite the cable franchise laws and allow the phone companies to offer TV cable service without getting any approval from local governments?…
Landfill finally fined
Escambia County Circuit Judge Terry D. Terrell declared Louisiana Investment Group LLC,the owner of the Saufley Landfill, in contempt of court and issued daily fines retroactive to May 7, the day after…
Official Hawkshaw Guide online
It’s a miracle. Six months of planning resulted in a music festival that you’re going to attend…or else. It features local, regional and national bands, beer and the general partying that brings…
Latest Schedule for Hawkshaw
We’ve had to shift a few things around. Weather looks to be great!!!! Hawkshaw Music Festival Line Up SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2007 North/ Stage 1 1:00 Entropy 2:00 Good Foote 3:00 60…
Lillie and Leander update
Did a telephone interview with Jeffrey Morgan, director, producer and editor of the documentary “Lillie and Leander: A Legacy of Violence.” We wrote about the movie in our April 17 issue (Lillie…
Review on Sunday’s Hawkshaw performers
Review – Sunday’s Hawkshaw Performers What has been written about the Hawkshaw’s Sunday performers?
INweekly daily updates
TuesDaily Dose Old man shoots a puppy, police arrest a hit-and-runner, a community honors a fallen hero. And everyone agrees the smoke makes for scratchy-throated jogging. New Music Tuesday Fresh is the…
Falwell dies
The Rev. Jerry Falwell died Tuesday shortly after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University, a school executive said. Story