State newspaper round-up
Sarasota Herald Tribune: Gov. Rick Scott has secretly pushed to kill Citizens Property Insurance before his first term ends. Read more. St. Pete Times: Despite…
Five things I don’t understand
1. The irrational, over-the-top hatred for Barack Obama. 2. Putting corporations ahead of people in the state budget. 3. How an FCAT test score became…
Baby Gaetz attacks constituents
We are learning that our state representatives are only nice to their local districts when they are campaigning for office. Once the election is over,…
Bare knuckles payback
St. Pete Times writes about how GOP lawmakers are taking advantage of their political clout to weaken the Democrats in future elections. “It is bare-knuckle…
Ingram Manure Report
Press Release: Tallahassee – These past two weeks have been very busy in Tallahassee with both the legislature as well as some good news for…
Facts on Mater Academy Charter Middle/High Schools
Minority and economically disadvantaged students can excel in the right school: MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH Total Students 9TH 398 10TH 336 11TH 356 12TH 371…
ServisFirst Bank names Board of Directors
Press Release: ServisFirst Bank Pensacola announces that it has brought together a diverse and experienced group of Pensacola corporate leaders to serve as the Bank’s…
House passes elections bill
Despite no reports of election fraud, Florida House Republicans have strong-armed an elections bill through the House. Read how they are mucking up a good…
Another school that gets it right
At Mater Academy Charter High School in Hialeah Gardens, students are never asked “if’’ they’re going to college. They’re asked “where.’’ Nearly 80 percent of…
Poll shows concerns about Escambia School District
The public isn’t happy with the direction of the Escambia County public schools. Despite statements by school district officials that classrooms are safe, people are…
Mayor has sheriff investigate city cops
Mayor Teresa Zemaitis had been frustrated by the Kenneth City Town Council’s refusal to listen to her complaints about problems in the Police Department. She…
Oh, no, conflicting reports on red snapper
The Mobile Press register reports that scientists have conflicting reports on their samples of red snapper caught in the Gulf. Researchers from the University of…
School District appears to blame victim again
Unbelievably, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas appears to be blaming the female victim in an alleged sexual assault. The daily newspaper ran on its front page a…
Scarborough makes Time’s Most Influential List
Joe Scarborough, former Congressman, editor/publisher of the old Florida Sun and host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, made Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the world….
City of Pensacola has new website
The new website went live this afternoon. http://www.cityofpensacola.com/
On The John Batchelor Show Tonight
Today, I will be a guest on The John Batchelor Show, which is broadcast on the WABC Radio Network, starting at 8 p.m.
TLC: Benefit for children fighting brain cancer
On Saturday, April 23, 2011, at 8:00 pm, The Leisure Club in Downtown Pensacola will host “A Night of Music and Hope,†a singer/songwriter showcase…
Badlands V: This time it’s War
…rington Press Release: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is hosting another “Operation Clean Sweep†event in the Warrington community on Thursday, April 28, 2011. The…
Notes on UWF forum on the anniversary of the BP disaster
Last night I sat on a panel regarding the BP disaster: what happened, what did we learn and where are we now. The panel included…
Repairing Gov. Scott’s image
The St. Pete Times writes about Gov. Rick Scott working on repairing his public image. My youngest calls him “Gov. Voldemort” so he has a…
