Category: Politics
Ethics for county employees
The PNJ picks up the ethics policy story that IN reported on Thursday (New Ethics Rules ). This policy will have an impact on county…
IN Your Head Radio – 11/30 edition
Want to find out how Dana Atkinson stole from the Santa Rosa County Tax Collector’s office listen at 1:15 today? I will walk you through…
Don’t drink the water
The Escambia County Health Department has issued health alerts for parts of Bayou Grande and Bayou Texar because bacteria levels are above state standards. Health…
Surprise, city council delays another action
There are no surprises with the Pensacola City Council. Last night, the board known for its inaction voted to delay loaning the Community Maritime Park…
SR teachers want pay raise
All is not well in the highly successful Santa Rosa County public school system. Teachers are petitioning the school board for pay raises. While Okaloosa…
Did a grudge play a role in bottle club vote?
The buzz around town is that Pensacola City Councilman Jack Nobles may have changed his position on the closing time for bottle clubs because Brian…
WEAR TV 3 adds another of news hour
Beginning Dec. 10, the local ABC affiliate will start its afternoon news at 4 pm. Mollye Barrows will be one of the anchors. The Sinclair-owned…
Edwards backs out of Destin event
The Fort Walton Daily News reports that John Edwards is passing on the campaign fundraiser scheduled for tonight at Harbor Docks in Destin. Restaurant owner…
We interviewed Guiliani
We did interview GOP frontrunner Rudy Guiliani today on IN Your Head Radio as he was stepping on a plane for flight to St. Petersburg,…
Studer book still climbing
Results That Last has made the Wall Street Journal bestseller list for two weeks in a row and moving up from #12 to #10. Studer…
Guiliani is still on
The interview has been moved to 1:30 p.m. At 1:15, I will interview Jim Nintzel of the Tucson Weekly about their Project White House. It’s…
Chamber on YouTube
On November 8, 2007, 200 great minds came together to change the history of healthcare. Pensacola was the place. The Chamber was the force. They…
Studer helps Wisc. school district
The Janesville Gazette reports Quint Studer is helping the school district in which he taught special education. Coaches pine for it. Bosses dream about it….
Pensacola – underground railroad
Pensacola got mentioned in a column in The Sheboygan Press on abolitionist Jonathan Walker. It was in the autumn of 1843 that Jonathan Walker found…
What we wrote about Actigraph
The daily newspaper writes today on Actigraph – seven months after we report on it ( Andrews pays and heals). This means the PNJ may…
Insurers have record profits
The Pensacola News Journal reports that insurers area worried about 2008 hurricane season. Allstate and the Hartford companies want major rate hikes that they claim…
Thanksgiving mysteries
We need Jessica Fletcher (“Murder She Wrote”) or Frank Grissom (“CSI”) to help us solve these Thanksgiving Weekend mysteries: 1. What happened to the Escambia…
Does budget process matter?
The SRIA asking for $10 million from the Escambia County Commission begs an even larger question. Why wasn’t the beach parking in the 2007-08 budget…
20 years still no beach parking
The daily newspaper has an article on the Santa Rosa Island Authority asking the county commission for $10 million for more beach parking. The key…
Happy Thanksgiving
Taking today and tomorrow off. Have a great Thanksgiving. Will be back Friday. -Rick



