UWF fails to make best value list
Six Florida public universities are listed among the 100 `best values’ by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. 2. The University of Florida 11. New College of Florida…
BP: Show us the contracts
Mobile Press Register:The Center for Justice and Democracy A nonprofit group on Tuesday asked Gulf Coast attorneys general to pressure the Gulf Coast Claims Facility…
Governor Rick Scott Inaugural Address
Governor Crist, thank you for your graciousness. Mr.President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Cabinet, Mr. Chief Justice and members of the Supreme Court. Distinguished guests…
Buzz: Suter expansion
Parents are excited to hear that Suter Elementary will be expanding, replacing the trailers with “bricks and mortar.” This is seen as a victory for…
Hayward Pledge-o-meter
The St. Petersburg Times has established its GOP Pledge-O-Meter to track the campaign promises of the Republican Congress and Gov. Rick Scott. The 2010 election…
GOP Congress theme song: Undo it.
New York Times: Soon after the 112th Congress convenes Wednesday, Republicans in the House plan to make good on a campaign promise that helped vault…
2010 Top Political Stories: Demise of Consolidation
Consolidation ended with a loud thud in early 2010. Twenty or thirty years ago, the heavy-handed, backroom politics used by some of the proponents for…
2010 Top Political Stories: Behind the scenes of BP disaster
The BP disaster, the largest man-made environmental disaster in U.S. history, maybe even world history, heads most media’s list of top news stories, but the…
2010 Top Political Stories: Election of Ashton Hayward
Note: Over the next few days, I will analyze what I see as this area’s top political stories for 2010. Election of Ashton Hayward By…
Economist: Scott’s team misread his report
The problem with unemployment is not overly generous benefits, but the lack of jobs, according to Princeton University Prof. Alan Krueger. Gov-elect Rick Scott’s transition…
Did you notice PNJ changed top story list?
In November, the Pensacola News Journal’s business monthly paper, Pensacola Business Journal, published its list of top 10 business stories for 2010 (Read). Yesterday, the…
Christmas Wish: Feed hungry children
I got word yesterday that Oakcrest Elementary has 15 more children that they want to add to the Backpack Club, which is gives the kids…
Nodine Trial: Jurors speak out
Three female jurors held out that former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine was not guilty of killing his girlfriend Angel Downs. One them tells Mobile…
The Daily Beast 2010 Political Awards
From the tears of John Boehner and the resurrection of Harry Reid; Virginia Thomas’ voicemail and Eric Massa’s tickling, 2010 was a long, strange trip….
FRS one of the best state pensions
Gov.-elect Rick Scott attacked his opponent Florida CEO Alex Sink for mismanagement of the state pension fund, citing how it, like nearly all state pensions,…
Tar balls in the Pensacola Pass
No, the BP oil hasn’t gone away. Friends are calling to report that near Fort Pickens you can see tar balls everywhere. Maybe if we…
How to prevent robberies of taxi drivers
The Department of Justice has a guide with recommendations on how to deal with robberies of taxi drivers. Several involve the taxi cab companies spending…
Remembering the Poot Index
The Main Street Sewage Treatment plant is no longer flowing and we’re no longer greeted daily with its odors drifting through downtown Pensacola. On the…
Malcolm Thomas isn’t going to like this article
Escambia Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas has been telling community leaders that four Escambia County high schools scored well enough to be “A” schools….they aren’t…
Buzz: Plurality or Majority?
The race to be the first Pensacola city council president appears to be tight between Maren DeWeese, Sam Hall and John Jerralds. The question is:…
