Perdido Key Chamber Chairwoman Alison Davenport doesn’t have to worry about the Tourism Development Commission going way. It was formed by legislative act and can’t be easily dissolved without also doing away…
More on Dixon showdown tonight
IN reporter Jeremy Morrison interviewed Rev. Lutimothy May about tonight’s Escambia County School Board vote on whether to close A.A. Dixon Charter School. If the Board does it, they will be on…
Don’t panic
Have had my hands full completing this week’s issue. The cover story is powerful and on an important issue so I needed to focus on it. Right now, I’m on The Ed…
A.A. Dixon responds to Superintendent Thomas and his workshop
A.A. Dixon is fighting back–their parents, teachers, the churches and the community aren’t going to go away quietly. Tomorrow night’s School Board meeting could be interesting. Too bad, the School District keeps…
Thomas tells IN that he is in favor of closing A.A. Dixon
IN reporter Jeremy Morrison interviewed Escambia County Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas today about the School Board tomorrow on whether to close the A.A. Dixon charter school. Thomas predicts the struggling school…
Buzz: Superintendent Thomas withheld Title I funds from Dixon Charter School
One of the big justifications for closing A.A. Dixon Charter School is that it had nearly $100,000 operating deficit in its first school year, 2010-2011. The IN has learned that the School…
Senator Thrasher Congratulates Senate President-designate Gaetz
Press Release: Senator John Thrasher (R-St. Augustine) today released the following statement congratulating Senator Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) on his designation as Republican Senate President for the 2012-2014 term. “I congratulate Senator Gaetz…
Obama can’t even have a beer without criticism
Marine corporal Dakota Meyer received last week the the Medal of Honor on Thursday, the highest award given to members of the armed services. When White House staff contacted him to arrange…
Guide to this week’s GOP conference in Orlando
The Florida Republican Party is holding being Thursday its three-day Presidency 5 conference at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. This is the state party’s biggest political event of the election…
Drug deaths surpass tragic fatalities in U.S.
The Los Angeles Times reports that drugs exceeded motor vehicle accidents as a cause of death in 2009, killing at least 37,485 people nationwide, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers…
News Herald stops anonymous comments
The News Herald, Panama City’s daily newspaper, is discontinuing, effective tomorrow, its anonymous commenting system in favor of one tied to Facebook. To comment you must have a Facebook account. “This isn’t…
Hayward proposes a reduction in Sanitation surcharge
Mayor Ashton Hayward is recommending to the Pensacola City Council a reduction in the sanitation fuel surcharge from $2.10/mo. to $1.50/mo. beginning Oct. 1. The Council will consider it at Monday’s Committee…
PNJ circulation down nearly 32 percent
According to the Gannett Blog, the Pensacola News Journal has seen its weekday circulation drop 31.66 percent from 2000-2010, which is about 19,890 copies. It’s based on data published by the company…
Jeb Bush partners with BP clean up responder
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, through his firm Old Rhodes Holdings LLC, and O’Brien’s Response Management (O’Brien’s) have announced a strategic partnership. O’Brien’s handled some of the clean-up operations of last year’s…
NYT: Evers’ law pandered to gun lobby
Who would have ever thought that State Sen. Greg Evers (R-Baker) would have legislation sponsored by him earn an editorial in the New York Times? Well, it did Friday, and the NYT…
Papa Gaetz named Florida Senate Prez 2013-14
State Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) will be officially designated Monday as Senate president for the 2013-14 legislative sessions. According to a recent press announcement, his Monday will begin with the private prayer…
This week’s #MuckReads
Here are this week’s top must-read stories from #MuckReads, ProPublica’s ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism.
New book shows dysfunctional White House
Washington Post reports that the book, “Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington and the Education of a President,†by journalist Ron Suskind, “paints an unflattering portrait of a dysfunctional and acrimonious White House…
Go Fifth
State Republican party leaders want Florida to be the fifth presidential primary–behind Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. The Republican National Committee set forth that only these states can hold primaries…
Lt. Gov. Carroll offers to help bring jobs to Pensacola
Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll visited Pensacola yesterday. She was honored at a reception at Jackson’s Steakhouse and later walked down Palafox to join in the festivities of Gallery Night. Carroll remarked…
