Rubio: GOP VP nominee 2012?

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is being touted as the best addition to the Republican presidential ticket in 2012. By who? Fox News’ Dick Morris….oh, forget…

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KBR cleared in Jamie Leigh Jones case

After fighting for four years to have her case heard, Jamie Leigh Jones has lost her rape and sexual harassment lawsuit against military contractor KBR….

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Buzz: Mack on witch hunt over blog post

Former Pensacola City Council member and current Redistricting Commission member Diane Mack is upset over my posting the alternative district map that Supervisor of Elections…

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Ice Flyers owner and team prez speak out

From Chuck McCartney, Ice Flyers President: As Tim Kerr sat in his home in New Jersey watching the live broadcast of the BOCC meeting he…

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ALEC tied to Florida anti-union bill

InTheseTimes.com has found a link between the conservative think tank ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) and Florida House Bill 1021. The bill, sponsored by Rep….

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Judge refuses to dismiss CMPA suit against developer

Federal Judge Casey Rodgers has denied the motion by Maritime Park Development Partners, LLC. to dismiss the lawsuit Community Maritime Park Associates, Inc. filed against…

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Tampa Port Users aren’t happy either

The business owners that use the Port of Tampa want the port director fired. They aren’t happy that the port authority has encouraging development of…

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Breaking News: First F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to land at Eglin

My sources in D.C. called and said the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter should be landing at Eglin Air Force Base within the hour. Eglin…

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No Florida city has nine council members, except Pcola

At least none under 100,000 population, Pensacola has one of the largest in the state. I had our summer intern look up cities between 100,000…

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Alternative City District plan cuts out minority district

Supervisor of Elections David Stafford was asked by the City Redistricting Commission to develop an alternative map that had more contiguous districts. The plan shifts…

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Buzz: ECUA dictated new county districts

The County district boundaries were redrawn with the ECUA board members in mind. The County Commission did not want to deal with a lawsuit from…

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Did we screw ourselves?

Our state and local leaders have been so quick to declare that the beaches, seafood and Gulf Coast are doing fine that we may have…

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INDaily online – July 13 edition

IN Daily is out! http://bit.ly/nR5KXh â–¸ Top stories today via @inpublisher

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Oops. Camelot failing, too

While the daily newspaper is focusing on the problems with two charter schools, A.A. Dixon and Jacqueline Harris, the Camelot Academy, the middle school that…

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Florida is better for business

CNBC recently ranked America’s top states for business in an annual special report. Florida tied with Tennessee for 18th —ten spots higher than last year’s…

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Century: Did you know?

The town of Century has 12 paved roads…and five streets are getting resurfaced, in addition to seven that were just completed, according to NorthEscambia.com. The…

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Accident in UWF lab

Buzz: Building 58 on the UWF Pensacola main campus is currently closed due to an incident in a chemistry lab. Two people were injured and…

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Hayward wants to cut tax rate

During the 2010 campaign, Ashton Hayward announced that he wanted to rollback the millage rate if he was elected. Today, he has issued a press…

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Disparity Contract signed

Mayor Ashton Hayward signed on July 6 the contract for the disparity study. MGT of America, Inc. will be paid $249,942, in eight installments. MGT…

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Why Marie Young abstained from vote on aide’s husband

Last week, Commissioner Marie Young abstained from voting on a motion to ask the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office to help enforce a cease and desist…

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