Lessons from the Honey Badger

From Huffington Post comes these lessons to live by. “If we all lived like the honey badger, we would indeed be more fearless.” Read more…

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Finalists for Sunshine State Awards- Print

2012 Sunshine State Awards Finalists FINAL Finalists are listed in alphabetical order by organization. To correct errors or omissions, please contact Tim Dodson, tim@timdodson.com. ALL-MEDIA…

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Archaeology Camp

Blast summer boredom away, and join us for Pensacola’s History and Archaeology Camp! This summer, the University of West Florida (UWF) is offering history and…

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Buzz: Townsend not to run again, candidates line up

The buzz is Ronald Townsend will not run for re-election as the District 7 City Council member. Jimmie Perkins and Robbie Carl Andrews have filed…

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I love this quote

From NY Times “It is like honey to my heart. For the first time in my life, I feel like I have a role to…

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Scott stumbles in Spain

Saint Petersburg Blog has covered Gov. Rick Scott’s social misstep when he recently met the King of Spain. Elephants may never forget their run-in with…

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Masters of the Universe?

The daily newspaper called this morning about a second public request made last night by Councilwoman DeWeese, who copied them on the request but not…

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ED Show – Today

Mike Papantonio and I will be hosting Ed Schultz’s radio show today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Topics– Education and attacks on journalists. Should…

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Council Selects Executive

As the appointed time for the Pensacola City Council’s special meeting to select its new executive came and went, Councilwoman Megan Pratt began to wonder…

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Buzz: Gunshots fired downtown?

We are getting reports that residents downtown heard gunshots around 4 a.m. None of them appeared to have been fired at my office.

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FCAT Crisis: Escambia County hurts in math, too

The question that keeps popping up in my head is: What did Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and the school district administration do to prepare the teachers…

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A New Day?

Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall opened up Thursday night’s council meeting by requesting that things stay “upbeat.” “I want Kumbayah tonight,” he said. The…

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Editor says PNJ will not cut back

On his blog, PNJ Executive Editor stated, “… I can tell you that the PNJ has no plan to reduce its publishing schedule.” – Posted…

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More papers cut daily publications

The Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville papers are combining and will publish only Wed, Fri and Sunday papers. They will be expanding online service on al.com.

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FCAT Crisis: Escambia County struggles at third grade level in reading

Escambia County had 3,161 third-graders take the FCAT reading exam. Fifty-one percent of them scored a 3 or higher on the exam, compared to 72…

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Executive Decision

In a couple of hours, the Pensacola City Council will consider selecting its Council Executive. The board will be taking a look at four candidates….

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Gulf Power Gets New President

Press release: Gulf Power Company is getting a new president. Stan Connally, a senior vice president at Georgia Power, will be the company’s 16th president,…

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Rock the Legion

Five of this area’s teenage garage bands will be showcasing their talents at the 1st Annual Rock the Legion Concert on June 2, 2012 from…

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Hayward responds to Myer’s lawsuit

The IN asked Mayor Ashton Hayward for his response to Myer’s request that he retract his May 15 memo: It is my understanding that the…

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Over a third of state’s third-graders aren’t at reading grade level

The FCAT 2.0 results in math and reading are out for third-graders. Once again the state is trying to put a happy spin on the…

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