The three lowest performing middle schools in Escambia County are Bellview (447 pts), Warrington (450 pts) and Woodham (453 pts). All three are C schools but their total points have slipped below…
Liberty Counsel holds Victory Rally
….for $265,000. Let’s hope the refreshments are free. Liberty Counsel and its 24 clients will be hosting a Victory Rally and Celebration on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, 7-9 p.m. at Pace Assembly…
Liberty Counsel says money from insurance carrier
Ignore that Santa Rosa taxpayers pay the insurance premiums. Ignore the federal judge said Liberty Counsel had no standing in the case. There is apparently money in suing for God. Liberty Counsel…
Liberty Counsel paid off to drop suit involving Santa Rosa schools
What strikes me about this announcement is that Liberty Counsel —the conservation religious group who intervened in the original consent decree—could walk away with $265,000 of taxpayers’ money. The ACLU is waiving…
Powell files to run against Morgan
John R. Powell, Republican, pre-filed as for Escambia County Sheriff. Powell ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat in 2004 against Ron McNesby. He served as Chief Police for Dothan, Ala. until he was…
Buzz: Jeremiah Wright coming to Pensacola
Jeremiah Wright, Pastor Emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ, may be coming to preach. And the Republicans and Tea Party folks are going nuts over it.
Crist bashing part of GOP debate (corrected)
You have to love how Florida Republicans debate. They have to find someone to bash so that they can deflect any attention on their personal records. Rick Scott ran against Barack Obama,…
Putnam not running for Governor 2014
Some Republicans have already begun looking for someone to run for Florida governor in 2014, someone other than Rick Scott. Adam Putnam, a rising star and currently Commissioner of Agriculture, is one…
New Florida Laws
About 160 Florida statutes go on the books today. Here are few: HB 353 requires welfare applicants to take drug tests at their own expense. If they pass, they will get reimbursed….
Escambia District returns to B status
The Florida Department of Education has issued its school grades and the Escambia District has returned B status. Last year the district had fallen to a C, after two consecutive B years….
Orlando Food Not Bombs Rally
Press Release: Food Not Bombs Solidarity Rally–Locals Rally with Father Nathan against Orlando’s Food Sharing Ban June 29, 2011 – Pensacola, FL – Father Nathan Monk, along with local Food Not Bombs…
Buzz:Merrill wants Feinberg to make us whole
Collier Merrill, fresh from a special event at the James Beard House in NYC, told the IN yesterday that he’s tired of hearing excuses from BP, Gulf Coast Claim Facility and the…
Scott met with Koch brothers
It was a gathering of GOP conservative wizards. Miami Herald reports Gov. Rick Scott flew to Colorado over the weekend to attend a secretive policy retreat hosted by powerful conservative donors Charles…
Bayou Chico:most contaminated bayou in Florida
Escambia County wins another title. Bayou Chico ranks as one of the most contaminated bayous in the state of Florida, according to National Resource Defense Council. It had 62 percent of its…
Fr. Monk to lead Orlando protest
Orlando Sentinel reports Fr. Nathan Monk is going to Orlando to lead a demonstration in support of a group, Orlando Food Not Bombs. that has faced legal trouble for feeding the homeless…
Scott asks supporters to praise him
Gov. Voldemort has more than a few tricks up his robe. On his campaign website, Rick Scott asks his faithful followers to send emails to newspaper editors that tout his virtues: Dear…
Pink slips sent to 1600 state workers, not Scott
Florida Tribune reports at least 1,600 state workers have been told they are losing their jobs at the end of this week. But the Department of Management Services reported on Tuesday that…
Smoke from Alabama park fills west side
Mobile Press Register reports Gov. Robert Bentley plans to visit Gulf State Park today, as firefighters work to control a roughly 700-acre conflagration that has burned for more than four days. Light…
Best of the Coast ballot coming July 21
The daily newspaper has published its Best of the Bay. Readers and business owners have asked when will be releasing the ballots. We’ve set July 21 as the date, and I don’t…
More students can get out of failing schools
Gov. Rick Scott signed yesterday a bill into law that expands the Opportunity Scholarship program, which allows students to transfer to better-performing public schools. Under the old rules, parents could transfer their…
