Get away from FCAT overload
The Miami Herald reports that the Broward County School Board is fed up with FCAT overload and wants to scale back the relentless, one-size-fits-all FCAT…
Attacking Studer
A favorite pastime for posters on pnj.com – and even on this blog at times – is to blame Quint Studer for everything. We saw…
Coulter not taken seriously
Columnist Mark Bowden writes: Coulter herself is not taken seriously by serious people, so her attacks are a little bit like being pelted by cotton…
Health care remains an issue
The UAW agreement with General Motors has key provision regarding health care. It sets up a health care trust that would get G.M.’s massive liability…
Perdido Key Annual Whine Fest
For the past 20 years, every August or September – right before the county budget is finalized – the residents and business owners of Perdido…
IN Your Head Radio
On today’s show, I will interview Bobby Marcus on Springfest and Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino. NewsRadio 1620 AM 1 p.m to 2 p.m.
Morning Joe official
MSNBC has made it official. The wake-up broadcast “Morning Joe” – starring local boy Joe Scarborough – will stay on the air from 5-8 a.m….
Human trafficking reported again
On June 7, the IN reported on human trafficking in Northwest Florida (Shauna’s Story of Slavery ). At the time the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office…
Touart fallout
There are several points still being discussed around town about the Touart debacle: 1 Is County Attorney Janet Lander’s job in jeopardy? She came across…
Strand: new hero of the do-nothings
The daily newspaper had a profile on Gregg Strand, the veterinarian, (Man wasn’t out to change state ). Strand is the president of the Escambia…
Court will rehear TIF arguments
Don’t get out the Vote “Yes” for the Community Maritime Park signs yet. We may not have to hold another referendum on the waterfront park….
Kevin White interview
Yesterday on IN Your Head Radio (NewsRadio 1620), I interviewed Escambia County Commissioner Kevin White. He said that the Touart vote for him was simply…
Is the Wild West label unfair?
Besides the Valentine Dance debacle, are there any other incidents involving Escambia County deputies that would support the “Wild West” label? Here are a few…
Gulf Coast Economics Club floored
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…
What actually happened
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…
Wild West ECSO on trial
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…
Lured by ‘right ingredients’
Herald Tribune reports that Neiman Marcus will be coming to Sarasota (Lured by ‘right ingredients’ ) An affluent and growing population, combined with a strong…
IN Your Head Radio
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….
Question for the day
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…
Did Whitehead overplay the Touart deal?
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…
