YOUR 3 CENTS WEB POLL

Escambia Quality of Life: Is the Gulf Coast a good place to live?

38.46% Yes
61.53% No

Comment: if we could afford it we would move. insurance on home's out rages, you can keep all the bugs, and jobs are horrible out here. from fort walton beach by j

Comment: What really gets me,is what Jannet Holly just did, people are having a hard enough time with all that is against them now,and why are the schools having such a hard time, between the lottery, other taxing, and Jannet Holly. How much ARE the schools being helped? (Economy? not good) from P-Cola / Fl. by Al

Comment: Where do I start? There are no jobs, and little effort to bring new business, manufacturers to the area. Crime rate is increasing among juveniles, police will not admit that there are GANGS in the pensacola area. They could admit this and perhaps rally community effort to stop it. Escambia county Politicians and leaders have their priorities wrong. We need Jobs, better education for our children (instead of cuts), and more police or intervention specialist to reach out to today's youth. So Jobs, Education, and more Police more improve the area. from Pensacola by Donna

Comment: Our kids are leaving for better paying jobs in Texas. from Cantonment,Fl by Linda

Comment: Moved here after Ivan. We lived in the Midwest most of our life. People are great. We enjoy the area and the things to do. from Pensacola,Fl by Emery

Comment: This county catters to rich and those who come up the extorsion money to county officials. County officials don't give a hoot about the unemployed or working poor. The leader ship is short sighted cannot see past their arrogance. from Pensacola/Florida by Kevin

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Adoption Bill: Do you think gun ownership should be a factor in determining whether a couple is fit to adopt a child?

Maritime Museum: Do you support the development of the Community Maritime Park without the Maritime Museum?

Pensacola Beach Plan: Do you support the multi-million dollar plan to redevelop Pensacola Beach?

Animal Abuse Registry: Do you think animal abusers should be required to register like sex offenders?

911 Calls: Do you believe states should ban the release of 9-1-1 calls?

FCAT: Do you think the state should do away with the FCAT?

Red Light Cameras: Do you support or oppose the use of red-light cameras?

Nuclear Power: Do you favor or oppose building more nuclear power plants?

Mayor Salary: Do you approve of a $100,000 salary for the new strong mayor in Pensacola?

Red Flag Warnings: Do you think red flag warnings on Pensacola Beach should become enforceable by law enforcement?

Open Containers: Do you support or oppose the crackdown on open containers of alcohol on Pensacola Beach?

Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Should the Pentagon repeal the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy?

MMR Vaccine: Do you believe childhood vaccines are safe?

Federal Deficit: Does the federal deficit worry you?

Would you replace or keep Congress?

Tax Breaks: Do you believe the middle class needs more tax breaks?

Campaign Spending: Do you agree with the Supreme Court's decision removing the limits on campaign spending by corporations and unions?

Rebuilding Haiti: Do you believe it's America's responsibility to help Haiti rebuild?

Restraints and Seclusion Rooms: Do you believe Florida should ban the use of physical restraints and seclusion rooms on students with developmental disabilities?

Bag Ban?: Do you think Florida should adopt a ban on all disposable shopping bags?

Back to School Shopping: Do you think Florida should resume the sales tax holiday for back-to-school shopping?

Airport Security: Do you think airport security efforts in the U.S. effective?

Pregnant Troops: Do you agree with a military policy that punishes pregnancy?

Global Climate: Do you favor or oppose the U.S. signing a binding global treaty at the Copenhagen meeting that would require the U.S. to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

Presidential Approval: Do you approve or disapprove of the job President Barack Obama is doing?

Tiger Woods: Do you think Tiger Woods owes the public any explanations?

Sunrail Funding: Do you support the state spending $775-million on the Sunrail system?

Stem Cell Research: Do you agree with spending taxpayer dollars on embryonic stem cell research?

Troop Surge: Do you support a troop increase in Afghanistan?

Pensacola Charter: Do you support or oppose changing the City of Pensacola charter to a strong-mayor form of government?

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