Legislature: BILLS COULD LIMIT NURSING HOME LAWSUITS: House and Senate panels are scheduled to take up bills (HB 569 and SB 670) that would place additional restrictions on lawsuits against nursing homes….
Bare gathers necessary signatures to be on the ballot for Pensacola mayor
Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare has received confirmation from the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office that he had gathered enough signatures to be placed on the ballot in Pensacola Mayor’s Race…
Rev. Monk petition on no-blanket petition goes viral
This is truly amazing. The change.org petition that Rev. Nathan Monk started two weeks is just 33 votes shy of 10,000 signatures. You have to laugh at the attempt by the Mayor…
Important BP meeting today for people with disabilities and other under-represented persons
The Center for Independent Living Disability Resource Center invites people with disabilities and other under-represented persons or groups to a discussion on how they can fully participate in the process that will…
INYR interview: UWF Head Football Pete Shinnick
I interviewed on Monday the University of West Florida’s first head football coach, Pete Shinnick. We talked about his family’s football legacy, the coaches that he has worked for and learned from…
Open Books hosts Dr. Robin Blyn, Feb. 21
On Friday, February 21, Open Books will host Dr. Robin Blyn to celebrate the release of her new book, “The Freak-Garde: Extraordinary Bodies and Revolutionary Art in America” (published by the University…
UWF screens ‘Black to Our Roots,’ Feb. 26
On Wednesday, February 26 at 6pm, the U.W.F. Department of English and World Languages is hosting a screening of the film Black to Our Roots co-directed by PBS filmmaker Jacqueline Olive. Ms….
Letter to the Editor: Is Agriculture Sustainable
I received this letter today: We just returned from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association convention in Tennessee. The buzz word for the convention was sustainability and what the definition means to the…
Protect Our Defenders responds to AP story that ran in PNJ today
Today the Pensacola News Journal reported on an Associated Press report released yesterday that revealed in shocking detail the military’s flawed and insufficient handling of over 1,000 sex crimes that were reported…
Help Wounded Warriors drive at Bonneville Speed Week
On Friday’s show of IN Your Head Radio, we had Buddy James, founder of the Black Belt Wounded Warriors Association, and Jill Hubbs. Buddy served on the USS Yorktown with Jill’s dad….
IN Your Head Radio: Mobile mayor’s first 100 days, UF Dean on 4-H controversy, UWF football coach Pete Shinnick
On the radio show today, I have at 11:35 a.m. Rob Holbert, co-publisher of Lagniappe, the independent newspaper in Mobile, Ala. We will discuss the first 100 days of Mobile Mayor Sandy…
The Future of 4-H in Escambia County
The University of Florida Dean for Extension and Director of Florida Cooperative Extension Service is concerned about the vote at last week’s Escambia County Commission meeting to withdrew an agenda item concerning…
Rev. Monk met with Cosson, Fountain…not Mayor Hayward or Castille
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward said last Friday in his ‘Upwords’ that he will support changes to his homeless ordinances the city council passed last year. He said that his change of heart…
Dream Defender to speak on Feb. 13
The Democratic Women’s Club of Escambia County is hosting special event for Black History Month featuring Ciara Taylor, political director for the “Dream Defendersâ€. She will be speaking on Senate Bill 778,…
INYR interview with Brent Coon on BP claims
On IN Your Head Radio, I interviewed Texas attorney Brent Coon on BP, how it has dealt with disasters in the past and on the latest developments with BP claims settlements. Listen…
PLT Cabaret set for March 29
Pensacola Little Theatre’s annual fundraising event, Cabaret, takes place Saturday, March 29 at 7 p.m. at the Pensacola Cultural Center presented by McMahon & Hadder. This year, Circus Nouveau features five venues…
Lionfish sighted in Pensacola Pass
Last month, we discussed on IN Your Head Radio the danger posed to our marine life from lionfish. We received this email from Leo Cyr: I want to alert you to an…
State Weekly Roundup: Pop tart bill, Team player, Brewing budget battles
By Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida BUT WHAT ABOUT TOASTER STRUDELS? Meanwhile, the National Rifle Association, one of the most effective lobbying groups in Tallahassee, was back at work doing…
Local Susan O’Conner appointed to Florida SBDC Advisory Board
The Florida SBDC Network announced the appointment of its new State Advisory Board. With over 40 offices and nearly 250 employees, the Florida SBDC Network State Advisory Board will play an instrumental…
INYR Interview with Peyton Mosley on Charlotte’s Web
I interviewed on Jan. 13 Peyton Mosley on IN Your Head Radio before he went to Tallahassee for a hearing on medical marijuana with the House Criminal Justice subcommittee. That meeting led…