PNJ story on ECUA was incredible

People are really scratching their heads over yesterday’s PNJ story on ECUA dropping its lawsuit against Escambia County over mandatory use of the landfill. The…

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Notes: BCC 5.22 Budget

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BUDGET WORKSHOP BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Escambia County Government Complex 221 Palafox Place May 22, 2008. 9 a.m. Call to Order…

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End GOB Rule

We need Mike Whitehead to step down as Escambia County Commission chairman or the other commissioners need to remove him – Tall Tales. We have…

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CMP can be built

We do not have to wait for Florida Supreme Court. Read: Park Financing Back On Track

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Notes: ECUA 5.21.08 – Walker was there

The May 21 ECUA Citizen’s Advisory Committee meeting opened with a short member forum and ended with an informative update about the replacement of the…

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Will Crist be McCain’s VP? or me?

Gov. Charlie Crist is actively seeking to Sen. John McCain’s running mate. He will not give up the governorship unless he is elected vice president….

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ECUA spins dropping lawsuit

I love the title and subtitle of this PNJ article: Landfill lawsuit trashed – Moves Escambia closer to countywide curbside recycling . ECUA dropped the…

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IN Your Head Radio Playback

In case you missed the show, you can click on the links below to hear the following calls Santa Rosa County Commissioner Gordon Goodin Escambia…

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IN Your Head Radio 5.21

The Headline was “Teacher Fired for Wizardry” … that is not exactly what happened, but once the story hit the internet, the truth of the…

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Notes: School Board 5.20

School board members got an earful from unhappy residents at their recent meeting, as over two dozen came forward to express concerns about possible budget…

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McCain freed Cuba

Trying to get Cuban Americans to remember his role in the Spanish-American War, Sen. John McCain used the anniversary of Cuban independence from Spain to…

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Leader press sheriff to cut budget

Unfortunately, it is not in Escambia County, but Broward. There County Commissioners are pressing the Sheriff Al Lambert to cut more from his budget his…

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Hall reopens Whittier case

WEAR TV 3 reports that Santa Rosa County Sheriff Wendall Hall has agreed to reopen the case of Josh Whittier after deputies met with the…

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Buzz: ECUA drops suit

We received a call today that Emerald Coast Utility Authority has dropped its lawsuit against Escambia County over being required to use the Perdido Key…

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IN Your Head Radio: LEO blog link

Today on IN Your Head Radio, I talked to Cary Stemle, the Editor of the Louisville Independent Paper LEO  about the Kentucky primary.  A source…

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IN Your Head Radio 5.20

Because it takes them nearly a 1,000 years to biodegrade, many cities across the globe, including San Francisco, Oakland and soon Paris and all of…

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Fogg not to seek re-election

Pensacola Mayor John Fogg has just announced he will not be running for re-election.  A press release to that effect should be forthcoming.

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Escambia County is not really a very good partner

That is what Santa Rosa County Commissioner Gordon Goodin said yesterday when the commission was deciding whether to join in a regional transportation authority with…

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Notes: City Committees 5.19

May 19 City Committees meeting notes: Mayor John Fogg and Councilmen Mike DeSorbo and Ronald Townsend said Monday night they make no apologies for unexpectedly…

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No ethics at the top

Escambia County lives in an ethical limbo – where right is wrong, wrong is right; where county commissioners serve themselves first, then us last. We…

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