We’ve also heard that County Commissioner Mike Whitehead has told Firefighter Union members that the volunteer fire department issue is “too hot” for him or fellow commissioner Kevin White to handle. The…
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Buzz – VFD chiefs want Perkins out
We got a phone call that reported that the Volunteer Fire chiefs met at the Ensley station last night and voted to send a delegation to County Administrator George Touart and ask…
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Sheriff to speak on mentally ill…inmates that is
From Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association Topic: Mental Illness of Inmates in Jail Special Guest Speaker:Sheriff Ron McNesby New World Landing 12:00 Noon – April 19 Cost: $15 Members; $18 Non-Member
PNJ watch – five days and counting
Still no coverage of the Escambia County firefighters in the daily newspaper. Remember this is news medium that has the largest market penetration into greater Pensacola area, according to their media kits….
How to make professional hockey work?
Switch to a more regional hockey league – which cuts down on travel expenses. Check out the Southern Professional Hockey League The teams are in Jacksonville, Columbus, GA, Fayetteville, NC, Richmond, VA,…
Slot machines could be coming to dog track
According to the Miami Herald: After years of antigambling battles, Florida’s property-tax crisis and shrinking state budget have opened the door for gambling proponents, who persuaded a Senate Committee on Monday to…
Pensacola Airport Expansion
Friday, Frank Miller, Pensacola Regional Airport Director, made a presentation to the chamber’s Committee of 100 on the $104,983,000 expansion of the area. It will have expanded check-in and security areas to…
Luke McCoy has new conspiracy
Over the weekend the daily newspaper weighed in on global warming ( Global warming issue hits home ). Our favorite curmudgeon weighed in on the issue, too. Of course, being the deep…
PNJ watch – four days and counting
The PNJ has still not reported anything about Escambia County firefighters…which was covered by every other news outlet in the area – except WCOA (surprise?). Why isn’t this story getting at least…
More blood shed
What started as war to find weapons of mass destruction, topple a dictator and end the war on terrorism as descended into in religious civil war between Sunni and Shiites. Our soldiers…
Is the Crist honeymoon almost over?
Gov. Charlie Crist approaches his 100th day in office Thursday, the “people’s governor” is surfing the wave of a approval rating of 73 percent, according to a recent poll. He has endeared…
Three days – no news
The PNJ has still not reported anything about Escambia County fire protection…which goes to prove you can’t depend on the daily newspaper for all your local news. Daily does have great stories…
Why care about VFD
The blog has taken off on the Escambia County fire protection issue. Some regular blog readers have emailed me on why have I gotten so passionate on the issue. The bottomline is…
WEAR TV follows up on VFD
…still no news coverage from PNJ. Friday’s follow-up: Firefighter Audit Follow-up An Escambia Volunteer Fire Chief says he wants taxpayers to know what it would cost them to have a fully paid…
More on VFD
From Duwayne Escobedo: Myrtle Grove Volunteer Firefighters have e-mailed the Independent News Florida FireFighter 1 Certifications for Donald Snock and Trenton Williams that they obtained in November 2006. Williams, a captain, and…
Why no quotes from full-time firefighters?
You will not see any professional, full-time, paid firefighters quoted on WEAR or in the PNJ (if they ever write the story). A gag order has been placed on these county employees…
VFD – ineffective for residential, commercial areas
Escambia County needs to face the realization that volunteer fire departments don’t work in heavily residential and commercial areas. The idea of neighborhood volunteers who work within minutes of a fire station…