Category: News
Quote of the day
My daughter Cat Ellis runs every summer a Miracle Camp for kids who battle rheumatoid arthritis, a disease that Cat herself has suffered from since…
Why I do what I do
I received this email yesterday: From: Erin Beckett (Markes) Subject: Jaden Markes It is coming up on the third year that I lost my precious…
School Board to air thoughts on superintendent
Here is something that will never happen in Pensacola, but it should. The St. Pete Times reports that the Pinellas County School Board wants to…
Okaloosa County Tax Collector resigns
Chris Hughes has announced his resignation as Okaloosa Co. Tax Collector. For the past 4 years, Hughes has been in trouble. A Florida Department of…
OPEC talks collapse
Reuters reports that OPEC talks broke down in acrimony on Wednesday without an agreement to raise output after Saudi Arabia failed to convince the oil…
Is it time to dissolve SRIA?
The Santa Rosa Island Authority survived two efforts in the Aughts –or what some in Pensacola are starting to call the “Bull$#% Decade”–to abolish it….
Maritime Park Aerials
The park is moving along. Blue Wahoos will be playing next spring.
Barbie, it’s over
That’s the slogan for a new Greenpeace campaign against Mattel. The LA Times reports: Activists rappelled down the face of the 15-story El Segundo headquarters…
FCAT Science scores a mixed bag
You have to love how the daily newspaper spins the FCAT scores of the Escambia Public School District, without any critical analysis. The paper ignores…
Buzz: County may privatize juvie
Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver told the IN yesterday that he is looking into privatizing the county juvenile detention. The state is charging the county…
Early learning critical to reading improvement
I received this email from the head of the Early Learning Coalition: Rick, I believe the facts in your 6/2/11 Buzz article are correct. However,…
Escambia County avoids budget crisis
Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver stopped by the IN offices to discuss the 2011-12 budget. The good news is the budget is balanced without a…