Author: Rick Outzen
Ringling’s Elephant in the Room
Why weren’t they beating the inflatable elephant? “We wanna keep it, you know, family friendly,†said Tracy Patton, of PETA. “Keep a gentle visual.†Hunkered…
UWF adds second partnership with Ferry Pass Elementary
The University of West Florida (UWF) School of Education will expand its Partnership for Professional Innovation program to include Ferry Pass Elementary this month. The…
Kaiser leaving Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart CEO Will Join Utah Health System Pensacola, FL (Jan. 13, 2012) — Laura Kaiser, president and CEO of Sacred Heart Health System, will…
Soup’s On
Manna Food Bank’s 5th Annual Fill A Bowl for Manna event will be this Saturday, Jan. 14 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Pensacola State…
Motorcycle gang member convicted of attempted sexual battery
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced yesterday that Joseph Borg was convicted by an Escambia County Jury of one count of Attempted Sexual Battery. The conviction…
The ‘Make Us Whole’ Boat Ramps
How will we be ‘made whole’ following the 2010 oil spill? For starters, how about some boat ramps for $4.4 million? Over the next few…
Arrest Log
The following suspects were charged with felonies at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals. Kenneth Calhoun, 28, 300 block…
Hall apologies. Let’s move to real issues
Poverty, health issues, failing schools, rampant crime, shootings…and the biggest issue for Occupy Pensacola, Rev. Nathan Monk and the Pensacola City Council is whether Sam…
Bookies like Romney, bet win streak will continue
Europes largest betting company Paddy Power have installed Mitt Romney as 2/5 favourite for the South Carolina primary after the former Massachusetts Governor romped home…
Insiders stacked advisory vote in favor of Yaz
The Project On Government Oversight has requested that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) disregard a joint advisory committee’s support of the controversial birth control…
Commissioner’s Delay Tourism-tax Decision
The Escambia County Commission will wait until the summer to decide what governance model they’ll go with when it comes to tourism tax dollars. Presently,…
Bergosh continues attacks on A.A. Dixon
Across the state, school boards and administrations work hard to help inner-city charter schools teach those students that the public schools have failed. They offer…
Romney in Florida Today
Leading in the polls, Mitt Romney has skipped through South Carolina to campaign here today in West Palm. Â VIDEO A record turnout is being expected,…
Oil Spill Restoration Meeting
The second in a series of meetings to explore early oil-spill restoration will be held tonight at the University of West Florida. The Deepwater Horizon…
Florida Ranks 11 in 2012 Quality Counts Report
Education Week’s “Quality Counts 2012: The Global Challenge – Education in a Competitive World†released the results today and ranked Florida eleventh in the nation…
Occupy the Courts
Occupy protesters will take to the courts again, Friday, Jan. 20 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Federal Courthouse located at 1 N….
Year of the Dragon
The Japan-America Society of Northwest Florida will ring in the “Year of the Dragon†Saturday, Jan. 21 at the Bayview Community Center. The event will…
Enterprise Florida sets its wish list for legislature
ORLANDO, FL (January 11, 2012) – The Enterprise Florida Board of Directors has identified the following as priorities to be presented to the Florida Legislature…
Buzz: Hotel owners and Chamber to ask for delay
The Hotel owners who have been pushing for the tourism marketing and the management of the bed tax dollars to be taken away from the…
BP clean-up contractors say they are owed millions
Biloxi Sun Herald reports the companies that responded to the BP oil catastrophe claim that they are still fighting for payments due from the time…
