Category: Politics
Absolutely stupidest question ever
In the Sunday, Aug. 19 edition of the News Journal, John Peacock, an advocate for the strong mayor system of government for the City of…
ECSO top heavy
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office appears to be top heavy when you compare it to the operations at the Pensacola Police Department. City of Pensacola has…
Why did County Commission do it
The political question on everyone’s mind yesterday was, “Why did the Escambia County Commission suddenly vote to trade the Escambia County Area Transit to the…
IN has City Payroll
We have received the City of Pensacola’s payroll. You can view the pdf: IN has City Payroll We will have sortable database ready for viewing…
Snow falls from Bush
White House press secretary Tony Snow announced today he is resigning as press secretary for Pres. Bush due to financial pressures. Snow was named press…
New Port website
There is a new website on the port: TakeBackthePort.com. For decades after the “glory days†of exporting timber, turpentine, and red snapper, heavy industry has…
Commission approves another landfill
With a 4-1 vote last night, Escambia County Commission approved a permit for South Palafox Properties to operate an existing construction and demolition landfill off…
County dumps buses
With no prior notice to the Pensacola City Council, the Escambia County Commission voted to dump the money losing Escambia County Area Transit on the…
Port may get new tenant
The Enterprise Operations Committee of the Pensacola City Council meets on Monday, Aug. 20 at 3:15 p.m. in the Hagler-Mason Conference Room to consider a…
Santa Rosa County eyes higher fire fees
Santa Rosa County wants to increase its fire protection budget from $1.1 million to $2.89 million by raising its fire fees. The money will fund…
Northrup wants to expand in Mobile
From the Mobile Press Register: Northrop Grumman Corp. said Wednesday its Mobile-made KC-30 tanker would provide an economic boost in neighboring Mississippi. Los Angeles-based Northrop…
Sherriff produces annual report
Escambia County Sheriff Ron McNesby has produced a high-gloss annual report that’s 52 pages. It looks like a high school yearbook with pictures of his…
Economic indicators worsen
I’ve started reviewing the Prosperity Pensacola report and trying to determine where we are one year later. So far the numbers are not moving in…
Our minor mayor
Here is an editorial that appeared in alt-weekly The Arkansas Times on 6/8/06 about Little Rock and its weak mayor system. Much of it applies…
Little Rock votes for strong Mayor
Little Rock voters on Tuesday approved measures making the mayor’s job full time and granting him veto power over the city’s Board of Directors. The…
Close public libraries
Today’s Pensacola News Journal reports that the City of Pensacola, who runs the public library system for Escambia County, is considering further cuts ($972,000) to…
Another bad indicator for Escambia County
Last year the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce issued its Prosperity Pensacola report that had several indicators by which we could benchmark the community’s…
Pensacola misses most literate list
No surprise here. Central Connecticut State University compiles the list. A total score is tallied for each city across six different literacy categories: Booksellers; Educational…
FOX News caught changing Wikipedia
On the website – Geek are Sexy – Brian Boyko writes on an news story that is tearing through the blogosphere – Fox News has…
What is the legislature thinking on insurance
Does big insurance control the state legislature? First we have special session to deal with property insurance that in the end did nothing. Insurance companies…
