Pensacola Junior College (Fla.) jumps up three spots to take the No. 1 ranking in this week’s RINGORâ„¢ NJCAA Division I Baseball Poll. The Pirates received 109 total poll votes and five…
It is official Roads, Inc is suing county
Escambia County’s largest road contractor and who is paid millions by the county in an open contract is officially suing Escambia County of its catfish pond lake.
Fiesta Forces signup tonight
Come to Seville Quarter tonight and join the Fiesta Forces. The party is from 5:00-6:30 p.m. The Forces are the volunteer manpower behind all the events which Fiesta coordinates. Members participate in…
Egg McMuffin inventor dies
Herb Peterson, who invented the Egg McMuffin as a way to introduce breakfast to McDonald’s restaurants, has died, a Southern California McDonald’s official said Wednesday. He was 89. Peterson co-owned and operated…
Hulk Hogan, VH1 on Spring Break in PCB
Hulk Hogan, the 12-time world heavyweight champion wrestler, and the crew for his VH1 show “Hogan Knows Best” invaded Panama City Beach on Wednesday. The Hulkster navigated the maze Wednesday at Coconut…
Tania Julin interview online
Here is my interview with Tania Julin, one of a group of widows who is suing Chiquita Brand for supporting the terrorist that abducted and killed their husbands. Listen here.
Lucy Morgan on Double Dippers
Here is my interview with Lucy Morgan, political reporter for the St. Petersburg Times, on her investigative report on double dipping elected officials. Here is the download: Morgan.mp3. You will need iTunes…
Newsweek spotlights Pensacola couple
From Newsweek.com: The Acevedos’ story begins in 2005 when Angie, a systems specialist, and her husband Raul, a Navy chief petty officer, purchased a home in Pensacola, Fla. The couple was careful…
Radio: Bear Stearns collapse
Ritch Workman, president of the Florida Mortgage Brokers Association, will talk about the Bear Stearns collapse on IN Your Head Radio today. Listen online – from 1-2 p.m. – on newsradio1620.com.
Real issues vs. false ones
The concern of Councilman Marty Donovan over city hall security is another distraction from real issues. It also proves my theory that government always finds money for what it wants. At the…
Cutting jobs easier elsewhere
The Pensacola City Council and the Escambia County Commission are dragging their feet on cutting any government jobs. Other governments don’t problems announcing cuts. Mobile Co. School Board voted to cut 54…
Local company cleared for Canada
311 Travel Bag, Inc., a Pensacola-based developer of practical carry-on solutions for the modern traveler, today announced that the Clear Bag System is now accepted in all Canadian airport pre-board security checkpoints…
Notes: Council Committee of the Whole
March 24 Pensacola City Council Committee of the Whole notes: In the end, the Committee of the Whole approved the budget for the Charter Review Commission, but earlier in the afternoon the…
Property values slashed $193M
In Escambia County, when property values doubled and tripled after Hurricane Ivan, property owners were told to grin and bear it. In Baldwin County, the state has stepped in, re-evaluated the entire…
Double dip reporter on radio
I will have Lucy Morgan, former Tallahassee bureau chief and political writer for the St. Petersburg Times on IN Your Head Radio today from 1-2 p.m. on NewsRadio 1620. Lucy is reported…
Our Officer School opens in Newport
From the Newport paper: Newport welcomes return of Navy’s Officer Candidate School 01:00 AM EDT on Sunday, March 23, 2008 Now that it has returned to its birthplace at Naval Station Newport,…
Miller’s wish list
Congressman Jeff Miller lists his funding requests that he has submitted to the House Appropriations Committee on his website. Okaloosa County does very well – $95.535 million with $74.45 million for Eglin…
Local double dippers
The St. Pete Times has reported that a growing number of elected officials are quietly taking advantage of a loophole carved into the state retirement law a few years ago that allows…
PNJ website navigation
I think I figured out how to find the local news on the new pnj.com. Try clicking on News in the top navigation bar, then local. Not sure if this is all…
IN keeps rolling
The IN is on an unprecedented roll right now. Ad revenues are still up 48% over last year – we will have the best first quarter in the nine-year history of the…
