Gun-smugglers plead guilty to drug charges
Mobile Press Register that two Texas men accused of trying to trade narcotics and cash for military-grade weapons and body armor pleaded guilty today to…
BP denies State of Alabama claim
Gov. Bob Riley submitted the state of Alabama’s interim lack of revenue claim for $148 million claim directly to incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley on…
New Census Report Shows America More Impoverished
Today the U.S. Department of Commerce released a report on Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States for 2009. Its findings showed:…
Commerce Dept. helps Alabama recover
Press Release: BP Oil Spill Recovery Efforts in Alabama Get $175,000 Boost from the U.S. Department of Commerce WASHINGTON – The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic…
Why the Gulf misses BP
My latest article for The Daily Beast is on Feinberg’s visit to Orange Beach and the claims process: Nearly 1,000 small-business owners from Alabama and…
Leroy Boyd passes away
The founder and head of Movement for Change passed away today after a sudden illness. Boyd has been a civil rights leaders for decades, a…
Orange Beach mayor impressive
Why did the head of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, Ken Feinberg, go to Orange Beach, instead of Pensacola? Because Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon…
New Report Released On Oiled Birds
Press Release: Based on a rigorous review by a team of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists of previously released preliminary data, the Service has…
Buzz: Heat may train in Pensacola
WMBB TV (Panama City) is reporting that the Miami Heat may move their training camp to Panama City or Pensacola. They picked up the story…
BP’s Hayward To Testify In UK
According to the AP, former BP head Tony Hayward is expected to testify in front of BP lawmakers regarding the Deep Horizon oil spill Article
Obamacare, Part 2
The states argued that Mary Brown and Kaj Ahlburg don’t have insurance and don’t intend to buy it in 2004. Therefore their probability of harm…
Obamacare Part 1
Federal Judge Roger Vinson heard arguments from U.S. Department of Justice and the attorneys for the state of Florida and the other 19 states using…
Real Estate Seminar tonight – experts, no cost
“Making Lemonade Out of Lemons†PENSACOLA, Florida – September 10, 2010 – The council is presenting a seminar entitled “Making Lemonade Out of Lemonsâ€. The…
No FCAT Letter Example For Schools
Yesterday IN requested a sample letter from the FDOE for its elementary school FCAT parental notifications. Here is what we were given: Here is a…
USA Federal and Navy Federal Announce Merger
Press Release: Navy Federal Credit Union of Vienna, VA, and USA Federal Credit Union (USA Fed), based in San Diego, CA, announced today that they…
Thomas will allow students to hear Obama speech
Last year, Superintendent of School Malcolm Thomas refused to allow his students to hear President Barack Obama’s speech to open the school year. It was…
Tale of two platforms
The Strong Mayor initiative was built on the concept that the elections for mayor would be based on platforms and that the voters would be…
Healthcare hearing this week
Florida’s lawsuit against the federal health care overhaul will get its first full hearing before Federal Judge Roger Vinson this Tuesday, Sept. 14 so expect…
ECUA not only utility rate hike
Port St. Joe residents are upset that their water and sewer bills will double over the next three years. The issues facing the utility area…
Other County Adminstrator candidates have baggage, too
Melinda Carlton, former Township Administrator for Vernon Township, New Jersey. Unanimously terminated in January 2010 after pressure from the Vernon Taxpayers Association. One of the…
