The majority of the Escambia County elementary schools improved on the writing scores and narrowed the gap between the percentage of fourth graders scoring 4 or more and the state averages: …
5 of 7 Escambia High School do well on FCAT writing
Only Pensacola and Escambia High failed to surpass the state FCAT writing averages for scores of 4 or higher: District Name School Name Number of Students Percent Score 4 and Above Gap…
4 of 11 Escambia middle school surpass state FCAT writing average
The surprise in the eighth grade reading is that the “IB middle school,” Workman, didn’t surpass state average for scores 4 or above. The Camelot middle school is a joke. Warrington Middle…
Nine 4th grades surpass state FCAT writing averages
Escambia County only had nine fourth grade classes exceed the state FCAT writing averages for students thatscored a 4 or higher—and A.K. Suter, Hellen Caro and Pensacola Beach didn’t. District Name…
Vote for Pensacola baseball team name
The entries have been narrowed to six names: Aviators, Salty Dogs, Mullet, Blue Wahoo, Loggerheads, and Redbone. The rules for voting on the “Name The Team” contest for Pensacola’s Double-A baseball franchise…
Navy Seals kicked butt
Daily Beast: Navy SEALs started as frogmen clearing beaches in World War II, but have since become an elite corps performing America’s most delicate tasks. Their secret killing of Osama bin Laden…
Photo for the ages
President Barack Obama and his staff watching the Osama Bin Laden raid: Read CNN article.
St. Pete Times’ take on state budget
What do we get for $68 billion? Hospitals statewide face a $510 million cut, or 12 percent, in Medicaid reimbursements—which will hurt Sacred Heart significantly. Public school funding is down by 8…
FCAT writing scores to be released today
The easiest of the of Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests will be released Florida Dept. of Education at 10 a.m. today. The writing exams are are given to students in the fourth, eighth…
Birthers become deathers
Got this email this morning: I don’t know about you. But I’m asking “Where’s the beef?” How come they allegedly disposed of Osama’s body at sea? And why did Obama delay the…
Fairhope to get Pulitzer hotel and library
Press Release: Mac Pulitzer, great-grandson of Pulitzer Prize founder Joseph Pulitzer and son of New York Times best-selling author Roxanne Pulitzer, is moving to the coastal town of Fairhope, Ala., to open…
Firehouse Subs helps tornado victims
Press Release: To benefit first responders and tornado survivors in the Southeast, Firehouse Subs has announced the “Round Up” program in most of the 427 locations. The program allows guests to round…
PPD looking for suspect (drawing)
Press Release: A composite drawing of a suspected involved in a recent carjacking and robbery of a fast food employee has been released. The incident occurred April 23 around 2 p.m. when…
CMP Photo for May 3 2011
The stadium is going up:
Bin Laden dead
Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attack on U.S., was killed by an American forces yesterday. New York Times: Bin Laden Is Dead Washington Post: Osama bin Laden is killed…
Just like Congress?
Washington Post Fact Checker writes Republican lawmakers like House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) stretched the truth in saying their plan will give Americans the same health care that members of…
State Newspaper Roundup: May 1
Sun Sentinel gives rundown on what our state legislature will do this week. Public schools will get 7.9 percent budget cut. Bright Futures will be cut by 20 percent. Orlando Sentinel reports…
Problems with Assisted Living Facilities
Neglected to Death: Miami Herald looks at assisted living facilities and found that safeguards once hailed as the nation’s best have been ignored in a spate of tragedies never before revealed to…
Stallworth trial has hung jury…again
The State Attorney’s Office can’t convict Donnie Stallworth of the home invasion and the murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings. For the second time, the jury has failed to reach a verdict….
GOP has defections in fight against unions
NY Times reports that Florida legislators on the Republican side of the aisle are feeling the pressure from the fire and police unions. By some counts, 12 of the 28 Republican senators…
