. Daily News reports Gov. Rick Scott on Monday named Ananth Prasad as the new secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation. Prasad was one of three finalists for the position. Among…
Brownsville Middle School sale falls through
George Hawthorne has notified Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas that his company will not be able to complete its purchased of the closed middle school. His purchase was contingent on Habitat for…
Lockheed Martin Is Hiring
Two Day Job Fair – 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, April 21st (Thursday) & April 22nd (Friday) being held at the: JobsPlus One-Stop Career Center at 409 Racetrack Road NE in Fort…
GCCF brags about its ‘success’
Press Release: Gulf Coast Claims Facility Releases Report on Status of Claims Process On Eve of One Year Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Oil Explosion. With the approach of the one-year anniversary of…
BP beats BOA in battle for worst corporation
From Consumerist: With less than 51% of the vote, BP’s margin of victory over Bank of America was the slimmest of any Worst Company championship death match in the tournament’s six-year history….
School Board needs independent investigation
It’s becoming clear that the Escambia County School Board needs to do an independent investigation into the reporting of crime and violence in the schools and whether the schools are following their…
Gannett Q1 profits down
GannettBlog reports Gannett Co., the owner of Bella Magazine, Pensacola News Journal and 81 other newspapers as well as television stations, reported first-quarter profit decreased 23% as circulation and print advertising continued…
BP lawsuit deadline April 20
There hasn’t been much in the news about this. Wednesday, April 20 is the deadline to for filing a claim against Transocean. Filing the short form preserves your rights and may also…
The Daily Beast picks up story
I spent much of my weekend working on stories for The Daily Beast. The first article was published this morning: “The Gulf of Mexico’s Seafood Rebirth a Year After the BP Oil…
Conversation with mother of sexually assaulted Tate student
The mother of the 14-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted last month in a reading class at Tate High School called me Sunday night. She talked about how she was lied to…
Drill, baby, drill makes a comeback
St. Pete Times: In the year since the giant oil spill, political tides and public opinion seem to have shifted. One poll suggests growing support in Florida for drilling. Meanwhile proposals to…
BP reneges on $15 million pledge to restore La. oyster beds
In its full page ads, BP touts its commitment to cleaning up its oil disaster and that they are “working to live up to our commitments, both now and in the future.”…
Buzz: Battle over interim city attorney
Mayor Ashton Hayward wants to hire the Messer Law Firm as the interim city attorney for $10K per month. Jim Messer is a former assistant county attorney for Escambia County. The mayor’s…
90 Minutes Left To Vote On BP Or Bank Of America For Worst Company In America!
As you read this, Bank of America and BP are locked in deadly combat in the Worst Company In America octagon. The clock runs out on this year’s WCIA championship match at…
GOP governors and lawmakers cut environmental protections
NY Times: Maine Gov. Paul LePage wants to open up three million acres of the North Woods for development. Florida Gov. Rick Scott has proposed eliminating millions of dollars in annual outlays…
State round-up
Two news stories from the Florida newspapers grabbed my attention this morning: Miami Herald has an excellent series on the Bay of Pigs (not Little Sabine, the one in Cuba). Fighters who…
BP letter to Gulf residents
This is from the text of the full page ads that BP is running in daily newspapers across the South. I hate spin doctors. Their message is filled with half-truths. Dear Pensacola…
Deal Chicken coming to Pensacola?
GannettBlog reports: “With online daily deal sites like Groupon seizing more market share, Gannett appears to be expanding its seven-month-old version, Deal Chicken in Phoenix, to at least five more cities, according…
Quote of the day
From Will Dana, Rolling Stone managing editor: “A great story is a great story. The platform matters but it’s not the most important thing. The important thing is the story can’t be…
Why Glenn Beck lost it
This column is from 10 days ago, but it is the most popular article on the Washington Post website. ….as the recession began to ease, Beck’s apocalyptic forecasts and ominous conspiracies became…
