Based on our web stats, readers spent the most time reading articles about lying former county employees, the state attorney’s cavalier attitude toward Sunshine laws, misleading PNJ headlines, and celebrating Lumpy DeWeese’s success.
1. Daily Outtakes: Jonathan Owens lied, so did Bart Siders The State Attorney’s office found former commissioner’s aide Jonathan Owens and the County’s former IT director, Bart Siders, lied to cover up their conspiracy to take out Bergosh. However, no one was charged.
2. Does State Attorney Madden care about public records?
The Town of Century breaks the law. State Attorney Ginger Madden has emboldened such unlawful behavior by repeatedly failing to enforce public records law.
3. ‘You Are So Pensacola’ Quiz: Round 1
Readers loved our quiz based on ‘You Are So Pensacola’ issues from two decades ago. No prizes exist, but you earn bragging rights on social media.
4. Bizzarre PNJ headline gets clicks, misleads readers
The PNJ hints the DIB executive director profited from mulch used by Palafox Market, but the math does not add up to a scandal, only clicks for pnj.com.
5. Real News: Barry, Reeves, Lumpy and more
The first September episode of “Real News with Rick Outzen” drew a lot of attention.
FL Statutes 817.568.
Justice for Bergosh
And Underhill tries to go on the offense on Studio 850 for his aide and BFF, Johnathan, as usual, lying through his teeth that once Bart had the records he was the custodian and had to by law provide it. Patently untrue. A lie, as usual. The county had passed an ordinance that records were to be looked at through the legal department prior to dissemination. Another interesting thing to note is ECW has taken down and removed files regarding these text. Perhaps they do know statute 817 applies. A felony. Also Arduini in his bluster revealed he had knowledge of texts not on the redacted version but quickly erased them about Studor when called on the carpet and another caught up in this did publish a text that was not on the redacted file, when asked who provided it he seemed willing to comply. The office of D2 continually unethically and now criminally disseminated info that was not for public consumption and basically was not held accountable and is now emboldened. It’s unfortunate that so many people have misunderstood and misused the FOIA and now the SAO officer refers them to mediation. This case DOES need to be looked at by Madden and the bad actors deposed and charged. It is criminal.