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New Commissioner will focus on jobs

The Escambia County Commissioner for District 2, Gene Valentino, was elected primarily because he offered the voters a solid platform. Economic Development and Jobs were…

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Christian review of Jesus Camp

 Phil Boatwright of SAWorship.com has reviewed the documentary Jesus Camp. Boatwright is the editor and film reviewer for The Movie Reporter, a monthly film guide…

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Escambia County Overall has increase in young voters

 Escambia County saw a huge increase in young adults voting (ages 18-35, 36-40) too. The county had a 57% increase in voting on Sept. 5th over…

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RB Buzz: Van Camp no longer Crime Stopper

RB Buzz: Escambia Co. Deputy Jeff Van Camp, a 20-year veteran of the force, has been removed from the ECSO Crime Stoppers program. Last year…

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Slate: Washington Buzz – week ended 9/15/06

Zeitgeist Checklist—Article 3 Edition What Washington is talking about this week. By Dana Milbank Updated Friday, Sept. 15, 2006, at 6:29 PM ETTorturing Geneva Intelligence….

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One fifth of City vote – under 40 year olds

From IN Editor Duwayne Escobedo: The numbers are in from the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office. What does the analysis tell us for the…

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Hot, Hot, Hot – 9/14/06

Hottest post for the day Where’s Marty? Who should replace him? Will Air America declare bankruptcy? Gulf1: SOC failed because of PNJ picture Kolokouris may…

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IN cover creates stir

The INMA issue cover (Sept. 14) is creating a controversy. A few distribution sites have asked for it to be picked up. Others want even…

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ECSO Love Boat sunk

Rumor: The Escambia Co. Sheriff Office has scuttled its marine patrol. It’s two boats are in the fenced lot next to office buildings. The boats…

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Copy of injunction against Commissioners

Here is the PDF of the injunction against County Administrator George Touart and the Esc. Co. Commissioners on their attempt to create a finance dept….

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Davis makes history…but does Ron Melton approve?

NEWS FROM THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY For Immediate Release, September 14, 2006 Contact: Mark Bubriski, 305.766.3765 DEMOCRATS MAKE HISTORY WITH FIRST BLACK LT. GOV. NOMINEE,…

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New Blog Design coming

Rick’s Blog is being upgraded this weekend. We’re finalizing the design and should have it up by Monday, Sept. 18. One feature will be ads…

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