Category: Politics

Pinellas County Administrator Steve Spratt tendered his resignation last week, effective Sept. 30, after six years of service. In a statement presented to his Board…

Santa Rosa County property appraiser Greg Brown is battling the Florida Department of Revenue over lowering property values for the 2007 tax roll. DOR is…

Matthew Felling on the CBS News blog – Public Blog – points out that the circulation figures of the heralded USA Today aren’t exactly what…

Budget cutbacks won’t hurt the bank accounts of city employees. The Pensacola City Council voted 8-0 last week, with Councilmen Mike DeSorbo and Sam Hall…

Another actor with political experience is seeking the presidential nomination. Reagan, a former Governor, did it in 1990 1980. Fred Thompson, a former U.S. Senator,…

I’ve heard a lot of talk about what a great job County Administrator George Touart did after Hurricane Ivan. However I can’t think of any…

Barry Evans and George Touart both held the Escambia County Administrator’s position longer than anyone else. Both served under County Commissioner Mike Whitehead. Both retired…

When is a decision not a decision?  When the “decision” is made by the Pensacola City Council. Case in point: The Pensacola City Council voted…

Our daily newspaper has started trying to sell its own “Best of” contest…just as we’ve closed the most successful voting session in the history of…

The daily newspaper reports another jail death: A 34-year-old man died at the Escambia County Jail on Thursday. The cause of the man’s death was…

First it starts 6 minutes late. Mike Whitehead walks in as the gavel is sounded. Grover Robinson arrives five minutes after meeting starts and spends…

The Escambia County commissioners are paid $73,818.99. Is it too much to ask them to stay for an entire meeting, especially one as important as…