Hall qualifies
Sam Hall sent me an email that he has qualified for Pensacola City Council At Large B.
Deal cut with BP – $20B escrow created
Associated Press reports: President Obama has announced that BP has agreed to create a $20 billion escrow fund, calling the move “an important step toward…
June 16 Beach Update
* Winds from the south will continue to push oil towards our shores. Today we have a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs in the…
New (Brew) Orleans launches ad campaign
From Gambit: The New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) plans to launch a rapid-fire public relations and advertising campaign across major US markets starting…
Who has qualified for local races?
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections released the following list of candidates that have qualified completely as of June 15. There are still several holes: County…
More comments
The comments on my Facebook wall were just as mixed: You have got to be kidding me, that was it!!!??? –Susan —— Is it me…
The Daily Beast: Where’s the Beef?
I covered the local reaction for The Daily Beast to President Obama’s speech. The response was more negative than I expected. People wanted to believe,…
EOC: Tuesday, June 15 update
Escambia Disaster Response – Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Tuesday, June 15 5:30 p.m. – Update #46 * Winds from the south will continue to push…
Obama speech – 7 pm Atlas
I’ll be watching Pres. Obama give his speech on the BP oil disaster tonight at 7 p.m. at the Atlas Oyster Bar. I want your…
EOC: Wiggins notes
Pensacola Mayor Mike Wiggins talked about how proud he was of Pensacola Beach today, especially when he saw Pres. Obama and Gov. Crist walk towards…
EOC: County sent BP $9.1M invoice
County Budget Director Amy Lovoy reports that Escambia County has sent ESIS Government Entity Claims Team, the BP subcontractor handling claims, on Friday, June 11,…
EOC: Obama meeting notes
Commissioner Grover Robinson spoke about his conversation with President Barack Obama today. He was joined by Congressman Miller, Adm. Thad Allen,Senator LeMieux, Gov. Crist, CFO…
Miller gets ahead of Obama
…it’s an old political trick, but effective MILLER ASKS OBAMA FOR MORE RESOURCES, MORE SKIMMERS, ‘OPPORTUNITY ZONE’ FOR FLORIDA WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Representative Jeff Miller…
Opening statement: Oil CEO Hearing
Here is the opening statement for Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee, at a hearing today with the CEOs…
Obama’s visit
The IN staff is spread out from Pensacola Beach to NAS Pensacola. We may not be able to update the blog much this morning. However,…
BP hot line calls go nowhere
KHOU in Houston, TX recently interviewed, under the condition of anonymity, an employee hired to receive calls for BP to talk about how the call…
Remember the Three Little Pigs
In May, I wrote about how BP cut corners at its Texas City refinery and it cost 15 workers their lives in a 2005 explosion….
Fogg withdraws
Former Pensacola Mayor John Fogg has withdrawn from the mayor’s race, according to the Supervisor of Elections office. The inside scoop is that fundraising hasn’t…
EOC: More Vessels Skimming In Bay
Escambia County Chief of Emergency Management John Dosh said at today’s EOC afternoon briefing that more skimming vessels had entered Pensacola Pass and that a…
EOC: Commissioners to raise bridge toll
I’ve asked the Escambia County Commission to hold a special meeting today and raise the Bob Sikes Bridge Toll to $30 Million for one day…
