Category: Politics
Video: Gingrich says he will be nominee
Jake Tapper interviews presidential candidate as surging polls put him ahead. Source: ABC
What not to say in workplace conversations
Real Simple has few suggestions on what to say in workplace conversations and offers substitute phrases: “That’s not my job.†“This might sound stupid, but… 
Chief Simmons: Warn first, arrest later
In an effort to deter panhandling within city limits, Pensacola Police officers have begun enforcing Escambia County’s panhandling ordinance by issuing warnings to violators. “It…
Occupy takes a stroll
Heads to Federal Court for Hearing: Occupy Pensacola will be marching from City Hall to the Federal Court building on North Palafox St. today for…
Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union Puts Over $1 Million Back Into the Local Economy
Press Release: At a time when big banks are looking for ways to take more money out of consumers’ pockets, Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union…
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…
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…
Draft minutes of Sept. 19 CRA meeting released
City Administrator Bill Reynolds,as per our public record request, sent the Independent News the draft minutes of the Sept. 19 board meeting of the City…
Occupy:City Tightens Up Security at City Hall
I drove by City Hall this morning and saw a handful of stalwart Occupiers huddled together under a few blue tarps at the corner of…
Gingrich gets major NH endorsement
New Hampshire’s largest newspaper endorsed Newt Gingrich in the Republican presidential race on Sunday, giving the former House speaker a boost in a state where…
Chair fails to put minutes approval on CRA agenda
I was reviewing the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting of the City of Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency ( CRA112811mtg-1). The chairman, Councilwoman Megan Pratt, has failed…
Name for Pratt and Bray’s actions
The hiring and payment of an attorney without the approval of the board of the City of Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency is an ultra vires…
CRA Damage Control: CRA attorney reaches out to his ‘clients’
The person that Councilwoman Megan Pratt hired to be the attorney for the City of Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency has emailed all the CRA board…
Feeding Occupy Pensacola
OP Press Release: Everybody’s Kitchen Bus Joins Occupy Pensacola Pensacola, Fla. Nov. 26 2011 – Occupy Pensacola is now receiving support from Everybody’s Kitchen Bus…
Sarcasm – Key to Problem Solving
Smithsonian Magazine reports that studies show that sarcasm enhances problem solving. An inability to understand it can be an early warning sign of brain disease,…
What was the Sept. 19 CRA motion?
Though the Pensacola City Council and the Community Redevelopment Agency are, by their own rules, to follow Robert’s Rules of Order, rarely does it really…
Gingrich draws fire for immigration approach
In the latest Republican presidential candidate, much of the attention focused on the latest frontrunner, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Jan Crawford reports on some…
Black Friday Parking
For those looking to head downtown for your Black Friday shopping, you may be concerned about parking. You can spend you change at the stores…
Pratt interlocal agreement promotes Bray to CRA executive
The interlocal agreement that Councilwoman Megan Pratt and her attorney Doug Sale have created for the City of Pensacola’s CRA and the City of Pensacola…
