News: baby fish proliferate
Mobile Press Register reports that scientists have found baby snapper, trout, grouper and grunt everywhere. Early results from an annual count of juvenile fish in…
“You, me, be drug free!â€
It may be grammatically incorrect, but the Superintendent Malcolm Thomas’ administration has the slogan for its new drug awareness campaign: “You, me, be drug free! 
Southwest to buy Air Tran
Press Release: Southwest Airlines [NYSE:LUV] announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of AirTran…
Feds load up for case against BP
Feds are preparing their cases against BP, Transocean and Haliburton. Read Times Picayune (cool graphic).
Pensacola orphan soars to success
I came across this obituary of a Pensacola orphan that was an aviator and contemporary of Amelia Earhart, Jacqueline Cochran. She was orphaned and reared…
Is Oil Really Breaking Down?
A Greenpeace boat is housing a team of researchers near the site of the Deep Horizon disaster. The group is hoping to discover if the…
Rubio: 2010’s Katherine Harris?
That’s what political consultant Chris Ingram calls GOP senate candidate Marco Rubio on his blog, Irreverent View. Ingram writes that Rubio “told me of a…
What they say
In 1994, Republicans released their “Contract with America.” In 2006, the Democrats pushed a “New Direction for America.” The recently-released “Pledge to America” is the…
Okaloosa TDC cancels BP debit cards
Less than one week after launching its BP-funded debit card program to attract tourists, Okaloosa County TDC has had to cancel it. The Okaloosa County…
Scanners help meth dealers
Several of the local media have been fighting with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office over the county purchasing a $12.5 million communications systems for use…
News: Feinberg says he’s faster now
Mobile Press Register: Oil spill claims czar Ken Feinberg said Tuesday that he is “satisfying his worst critics†by speeding up his review process, pointing…
Mack speaks out against ECUA hike
Pensacola Councilwoman Diane Mack is recommending business owners speak against the proposed ECUA rate hikes for water and sewer: “At a time when small businesses…
Scott picks up endorsements
Got three emails from Rick Scott for Governor campaign within one minute: Florida Home Builders Endorse Rick Scott for Governor : “FHBA supports Rick Scott…
ECSO Mail Policy
According to a representative from the SRCSO, Sheriff Wendell Hall is expected to release a statement regarding the ACLUÂ suit sometime today or tomorrow. The new…
ACLU Sues Santa Rosa Sheriff
Press Release: The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU) and the Florida Justice Institute (FJI) today announced the filing of a federal class action…
Negative Rick Scott ads, emails continue
GOP candidate for governor, Rick Scott, continues his ads and emails attacking his Democratic opponent, Alex Sink. Today’s attack centers on taxes: “Liberal Alex Sink…Higher…
Rick Scott is at again, more negative ads
GOP candidate for governor, Rick Scott, has built his campaign on negative campaigning. Our office receives attack emails daily from his campaign. The onslaught defeated…
Leonard Skinner dies
The namesake of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, Leonard Skinner, died Monday in his sleep at the St. Catherine Laboure Manor in Jacksonville. The basketball…
News: Rubio has personal financial problems
The Sarasota Herald Tribune reported on Sunday that GOP candidate Marco Rubio, who is seeking the U.S. Senate seat against Congressman Kendrick Meek and Gov….
ACLU Challenges False Statements
Press Release: ACLU Challenges False Statements by Opponents to Proposed Fair Districts Amendments 5 & 6 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The American Civil Liberties Union of…
