Notes: City Council 4.24.08
April 24 City Council meeting notes: Deputy Mayor John Jerralds wants his $2.5 million Woodland Heights Community Center – and soon, but Councilman Marty Donovan…
White Hat withdraws Life Skills support
We have the official notice that White Hat Management has withdrawn as the management company operating Life Skills Center – which John Wyche runs. The…
Naturals split twin bill
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals started their second homestand in their brand new stadium by splitting a doubleheader with the Springfield Cardinals. 5,120 fans enjoyed the…
Perkins, Benson heroes
ECUA board members Dale Perkins and Lois Benson did vote for the mandatory recycling. They listened to the voters and took strong stands on the…
PYP, LEAP win on curbside recycling
The Pensacola Young Professionals and Leadership Pensacola Class of 2008 won big yesterday when the ECUA board voted for a compromise measure that would allow…
Arby’s buying Wendy’s
From AP Wire: Triarc Cos. Inc., operator of Arby’s roast beef restaurants, is buying Wendy’s International Inc. in a stock deal pegged at $2.34 billion….
ECSO more expensive than Mobile County
From April 24 Outtakes: What McNesby doesn’t say is the budget for just the sheriff’s department, $47,952,633, is more than double the budget of Mobile…
City pensions soar 417 percent
That isn’t a typo. City pensions and retirements have jumped from $2.479 million in 2001 to $12.814 million in 2007!!!!! Read Feed The Beast And…
Oops, Santa Rosa Sheriff releases wrong inmate
According to the Daily News, Scott Earl Menefee, 36 of Pace, is being sought by local law enforcement after he was mistakenly released from the…
Radio : Alan Keyes
Last Tuesday, former Republican presidential candidate Alan Keyes announced that he has left the GOP and is considering joining the Constitution Party. I will talk…
Two great interviews
From 4.22.08 IN Your Head Radio show: Cameron Smith – Leadership Pensacola Class of 2008 – on recycling – Listen. Aldon Hynes – Power of…
Is Alan Scott dropping out?
The buzz tonight is that Alan Scott has dropped out of the Escambia County School Superintendent race. If so, then Malcolm Thomas would be the…
Wyche in trouble
We are hearing that John Wyche is in trouble with the parent organization, White Hat Management, for his LifeSkills Center charter school. They are apparently…
Radio: Aldon Hynes
 It is Earth Day and I will be talking to Cameron Smith of Leadership Pensacola, Class of 2008, on recycling. He is Project Leader for…
Note: City Committees 4.21.08
April 21 Committee of the Whole meeting notes: Divisions over east versus west side Pensacola projects surfaced again Monday during a discussion about Penny for…
Abusive workplaces
I hate bullies. Over the past few weeks in my travels around town, I’ve heard more and more young people tell me about abusive bosses…
House dumper still free
In September, 2006, Otis English dumped a house on a vacant lot on West Lee Street. Nineteen months later, it still sits on that lot…
Radio: Inside Democratic race
Arkansas Times editor Max Brantley shared his thoughts on the Democratic presidential race on IN Your Head Radio: Listen here.
Radio: Max Brantley
The Editor of the Arkansas Times, Max Brantley, will be on IN Your Head radio to discuss the latest on the Democratic presidential race. Listen…
Minority Faculty at UWF
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel has an investigative report on the lack of minority faculty members at state universities – Faculty diversity lagging at South Florida…
