Notes: BCC agenda review 5.15

Board of County Commissioners Agenda Review May 15, 2008 – 5:30 p.m. Call to Order at 9:04 a.m. All County Commissioners were present. Items to…

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Notes: Special meeting

SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS County Governmental Complex 221 Palafox Place May 15, 2008, 8:55 a.m. Call to Order at 9:03 a.m. All County…

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Whitehead disregards attorney’s instructions

County Attorney Allison Perdue Rogers sent an email to all Escambia County commissioners on Friday, May 2. It instructed them as follows: As you are…

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Edwards backs Obama

Former Sen. John Edwards endorsed Barrack Obama for president yesterday. I spoke with one Democratic national insider who believes Edwards will be Obama’s VP, not…

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Tree ordinance finally approved

Pensacola Planning Board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve revisions to city tree and landscape regulations after Emerald Coastkeepers and developers finally agreed on the size…

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Ron Paul Revolt

Across the blogosphere, there are reports that Ron Paul’s supporters are planning a revolt at the Republican National Convention. The LA Times reported yesterday Paul’s…

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Racist GOP uses Obama in Miss. race

The New York Times reports on how the racist element of the Mississippu Republican Party is using the possible nomination of Sen. Barrack Obama to…

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ThyssenKrupp one year later

The Mobile Press Register reports on the progress of the ThyssenKrupp AG’s $3.7 billion steel mill that was announced this time last year. Employees: 120…

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Cavanaugh ‘Dear John’ letter

Friends and Colleagues, This morning, the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education named me as their next Chancellor, effective July…

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From mom with kids at the park

I am the mother of the girl who was photographed last week at the fountain on South Palafox (Plaza Deluna). I would like to address…

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Critique of Democrats good

I received this email from one local Democrat: Recently, there was an article in the In-Weekly asking if the locally Democratic Party can get their…

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Notes: Council 5.08.08

May 8 City Council meeting notes: Wow. Thursday night’s City Council meeting included a three-hour and ten-minute-long discussion of a building in North Hill, a…

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