Author: Rick Outzen
BP’d Off
While BP, along with federal and state governments, appear ready to move into the restoration phase of post-spill efforts, there are others who are hung…
Rev. Monk debacle could have been stopped by any council member
Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall was unjustified in his treatment of Rev. Nathan Monk at the Dec. 15 city council meeting. However, the other…
Unemployment down for Florida, still above national avg
Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in November 2011 was 10.0 percent, the lowest since May 2009 when it was also 10.0 percent. This represented 926,000…
Video: Dutch soccer goalie trips, kicks angry fan
An angry soccer fan in Amsterdam tried to attack goalie Esteban Alvarado. Debbye Turner Bell reports the goalkeeper was kicked out after tipping the fan…
Santa Rosa Dems speak out on Gulf Power hike
Letter to the Editor: The Rich Just Keep Getting Richer: Santa Rosa Democrats Oppose Gulf Power Rate Hikes Santa Rosa’s Democratic Executive Committee opposes any…
What Your Holiday Beverage Says About You
Fun for the holidays, and more on the mark than a horoscope … The Daily Meal’s What Your “Drink” Says About You on a Date…
Video: Teens Trashing Stores Goes Viral
Dan Harris reports on how authorities are dealing with the growing problem. Source: ABC
Monk and Hall, Their Conversation’s Beginning
The free-speech discussion that has grown out of a confrontation between Rev. Nathan Monk and Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall is rooted in an…
Wu responds to Hall criticism
Shawn Thomas wrote the following email to Pensacola City Councilman PC Wu and the other council members: Pensacola City Council: Though I am currently a…
Free Driver’s Training
The holidays are here. For many, that means a lot of time on the road. Today only, Joda Collins Driving Academy will be giving free…
Daily News interviewed Scott, too
Before Gov. Rick Scott visited the House of Syltherin to be interviewed by the PNJ Deal Chickens (Did you notice how hard it rained when…
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office: Preventing Holiday Crime
(Press Release) –PENSACOLA, Fla. – During the Holiday Season, busy shoppers fail to be aware of their surroundings. This can make them easy prey for…
Who is buried at Magnolia Cemetery?
The website findagrave.com lists 537–537 men, women, children and infants whose graves have been abandoned. The Magnolia Cemetery isn’t hidden. It’s in the heart of…
Take the Plunge
New Year’s Day is a day for beginnings. What better way to start 2012 than with a chilly dip in theSanta Rosa Sound? Sunday, Jan….
Video: PolitiFact names biggest lie of the year
The Pulitzer Prize-winning website Politi-Fact.com takes a look at what politicians say and determines how honest they are. Politi-Fact editor Bill Adair discusses the winner…
No Christmas Cards for Congressmen
Members of Congress can’t wish anyone “Merry Christmas†via mail. Or “Happy New Year.â€Â None of them have asked about Festivus, apparently. More P.S. Festivus is…
It’s the Thought that Really Counts
For you procrastinating holiday shoppers, there is still time to purchase a meaningful, yet inexpensive gift. As the IN reported, FaithWorks Network Inc., a local…
TMC Montage
This routinely gets me at the Academy Awards when we see how many great film actors or directors we have lost in a year… Turner…
Two years later, Brownsville Middle School still vacant
Two years ago, Rev. Lutimothy May and his Friendship Missionary Baptist Church offered to buy the dilapidated Brownsville Middle School that was closed in 2007….
Will IN outlast PNJ?
It’s not as farfetched as it seems. Jeffrey I. Cole, director of the Center for the Digital Future claims that most print newspapers will be…
