Category: Politics
Buzz: Council Exec pick drops out
Scotty Davis, Pensacola City Council’s pick for its council executive after a five-month search, has withdrawn from the position. Here is the email from City…
TDC Death Match: Round Three
From Grover Robinson: Terry, You nailed the heart of the issue without really mentioning it. Your right there is a good marketing plan and good…
TDC Death Match: Round Two
From Terry Scruggs, interim Chamber VP for tourism: Grover, With all due respect here is two cents worth from the “new kid on the block”…
TDC Death Match: Round One
From Commissioner Grover Robinson: From: “Grover C. Robinson” Date: September 26, 2011 5:38:12 PM CDT To: “Grover C. Robinson” , ewb , “‘julian@innisfree.com’” , “‘robertr@resortrealtylife.com’”…
Panhandle gets $1.5B Solar Farm
National Solar Power of Melbourne announced Monday it has chosen Gadsden County, the county west of Tallahassee, for a $1.5-billion solar power project. The facility…
No dadgum judge knows better than Evers
State Sen. Greg “Lock-n-load” Evers (R-Baker) is upset that a federal judge placed an injunction on his gun law that prevented doctors from asking their…
WOB replaces Blazzues
Press Release: Granger Properties today announced a commercial real estate lease agreement with the national company World of Beer. World of Beer is based out…
PETA vs. Cole Brothers Circus
Press Release: After filing two complaints with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding the physical safety and psychological well-being of two elephants, PETA has…
Wall Street Protest
The protests on Wall Street may be the most under reported story of this past week. The group Occupy Wall Street streamed live some of…
Regulations impact on jobs, not as much as some think
Bureau of Labor Statistics shows employers attributing a small fraction of job losses to governmental regulations. In the first half of 2011, employers listed regulations…
Veolia responds to ECAT workers
We received this letter from Veolia, the French company that manages Escambia County Area Transit: Thanks Escambia Community I’d like to thank everyone for their…
Do less taxes really equal more jobs?
This Miami Herald cartoon (click on image to enlarge) illustrates the absurdity of the Right-Wing agenda:
