Tying community-involvement with students to their success in school—and life— Escambia County School District Superintendent Malcolm Thomas challenged people to become actively involved with youth. Speaking to a United Way Emerging Leaders…
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Gulf Power admits nuclear plant is possibility
Gulf Power spokesman Jeff Rogers told Sunshine Slate that the company is considering a nuclear power plant in the north part of Escambia County: “When the forecast shows a need, nuclear would…
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 and vice president for 2012. Receiving the…
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 Monday night as he tried to sell…
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 garnered little political support for his idea….
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 district needs a better policy which affords…
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 checkpoints issued 24 citations, also making one…
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 interview, as well as some highlights from…
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 native Gus Brandt is up for the…
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 for the past two weeks, the local…
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 on compressed natural gas (CNG). “With the…
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 know we’re there,†said Lee Pryor, of…
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 deaths of several girls after an immunization…
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 crowd. Independent News has published each January…
Billboard picks best tweets of the week
Here’s their round-up of singers’, rockers’ and rappers’ 20 coolest and funnest tweets from the past seven days – Billboard.
Eighth Wonders of the World
Mental Floss lists 11 things throughout history that have been billed as The 8th Wonder Of The World. Read the full text here: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/106386#ixzz1dbClJ7Gj –brought to you by mental_floss!
Muckreads 11.13.11
Here are this week’s top must-read stories from #MuckReads, ProPublica’s ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism. Anyone can contribute by tweeting a link to a story and just including the hashtag…
Batman works on his Batman voice
He needs a little work (some profanity): See all the CollegeHumor Original Videos here.
Parents struggle with how Air Force treated son’s remains
A mother and father deal with how their son’s body was treated at Dover Air Force Base. Their son, Sgt. Daniel M. Angus, 28, married and daddy to a little girl, had…