Author: Rick Outzen

The Gannett blog reports that Gannett has started outsourcing the moderation of the comments readers post on its websites. Gannett may have finally conceded that…

From Discovery’s Bad Astronomy website and courtesy of NASA and the MODIS Rapid Response Team: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/06/22/damn/

I missed Doug Suttles, BP’s chief operating officer, yesterday. The visit was a surprise that had Santa Rosa Island Authority and Escambia County officials scrambling…

Daily News (FWB): While large amounts of tar balls continued to wash up on Walton County beaches Tuesday, Okaloosa County’s oil forecast for the rest…

For the past two days, I’ve been asked why hasn’t Pensacola Mike Wiggins spoke out against the petition drive by former councilmen Jack Nobles and…

At 11:08 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, I received this email from a visitor from Dallas, Tex.: I benefited from your blog reports of Pensacola Beach….

The blog has grown beyond Northwest Florida. We are approaching a million page views a month. Some of the new readers have been drawn here…

For Immediate Release June 22, 2010 4:30 p.m. CST Latest Oil Spill Developments Dear Neighbor, As dime to five inch-sized tar balls and tar “patties”…

Press Release: Pensacola Young Professionals today affirmed a decision made in 2006 to support the Community Maritime Park. Kristine Karsten, President of Pensacola Young Professionals,…

Newsweek Magazine ranked Pensacola High School 21st in the nation in its annual high school evaluation. This ranking was determined by comparing the number of…

Gulf Oil Spill Doobie Brothers Parody by Steve Goodie:

BP has already killed countless sea turtles in its careless and cruel operations managing the Gulf oil spill, and we must send a strong message…

More emails from Pensacola’s one and only PAC man, Charlie Fairchild: ________________________________ From the web designer Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 11:44 PM To: Farichild…

I acquired these emails from Save Our City & No Boss Mayor co-founder Charlie Fairchild to an out-of-town web designer. Looks like Charlie, Marty and…

By Lawrence S. Wittner The offshore oil drilling catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico brought to us by BP has overshadowed its central role over…

While Pensacola Beach is dragging its feet on setting up a big-name concert series to help its businesses, both Gulf Shores and Okaloosa County have…

BP executives visit Pensacola when there is trouble in the media. The damages aren’t as bad as Grand Isle, La. or Orange Beach, Ala. The…

Having studied area politics for the nearly 30 years I’ve lived here-the past 11 as publisher of the IN, I have two distinct memories of…

BP Blocking Media Access? Great interview from New Orleans TV station WDSU TV.

Got this advisory last night at 9:46: BP COO Doug Suttles to Visit Area on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Doug Suttles, the Chief Operating Officer,…