Category: News
BP’s Hayward blistered in depo
AP has an exclusive report on the deposition of former BP CEO Tony Hayward and his role during the BP oil disaster last summer. He…
Woodland Heights proposals rejected
Mayor Ashton Hayward sent out on June 30 a letter to the architectural and engineering firms that bid on the Community Resource Center to be…
Council President calls special meeting
NOTICE OF MEETING – City Council Workshop, July 20, 9:30 a.m. The Pensacola City Council president has called for a City Council workshop for Wednesday,…
Escambia accounts for nearly 20 percent of new A schools
According to the press release from the Florida Department of Education, of Florida’s 2,547 graded elementary, middle and non-high-school combination public schools earning “A” through…
Guest Viewpoint: Seeing New Things-Past and Present
By Sarah Lyons I went to hear Dr. Omar Ali speak at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem recently. Schomburg is…
How Fox News brainwashes America
Dr. Cynthia Boaz describes on Truthout how Fox News brainwashes its viewers. Much of it we’ve written about before in bits and pieces, but she…
White House payroll cut
The White House cut its payroll by $1.7 million in 2011, according to an annual report of salaries the White House sends to Congress. The…
Clearwire hand-off fumbles jobs
Clearwire, the once great employer in Santa Rosa County, turned over its Milton operation to TeleTech. Most of its employees were transferred over to the…
Most improved elementary schools take different paths
The most improved Escambia County elementary schools are Montclair, Weis and Oakcrest. Montclair jumped 155 points, primarily by huge increases in the percentages meeting high…
Low performing Middle Schools slipping further behind
The three lowest performing middle schools in Escambia County are Bellview (447 pts), Warrington (450 pts) and Woodham (453 pts). All three are C schools…
Liberty Counsel holds Victory Rally
….for $265,000. Let’s hope the refreshments are free. Liberty Counsel and its 24 clients will be hosting a Victory Rally and Celebration on Wednesday, July…
Liberty Counsel says money from insurance carrier
Ignore that Santa Rosa taxpayers pay the insurance premiums. Ignore the federal judge said Liberty Counsel had no standing in the case. There is apparently…
