Author: Rick Outzen
Nomination Breakdown
Nominations are in for Pensacola City Council’s next leadership. Council members have thrown each other’s names into a hat and will choose a new president…
First gambling workshop tomorrow
Sun-Sentinel reports: Executives from gambling companies are prepping for Wednesday’s workshop on the destination resort bill filed by Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, and Rep….
Hate crime stats released
The Federal Bureau of Investigation released yesterday Hate Crime Statistics, 2010 based on information submitted by law enforcement agencies throughout the nation. These data indicate…
The Man’s Big Brother
Kids that stay out too late may soon have to answer to their parents and Big Brother. Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds seemed nearly giddy…
Anthony prosecutor comes out swinging in new book (video)
Orlando Sentinel has all the details on the new book by retired prosecutor Jeff Ashton. In it, Ashton writes that soon before her murder trial…
Buzz: Little political support for curfew
Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds has been pushing for a teen curfew since last spring. After nearly six months of preaching its virtues, Jerralds has…
School buzz: Godzilla upset, knife-welding 9yo destroys classroom
School Board member Jeff “Godzilla” Bergosh wants to put another obstacle in front of law enforcement investigating crimes on public school campuses. “I believe the…
DAs battle over Nodine case
Angel Downs, girlfriend of former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine, suffered a gunshot wound to the head outside her Gulf Shores home in May 2010….
Myrtle Grove disappears after Clean Sweep
Four and a half tons of debris was collected in the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office’s Operation Clean Sweep today in the Myrtle Grove community. Traffic…
Wife: Cain “totally respects women” (video)
Gloria Cain is defending her husband, GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain, after multiple sexual harassment accusations. Jan Crawford reports on Mrs. Cain’s upcoming Fox News…
Winner: Gus Brandt
Pollstar has announced its nominees for its annual awards for concerts. The Hangout Music Festival has been nominated for Music Festival of the Year. Pensacola…
Limbo for Occupy
Occupy Pensacola now sits in an undefined limbo. But it seems limbo’s time may be limber. After camping on the lawn at Pensacola City Hall…
ESP to Host CNG Workshop
Pensacola officials will join other natural-gas players for a workshop in Miramar Beach in December. The event will focus on transitioning commercial fleets to run…
Video: SNL vs. actual GOP debate
In case you were busy on Saturday night and missed the latest Republican presidential debate, it was all about foreign policy and very little new…
Party at Rubio’s
Marco Rubio’s having a party in Pensacola on Thursday, but the U.S. senator probably won’t show. “He most likely won’t be there, but he will…
Human guinea pigs
London’s Independent today reported evidence that large drug companies have are exploiting Indian ‘guinea pigs’ for drug testing. Among the incidents they uncovered were the…
The P.R. Nightmare continues…
Herman Cain says a man’s pizza is a reflection of his masculinity… or I guess that is what he was saying, : “”A manly man…
One Percent fights back
“What do we want? The rest of it.” See all the CollegeHumor Original Videos here.
Rising Star Nominations
IN SEEKS RISING STAR NOMINATIONS Deadline Nov. 30, 2011 In 2008, our newspaper began our Rising Stars program to honor the leaders in the under-35…


