I will interview Gambit Weekly (the alternative newsweekly in New Orleans) writer Jason Berry on New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. Berry is a Distinguished Visiting Writer at Tulane University and author of…
DeVilliers Street extension
From: Ed Spears Neighborhood & Economic Development Administrator City of Pensacola Morning Rick – Hope all is well. FYI – the DeVilliers Street extension has not been eliminated from the CMP. The…
Area GOP backing wrong candidate
It appears that area Republicans are lining up behind Fred Thompson. Escambia County party chairman Clay Ingram is his local “grassroots” leader. State Rep. Clay Ford, R-Gulf Breeze, has been named co-chairman…
Who do CMP delays hurt
Today’s article on the Vince Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park in the daily newspaper ( Park backers: Plan still delivers) has me wondering why the proposed change in plans that eliminates the…
Whitehead new board chairman
For the second time in his four-year term, Mike Whitehead will be the chairman of the Escambia County commission. He last served in 2005. County insiders thought he would be the chair…
Morning Joe
The NY Times reports MSNBC – the cable channel that broadcasts Joe Scarborough’s “Morning Joe” – is in negotiations with Rosie O’Donnell. Joe is frank as always in his phone interview for…
2008 Florida Primary Ballot
Presidential Primary Ballots are now official….Al Gore is not on the ballot: Republicans: Rudolph Giuliani Mike Huckabee Duncan Hunter Alan Keyes John McCain Ron Paul Mitt Romney Tom Tancredo Fred Thompson Democrats:…
Nagin – unifier or divider
I’ve watched with curiosity the reactions in the white community to having Ray Nagin, the mayor of New Orleans, speak in Pensacola at the Gulf Coast African-American Chamber of Commerce’s City to…
Brownsville, Blackburn and gangs
Brownsville resident says in this David Morgan campaign ad that Brownsville is back to where it was before the ECSO ‘s Operation Brownsville. Homeowner Jerry Jones describes a late night drive through…
Watch out for Ron Paul
The maverick GOP presidential candidate raised $4.07 million yesterday – one day. Yesterday – Nov. 5 – was Guy Fawkes Day which commemorates Guy Fawkes unsuccessful attempt to assassinate King James I…
Rude clown fired at Northwest Florida Fair
According to the Northwest Florida Daily News, dunking booth clowns at the fair in Okaloosa County have gotten a little mouthy. Management claims to have fired one and warned another. I thought…
Cancel Florida presidential primaries
With National Democratic Party saying it won’t count any of th e Florida votes at its national convention and with the Republicans only counting half the delegation, why are we holding presidential…
Dailies do less with less
Fancast.com has an interview with David Simon, the creator of HBO’s “The Wire.” Simon wrote of the Baltimore Sun for 13 years. He was awarded an Edgar Award for his account of…
Thompson has Panhandle team together
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson has named his local campaign chairmen. They are called “grassroots leaders.” Escambia — Clay Ingram, chairman of the Escambia County Republican Executive Committee Santa Rosa — Sam…
Gore for Prez?
There is now a website pushing Al Gore to run for president – DraftGore.com. They are even running a 30-second TV spot in New Hampshire promoting Gore candidacy. To date, the Nobel…
Campaigns read blogs
As we learned in the Community Maritime Park referendum, blogs can be an effective means of keeping the public informed of the day-to-day happenings on the political landscape. The Washington Post reports:…
Local FDLE agent promoted
Richard Madden, the special agent in charge of the Pensacola office since July, is moving to Tampa to head the FDLE Tampa Bay Regional Operations Center. He had barely unpacked his bags…
7 Habits of a Bad Emailer
On his blog, Scott H Young has list The 7 Bad E-Mail Habits that Make People Want to Kill You: 1) Hanging Questions 2) Buried Requests 3) Wrong Medium 4) Trying to…
IN impacts United Way
From Kris Toma, Marketing and Communications Director, United Way of Escambia County: The weekly radio interviews (IN Your Head Radio – 1620AM 1-2 p.m.) have had a direct, positive impact on our…
Hillary top fundraiser in area
Republicans have yet to get engaged in the 2008 presidential campaigns. Let’s face it. Northwest Florida loves a bandwagon and the frontrunners. Twenty five years ago, this was a Democrat stronghold –…
