Author: Rick Outzen
Buzz: UWF/Studers have big announcement
Remember Pensacola Promise – the scholarship program that promised scholarships for every high school graduate that lived inside the Pensacola city limits? The University of…
Oliver says County never contacted about seats
George Hawthorne claimed last week on this blog that Escambia County had been contacted about the stadium seats that the CMPA bought but later sold…
From New Hampshire: All these debates might be getting tedious for voters….
14 of them! And the candidates have little time to do much else… Jake Berry of The Nashua Telegraph complains that this has left New…
Video: Toddlers and Tiaras’ Alana Steals Show
TLC’s Toddlers and Tiaras has had its share of entertaining contestants but six-year-old Alana just might top the list. The little southern beauty queen and…
Video: Winners and Losers at the New Hampshire Debate
George Stephanopoulos and John Berman recap the crucial GOP debate. Source: ABC
LOL: Daily adopts our style of primary coverage
PNJ executive editor Dick Schneider tells his reader(s) in his Sunday edition that the daily paper will be the source for navigating the political “jungle.”…
Video: Commemorating anniversary of Tucson shooting
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly are back in Tucson, preparing to mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting that left six dead…
Kinda seems that way…
Or maybe it’s just that we have had two debates within 12 hours. Slate.com’s John Dickerson ponders the serious lack of humor in the GOP…
Hope they watch “Face the Nation†in North Korea and Iran
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on “Face the Nation†this morning  that the…
Would you trust BP to drill in the Arctic Circle?
Not me. BP–which has come to stand for Bulls$%t Petroleum– has proven that it is a serial polluter (if not a serial killer). According to…
For Sale: Pensacola Civic Center
Escambia County commissioners are looking to unload the Pensacola Civic Center. But Commission Chairman Wilson Robertson isn’t getting his hopes up. “Personally, I don’t think…
New Initiative to Help Prevent Domestic Abuse
A groundbreaking initiative will bring agencies together to prevent domestic abuse. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary David Wilkins and…
Ice Flyers add local owner
Press Release: The Ice Flyers ownership group, headed by Tim Kerr, added a new member to the group prior to the season. Greg Harris joins…
Unemployment Ticks Down to 8.5%, Tea Party apologizes to Obama
…not really… A burst of hiring in December pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly three years, giving the economy a boost…
Pope names 22 new cardinals, Albert Pujols not on the list.
22 new cardinals named Pope Benedict named 22 new cardinals, including two Americans archbishops, Timothy Dolan of New York and the former archbishop of Baltimore,…
Dr. David Marker is the New Interim Provost at UWF
University of West Florida President, Judith Bense announced the appointment of Dr. David Marker as interim provost for the university. Marker most recently served as…
IMPACT100’s 8th Annual Membership Drive
IMPACT100, a local women’s philanthropy group is holding their annual membership drive through February. The drive ends Thursday, March 1. There are nine events scattered…
Deadline for Nominations of Freedom Award
The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is asking Guard and Reserve members to nominate their supportive for the 2012 Secretary of Defense…
New Clerk of Court Candidate
Ernie Lee Magaha, Republican, pre-filed today for Clerk of the Court for the 2012 General Election. For the complete candidate list go here: http://escambiavotes.com/current-candidates-and-finances
