County code enforcement

The 2007-08 budget for code enforcement is $2,454,000. It’s funded by fines and fees ($1,654,000), General Fund ($300,000) and Solid Waste ($500,000). Two years ago…

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Roads Inc catfish pond

Last night the Escambia County Commission revoked the stormwater permit for a pit that Roads, Inc has claimed for two years was a catfish pond….

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Notes on Council fire vote

The Pensacola City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Firefighters, Local 707. Councilman Mike Wiggins was…

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Okaloosa counts on military to weather recession

The Daily News reports a study released by Enterprise Florida concluded that military spending remains one of the state’s leading growth industries. It’s particularly valuable…

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Pace Award winners

Emerging Leader Of The Year was given to Mike Hicks – CEO of Hixardt Technologies Business Leader Of The Year was given to Keith Gregory…

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Chef Irvine may not be real deal

Last June, Chef Robert Irvine of the Food Channel’s Dinner Impossible was in Pensacola for a special dinner at eat!. Around 100 people showed up…

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Final AZ vote tally is 53

All the votes have been counted. My final total in the Arizona Republican Presidential Preference Primary is 53. I concede the primary to John McCain…

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I pick up one more vote

Apparently the Arizona Sec. of State Jan Brewer looked under her desk and found one more vote for me. I now have one more vote…

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It is what I have been writing

A friend called me yesterday to rib me about the Florida TaxWatch report. He laughed that TaxWatch is getting paid $100K for I have been…

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Outzen surpasses Az vote goal

The Outzen for President campaign now has 48 votes, according to latest reports from the Arizona Sec. of State. Over 98% of the votes have…

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Outzen campaign waits for final votes

It’s 3:54 a.m. The Arizona Secretary of State reports 94 percent of the votes have been counted. I’m sitting with 44 votes – one shy…

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Outzen candidacy has its day

The Outzen for President campaign has its day of reckoning in the Arizona Primary today. Currently, McCain is up by 16 in his home state…

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