Inweekly updates

FriDaily Dose Group dares to ban Blue Angels. More arrest reports. Destin drowning. Toxic fish in Bay County…Blah, Blah, Blah Music: June Mixtape New month,…

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PNJ misses FEMA clarifications

Both Santa Rosa & Escambia counties issued clarifications on FEMA reimbursements. The PNJ story has misleading headlines based on the original press release by Sen….

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WCI Communties being raided

WCI Communities owns Lost Key on Perdido Key. Some wanted WCI to bid on the Trillium property as an alternative to Studer-Fetterman-Cavanaugh proposal. According to…

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Palm Beach County gets it

Some counties are being pro-active and not waiting for the State Legislature to make up its mind on property taxes. From Sun-Sentinel Palm Beach County…

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IN: June 7 issue

While the daily newspaper is writing about car crashes and FEMA reimbursements, the Independent News has two strong news stories on human trafficking in the…

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INweekly: daily newspaper highlights

ThursDaily Dose News Journal writes about FEMA reimbursement (which this blog has already covered). The Panama City News Herald has the best stories today. On…

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Guess who is replacing Imus

No, it’s not Luke McCoy. MSNBC is trying out Pensacola’s Joe Scarborough. Read: Morning Joe and MSNBC Eyes Scarborough as Possible Imus Replacement The reviews…

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Touart called

County Administrator George Touart called to say the county’s general fund reserves are only $13 million. I got my figures from the budget so I…

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Gulf1.com still sends emails

We’ve gotten emails from several locals who keep trying to unsubscribe from gulf1.com. Mike West sent this unsolicited email out for Sen. Don Gaetz –…

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Sen. Martinez overstates FEMA checks

Escambia County is getting $1.8 million from FEMA – not the $12 million that Sen. Mel Martinez reported on Monday. Oops.

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County Con Game

Escambia County government would like you to believe that they wisely used the 2006/07 revenue increase for additional services and capital projects. They have a…

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Why is PNJ so vengeful on Ham?

The daily paper’s editorial in today’s paper – Judge Rodgers talked tough, but Ham’s sentence fell short – (sorry, but the link is only good…

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Whitehead thinks he’s doing great

The word we’re getting at the paper is that Escambia County Commissioner Mike Whitehead truly believes that his confrontations with State Rep. Dave Murzin and…

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INweekly daily newspaper summaries

WedDaily Dose News Herald stays on Girls Gone Wild story…why can’t we have these fun stories in Pensacola? PNJ keeps writing about crime and car…

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FEMA antes up for 2005 hurricanes

The Democratic Congress recently passed a bill mandating that FEMA pay 100% of the cleanup and repair costs of local governments for the 2005 hurricanes….

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Century Mayor faces ethics charge

WEAR TV reported last night that Century Mayor Evelyn Hammond is facing ethics charges. The first allegation centers on the mayor’s son, Eddie Hammond, who…

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INweekly.net updates

TuesDaily Dose Whitehead rebuilds image on taxes, Rubio and Murzin. News Herald writes about Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis. The rest you can just…

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New Alt Report: Lillie and Leander

I’m producing “The Alt Report” for GoLeft.tv. The segment features stories reported by alt-weekly newspapers across the country and that are overlooked by the mainstream…

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State Farm premiums up… so are profits

From the Insurance Journal: State Farm generated a record $5.32 billion profit last year. In 2005 – due to Hurricane Katrina – the insurance giant…

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Pensacola too small for major events

In the daily newspaper’s article on Jimmy Lee ending his relationship with The Boeing Championship, [formerly Blue Angel Classic, formerly Emerald Coast Classic, formerly Pensacola…

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