Bob Kerrigan sent me this commentary on Leroy Boyd: When a person dies those who knew the deceased will say things like, I didn’t always agree with him, he wasn’t perfect, sometime…
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 a federal drug charge. Jesucristo Lopez, 29,…
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 Aug. 12 during a meeting in Montgomery….
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: •          The median household income in 2009…
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 Development Administration (EDA) today announced $175,000 in…
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 Florida’s Gulf Coast were packed into the…
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 champion for the disenfranchised. He will be…
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 called him and told him how screwed…
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 compiled an expanded report of the birds…
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 from the Sun Sentinel.
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 is certain at a fixed point in…
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 the federal government over the Affordable Care…
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 purpose of the seminar is to educate…
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 sample of what we provide to Local…
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 have agreed to merge operations. The Board…
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 too disruptive, according to Thomas. That 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 able to hold the new mayor accountable….
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 some out-of-town reporters in the area. Attorney…
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 the requirements for $16 million bond issue…
