Category: News
BP Hypocrasy
BP, whose rush for profits has killed dozens of Americans in the past six years, actually has created on their website a page for statements…
Buzz: Raid on Bob Cole tied to land deals
We’re hearing that feds’ raids on Santa Rosa County Commissioner Bob Cole’s home and business are tied to questionable land deals the IN reported on…
Mobile Baybears: Baseball America’s Minor League Team of the Year
During the great Maritime Park debate, the naysayers called the Mobile Baybears a failure. They said the team would never permit Pensacola to have an…
Video: Gingrich tops Romney in S.C. presidential poll
Newt Gingrich looks to pick up more support in South Carolina, where a new state poll shows him 11 points ahead of rival GOP presidential…
Fallout from American Airlines bankruptcy…
Could be some cheap tickets. George Hobica, a travel expert and founder of Airfarewatchdog.com says as consumers shy away from the airlines, they are bound…
Buzz: FBI raids Cole Automotive
Santa Rosa County Commissioner Bob Cole had some unexpected visitors this morning- IRS and FBI- at his Pensacola business, Bob Cole Automotive. No word yet…
2011 NCAA Division II Soccer Championships here
And we are getting national recognition for it. From NCAA.com: As the daughter of an U.S. Navy officer, Kelli Bahr moved around a lot as…
Video: 200 Arrested at Occupy Los Angeles, Park Cleared
More than 1,400 police officers, some in riot gear, cleared the Occupy Los Angeles camp early Wednesday, driving protesters from a park around City Hall…
Seeking Hardest Working Women in America
Doron Ofir Casting (Design Star, Military Wives, Jersey Shore, Nashville Star, Chefs vs. City, My Strange Addiction) announces the search for the hardest working women…
Last day for Rising Star nominations
Rising Star Nominations Deadline Nov. 30, 2011 In 2008, our newspaper began our Rising Stars program to honor the leaders in the under-35 crowd. Independent…
One of four Escambia students live in poverty
The U.S. Census Bureau released data on income and poverty estimates for the nation’s 3,142 counties and more than 14,000 public school districts, showing that…
Cool: 4 million-page British newspaper archive online
People will now be able to search the ‘British Newspaper Archive’, which is made up of 4 million pages – containing articles from local and…
Winter White Christmas Show
This Saturday, Dec. 3 enjoy some tunes for a good cause at the Winter White Christmas Show. The event is sponsored by the Omega Countdown…
Raw Video: Students Storm British Embassy
Dozens of hard-line Iranian students stormed the British Embassy in Tehran, bringing down the Union Jack flag and throwing documents from windows in scenes reminiscent…
On the Road
The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers for their Road to Recovery Program. The program provides free transportation for patients receiving cancer treatments. The…
Immigration Policy Not A Factor in FL Endorsements
Mitt Romney is in Florida today where he garnered three endorsements from Cuban-Americans Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Representative Mario Diaz-Balart, and former Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart.  Note:…
Occupy upsets Arms of Justice
Email that we received this morning: For your information, below is an email I sent to Occupy Pensacola last week: ******************************** November 23, 2011, 10:57…
Three innovative ideas to improve public education
A recent report from the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution examines three school organization reforms that may yield positive results but have not captured…
Thomas changing mind on Lincoln Park
According to today’s daily newspaper, School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas have had a a change of heart on his proposed closing of Lincoln Park Elementary. Faculty,…
Fox News makes you dumber. Best not to watch it at all.
The results of a new poll by Fairleigh Dickinson show that Sunday morning news shows do the most to help people learn about current events,…
