Sheriff supervisors abuse overtime

From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: The former top jail official at the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office knew about a pervasive overtime abuse scheme but…

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UWF Interim President update

The search committee to name the interim UWF president will narrow the choices down to two candidates within the next week. One will be from…

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IN Your Head Radio backtracks

To hear these recent interviews from IN Your Head Radio, click on links below. C.J. Lewis, Mayoral Candidate Mike Wiggins, Mayoral Candidate Attorney General Bll…

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IN Your Head Radio 5.28

  Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and the Humane Society of the United States will hold a joint press conference today at 2 pm to…

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UWF president candidates

A hot topic is who will be appointed the interim president for the University of West Florida. Former Florida House Majority Leader and UWF student…

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Post-traumatic stress disorders rise

The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports: The number of troops with new cases of post-traumatic stress disorder jumped by roughly 50 percent in 2007 amid…

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Vote for Rick’s Blog

This blog has been nominated for the Best Media Blog: Blogs written by professional journalists at Florida publications for 2008 Netroots Award (Click here to…

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IN Your Head Radio 5.27

Today on IN Your Head Radio, I will talk to Pensacola Mayoral Candidate C.J. Lewis. I also will be taking your calls at (850) 437-1620. Tune…

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Mobile Port hits milestone

The Mobile Press Register reports: Following the arrival of a pair of new, $7.5 million cranes from China in March, Mobile Container Terminal marked another…

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Throwing Stones

The Santa Rosa Island Authority allowed developers to build huge highrise condominiums in the core commercial and entertainment area of Pensacola Beach. Now the owners…

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IN Your Head Radio 5.26

Today on IN Your Head Radio… Friday, the State Attorney of First Circuit Court  announced that Erin Markes will not be prosecuted on the child abuse…

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Who is Christopher Lewis?

He has filed for Wiggins’ At-Large seat: Gentlemen & Ladies, Early this afternoon I prefiled to run for the District 9 at-large seat. We’ve never…

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Roberts will run against Murzin

State Rep. Dave Murzin may have an opponent – former Democratic Congressional candidate Joe Roberts. Roberts has pre-filed as a Republican. Here is an email…

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Erin Markes will not be prosecuted

We just got a fax that from the State Attorney of First Circuit Court that Erin Markes will not be prosecuted on the child abuse…

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IN Your Head Radio 5.23

On Fridays, you get to rant. We will open the phone lines at 850-437-1620 to hear what YOU have to say. I will also welcome…

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Notes: Council 5.22.08

May 22 City Council meeting notes: At Thursday night’s City Council meeting, Sam Hall asked his fellow council members if they would just vote on…

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Fear in county complex

“Rick, you know how vindictive Whitehead is. You just don’t know what he might do if he is removed from the chairmanship.” These are the…

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Mobile tanker victory

Mobile Press Register reports the Northrop-Grumman tanker deal won a big victory yesterday in Congress. On a voice vote with virtually no debate Wednesday night,…

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McCain dumps pastors

You would know it if the only TV news you watched was FOX News, but Sen. John McCain has problems with ministers, too. McCain on…

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Great headline

This is headline that really grabbed my attention: Man found naked in pond with gators arrested for missing court date. Haven’t read the story, but…

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