Mitt Romney is in Florida today where he garnered three endorsements from Cuban-Americans Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Representative Mario Diaz-Balart, and former Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart.  Note: All three crossed party lines in 2010…
Occupy upsets Arms of Justice
Email that we received this morning: For your information, below is an email I sent to Occupy Pensacola last week: ******************************** November 23, 2011, 10:57 AM EST To the Membership, “Leadership†Facilitators,…
Rubio wants you to pay more payroll taxes
St. Pete Times Buzz reports U.S. Senator Marco Rubio opposes an extension of the payroll tax cut. Last year, the Republicans demanded Pres. Obama extend the tax breaks for the rich. Apparently…
Three innovative ideas to improve public education
A recent report from the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution examines three school organization reforms that may yield positive results but have not captured the attention of policymakers. The report, Organizing…
Shots fired near Pensacola State College
NorthEscambia.com reports numerous shots were fired in what was believed to be a drug related incident Monday night near Pensacola State College. Pensacola Police Department Sgt. Stephen Davis said a substance believed…
Plight of Homeless Children in Florida
Scott Pelley continues his “60 Minutes” report that looks at the plight of homeless children in Florida. Then, Jeff Glor talks to Beth Davalos, a child welfare advocate who runs Families in…
Gaetz committee delivers redistricting plan
Press release: Drawing on 157 redistricting maps submitted by citizens and on testimony by more than 1,600 people across the state, the Florida Senate today published proposed redistricting plans for congressional and…
Thomas changing mind on Lincoln Park
According to today’s daily newspaper, School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas have had a a change of heart on his proposed closing of Lincoln Park Elementary. Faculty, school administration, parents and neighborhood leaders had…
Fox News makes you dumber. Best not to watch it at all.
The results of a new poll by Fairleigh Dickinson show that Sunday morning news shows do the most to help people learn about current events, while some outlets, especially Fox News, lead…
Banks loaned $1.2 Trillion secretly in 2008 by Fed (pre-Obama)
Bloomberg Markets magazine reports in its January issue that the Federal Reserve gave U.S. banks secret loans that netted $13 billion of undisclosed income. The $1.2 trillion bailout in December of 2008—the…
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 of Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency. Though there…
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 Government and Spring streets. Here is their…
St. Pete city council has similar problems
The St. Petersburg City Council has trouble dealing with the Pinellas County Commission. The Commissioners won’t rein in its adminstrator, even though they say privately they don’t support his plan to reorganize…
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 Mitt Romney has been expected to excel….
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 to put on the agenda the approval…
Raw: “Elephant Trunk” tornado
Ben Holcolm shot this “elephant trunk” tornado in Oklahoma Saturday. The tornado was spotted in Grant County, Oklahoma near the town of Wakita. Part of the movie “Twister” was filmed here. Source:…
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 act. “Ultra Vires” is Latin for “beyond…
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 members offering to talk with them individually…
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 to help feed occupiers, including homeless and…
Waffle House Makes the Times
Apparently, there has been enough dramatic things happening at Waffle Houses that even the New York Times got smothered and covered. (Great article has information about…
