Florida Tribune reports This year’s version of a teacher merit pay bill sailed through the Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee last week. The bill has been retooled since last year. SB 736 will…
Stephen Nodine: Battle over re-trial begins
In the Mobile Press Register, former County Commissioner Stephen Nodine’s attorney is claiming misconduct by the prosecution in the first trial of Nodine for the murder of his girl friend, Angel Downs….
School Drug Dogs: Hit or Bust?
Escambia County School Board Jeff Bergosh has posted the latest statistics on the daily drug dog searches of middle and high schools in the county. There have been 228 sweeps and 17…
Buzz: Linda Lawrence gone from WXBM
Buzz: The co-host of the most popular local morning show in the Pensacola market –Marty & Linda –Linda Lawrence has left the WXBM show. Marty White is currently listed for the morning…
Buzz: Bomb Threat in Milton
Clearwire’s offices in Milton were evacuated this morning around 10 a.m. while Santa Rosa County deputies searched the building after what rumor says was a bomb threat.
Zarzaur firm wins $9.3 million award
Press Release: Zarzaur Law announced yesterday that it has achieved a verdict in a lawsuit brought against Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson. On Feb. 9, a civil jury…
Surfing great passes away
Gulf Coast Surfing Legend Yancy Spencer, co-owner of Innerlight Surf Shop, has passed away . Yancy was 60 and died of an apparent heart attack while surfing in California yesterday . Read…
Buzz: City staff votes on union
The city workers will vote on Thursday whether they will join the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
Gwen Appelquist passes away
Quint Studer let me know that Gwen Applequist, former Pensacola Chamber chairman, realtor extraordinaire, Director of Charitable Giving of the Studer Foundation and mentor to hundreds over the years, passed away on…
Seventeen Magazine: Skip Panama City Beach Spring Break
The latest issue of Seventeen Magazine paints Spring Break in Panama City Beach as a “grimy reality†of trash, drunks and casual sex and highlights “gross games†and “crazy crowds.†According to…
Broxson on GCCF: “No access or accountability”
State Rep. Doug Broxson traveled to Dublin, Ohio to tour the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, supposedly the headquarters for the claims process run by Ken Feinberg. Broxson was not impressed. He told…
U.S. Chamber law firm plots against foes
While working on the Ed Schultz radio show yesterday, one of the stories covered was based by ThinkProgress on how a law firm representing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Hunton and Williams,…
Now on Ed Schultz Radio show
Must be my radio day. Mike Papantonio is filling in for Ed and just finished a segment on The Daily Beast
Right wing radio is slipping
Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and Rush Limbaugh are losing fans in a key market. Year-end to year-end comparisons of the crucial 24 to 55 demographic show that Rush declined from 3.7 to…
Spencer tackles Magnolia Cemetery
Councilman Brian Spencer posted this report on his clean-up of Magnolia Cemetery: Progress continues to be made at a District 6 landmark, Magnolia Cemetery, located on “A†Street within the center of…
Giffords’ recovery is amazing
New York Times: Keeping up her rapid recovery, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been mouthing words, lip-syncing to songs, walking, sitting with excellent posture, and even talking on the phone to her astronaut…
How Facebook won in Egypt
Wael Ghonim worked a day job at Google, but at night he was organizing a revolution. In this week’s Newsweek, Mike Giglio on how the man once known only as El Shaheeed…
Back on WCOA
This morning I’m on WCOA’s morning show, filling in for Don Parker. Should be fun.
Pensacola Aquaman lashes back
Bill Young, president and maybe sole member of Aquarium for Pensacola, fired off a letter last Friday to hopefully resurrect his idea for a downtown aquarium to be built using the old…
Hawthorne up for EBO role at CMP
George Hawthorne’s Diversity Program Advisors Inc. is being recommended by the Community Maritime Park Associate board’s EBO Committee to take charge of CMPA’s Equal Business Opportunity program. It was a 2-0 vote…
