Obama has 9-point lead
The Economy has pushed Barack Obama nine points ahead of rival John McCain, according to the latest poll by Washington Post-ABC News. Two week ago,…
Oops, McCain campaign mgr. paid by Freddie Mac
New York Times reports McCain campaign manager Rick Davis’s firm has been paid $15,000 a month from the end of 2005 through last month by…
Florida will have more mortgage troubles
According to Fitch Ratings, Florida could be headed to an mortgage crisis in 2010 when borrowers with adjustable rate loans see rates adjust. Nearly $100…
DayJet grounded
The culprit, according to Herald Tribune: problems in the financial markets in May after failing to secure $40 million for expansion plans. The Boca Raton-based…
U.N. worries about our economy
The Miami Herald reports Latin American leaders have urged the U.N. to create stronger international economic institutions to help ward off the worldwide impact of…
Victory 2008 Bus Tour
John’s McCain’s Victory 2008 Bus Tour will be in Pensacola Wednesday afternoon. The bus will have as speakers: Escambia County Veterans for McCain Co-Chairs Robert…
Knucklehead report
Marty Donovan really amazes me. He creates havoc, proposes nothing and yet expects to get re-elected. He has cost the City of Pensacola $10 million…
Bush bails out banks
The price tag is $700 billion, about $2,000 for every person in this country. The Federal Reserve announced late yesterday that it has granted a…
Victim of economy slowdown
Miami Herald reports on how the slow economy – dare we say recession? – is hurting furniture stores. The plummeting housing market, credit crisis and…
Millions Nearly Cut From Sheriff’s Budget
By IN Reporter Michael Rutschky A motion to reduce the Sheriff Office’s budget by $2.5 million was rejected on Thursday at the Board of County…
IMPACT 100 finalists
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local women’s philanthropy group is pleased to announce that ten grant finalists for 2008 have been selected by five…
IN Concept for Library
From Pensacola mayor candidate C.J. Lewis: Nice “Outtakes.†I forwarded it to Mr. Cummings who was at last night’s council meeting and who has been…
Strand case reversed
The Florida Supreme Court has reversed itself in the Greg Strand case on bond financing READ DECISION
Candidates for Sheriff on IN Your Head Radio: Backtracks
Today on IN Your Head Radio we kicked off an ongoing series of discussions with candidates for local races with the candidates for Escambia County…
Who may fall next?
Watch Washington Mutual and Wachovia Bank. Washington Mutual shares are down about 85 percent this year, while Wachovia’s have fallen 72 percent. Standard & Poor’s…
House approves offshore drilling
Everywhere except west coast of Florida – Read Keeping our distance. This South Florida Sun-Sentinel article has a cool multimedia feature.
Bell replacement won’t be from here
Yesterday Gov. Charlie Crist interviewed the three finalists for the Florida Supreme Court seat vacated by Pensacola native Kenneth Bell’s seat. None are from Escambia,…
Speaker of the House, 2014
Supporters of local State Rep. Clay Ford have raised thousands under the premise that Ford will be the Florida Speaker of the House in 2014….
Real estate seminar a success
Over 75 people attended our first-ever housing seminar last night. The seminar, “Pre-contract to Post-Closing”, was co-sponsored by Escambia-Santa Rosa Real Estate Council, Pensacola Young…
Joe Brown rocks
Troy Moon did a nice story in the PNJ about Joe Brown, the oldest active barber in Florida at age 92 (Read more). Joe works…
