Quote of the Day
“He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.†– Harold Wilson
Presidential race even
Reuters/Zogby has McCain ahead by 5 points. NY Times/CBS News poll has Obama ahead by 3. Democrats have to be worried. Read more
Campaign literature
What have you received in the mail from the candidates? A couple from Escambia County District 1 sent an envelope that was supposedly from Mike…
Inflation surges
Prices for the past year are rising at the fastest pace in 27 years. Labor Dept. reports wholesale inflation soared in July. Wholesale prices are…
College Drinking: 18? 21?
College presidents are asking that the college drinking age be lowered to 18 (Read more). They believe the higher age encourages binge drinking. I agree…
State $1.5 billion shortfall
Republicans have been in charge of the state budget and economy for 10 years. They have repeatedly cut taxes and pushed more mandates onto the…
Greatness slips away from Pcola again
Remember when Pensacola was to get a cruise ship. The City Council got so excited about it. The ship would dock at the Port. Visitors…
GGW Francis to sue Bay County, more
“Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis is seeking $300 million in a lawsuit that he intends to file, according to News Herald. “Girls Gone Wild”…
IN Your Head Radio Backtracks 8.19
Former GOP Congressman John LeBoutillier talks about McCain deserting POWs in Indochina. Listen Read the blog
Council approves downtown library
At its budget workshop, the Pensacola City Council agreed to start work on a new downtown public library. It will be built on the site…
Whitehead continues political tricks
Just when you may have thought Comm. Mike Whitehead has calmed down and will start acting right, he pulls another political trick. This time he…
Finnegan’s Wake files Chap. 11
Finnegan’s Wake Irish Pub has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Nine Mile Road restaurant opened earlier this year in a site that once housed…
Timeline for four parks
TIMELINE FOR FOUR BASEBALL PARKS Pensacola, Springdale, Ark., Grand Prairie, Tex. and Billings, Mont. July 11, 2006 – Springdale, Ark. Springdale, Ark. approves a referendum…
IN Your Head Radio 8.15
We’ve got Scott Davidson of Land Capital and are trying to get Kevin Doyle or Ken Kearns from Trinity – the two CMP master developer…
Trinity proposal for CMP strong, but unethical?
The Trinity Capital’s proposal for the Community Maritime Park is strong. They commit to finding private financing for anything in the two phases of the…
Gannett severance package
Gannett’s severance package isn’t quite as generous as the Escambia County buy-out: Severance Benefits • One week of pay for each year of service (52…
Bush fooled by Putin
President Bush has long held that the Russia prime minister, Vladimir V. Putin, was a trustworthy friend. The Georgia conflict/invasion is showing that Bush may…
Miami Herald tracks storms
This page on the Miami Herald website is tracking a tropical disturbance in the Atlantic that is heading towards South Florida. Check out the links…
Mobile annexation
Mobile Mayor Sam Jones wants to annex more of the county. It’s much easier to do in Alabama than Florida. Last year, the City of…
IN Your Head Radio 8.14
Today my guest was Pulitzer Prize winning writer Ron Suskind. His latest book, The Way of the World investigates how America relinquished the moral leadership…
