Category: Politics
Official announcement on O’Sullivan Creel merger
The certified public accounting firms of Warren, Averett, Kimbrough & Marino, LLC, Wilson, Price, Barranco, Blankenship & Billingsley, P.C. and O’Sullivan Creel, LLP are pleased…
Darn it, haters wrong again
Last summer, the haters had a field day. Finally–they thought with glee–the Studers were getting bashed by the daily newspaper. The PNJ and the CMPA…
RE Power Team joins Pointe South
Press Release: Pointe South Real Estate is expanding to occupy a new office in Pensacola at 280 Airport Blvd, as they join forces with the…
Wake Up with Labor
In conjunction with statewide Awake the State rallies, local labor activists will gather tomorrow at state Representative Clay Ford’s local office. The Northwest Florida Federation…
Gulf Power rate hearing on Tuesday
Gulf Power is back before the Public Service Commission on Tuesday for its rate increase. Last week, the utility filed a request that its transmission…
Oliver says County never contacted about seats
George Hawthorne claimed last week on this blog that Escambia County had been contacted about the stadium seats that the CMPA bought but later sold…
Video: Winners and Losers at the New Hampshire Debate
George Stephanopoulos and John Berman recap the crucial GOP debate. Source: ABC
LOL: Daily adopts our style of primary coverage
PNJ executive editor Dick Schneider tells his reader(s) in his Sunday edition that the daily paper will be the source for navigating the political “jungle.”…
Kinda seems that way…
Or maybe it’s just that we have had two debates within 12 hours. Slate.com’s John Dickerson ponders the serious lack of humor in the GOP…
Would you trust BP to drill in the Arctic Circle?
Not me. BP–which has come to stand for Bulls$%t Petroleum– has proven that it is a serial polluter (if not a serial killer). According to…
For Sale: Pensacola Civic Center
Escambia County commissioners are looking to unload the Pensacola Civic Center. But Commission Chairman Wilson Robertson isn’t getting his hopes up. “Personally, I don’t think…
Ice Flyers add local owner
Press Release: The Ice Flyers ownership group, headed by Tim Kerr, added a new member to the group prior to the season. Greg Harris joins…
Unemployment Ticks Down to 8.5%, Tea Party apologizes to Obama
…not really… A burst of hiring in December pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly three years, giving the economy a boost…
New Clerk of Court Candidate
Ernie Lee Magaha, Republican, pre-filed today for Clerk of the Court for the 2012 General Election. For the complete candidate list go here: http://escambiavotes.com/current-candidates-and-finances
Buzz: CMPA scraps stadium seating, only gets $1500
The Community Maritime Park Associates had the Blue Wahoos pay over $200,000 to upgrade stadium seats at the Maritime Park. What happened to the seats…
Port as Offshore-Drilling Pitstop?
The Global 1200 is the latest gargantuan fixture up at Pensacola’s port. It’s a whopper of a vessel, with steel braids of cranes and infrastructure…
Bondi Responds to Feinberg’s Freeze
Recently, Gulf Coast Claims Facility Claims Administrator Kenneth Feinberg froze payments following a court order from Dec. 28. The Court in the multi-district oil spill…
Buzz: GB Police Chief resigns
Gulf Breeze City Manager Buzz Eddy announced this afternoon that Peter Paulding has resigned as the police chief, effective Jan. 12. Paulding has served the…
County Considers Settling Lawsuits
During the board’s meeting tomorrow, the Escambia County Commission may be settling two lawsuits filed against the county. The first lawsuit involves a traffic accident…
Bachmann is out.
She did not endorse another candidate. Perry is tweeting that he is still in. Sourced cbsnews.com
