Category: Politics
Romney Stuck in Utah Wilderness?
by Jeremy Morrison Does the elephant in the room sing in the Tabernacle Choir? Why can’t GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney ever seem to seal…
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…