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Attendees to yesterday’s Gulf Coast Economics Club were stunned to have their guest speaker, ret. Col. Bob Pappas, address the group on types of carpets…

This is the newspaper account of the Valentine Dance brawl: Joseph Anthony Nunnari and Robert Marcus Bonifay, who were students at Catholic High School at…

The lawsuit between Addison Salter and Escambia County deputies Tim Taylor and Jeremy Jarman in federal court as brought out the Wild West attitude of…

Herald Tribune reports that Neiman Marcus will be coming to Sarasota (Lured by ‘right ingredients’ ) An affluent and growing population, combined with a strong…

Today’s guests will be Pensacola City Councilman Mike Wiggins on ECAT and Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser Greg Brown on his battle with Florida Dept….

What is the Escambia Board of County Commissioners’ long-term plan for financing Escambia County Area Transit? The funding that was approved yesterday is a band-aid…

Another point to ponder about the Touart vote is – Did Commissioner Mike Whitehead overplay the severance/retirement package for the county administrator? When the Board…

I have new respect for Escambia County Commissioners Marie Young and Kevin White. They outmaneuvered fellow Commissioner Mike Whitehead and won the day. At the…

On News Radio 1620 AM from 1-2 p.m today. Guests are Katie White – CMPA board member on the latest on the Vince Whibbs Sr….

A Washington Post article on Wikipedia points out that GOP presidential hopeful Fred Thompson is actually Freddie Thompson on his birth certificate. Read more

Escambia County Commissioners Kevin White, Marie Young and Gene Valentino voted this morning to only pay retired County Administrator George Touart for his ninety days…

Pinellas County Administrator Steve Spratt tendered his resignation last week, effective Sept. 30, after six years of service. In a statement presented to his Board…

Santa Rosa County property appraiser Greg Brown is battling the Florida Department of Revenue over lowering property values for the 2007 tax roll. DOR is…

Matthew Felling on the CBS News blog – Public Blog – points out that the circulation figures of the heralded USA Today aren’t exactly what…

Budget cutbacks won’t hurt the bank accounts of city employees. The Pensacola City Council voted 8-0 last week, with Councilmen Mike DeSorbo and Sam Hall…

Another actor with political experience is seeking the presidential nomination. Reagan, a former Governor, did it in 1990 1980. Fred Thompson, a former U.S. Senator,…

I’ve heard a lot of talk about what a great job County Administrator George Touart did after Hurricane Ivan. However I can’t think of any…

Barry Evans and George Touart both held the Escambia County Administrator’s position longer than anyone else. Both served under County Commissioner Mike Whitehead. Both retired…

When is a decision not a decision?  When the “decision” is made by the Pensacola City Council. Case in point: The Pensacola City Council voted…

Our daily newspaper has started trying to sell its own “Best of” contest…just as we’ve closed the most successful voting session in the history of…