Archeological artifacts uncovered after BP spill
Public Radio International reported yesterday that after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, archaeologists are finding artifacts that shed new light on the Native American tribes…
Mother Jones: Inside Koch Brothers meeting
The 2012 elections, Charles Koch warned in his followers, will be “the mother of all wars.” Mother Jones has recordings that provide a behind-the-scenes look…
50 Lunches for King’s BBQ
My love of King’s BBQ is well-documented. The pork BBQ sandwiches make my mouth water just thinking of them. King Rivers and his wife are…
Is Bachmann campaign in trouble?
Congressman Michelle Bachmann’s campaign may be in trouble. Over the weekend, her campaign manager Ed Rollins will be moving to a senior advisory role. His…
Pensacola City Council to vote on council exec
The Pensacola City Council meets today as its Committee of the Whole. An hour has been allotted on the agenda for the Council Executive position….
Another poll shows Obama in trouble
According to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. more than 60 percent of those surveyed say they disapprove of the way the president is handling…
TDC emails show a move to secede from Chamber
There appears to be a move to pull Tourism Development out from underneath the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. The daily interviewed the players…
How wrong the WSJ has been
Paul Krugman takes a shot at the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal whose predictions have included over the years: Clinton’s tax hike would…
Cyber bullies – Internet hate
A mother writes (Targets of Hate )about her son who was attacked via the Internet by former friends. They accused my son of plotting to…
Craziest wingnut on Twitter. He lives in Florida
Here is a sample of the tweets of John Yezman, an wannabe author from Winter Garden, Florida: LIBERALS WILL NOT FIGHT & WE WILL GUN…
Best Sunday Read: Navy Vets charity officials bilks public for millions
Another fine investigative piece by the St. Pete Times: “The final months of the U.S. Navy Veterans Association were marked by frantic attempts to fend…
Haliburton claims BP committed fraud
Halliburton has filed suit against BP for “negligent misrepresentation, business disparagement and defamation” over its actions leading up to, and after, the nation’s worst oil…
Coastkeeper reports on ECUA line breaks
From Jamie Rodgers, Coastkeeper, Emerald Coastkeeper: Earlier this month on Monday August 15th off of Greenbriar Blvd. a 12″ Force Main pipe leading to the…
Gawker Guide to Fall Books
I like this review. It’s simple, direct says why you should bother to read these books.: The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach, Mule: A…
Famine goes unnoticed, food riots coming?
A report by the Pew Research Center pointed out this week that 12 million people in the Horn of Africa are facing a hunger crisis…
Second to None or Time to Upgrade?
The Second to None campaign is national initiative to fight cuts to the defense budget. It sees the the military industrial complex as an integral…
Buzz: Shooting after PHS football game
A student was shot last night after the Pensacola High football game. The student was shot twice by a drive-by one block south of the…
Top MuckReads
And finally, 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…
Week’s Best Reads from The Daily Beast
From the GOP’s unprecedented, big-money-backed crusade to keep Democrats from voting next year to the trail of human wreckage left by reality television, The Daily…
Florida Politics Week in Review
Among this week’s highlights: A fleeting budget surplus and dropping consumer confidence, a looming budget deficit for one agency and ongoing negotiations over the future…
