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ECAT protest march
ECAT drivers and riders marched on Escambia County Office Complex this afternoon (around 4 pm) to protest proposed cutbacks on ECAT. They carried handmade signs saying “Keep funding ECAT”; “Save ECAT”; “ECAT…
Report: CMPA meeting and budget vetoes
From IN editor Duwayne Escobedo: Lacey Collier on Gov. Charlie Crist veto of $2.5 million for environmental cleanup of Community Maritime Park: “I’m going to voice my displeasure with the governor at…
Gay bashing rules on pnj.com
Today’s business article in the daily newspaper (Hotels filling fast for holiday weekend) has drawn out the gay bashers – with 48 comments as of 3 p.m. Samples of the comments: “What…
State Veto List
Dave Murzin emailed over the pdf of Gov. Crist’s line-item vetoes. Read: Â 2007 veto list
Cumulus revenue hasn’t dropped
Got a phone call from Liz Hanlon about the Winners & Losers in May 24 issue. She assured me that the revenue at the Cumulus stations hasn’t dropped since the CMP vote….
Crist vetoes $459-million from budget
Escambia & Santa Rosa Counties came out okay. Dave Murzin dropped by the office to tell us some of the items that were cut. The environmental clean-up for Community Maritime Park area…
ECSO strong-arm collectors?
The May 24Â IN cover story is about a soccer Mom who was arrested and handcuffed in front of her children over a $40 disputed dog grooming bill. Fortunately, the State Attorney…
State to rescore 2006 FCAT 3rd-grade reading tests
I can’t believe this didn’t make the daily newspaper today. Bill Kacsor of AP reports: The disclosure that part of Florida’s standardized assessment test was too easy last year overshadowed the release…
Clinton Campaign Song Contest
Sen. Hillary Clinton wants your input on picking a campaign theme song. More than 100,000 Americans have responded. Clinton has asked voters to choose from nine titles or propose their own songs….
Mobile Steel Plant may be boon
The German steelmaker, ThyssenKrupp AG, plans to build a $3.7 billion plant in Mobile County, Ala. There will be 2,700 permanent jobs and 29,000 temporary construction jobs. The question is: where will…
New home purchases
The other rumor I heard tonight at Martini Night was that new home sales are improving in the Panhandle. What’s the biggest factor? The military. Projects near military bases are thriving.
Why? Why? Why?
The Santa Rosa Island Authority avoided any decision on redefining hotels and condos on Pensacola Beach tonight. Why? The word I got was the board members were informed by the Escambia County…
State Fire Marshall letter
We finally received a copy of the letter from the State Fire Marshall on his investigation of the Escambia County Volunteer Fire Departments. There are some serious allegations being investigated. Read:Â Fire…
FCAT scores are out
Check out Florida DOE site: SCORES
Hawkshaw Photos
Click here for musical slide show – song by The Zac Brown Band: HAWKSHAW PHOTOS More to come….
Gannett newspaper operations slip
According to AP: Gannett’s April revenue shrank by 2% from April 2006, with ad revenue falling 3.1%. Goldman Sachs analyst Peter Appert cut his profit estimates for both companies (McClatchy Co., too…
Explain this Dave Murzin
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: The Florida Legislature ended its annual session without achieving its No. 1 goal: reducing property taxes. Legislators did, however, vote to increase property taxes by $546 million. It happened…
Rubio tax plan – unequal
St. Petersburg Times: A St. Petersburg Times analysis of county property appraiser data has found that one out of 10 homes would not benefit from a plan recently floated by House Speaker…
