Governor-Elect Charlie Crist has appointed Bob Sparks as Assistant Chief of Staff for Citizen Services and Diana Sawaya-Crane as Deputy Cabinet Aide. Sparks formerly served as the Director of External Affairs in…
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Can a Democrat win a local race in NW Florida
Had a few beers with a lifelong Democrat yesterday. The question came up – Can a registered D win any local political races? My reply was in Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties…
Charter schools score no better than public schools
The academic results of charter schools don’t differ much from those of traditional public schools, says a report issued Tuesday by the Florida Department of Education. Elementary school students in charter schools…
Why make all high school seniors suffer
The Escambia County School Board will consider whether or not high seniors should be allowed to graduate from their current high schools next year – even though the new zones place them…
Surprise: Crist names Butterworth
Republican Gov.-elect Charlie Crist has named his predecessor as attorney general, Democrat Bob Butterworth, to head the Department of Children & Families. Butterworth served as attorney general for 16 years before being…
Lipizzaners return
WORLD FAMOUS LIPIZZANER STALLIONS TWO SHOWS AT THE PENSACOLA CIVIC CENTER Pensacola, Fla- The world famous “Dancing White Stallions†ride into the Pensacola Civic Center arena for two shows on January 28th…
Spears stays on
Ed Spears will stay on as the interim director for Community Maritime Park Associates for another 90 days. Spears is the City of Pensacola’s Neighborhood and Economic Development Administrator.
Most dangerous roads in the world
From the Blogosphere: The top 5 most dangerous roads in the world  I suggested that they add Highway 98 – South Santa Rosa County.
This may make you sick
Forbes has published its annual list of highest paid CEOs. Topping the list is Richard D Fairbank Total Compensation $249.42 million; 5-Year Compensation Total $448.58 million. Richard D Fairbank has been CEO…
10 News Stories You May Have Missed
From foreignpolicy.com India Helps Iran Build the Bomb, While the White House Looks the Other Way China Runs up African Debt Bush’s Post-Katrina Power Grab Russia Fuels Latin American Arms Race United…
Alutto leaving
Escambia County Planning and Zoning Director Peter Aluotto is leaving at the end of Feb. for Tampa to take the same position.
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Warrant officers can be Navy pilots
Ten pilots and four naval flight officers (NFO) graduate this month from the trial run of the Flying Chief Warrant Officer Pilot program, and 10 pilots and six NFOs will be chosen…
What is real poverty
Food for Thought from MarketWatch.com: The richest two percent of the world’s population owns more than half of the world’s household wealth. Although you may believe you’ve heard this statistic before, you…
Double digit sales tax may replace property taxes
So you are angry over your property tax bill? Would you rather pay more sales tax? Hmmm, how about 7.5 percent more – from the current state rate of 6% to 13.5%?…
ECUA should pay me
Today’s cover story for the PNJ is on the Main Street Sewage Treatment plant. Indepth analysis by O’ Sullivan Creel has concluded that the ratepayers could pay for it with a $4.80-$6…
Sam new president of Germanna
Dr. David A. Sam, of Pace, Florida, has been selected president for Germanna and will assume his new post on or before March 19, 2007. He is currently vice president for academic…
How dangerous were Guantanamo prisoners
The IN has made it clear we don’t agree with the Bush Administration’s policies at Guantanamo. We had one cover story on the issue (Torture in Guantánamo ). The Associated Press has…
Graduation and drop out rates up
Florida Department of Education has released its report on the graduation and drop out rates for 2005-06. Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa are better than the state averages: Graduation 71.0%Â Drop Out…
We are Fattest People on the Planet
It’s official – just in case you might have thought the crowd you saw at WalMart was only an optical illusion – Americans are the most overweight persons in the world, according…