Category: Politics
City has huge tree fund
Pensacola City Council will be considering a tree ordinance. The Home Builders Association of West Florida is questioning the proposed mitigation fees. Under the new…
Russert’s replacement
The New York Times lists Pensacola native Joe Scarborough as a possible replacement for Meet the Press host Tim Russert. Don’t count Joe out. He…
IN Your Head Radio 6.17
Today on IN Your Head Radio we will talk to Escambia County Schools Associate Superintendent Ronnie Arnold about Superintendent Jim Paul’s announcement today that he…
Marty pre-files
Marty Donovan prefiled to run again for his city council seat on Friday, June 13. So all the council crew, except for John Fogg, is…
Living on $275 a week
The Orlando Sentinel asks, “Could you live on $275 a week?” Florida’s $275 weekly maximum benefit for the unemployed hasn’t changed in 10 years. In…
City golf course
A favorite gripe of PNJ columnist Mark “Moby” O’Brien is the city-owned Osceola Golf Course – not the Port of Pensacola. Well, Fort Walton Beach…
IN Your Head Radio 6.13
We will talk to Dahlia Hashad, Domestic Human Rights Program Director for Amnesty International. Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that the prisoners being held at Guantánamo…
DeeDee Ritchie for Mayor
There is a group trying to convince DeeDee Ritchie to run for mayor of Pensacola. The former state representative is seriously considering this re-entry into…
Notes: BCC 6.12.08
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WORKSHOP BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Escambia County Government Complex 221 Palafox Place June 12, 2008 Call to order at 9:06 a.m….
Notes: City manager meeting
June 11 City Council Special Meeting: City Manager Tom Bonfield didn’t say a word. But the city council and mayor sure did. They talked about…
IN Your Head Radio 6.11
Did new City Attorney Rusty Wells accurately describe his side work for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office? We will talk to local attorney Bert Oram about…
Mad fold-ins
I was a big fan of Mad Magazine. One popular feature was the fold-in created by Al Jaffee. The New York Times has an section…
Wendall Hall video on NY Times site
Sheriff Wendell Hall of Santa Rosa County, Fla., uses false-documentation laws to round up illegal immigrants. Check it out – NYT
IN Your Head Radio 6.10
Today on IN Your Head Radio I will talk to Robert Weissert of Florida Tax Watch. I will also take your calls at 850-437-1620. IN Your…
Sheriff’s debate on issues, not video
Sarasota County also is having a hotly contested sheriff’s race. Instead of fighting over video cameras, the candidates are actually talking about issues. Amazing! There…
Independent review of Wells employment
In light of the letter from Bert Oram that questions whether then asst. city attorney Rusty Wells did work for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office…
Buzz: Benz will be interim UWF prez
There is persistent buzz that Dr. Judy Benz will be named the interim president of the University of West Florida. The popular professor will hold…
