The PNJ reports Escambia County was to form advisory committees that will review and ultimately support raising the fees (taxes) paid for fire protection. ( Officials consider fire rate increase) Now residents…
Touart told county has problems
County Administrator George Touart met with the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce this week. The word we’ve gotten is that Touart was told that his employees were holding up development in the county….
Broward/Palm Beach New Times: Crist denies tryst
The GOP staffer, 21-year-old Jason Wetherington, told friends at separate social functions in August that he had sex with Crist, according to two credible and independent sources who heard Wetherington make the…
Tell ECUA Board to move Main St. Plant….no more games
Call or email (click on names for email addresses) Chairman Mr. Logan Fink District One (850) 944-1941 Term expires November 2008 Vice Chairman Mr. Elvin McCorvey District Three (850) 206-0642 Term expires…
Plans for Fort Perkins revealed
ECUA board member Dale Perkins has told us that if the city and county don’t fork over $38 million each then he plans to fortify the Main Street Wastewater Treatment Plant. Here…
Sam Hall joins blogosphere
The Link is Pensacola Underdog. Hall (Candidate for PNS City Council) was part of the Stop Our City brain trust. He also spoke strongly against the CRA prior to waterfront park vote….strangely…
Saufley Landfill misses deadline…again
The Saufley Landfill is not complying with a judge’s orders to meet the terms of its permit. Neighbors of the West Pensacola landfill have fought for months to shut it down after…
Healthcare solution: free check-ups
The NY Times is reporting today that some hospital systems are experimenting with free preventative care to reduce the much higher write-offs of emergency room admissions – as a means of dealing…
St. Pete Times: Davis scores in debate
Adam Smith, political writer for St. Petersburg Times, analyzes the Crist-Davis debate – Davis scores points, but is it too late?
Obrien misses much of Touart-Magaha feud
PNJ Columnist Mark O’Brien missed 75% of the story of the legal battle between Touart-Whitehead and Clerk of Courts Ernie Lee Magaha – Escambia officials in court. Whitehead – gets butt beat…
Perkins has done this before
In 2001, ECUA, DEP and International Paper were working an agreement for $92 million project to build a pipeline that would take IP’s wastewater away from Eleven Mile Creek and instead filter…
Rolling Stone: 10 Worst Congressmen
Rolling Stone magazine has named its ten worst congressman: DENNIS HASTERT (R-ILL.) JAMES SENSENBRENNER JR. (R-WIS.) DON YOUNG (R-ALASKA) WILLIAM JEFFERSON (D-LA.) JERRY LEWIS (R-CALIF.) TOM TANCREDO (R-COLO.) DICK POMBO (R-CALIF.) CURT…
Pink Flamingo dead
The South Florida Sun Senteniel reports the IN’s beloved plastic pink flamingos is officially dead – RIP: Pink Flamingo, 1957-2006 Its manufacturer, Union Products, of Leominster, Mass., is scheduled to close its…
ECUA/Dale Perkins plan is extortion scam
In the PNJ (ECUA to review funding plan), the ECUA Board still refuses to pay for the entire $115 million with its Dale Perkins five-point plan: Reapply for more FEMA money Ask…
Council tells under 40s: Forget about CMPA
The Pensacola City Council at its Committee of the Whole meeting today named its finalists for the Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees: Rhett Anderson – former city councilman (didn’t make…
How to raise $115M to move ECUA plant
See if you can follow my math: Funds needed $115,000,000 Interest (30 yrs, 5.25%) $153,000,000 Closing costs (est) $ 4,740,000 Total needed $272,740,000 _________________________________________________ The Dec 2003 study on the Replacement of…
ECUA manages on a prayer
Yesterday’s PNJ article on the relocation of the Main Street Sewage Treatment plant ( Anyone got $115 million? ) really bothers me, especially this section: “The $115 million grant was pronounced all…
Slate: Washington Buzz
From Slate.com Zeitgeist Checklist: Still Turning the Corner What Washington is talking about this week. By Michael Grunwald Posted Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, at 6:42 PM ET Tet For Tat Iraq. The…
Air America responds to bankruptcy
*Why Air America Matters* by Thom Hartmann There are times when doing the profitable thing is also doing the right thing. That’s certainly what Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch thought when they…
IN Your Face TV: Talking Points 10.13
This isn’t the best editing job on my part, but here are my Talking Points for the Oct. 13 show. Talking Points Video
