Pro-Obama merchandise sales slipping

Barack Obama for President merchandise was hot in 2008. Political merchandising retailers, such as CafePress, couldn’t keep Obama-related merchandise on the shelves and, over 90-percent…

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Top 10 Hardest Jobs to Fill

According the latest Talent Shortage Survey by ManpowerGroup, George Stone Technical Center and Pensacola State College should be packed with students wanting to learn trades….

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Viewpoint: What is the value of local government

From Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson: What is the value of local government? The answer is that today a vast majority of Escambia County residents…

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Nodine prosecutor vindicated

The Mobile Press Register is reporting that Baldwin County Circuit Judge Charles Partin dismiss charges by former Mobile Commissioner Stephen Nodine that then-Baldwin County District…

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Loco for the Logo

The city has a new brand. A brand new brand. Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced the city’s new brand today at the Saenger Theater downtown….

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League of Women Voters out to protect voting rights

Press Release: Over the weekend, Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner announced the state’s intentions to continue its systematic purging of voters from Florida’s voter…

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Viewpoint: RESTORE Money-How to spend it

From Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson: Since the passage of the RESTORE Act, there has been a considerable amount of discussion about how the money…

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Michelle rejects Barack on Kiss Cam

President Barack Obama and the First Lady attended Monday’s Dream Team exhibition game versus Brazil. Dream Team won, the president not so much – at…

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Best of the Coast ballots online

The online ballots for Best of the Coast 2012 are up. Vote on your favorite retail shops, restaurants, bars, community leaders and much more. All…

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FBI looking at Walton County, too

The FBI is looking into Walton County Commissioner Scott Brannon and the county’s dealings with developers Lloyd Blue and Jay Odom, according to the Daily…

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Santa Rosa in the Dark

By Franklin Hayes….Editor’s Note: The Independent News published this article in August 2009. The State Attorney’s Office later issued a statement that no criminal violations…

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Do you want to read actual subpoenas regarding Santa Rosa probe

Last summer, the Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners have been served with two subpoenas for a Federal Grand Jury. Maybe more subpoenas were issued…

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