Category: Politics
IN Your Head Radio 7.14
Escambia County Commission chairman Gene Valentino will call in today from London — He is there for the Farnborough International Air with U.S. Sen. Richard…
Report: Farnborough International Air Show
Escambia County Commission chairman, Gene Valentino, paid his own way to go to his airshow. Comm. Gordon Goodin got Santa Rosa County to pay his…
Notes: City 7.10.08
A special committee of the whole meeting was held on July 10 at 6:15 to approve the contract of newly appointed city attorney Rusty Wells….
Notes: BCC 7.10.08
Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting â July 10, 2008 â 5:30 p.m. Governmental Complex â First Floor Call to order at 5:31 p.m. All…
Soccer mom to file against Mike DeSorbo
Pensacola city councilman Mike DeSorbo – who has served on the council since 1986 (or is it 1886?) – will have another opponent, Maren DeWeese….
Two new candidates for city council
Noon today is the deadline for qualifying to run for Pensacola city council or mayor. Two more people have filed, but have yet to complete…
50 Favorite magazines
Chicago Tribune has published its annual list of its 50 favorite magazines. Remarkably, Bella is not on the list. Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and Esquire…
Pensacola drops, too
Pensacola has lost people too according to the U.S. Census estimates released today. This is not good. Both the county and its largest city are…
Escambia drops population
The U.S. Census estimates are in. Escambia County lost 214 people. Santa Rosa gained 2,475. Baldwin County, Ala. gained 3,536. The three counties together have…
Deportations on the rise
Miami Herald reports: “Deportations in Florida jump by almost 50 percent, setting a pace that likely will surpass last year’s total and exceed a 10-year…
Tanker contract to be rebid
The U.S. Air Force will rebid the $35 billion contract to build new refueling tankers. The Defense Department will be making the decision by Dec….