Author: Rick Outzen
TDC Death Match: Round One
From Commissioner Grover Robinson: From: “Grover C. Robinson” Date: September 26, 2011 5:38:12 PM CDT To: “Grover C. Robinson” , ewb , “‘julian@innisfree.com’” , “‘robertr@resortrealtylife.com’”…
Panhandle gets $1.5B Solar Farm
National Solar Power of Melbourne announced Monday it has chosen Gadsden County, the county west of Tallahassee, for a $1.5-billion solar power project. The facility…
Herman Cain won vote with 9-9-9 plan
Former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain surprised the Republican establishment with his 9-9-9 plan: 9% personal income tax, 9% corporate income tax and 9 percent…
No dadgum judge knows better than Evers
State Sen. Greg “Lock-n-load” Evers (R-Baker) is upset that a federal judge placed an injunction on his gun law that prevented doctors from asking their…
Cannada-Wynn files
The Supervisor of Elections reports Jewel Cannada-Wynn, Democrat, pre-filed today for County Commissioner, District 3 for the 2012 General Election. She lost in 2010 her…
WOB replaces Blazzues
Press Release: Granger Properties today announced a commercial real estate lease agreement with the national company World of Beer. World of Beer is based out…
PETA vs. Cole Brothers Circus
Press Release: After filing two complaints with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding the physical safety and psychological well-being of two elephants, PETA has…
Domino’s employee murder
Press Release: Escambia County homicide investigators are working through a number of leads in the Saturday night murder of a Domino’s Pizza employee on Navy…
Presidency 5 interviews on WEBY
Press Release: Herman Cain won the Florida Straw Poll at the Republican Party of Florida Presidency 5 event in Orlando on Saturday. Mike Bates of…
Veoila has labor issues elsewhere
Veoila Transportation, the French company that manages Escambia County Area Transit, has labor issues in other parts of North America. The Phoenix New Times reported…
Hasner wins straw poll for U.S. senate spot
Former House Majority Leader Adam Hasner scored a victory in a U.S. Senate straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Hasner carried 34 percent…
Mysterious Deaths of 9 B.P. Oil Spill Whistleblowers (video)
In the past year, nine vocal critics or potential whistleblowers of the Gulf oil spill all died in extremely mysterious ways. Their deaths could be…
Buzz: Only 30 people at Milton Tea Party
The daily newspaper reported that the Pensacola and Milton chapters of the Tea Party united for a rally yesterday in Milton. WEAR TV reported that…
Wall Street Protest
The protests on Wall Street may be the most under reported story of this past week. The group Occupy Wall Street streamed live some of…
Regulations impact on jobs, not as much as some think
Bureau of Labor Statistics shows employers attributing a small fraction of job losses to governmental regulations. In the first half of 2011, employers listed regulations…
10 things learned from Florida’s Presidency 5 Conference
Yes, we know Herman Cain won the Florida straw poll, but did we learn from the Presidency 5 conference in Orlando. The St. Pete Times…
Gaetz sets out path to redistricting
State Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Niceville), chairman of the Senate Reapportionment Committee, says he wants proposed redistricting maps ready by Nov. 1 and a committee bill…
Veolia responds to ECAT workers
We received this letter from Veolia, the French company that manages Escambia County Area Transit: Thanks Escambia Community I’d like to thank everyone for their…
The Week’s Best Reads
From our coming economic doom to Jon Stewart’s subtle transformation from comic to political activist, The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the…
