“If you have the respect and admiration of your teammates, that’s what matters. None of them are there for glory. They operate in the dark — literally and figuratively — under the…
Top 30 Websites
Which sites had the most unique visitors in March? Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo and Wikipedia. March 2011 Source: comScore Media Metrix Measures: Total Unique Visitors (000) Audience: All Persons Ages 15+ at…
Kudos to PATS kids
Email from a reader: Kudo’s to the PATS students who recently competed in Odyssey of the Mind in Orlando and received awards for their efforts! However this was not the first time…
Buzz: Rocker got Patel UWF spot
The power broker for appointments from Gov. Rick Scott isn’t Jim Reeves, Lewis Bear, Collier Merrill, Garrett Walton or even Clay Ford. It’s Art Rocker, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference…
100 Pieces of Advice from Movies
From ShortList.com: Instructing us on how to see ourselves and the world around us, screenwriters have been acting as unappreciated and extremely helpful friends for years now and we think it’s only…
President Obama’s speech to 101st Airborne Division
The White House has released the text of President Obama’s speech to the troops at Fort Campbell, Ky.: Hello, Fort Campbell! 101st Airborne Division–Air Assault, hello! General Colt, thank you for that…
State Legislature has political meltdown
Miami Herald reports that the Florida Legislature had a meltdown with the House and Senate rank-and-file revolting from their leadership and voting down conference bills. The power went to their heads so…
Do Pensacola City Council rules conflict with charter?
While the City Councils Rules & Procedures state that the Council President and Mayor will collaborate on council agenda, the mayor has no power to place anything on the council agenda, according…
Charleston’s Mayor Riley
Email concerning “Hayward’s First 100 Days:” Rick, I am from Charleston, I moved here in 1989 and love Pensacola and I hope that Mayor Hayward can rid this city of it’s backwards…
On Ed Show with Pap
We’ve got Media Matters, Re. Charles Rangel, Sam Seder and John Amato —talking about Obama week. This one will light up the wingnuts.
Private sector creating jobs
New York Times: Employers added 244,000 jobs in April, all the net gain coming from the private sector. As more people returned to the job hunt, the unemployment rate rose to 9.0…
Al Qaeda confirms bin Laden is dead
While the GOP and Fox News need to see the death photos, Al Qaeda doesn’t and has confirmed Osama Bin Laden is dead, according to Reuters. Read more.
Tar balls on the beach
Got this email from a reader yesterday: I went fishing on Pensacola Beach on 5-4-11, and on the gulf side of the beach, there are thousands of tar balls just under the…
Those crazy Republican lawmakers
The Republicans in Tallahassee are on such a power high that they are passing bills on the data that is 10 years old. HB 353 requires all adult recipients of federal cash…
Power struggle over council agenda
The Pensacola City Council agenda for the May 9 Committee of the Whole has been posted and Council President Maren DeWeese has left off the Mayor Ashton Hayward’s recommendation to name the…
State lawmakers cost Sacred Heart $9 million
Press Release: Negotiators for the Florida House and Senate finalized their cuts to the state’s healthcare budget Tuesday and agreed to make major reductions in funding of the Medicaid program. Hospitals, especially…
Good News: Crude oil drops 10 percent
Reuters: Oil collapsed into free-fall on Thursday, diving 10 percent and sending U.S. crude back under $100 a barrel as investors staged an unprecedented stampede for the exits. Read more. What will…
Viewpoint: Fed Reserve Chairman is real Public Enemy No. 1
From Trends analyst Gerald Celente: From the fans at Citi Field in Flushing to the mobs at the White House gates, “USA, USA,†was the chant heard across the nation. Jubilant Americans…
Buzz: Picking Team hampered
Narrowing down all the names submitted for Pensacola’s new Double AA baseball team was hampered by trademarks. We asked Quint Studer, team owner, about the six finalists. “These were the ones that…
New Hampshire Poll Shows Romney ahead
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is a clear front-runner in New Hampshire, while low favorability ratings from Granite State voters have left Donald Trump back with a crowded pack of Republican presidential…
