Category: Politics
How to remove an offshore platform (photos)
The two yellow “Ferris Wheels” that have been docked at the Port of Pensacola are used to relocate offshore drilling platforms. A friend sent me…
Councilman’s Curfew Concept
by Jeremy Morrison It’s 11 o’clock. Does Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds know where your children are? The Councilman thinks they ought to be at…
Grover wants to stay on BP disaster recovery
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson has sent in his requests for committee assignments. He wants off the Tourist Development Commission (TDC)—who doesn’t?—but wants to stay…
AIG repays nearly $1B of TARP loan, still owes $50B
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on Tuesday that it had received an additional repayment from American International Group (AIG) of $972 million. The…
Occupy Pensacola moves protest to Regions today
OP Press Release: Our migration from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza to City Hall has proven to be a stressful one. Our logistics were…
Occupy Pensacola expands protests, graffiti
Some of the Occupy Pensacola campers have wandered off of City Hall property and are protesting–with a megaphone and signs–in front of the Garden Street…
St. Pete Times to change moniker
My beloved St. Petersburg Times will change its name to Tamba Bay Times, effective Jan. 31: From CEO Paul Tash: “Since I started here as…
Call for Wall Street Justice
Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen joins the growing list of people asking for justice over the financial meltdown that has crippled this country’s economy. The…
Bob Tyler gets butt kicked
The car business is a tough one. Territorial lines get blurred as brand dealerships have reached further and further for customers since the recession. Bob…
BP inks deal with GE Wind
Pensacola is the beneficiary of a new contract signed by GE Wind with BP Wind Energy. GE Wind announced last week that Houston-based BP Wind…
Putting our economic system in perspective
Niall Ferguson (Harvard Business School and Newsweek Contributor) points out (a point which those in tents right now might find thought-provoking) that no matter what…
When in doubt hire a consultant
TEAM Santa Rosa recently disseminated a Request for Proposal in solicitation of a consultant who would be contracted to determine the best structure for Santa…
Bill Gates reflects on Steve Jobs
Microsoft Chairman shares his reflections on Steve Jobs and talks about continuing foreign aid and Source: ABC
14 words GOP aren’t to use
In 2006 Frank Luntz, GOP political consultant and pollster who now works for Fox News Channel, wrote a campaign manual for Republicans it contained an…
Santa Rosa County gets more competitive for jobs
Santa Rosa County commissioners last week approved a revision to its incentive program to attract jobs to their county. TEAM Santa Rosa can now offer…
Construction jobs suck, too
The Pensacola area lost 600 construction jobs over the past 12 months, according to a new report. Construction employment declined in 153 out of 337…
Pensacola isn’t a great area for local retailers
Civic Economics and the American Booksellers Association have released their annual Indie City Index, a ranking of every Metropolitan Area in the United States based…
OP speaks out on Council vote
Press Release: After hours upon hours of Occupy members holding the City Council over time by filling the stack of the public forum, the counsel…
City Council passes resolution in favor of tent city
The Pensacola City Council passed a resolution tonight in favor of Occupy Pensacola erecting tents and living in them for the next two weeks. Mayor…
Occupy Showdown at City Council Meeting
Mayor Ashton Hayward’s office sent out the following press release a few minutes ago: Hayward to Occupiers: No More Tent Cities Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward…
