National Solar Power of Melbourne announced Monday it has chosen Gadsden County, the county west of Tallahassee, for a $1.5-billion solar power project. The facility will create 120 permanent jobs and 400…
Herman Cain won vote with 9-9-9 plan
Former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain surprised the Republican establishment with his 9-9-9 plan: 9% personal income tax, 9% corporate income tax and 9 percent national sales tax. Here is a short…
No dadgum judge knows better than Evers
State Sen. Greg “Lock-n-load” Evers (R-Baker) is upset that a federal judge placed an injunction on his gun law that prevented doctors from asking their patients if they had a gun in…
Cannada-Wynn files
The Supervisor of Elections reports Jewel Cannada-Wynn, Democrat, pre-filed today for County Commissioner, District 3 for the 2012 General Election. She lost in 2010 her Pensacola City Council seat to Brian Spencer….
WOB replaces Blazzues
Press Release: Granger Properties today announced a commercial real estate lease agreement with the national company World of Beer. World of Beer is based out of Tampa, FL and currently has 15…
PETA vs. Cole Brothers Circus
Press Release: After filing two complaints with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding the physical safety and psychological well-being of two elephants, PETA has learned that the agency has now filed…
Domino’s employee murder
Press Release: Escambia County homicide investigators are working through a number of leads in the Saturday night murder of a Domino’s Pizza employee on Navy Boulevard. 19-year-old Tyler John Hinkle, a delivery…
Presidency 5 interviews on WEBY
Press Release: Herman Cain won the Florida Straw Poll at the Republican Party of Florida Presidency 5 event in Orlando on Saturday. Mike Bates of WEBY 1330 AM Radio was at the…
Veoila has labor issues elsewhere
Veoila Transportation, the French company that manages Escambia County Area Transit, has labor issues in other parts of North America. The Phoenix New Times reported last week that union leaders there were…
Hasner wins straw poll for U.S. senate spot
Former House Majority Leader Adam Hasner scored a victory in a U.S. Senate straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Hasner carried 34 percent of the 1,501 votes cast at the…
Mysterious Deaths of 9 B.P. Oil Spill Whistleblowers (video)
In the past year, nine vocal critics or potential whistleblowers of the Gulf oil spill all died in extremely mysterious ways. Their deaths could be strange, unrelated coincidences. Or the BP Barbies…
Lots to Love
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Buzz: Only 30 people at Milton Tea Party
The daily newspaper reported that the Pensacola and Milton chapters of the Tea Party united for a rally yesterday in Milton. WEAR TV reported that only about 30 people were at the…
Wall Street Protest
The protests on Wall Street may be the most under reported story of this past week. The group Occupy Wall Street streamed live some of its activities. Yesterdays scores were arrested as…
Regulations impact on jobs, not as much as some think
Bureau of Labor Statistics shows employers attributing a small fraction of job losses to governmental regulations. In the first half of 2011, employers listed regulations as the cause of 0.2 to 0.3…
10 things learned from Florida’s Presidency 5 Conference
Yes, we know Herman Cain won the Florida straw poll, but did we learn from the Presidency 5 conference in Orlando. The St. Pete Times has a list. It’s topped by, “The…
Gaetz sets out path to redistricting
State Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Niceville), chairman of the Senate Reapportionment Committee, says he wants proposed redistricting maps ready by Nov. 1 and a committee bill ready by early December. His plans include…
Veolia responds to ECAT workers
We received this letter from Veolia, the French company that manages Escambia County Area Transit: Thanks Escambia Community I’d like to thank everyone for their patience during the recent walkout staged by…
The Week’s Best Reads
From our coming economic doom to Jon Stewart’s subtle transformation from comic to political activist, The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week. See list.
Mission Impossible: Unite U.S. Senate
The Washington Post has an article on Barry C. Black, the Senate’s chaplin. Best quote: “I don’t take it as any kind of litmus test on the efficacy of my intercession.†Read…
