J.B. Schluter, co-owner of Innerlight Surf Shop, has filed to run for the Gulf Breeze City Council. The long-time GB resident and business owner has been active in the GB Sports Association,…
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Letter from Afghanistan
From one of IN Editor Duwayne Escobedo’s clan: Greetings, news and commentary from the far side (of the world), as of September. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mom always said to enjoy what I could, and…
Message from Rod Smith
Dear Friend, This wasn’t the email we wanted to send after the election. Tuesday night, our campaign for governor came to an end — but our fight for straight talk from our…
One vote does count
From Jeff DeWeasel: HOW IMPORTANT IS ONE VOTE? In 1776, one vote gave America the English Language instead of German. In 1845, one vote brought Texas into the Union. In 1868, one…
“I still failed to find one outrageous lie from SOC”
From my morning emails: Rick, Search as hard as I could, I still failed to find one outrageous lie from SOC. However, I did find one with the Maritime Park Promoters. It…
Rev. Fred Goes Off On Jon Stewart
Rev. Fred Phelps attacks Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert in this TV broadcasts. Rev. Fred Phelps is the pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church, based out of Topeka, Kansas. He was in…
Test your Rock skills…remember chicks like guys with skills
WFMU’s Great Copycat Contest WFMU’s Beware of the Blog has come up with this contest as part of its monthly DJ Compilation feature: This month’s DJ-produced compilation is Bill Zurat’s‘s 2005 marathon…
Does ECUA get the message?
 One government agency that should listen hard to the Sept. 5th primary vote is the Emerald Coast Utility Authority. The voters want change. We hear that FEMA will announce this month…
One way to handle ECSO internal investigations
The Broward Co. Sheriff has hired a former prosecutor to be his inspector general who will have the power to investigate all alleged wrongdoing in his department. This might be one solution…
Top 10 news stories media didn’t cover
From San Francisco Bay Guardian: 1. THE FEDS AND THE MEDIA MUDDY THE DEBATE OVER INTERNET FREEDOM 2. HALLIBURTON CHARGED WITH SELLING NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN 3. WORLD OCEANS IN EXTREME DANGER…
What about the other city districts?
It’s late and I should be in bed, but the numbers side of me won’t let me stop looking at the park vote. Here’s what happened in the other districts: District 1…
Hall may be in better position
Sam Hall is running in District 2 against Steve Kolokouris and Paul Young. Hall was a Stop Our City member, too. He was on their BLAB TV shows trying to defeat the…
Howard does have a problem
Jerry Howard is running the District 3 Pensacola City Council seat held by Mike Desorbo. Howard was a big Stop Our City member and campaigned heavily against the Vince Whibbs Community Maritime…
Oops, Marty didn’t really know his district
There was something about the WSRE debate that has been gnawing at me the last two days. It was this quote: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bceJURLp0KE] Marty represents District 4. That district has three precincts: East…
Howard has new campaign strategy
Pensacola City Council Jerry Howard lost a major plank of his platform when the Vince Whibbs Community Maritime Park passed on Sept. 5th. In his viewpoint on Gulf1.com (Howard says vote No)…
Hot, Hot, Hot – 9/7/06
The top posts of the day. Readership steadily growing. School Board District 1 race – Bergosh, Sept. 5 Primary Winners & Losers Tribute to Croc Hunter Escambia Co. School Board races –…
Early Analysis of FL Gov Race
This from Political Wire  ————————————————————————–      In Florida, Crist to Face Davis for Governor      CQ Politics says the results of yesterday’s primary elections for governor “suggest that the Republican nominee, state…
Vote recount continues
The Valentino-Roberts recount is still going on. Valentino has 3-vote lead. They’re going thru the opti-scan votes now. Have absentees left to do. Parties can still request a manual recount after this…
Whitehead wants Perdido
Rumor has it. Escambia Co. Commissioner Mike Whitehead wants to redraw his district lines before the 2008 election. He believes Perdido Key (which is currently the Valentino-Roberts district) will help him get…
Kolokouris may be big winner, too
Pensacola City Council District 2 candidate Steve Kolokouris could be a big beneficiary of the Park and Grover Robinson wins. People want a change. His opponents are Sam Hall and Paul Young….