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Air America Radio files for bankruptcy

Posted on October 15, 2006

The Smoking Gun obtained a copy of the 26 page bankruptcy court filing. Air America said it has lost $40.9 million since its debut in 2004. More ominously, it has $20.2 million…

In Your Head Radio – Oct 13 show

Posted on October 13, 2006

IN Guest: Liz Campbell – State House District 3 candidate. Find out who is running against Holly Benson. Listen to Program online later today. Or on WUWF FM Digital Ch. 2 at…

GOP cut and run; Dem relook at races

Posted on October 13, 2006

From Washington Post:  [Link – WP] In recent days, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has given back television time it had reserved in Democratic-held districts in West Virginia, South Carolina and…

Clinton more aggressive about Bush administration

Posted on October 13, 2006

I’m in Las Vegas for a little R&R. Heard former President Bill Clinton speak yesterday at the luncheon. His tone was more aggressive towards the Bush administration than he was earlier this…

Melton doesn’t like McWaters move

Posted on October 13, 2006

Dear Democrats: Todd McWaters sent an e-mail today to his address list and the media, including the St. Pete Times, saying he was supporting Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Charlie Crist. The pertinent part…

McWaters jumps to Crist campaign

Posted on October 13, 2006

Todd McWaters has joined a group of Rod Smith’s campaign team that has come out for GOP gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist. McWaters had initially moved over the the Jim Davis campaign after…

Did Rove make Foley run?

Posted on October 13, 2006

From the blogosphere:  HOW ROVE TWISTED FOLEY’S ARM: It seems increasingly clear that the GOP congressional leadership, eager for every safe incumbent in the House to run for re-election, looked the other…

New Jail Healthcare provider…same crew, different name

Posted on October 12, 2006

The contractor for the Escambia County Jail infirmary is Armor Correctional Health Services, a company founded less than two years ago by the same man who started Prison Health Services. In fact…

Mark Foley’s HS yearbook photo

Posted on October 12, 2006

Compare O’Brien to Outtakes

Posted on October 12, 2006

Yesterday, PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien gave his views on Mark Foley (Foley case gets even slimier as partisans throw mud, call names). In the Oct. 12 issue of the IN, I do…

Who really owns the sand on the beach?

Posted on October 12, 2006

  SRIA GM Buck Lee wants leaseholders to return the sand that’s blown on their property to the SRIA – SRIA takes up coarse issue. This brings up some interesting questions: If…

New Caregiver at Jail

Posted on October 11, 2006

  Prison Health Services is no longer running the infirmary of the Escambia County Jail. PHS apparently lost its accredidation….maybe the three deaths in 10 months had something to do with it….

GOP ad that’s too hot for Rove

Posted on October 11, 2006

Matt Drudge claims to have a TV ad that’s so over the top that Republican leaders won’t use it. Of course, here’s the link:  Zucker ad

Timeline on North Korea nuclear bomb

Posted on October 11, 2006

The blogosphere has already worked out a timeline on the North Korean bomb program. This is from ThinkProgress.org: PRESIDENT REAGAN Mid-1980s: First signs of North Korea nuclear program detected by US intelligence….

tick, tick, tick….Woodham High’s days are numbered

Posted on October 11, 2006

WEAR TV3 reported last night on the School Zone Attendance Advisory Committee of the Escambia County school system is working on its rezoning plans and will give its recommendations to Superintendent Jim…

Irony: Black accused of suppressing white vote in Miss.

Posted on October 11, 2006

The Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of Noxubee County, Miss. – Ike Brown – is accused  of paying and organizing notaries, some of whom illegally marked absentee ballots or influenced how…

Strong-mayor battle in Miami

Posted on October 11, 2006

The Miami Herald reports the Miami-Dade Commissioners back suit against strong-mayor vote The lawsuit seeks to toss out more than 123,000 petition signatures calling for the strong-mayor referendum, which has been Mayor…

Barney Frank scandal very different from Foley

Posted on October 11, 2006

I’ve heard Luke “Angry White Man” McCoy and others keep saying. “Democrats didn’t do anything about Barney Frank”…or “Well, Foley isn’t any worse than Frank” No, there is a big difference. Foley…

CMPA nominees

Posted on October 10, 2006

Here are the nominees for the three open seats on the Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees (nominating councilperson in parenthesis): Judge David Ackerman (Wiggins) Rhette Anderson (Nobles, Wiggins) Brian Bell…

Did North Korea really explode nuclear bomb?

Posted on October 10, 2006

Although the Bush Administration wants us to believe North Korea tested a nuclear bomb this weekend – remember a scared American votes Republican – there is some evidence that it might not…

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