Business Week has an article on the Sweepstakes Internet cafes that are popping up in strip centers across the state. First-time customers must sign a “sweepstakes entry” form, which includes a clause…
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Except in Escambia County
The Escambia County Public School District has 11 middle and elementary schools that have greater than 70 percent minority student populations. All have over 90 percent of their students are on free…
Minority and poor doesn’t mean bad grades
More proof that schools with minority and economically disadvantaged students can succeed. There are 87 non-charter middle and elementary schools in Florida that have over 95 percent minority students and got A…
Feds aren’t happy with sentence proposal for Nodine
Press Register: Federal prosecutors Thursday objected to the U.S. Probation Office’s conclusion that former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine should get a sentencing break for “acceptance of responsibility†on a gun charge….
Five things I don’t understand
1. The irrational, over-the-top hatred for Barack Obama. 2. Putting corporations ahead of people in the state budget. 3. How an FCAT test score became the most important part of a child’s…
Baby Gaetz attacks constituents
We are learning that our state representatives are only nice to their local districts when they are campaigning for office. Once the election is over, they could care less about the local…
Ingram Manure Report
Press Release: Tallahassee – These past two weeks have been very busy in Tallahassee with both the legislature as well as some good news for the district. The Governor held a joint…
Facts on Mater Academy Charter Middle/High Schools
Minority and economically disadvantaged students can excel in the right school: MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH Total Students 9TH 398 10TH 336 11TH 356 12TH 371 Free or Reduced Lunch Minority Total 1461…
ServisFirst Bank names Board of Directors
Press Release: ServisFirst Bank Pensacola announces that it has brought together a diverse and experienced group of Pensacola corporate leaders to serve as the Bank’s Advisory Board of Directors. The ServisFirst Bank…
Another school that gets it right
At Mater Academy Charter High School in Hialeah Gardens, students are never asked “if’’ they’re going to college. They’re asked “where.’’ Nearly 80 percent of the nearly 3,000 students are eligible for…
Poll shows concerns about Escambia School District
The public isn’t happy with the direction of the Escambia County public schools. Despite statements by school district officials that classrooms are safe, people are concerned about school safety. The IN and…
Mayor has sheriff investigate city cops
Mayor Teresa Zemaitis had been frustrated by the Kenneth City Town Council’s refusal to listen to her complaints about problems in the Police Department. She asked the sheriff to investigate. The results…
Oh, no, conflicting reports on red snapper
The Mobile Press register reports that scientists have conflicting reports on their samples of red snapper caught in the Gulf. Researchers from the University of South Alabama and the Dauphin Island Sea…
School District appears to blame victim again
Unbelievably, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas appears to be blaming the female victim in an alleged sexual assault. The daily newspaper ran on its front page a follow-up story on the Spencer Bibbs music…
City of Pensacola has new website
The new website went live this afternoon. http://www.cityofpensacola.com/
On The John Batchelor Show Tonight
Today, I will be a guest on The John Batchelor Show, which is broadcast on the WABC Radio Network, starting at 8 p.m.
TLC: Benefit for children fighting brain cancer
On Saturday, April 23, 2011, at 8:00 pm, The Leisure Club in Downtown Pensacola will host “A Night of Music and Hope,†a singer/songwriter showcase to benefit children fighting brain cancer. Every…
Badlands V: This time it’s War
…rington Press Release: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is hosting another “Operation Clean Sweep†event in the Warrington community on Thursday, April 28, 2011. The clean-up will begin at 8:00 am at…
Notes on UWF forum on the anniversary of the BP disaster
Last night I sat on a panel regarding the BP disaster: what happened, what did we learn and where are we now. The panel included Dr. Dick Snyder, director of the UWF…
Fiesta of Five Flags DeLuna Treasure Hunt: Clue #2
CLUE TWO Safer than downtown, Brits built this one higher and this was the last place many fought. Galvez’s story is told where the model now stands. The key names the regiment…