Category: Politics
No surprises in Miller’s financials
Congressman Jeff Miller filed his 2010 financial disclosure report in May. Assets: $1.06 million-$1.69 million –mostly land in Santa Rosa County. He bought May 2010…
Port: ‘Belly Button’ Rainmaker
The Port of Pensacola has its supporters for it remaining an industrial port. Both here in Pensacola and at the state level. On June 21,…
Murdoch paper shutdown
The last edition of the News of the World, a British tabloid that has been around for a 168 years, hit stands this morning. Rupert…
Enu Mianigi: Scott’s death eater
The Miami Herald is profiling the inner circle of Gov. Rick “Voldemort” Scott. In the Sunday, July 10 edition, the paper focuses on Enu Mianigi,…
Pensacola City Council: Size Matters
The Pensacola City Council needs to discuss at its July 20 special workshop the one topic that its citizens want to see happen—reducing the number…
Husband of Young’s aide running illegal pit, again
PNJ reporter Jamie Page reported on his blog that husband of Commissioner Marie Young’s longtime aide has been operating an illegal sand borrow pit, construction…
Clearwire moves call centers to Philippines
Milton, Fl can’t beat the Phillppines when it comes to low wages. PC World reports Clearwire will go to the Philippines after TeleTech Holdings, the…
Experts see little hope of Port being moneymaker
Expect the debate over the future of the Port of Pensacola to heat up when the Mayor’s Port Advisory Committee and the Pensacola City Council…
Buzz: Council workshop agenda grows
Buzz: Pensacola Councilwoman Sherri Myers (District 2) has requested that following items be added to the Council workshop that has been called by the council…
Evers wants some of that Anthony vengence
Letter from State Sen. Greg “Pistol” Evers to Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos: Dear President Haridopolos: In the days following the verdict of the Casey…
Ingram jumps on Caylee Anthony bill
It’s a bandwagon now. Local lawmakers get involved in the bill based on an Orlando case. Hmmmm, elections are only one year away. Coincidence? Press…
Free, Free, Thank God, Free at Last
Pensacola Police report: The 53-foot long 18-wheeler has been freed from the grasp of the 17th Avenue trestle after it became lodged under the bridge…
Fitch affirms Pensacola Airport bond rating, but says outlook is negative
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘BBB+’ rating on the City of Pensacola’s approximately $35.6 million in outstanding series 2008 airport capital improvement revenue bonds issued…
ECSO re-accredited
Press Release: Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan presented staff with a certificate acknowledging The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office being awarded full re-accredited status by the…
Council President calls special meeting
NOTICE OF MEETING – City Council Workshop, July 20, 9:30 a.m. The Pensacola City Council president has called for a City Council workshop for Wednesday,…
Guest Viewpoint: Seeing New Things-Past and Present
By Sarah Lyons I went to hear Dr. Omar Ali speak at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem recently. Schomburg is…
How Fox News brainwashes America
Dr. Cynthia Boaz describes on Truthout how Fox News brainwashes its viewers. Much of it we’ve written about before in bits and pieces, but she…
Clearwire hand-off fumbles jobs
Clearwire, the once great employer in Santa Rosa County, turned over its Milton operation to TeleTech. Most of its employees were transferred over to the…
Liberty Counsel paid off to drop suit involving Santa Rosa schools
What strikes me about this announcement is that Liberty Counsel —the conservation religious group who intervened in the original consent decree—could walk away with $265,000…
Scott asks supporters to praise him
Gov. Voldemort has more than a few tricks up his robe. On his campaign website, Rick Scott asks his faithful followers to send emails to…
