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Nancy Fetterman: “Well done”
Note from Nancy Fetterman: Tonight, I just returned from the cruise that Jack and I were to take together. It is late morning in Florence so I am wide-awake reading my mail….
Dr. Martin Luther King a Republican?
The National Black Republican Association is working hard to recruit black voters. They’ve taken a few pages from the SOC playbook and have used some half-truths to sway African Americans to switch…
When good ideas go terribly wrong
In 1970s, a group of scientists had this bright idea to use 2 million tires as an artificial reef off the shores of Ft. Lauderdale. Thirty years later, the area is a…
Scary Buzz: Rove promises Oct. Surprise
From Newsmax.com: In the past week, Karl Rove has been promising Republican insiders an “October surprise” to help win the November congressional elections. Newsmax
Did Save Our City tackle the wrong issue?
For over 18 months, Save Our City had the City of Pensacola and most of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties embroiled in a debate over a waterfront park that would require a…
Escambia Co. says “We’re keeping the money”
Last night the Escambia County Commission refused to rollback the ad valorem tax rate and kept the biggest single year property tax revenue increase in the history of Escambia County – $31+…
When did it start to go wrong for the Dems?
In 1992, Texas Gov. Ann Richards was the Democratic poster child. She was out-spoken and fearless. Many liberals saw her as the first female presidential candidate. Then came the 1996 Texas governor…
Interview with David Morgan
IN Editor Duwayne Escobedo and I just finished a lunch interview with Republican candidate for Escambia County Sheriff – David Morgan. It almost didn’t happen when we walked into Franco’s Italian Restaurant…
RB Buzz: David Morgan to run for Sheriff
We’re hearing that David Morgan is planning to file today to run for Escambia County Sheriff. Sheriff McNesby received 18,877 votes in the three-person Republican 2004 primary, while Morgan pulled in a…
Congressman wants to gut Payday amendment
Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY), is trying to gut the amendment to the military bill that would limit the interest rates military personnel can be charged on payday loans. In June, the Senate…
Bush goes green?
The Bush Administration has announced its plan for battling climate changes….drum roll, please….. Throw money at it! $3 billion will allocated for research and development. Nothing about controls on carbon dioxide emissions….
Congress Approval rating at all time low
According to the latest CBS News/NY Times poll, only 25% of the public approve of the current GOP-led Congress. These are the lowest numbers since the Republicans swept the Democrats out of…
Save Our Homes – Part 2
St. Petersburg Times: The “Save Our Homes” founder Ken Wilkinson plans to lead a petition drive to make the three percent property tax cap portable. Read the article: Tax crusader has new…
How Escambia County plans to spend $31+ million windfall
Escambia County Budget, fiscal year 2006-2007 Analysis of Increase in Property Taxes Sources Increase in ad valorem $31.344.191 Less 5% anticipated receipts * -$1,562,210 Less Santa Rosa Island property taxes -$6,595,082 Total…
Inside EDEC: Melton told to sit down, shut up
RB Buzz: The newly formed Black Caucus attended last week’s meeting of the Escambia Democratic Executive Committee and let chairman Ron Melton know how angry they were over his Labor Day press…
Who reads this blog?
New stats package looks where our blog readers are coming from – type of servers, countries, etc. Here are the stats for the past three days. 10,664 – Networks: AOL, Cox, etc…
Jim Davis to eat at Granny’s – don’t tell Ron Melton
Newsflash: Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Jim Davis and Lt. Governor Nominee Daryl Jones to visit Pensacola THIS Saturday, September 23rd… PLEASE mark your calendars…Â Join nominees Jim Davis and Daryl Jones this…
GB CEO makes INC
AppRiver Receives National Recognition in Inc. Magazine CEO Michael Murdoch Featured in “Things I Can’t Live Without†GULF BREEZE, FL, September 19, 2006 – Michael Murdoch, CEO of email security company AppRiver…
Crist’s running mate had legal problem
Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist chose state Rep. Jeff Kottkamp (Cape Coral) as his running mate last week. The Miami Herald revealed that the state had to pay $50,000 to settle a…