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Eagle Forum PAC endorses Dosev for Congress

Eagle Forum PAC, a conservative public policy organization founded by national conservative leader Phyllis Schlafly, has endorsed Pensacola businessman and first-time candidate Cris Dosev for…

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Boyd Forum: Citizens admonish empty chairs of MIA Pensacola mayor and administrator

Several citizens appeared the Boyd Forum held at the beginning of the Pensacola City Council on Thursday, May 12. Many wore red bands on their…

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Pensacola City Hall adds more files to ‘Transparent’ page on fire chiefs

On Tuesday, May 10, when the mayor’s office published the mayor’s decision to terminate Pensacola Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover,…

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State Weekly Roundup: Waiting to inhale

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA With all due respect to Kermit the Frog, it’s getting easier to be green in Florida. With…

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Posted in Escambia County

Podcast: Second Annual Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day Festival

Robert Turbin, Escambia County Marine Resources Division Manager , discusses this weekend’s Second Annual Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day Festival on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s…

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Olson skips public forum, defends Allen during his monthly report

City Administrator Eric Olson avoided the public by not showing up for the Pensacola City Council meeting until after the Boyd Forum. Several people in…

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Posted in Education

Kaylen Findley named SR Rookie Teacher of the Year

The Santa Rosa Education Foundation announced Kaylen Findley, a 7th-12th grade Agriculture teacher at Jay High School, as the 2016 Santa Rosa Rookie of the…

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Pensacola Speaks: Beyond Integration, The Black Freedom Struggle in Escambia County, Florida, 1960-1980

On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” I will open the show with Dr. Michael Butler. His latest book is “Beyond Integration: The Black Freedom…

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Inside Fire Chiefs Report: Deas complaint, failed to follow union grievance process

Chief Human Resources Office Ed Sisson complained, “Schmitt and Glover intentionally and deceptively severely retaliated against Edward Deas, an African-American Fire Lieutenant, merely because Deas made…

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Inside the Fire Chiefs Report: Sisson upset about dinner remarks, really?

Chief Human Resource Officer Ed Sisson claimed that Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover publicly demeaned him during the Firefighters Annual Awards ceremony Beggs & Lane…

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Inside Pensacola Fire Chiefs report: Jan 2016 was first time PFD handled hiring process without HR, but given no written protocols

Last night, I reviewed Exhibit VII that supports the section of Russell Van Sickles’ report regarding the first of six complaints that Chief Human Resource…

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Inside the Pensacola Fire Chiefs report: Unwritten hiring practice not followed by chiefs, but all applicants passed

According to the attorney Russell Van Sickle, the primary reason Chief Human Resource Officer Ed Sisson filed his complaints against Pensacola Fire Chief Matt Schmitt…

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