Obama Taxes Christmas. And everyone in Whoville is really upset. How come his people didn’t see that one coming? Read more.
Bere Jewelers Scavenger Hunt
At Bere Jewelers you have the chance to own a Breitling watch and fly in a Breitling plane. The winner of the scavenger hunt, which started today at 12 a.m. and ends…
Recognition for Female Veterans
About 20 to 25 percent of the armed forces are women and yet, there is no monument to commemorate their service to this country. That will change Friday, Nov. 11 at 11…
Someone call Fox Mulder
The district attorney who looked into the sex-abuse case against Jerry Sandusky in 1998 went missing in 2005 and has been declared dead. Read NYT tale.
Paterno to step down at end of the season (video)
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has decided to retire at the end of the season, his long career brought down by his failure to do more about an allegation of child…
Proposed bill would restrict local goverments’ ability to charge impact fees or collect for new schools, roads
HB 603 by Rep. Michael Weinstein, R-Orange Park, would prohibit cities and counties from applying impact fees until July 1, 2015 unless approved by a two-thirds commission vote. Likewise, proportionate share mitigation…
Gulf Coast Shoreline Clean-up Completion Plan approved
Press Release – from our “friends” at BP: After 18 months of sustained effort to clean the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon accident, the U.S. Coast Guard’s…
Occupy Pensacola Holds On, Mobile Not So Much
The Occupy in Pensacola is going a bit smoother than its sister-campout in Mobile. While about 20 protesters were arrested overnight in Mobile, local leaders seem intent on working with the Pensacola…
Privatizing prison health care hits snags
From St. Pete Times: As Florida faces legal obstacles in its plan to turn dozens of state prisons over to a private firm, a second privatization venture, a campaign pledge of Gov….
Scouting the Edge
What could drive local community leaders over the edge? The Boy Scouts. As part of the group’s Over the Edge fundraising event, area ‘celebrities’ and regular folk alike will have the opportunity…
350 Delays Presentation
A local environmental group has decided to delay its presentation originally slated for tomorrow’s Pensacola City Council meeting. Elaine Sargent, spokesperson for Sustainable Gulf Coast/ Pensacola 350, said the presentation will now…
Badlands the Series – Clean Sweep hits Myrtle Grove
Press Release: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Myrtle Grove Neighborhood Watch, will conduct an “Operation Clean Sweep†event on Monday Nov. 14 in the Myrtle Grove community. The clean-up…
Poverty Solutions Rally Nov. 19
Catholic Charities Bridges to Circles Initiative invites the community to experience a unique Poverty Solutions Rally featuring a Poverty Simulation on Saturday, November 19, 2011 from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm at…
Could This Be the End for Paterno? (video)
The AP’s Jim Litke is at Penn State, where the school and their football program are reeling from the sexual abuse charges against former coach Jerry Sandusky. Litke says the calls for…
Buzz: Who leaked police report with victim’s name?
There is an investigation taking place into who leaked the report on the active investigation of Assistant Public Defender Tony Henderson? The official report given the daily newspaper and IN had all…
Another meth lab busted in North Escambia
NorthEscambia.com has an exclusive report on the discovery of a methamphetamine lab at a mobile home in Bratt that led to the arrest of two people on multiple drug charges. Working on…
Face of meth lab gone wrong (photos)
You have to see the before and after photos in the Daily News photo for their article on this 31-year-old woman who was arrested Nov. 7 in Milton on charges of methamphetamine…
Storylines to follow
NBC offers up four storylines you shouldn’t miss: 1) Perry’s candidacy is in serious trouble… 2) Obama still enjoys incredible support among African Americans… 3) Obama’s weakness with the middle of the…
Voters spoke out yesterday
Ohio’s anti-union law was repealed yesterday. And Mississippi’s weird personhood constitutional amendment failed. Money & Fox News doesn’t always win. The voters are still in control. Ohio vote repeals union limit law…
Social Security Cuts: Greatest Impact On FL Small Towns
America’s small towns will be hit hardest by any cuts in Social Security, according to a new analysis by the rural news website the Daily Yonder. Rural areas have a higher percentage…