Bob Richburg, former president of Northwest Florida State College, dominated Okaloosa County for decades. He was the dean of the college presidents in the panhandle…that was until the Sansom-Odom hangar scandal. Daily…
GOP has some responsibility for National Debt
Think Progress writes that Bush tax and the Iraq War attributed to half of the National Debt. Read Some Inconvenient Truths About National Debt
WXBM’s Linda Lawrence is missed
The original post was rather matter-of-fact. Most times such announcement hardly even create a ripple. Listeners move on. Linda Lawrence of the popular “Marty & Linda” morning show on WXBM is still…
Buzz: Santa Rosa school district avoids another lawsuit
Did you notice last week that most of the recipients of the administrative raises were female? The word I’m hearing is that discrepancies were so big between the males and females there…
Ron Paul has most interest on GOP ticket
Although the 2012 presidential election is over a year away, Republican candidates – possible, presumed, and announced alike – have already begun to emerge as the stage is being set for the…
Clearwire to return $2 million
Press Release: Clearwire today notified members of our customer care teams of an agreement that will transition parts of our customer care operations to TeleTech. We currently have a strategic business partnership…
WEAR TV fires Dan Thomas
Channel 3 has told its star investigative reporter Dan Thomas to take a hike. He has been taken off WEAR’s website. Pensacola is losing a great investigative reporter who did fantastic job…
Buzz: Montclair cafeteria filthy
Maybe it was because the end of school is only two days away. Maybe the staff cleans the cafeteria in the mornings. Maybe Superintendent Thomas wanted to disrepect Sheriff Morgan. Whatever the…
IN goes to Task Force meeting
We sent our reporter Jeremy Morrison to the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force meeting. Here is his report: EPA Chief, task force visit Pensacola by J. Adam Morrison Gulf Coast fisherman…
Say No to crack(s)
WALA reports: Pensacola Police say a couple of driving violations led to serious trouble for two Pensacola men who thought they had a clever place for their drugs. While being booked into…
Chambers & PSA proposal
The Visit Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Key Chamber and the Pensacola Sport Association made a combined presentation for the entire $4.38 million. The TDC instead approved Visit Pensacola $2,463,694 Perdido Key $940,084…
DeLuna Fest proposal
DeLuna Fest made a proposal for $1 million of the $4.38 million in BP grant money. The TDC has recommended they receive $546,342. This is how they planned to use the funds:…
Banks’ TDC proposal
Tomorrow, we will have in our June 2 issue a news story on Banks Enterprise, the music promotion company owned by William “Cadillac” Banks, and the controversy over how to spend the…
Gaetz reports on 2011 Session
Email from State Sen. Don Gaetz: The Florida Legislature began its 113th session in the worst of times – a historically sour economy producing $3.8 billion less in revenues than the previous…
ER violence rising
As the Pensacola sees more shootings, hospital emergency rooms are becoming more like MASH units in a war zone—particularly when rival gang members are there at the same time. The stress is…
Scott sucks up Obama dollars
Gov. Rick “Voldemort” Scott campaigned against President Obama’s “failed stimulus” program — yet he kept nearly $370 million of the federal cash in his budget. Read Miami Herald story.
Buzz: Task force enjoys Gulf seafood
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force enjoyed last night seafood at The Fish House after having a trolley tour of the area with Commissioner Grover Robinson as their guide.
Westboro Baptist vs. KKK
Sounds like the old MTV “Celebrity Death Match”. CNN reports that Protesting members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church were met with an unlikely group of counterprotesters Monday at Arlington Cemetery—including members…
Cell phones and Cancer
A unit of the World Health Organization on Tuesday took the step of labeling the radiation emitted by cell phones as possibly cancer-causing, citing a new analysis of existing published studies. The…
Help for veterans
I received this email from Dave Glassman on a new initiative to help veterans: I’m pleased to inform you that the Center for Strategic Military Excellence (CSME) is forging ahead with a…
