New home purchases

The other rumor I heard tonight at Martini Night was that new home sales are improving in the Panhandle. What’s the biggest factor? The military….

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Why? Why? Why?

The Santa Rosa Island Authority avoided any decision on redefining hotels and condos on Pensacola Beach tonight. Why? The word I got was the board…

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State Fire Marshall letter

We finally received a copy of the letter from the State Fire Marshall on his investigation of the Escambia County Volunteer Fire Departments. There are…

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FCAT scores are out

Check out Florida DOE site: SCORES

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Hawkshaw Photos

Click here for musical slide show – song by The Zac Brown Band: HAWKSHAW PHOTOS More to come….

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Gannett newspaper operations slip

According to AP: Gannett’s April revenue shrank by 2% from April 2006, with ad revenue falling 3.1%. Goldman Sachs analyst Peter Appert cut his profit…

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Explain this Dave Murzin

South Florida Sun-Sentinel: The Florida Legislature ended its annual session without achieving its No. 1 goal: reducing property taxes. Legislators did, however, vote to increase…

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Rubio tax plan – unequal

St. Petersburg Times: A St. Petersburg Times analysis of county property appraiser data has found that one out of 10 homes would not benefit from…

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Property tax politics

The Florida Association of Counties has put together a “communications tool kit” to help local officials influence public opinion through the media, the Internet and…

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Murzin vs. County

Last night’s Escambia County Commission meeting had State Rep. Dave Murzin in attendance as the County Administrator George Touart and the Commissioners danced around how…

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Added to Blognetnews.com

Rick’s Blog has been added to Blognetnews.com (www.blognetnews.com/Florida ). The site carries the best of Florida’s blogs, plus a quick guide to where debates are…

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Risen from the dead

Finally woke up. Slept all day Monday to recover from Hawkshaw. Festival went off without a hitch, Cowboy Mouth/Zac Brown Band/ Dash Rip Rock closed…

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