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…
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…
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…
How City works
Remember the tree ordinance that finally was agreed on by the developers and the environmentalists. Guess when it will be finally approved – July 3…
Fogg will give Rusty everything
The Pensacola City Council voted yesterday to have Mayor John Fogg negotiate with Rusty “Jackpot” Wells on his new contract with the city for the…
Give up garbage
A year ago, the Pensacola City Council could have handed over its garbage collection to ECUA and saved the residents money. Now they are fighting…
IN Your Head Radio 5.19
 On Feb. 18, 2007, the body of Joshua Whittier, a 21-year-old Navarre resident who had worked with Ford Models, was found face down at the…
McCain, Vietnam and Iraq
There is a very interesting article on GOP presidential hopeful, John McCain. It is well-written and worth taking the time to read – McCain Doctrines…
Pensacola IB ranked 42
The Pensacola High IB program made the top 100 in Newsweek magazine’s annual list of the best 1,300 schools in the nation. It is ranked…
PNJ finally reports on Wells
You’ve got to love our daily newspaper. Ten days after Rusty Wells named by the Pensacola City Council by 6-3 to be the new City…
Don’t buy this excuse
The excuse being used to defend Mike Whitehead in the Roads, Inc. fundraiser – and was also used by former County Administrator George Touart –…
Notes: School Board 5.15
The Escambia County School Board held a special workshop on May 15 at the J.E. Hall Center regarding impending budget issues and cuts. Board president…
Notes: BCC 5.15
Sorry for the late post. It has been a hectic day: Escambia County’s Board of Commissioners breezed through their regular meeting on May 15. After…
IN Your Head Radio 5.16
Today on IN Your Head Radio. Pam Donovan, The Mayor of The City of Margate who has proposed splitting Florida into two states because South…
Quote of the day
According to PNJ, from Escambia County Commission Chairman Mike Whitehead: I am not ashamed of the fact that I take money from anybody and everybody,…
IN Your Head Radio: The Facebook Edition
Most of IN Your Head Radio was only available online today due to weather problems. For those that might have missed them, here are today’s…
IN Your Head Radio 5.15
 Today I will welcome Senator Don Gaetz to IN Your Head Radio to discuss the education reforms approved by the Florida Legislature in its 2008…
Notes: BCC agenda review 5.15
Board of County Commissioners Agenda Review May 15, 2008 – 5:30 p.m. Call to Order at 9:04 a.m. All County Commissioners were present. Items to…
Notes: Special meeting
SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS County Governmental Complex 221 Palafox Place May 15, 2008, 8:55 a.m. Call to Order at 9:03 a.m. All County…
Whitehead disregards attorney’s instructions
County Attorney Allison Perdue Rogers sent an email to all Escambia County commissioners on Friday, May 2. It instructed them as follows: As you are…
