Likes Scooter Libby’s commutation – Debra Saunders, San Francisco Chronicle: OK. I’M GLAD President Bush commuted the 30-month prison sentence of Scooter Libby, the former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney….
Panhandle news roundup
TuesDaily Dose >Pensacola News Journal writes about new laws on meth labs, temporary tags and black infant mortality. Completely misses fire stipend audit (VFD Audit – Draft Copy ), but so did…
Scapecchi files for Sheriff
Larry Scapecchi, a 25 year law enforcement veteran, has filed to run for Escambia County Sheriff. He will be running as a Democrat. Scapecchi retired in Jan. 2007 as a Lieutenant with…
Audit Findings – Significant Potential Liability
From the report by the Escambia Clerk of Courts: We believe the volunteer fire departments are misinterpreting the Firefighter I exemptions granted by the State, and the non-certified volunteers are being allowed…
VFD Audit – Draft Copy
The Escambia County Clerk of Courts office has finished its audit of the volunteer fire departments and submitted a draft of its findings to County Administrator George Touart. The findings aren’t good….
Romney outspending on ads
According to The Nielsen Company, Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney placed more local TV advertisements than all other candidates combined, with 4,549 ads, mostly on local broadcast television, through June 10. Nielsen…
Pensacola: Next Savannah?
The New York Times has a travel article on Savannah, GA (36 Hours in Savannah, Ga. ). Savannah has many of the same challenges that Pensacola has. Yet they have dealt with…
Panhandle news roundup
MonDaily Dose Gas and geese are covered in the Pensacola daily. Daily News and News Herald are slow to post much on the web.
Top Four Blog Posts
For the past week, these were the most viewed posts on Ricksblog.biz: Voters have spoken Wrong reasons to vote No Cumulus isn’t diverse Fire Buzz: $$$ could be big
New Pearl video
It’s Good Cop, Bad Cop. The long awaited sequel to Will Ferrell’s “Landlord” video has arrived and it features what apparently will be the farewell performance for Pearl. Be forewarned the language…
Biggest Pensacola Wins
Where did the greater Pensacola area have its biggest wins last week? The Santa Rosa Island Authority finally looking at plans for a public parking garage on Pensacola Beach; Derrick Brooks being…
Biggest Pensacola News Stories
The three biggest news stories for last week were clearly the rejection of the half-cent sales tax for healthcare; the revelation of the magnitude of the drug problems in Century; and the…
RicksBlog.biz: Most Influential in Florida
We moved into the #1 spot of BlogNetNews.com’s list of the Most Influential Political Blogs in Florida: BNN Influence Index. The Access Escambia issue is probably what drove it ahead of other…
John Stuart cut by Q100, Cumulus
Station program director and the sole survivor of the Q100 morning crew – John Stuart – was let go by Cumulus on Friday. Q100 had the least drop in audience in 2006…
Panhandle news roundup
SatDaily Dose PNJ has School FCAT scores. So do the Daily News and News Herald.
General Fund budget cuts
Here is one of the handouts given to the Escambia County Commissioners at the budget workshop yesterday. Note the commissioners wanted to return Escambia Community Clinics and Lakeview to full funding. Read:Â …
News coverage of budget workshop weak
Escambia County Commission held its first budget workshop yesterday. WEAR TV focused on the cuts on funds given to non-profits like the Florida Wildlife Sanctuary, St. Michael Cemetery, Clean & Green, 4th…
Budget tricks may work
The county commissioners are working to stop in any cut in the Escambia Community Clinics. However, they should be working to increase what is spent. By proposing a cut, county staff has…
Panhandle news roundup
FriDaily Dose PNJ:Derrick, Dr. Dino’s wife and no insurance drop. There is alliteration inside the Pensacola daily’s news coverage just have to understand the code. Daily News: Jeff Miller comes out for…
What’s happening with other officers
Ernie Lee Magaha, Clerk of Courts, $4,676,281 (up 1.67%) but needs $2,111,446 from County general fund (up 15.9%) because his revenues are projected to be down $212,567. David Stafford, Supervisor of Elections,…
