New Year, New Habits

There is a website that will help you develop a new habit for 2009 –thepowerofless.com. It challenges you to spend 10 minutes a day for…

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Best Capers of 2008

Wired has compiled the best criminal capers of 2008. You can vote on which one you believe is the top caper that is deserving of…

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Crist treats state budget like we do ours

Gov. Charlie Crist has a plan for covering the $2.3 billion state budget deficit. It is not that different from we all have been having…

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50 things we now know

The Tampa Tribune put together this list of things we know now that we didn’t know a year ago. Here are a few factoids on…

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Fuji buys Cancun

Tony Wang, owner of Fuji Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar on North Davis Highway, has bought the old Cancun Mexican Grill in Gulf Breeze. Cancun’s…

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Economic Development update

From the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce: * “Project Deep Blue” Site Visit – The Chamber hosted a manufacturer last week that is considering…

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Mika who?

Washington Post has a piece of Joe Scarborough’s co-host Mika Brzezinski. The article describes how she texts friends and even Joe’s wife Susan during the…

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Bailout bonus babies

AP has reviewed the compensation for the executives of the banks and financial institutions that our tax dollars bailed out. Banks that are getting taxpayer…

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Sansom not only lawmaker on the take

The St. Pete Times has found 18 other current and former lawmakers that are employed by state colleges…none of them are from our three districts….

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Scarborough gets radio show

Conservative radio can’t wait for the Obama administration. Of course, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity can’t wait, but others are waiting in the wings. Morning…

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PNJ writes Hall editorial, nine days later

The daily newspaper takes on Sam Hall for leaving a council meeting early to avoid a vote and possibly lying about a trip to Atlanta….

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Van Galen gets Wisc. chancellorship

UWF Vice President for Advancement has been recommended to be the next Chancellor for University of Wisconsin, River Falls. Read news-uwrf-chancellor-recommendation

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ECSO sheriff settles with Jeff Van Camp

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has settled with former deputy Jeff Van Camp – or more accurately McNesby’s insurance carrier did. Van Camp has been…

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How journalism will survive

From Online Journalism Review: Activist newsrooms don’t have to abandon journalistic principles, says Robert Niles. “They simply need to refocus on principles they should have…

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Don Gaetz: Real power

State Sen. Don Gaetz has been appointed by Senate President Jeff Atwater to head the Senate Select Committee on Florida’s Economy. According to Atwater: “The…

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Sansom bumper stickers

Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom deserves a bumper sticker to honor his special relationship with Northwest Florida State College. Here are a few suggestions: Got…

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How will state lawmakers serve us?

Our state representatives, Greg Evers, Dave Murzin and Clay Ford, have been given their committee and council assignments. We have two chairmanships: Evers votes on…

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NWFSC loves Sansom, not Gaetz

“I have never been invited to a meeting of the Northwest Florida State College board of directors in my life.”—my favorite from today’s Daily News…

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Beware of gift cards

If you bought a gift card at Experience Salon, you are out of luck. The new owners – former employees of Experience – have told…

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Bits and pieces

We heard yesterday that the negotiations between new Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas and the teachers union have broken off. Union wants a larger pay…

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