Florida and Pensacola Unemployment rates continue to drop

Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December 2011 was 9.9 percent, the lowest since April 2009 when the rate was 9.7 percent. This represented 913,000…

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Odds on Gingrich winning

Following Newt Gingrich’s win in South Carolina, Europe’s largest betting company Paddy Power is today sweating over its decision on Friday to pay out early…

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Luncheon with Lawmakers, or Tallahassee Wish List

Earlier this month, state legislators from northwest Florida visited Pensacola for a bite to eat and a sit-down with the local business community. The 2012…

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New Book on Trader Jon

My friend James Dickerson has written a new book, “Trader Jon’s: Cradle of U.S. Naval Aviation.” It’s a history of one the most famous bars…

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Oliver Goes On EDATE With Women

The salad was light and the tea was sweet, but conversation waded immediately into deeper waters: politics. That’s the way the League of Women Voters…

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Ferry Pass Elementary and UWF Unite

The University of West Florida and Ferry Pass Elementary held their signing ceremony this morning at 9 a.m. in the school’s library. Spirits were high…

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The Doctor Is In

The GuLF STUDY—a federal exploration into possible health impacts following the 2010 oil spill—is heading south for another tour. “Just Florida this time,” said Dr….

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“There’s no better way to celebrate Dr. King than to do something on behalf of others”

The President remembered Martin Luther King Jr. today with a call to service:  “There’s nobody who can’t serve.  Nobody who can’t help somebody else.  And…

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Santorum: I’m a threat to the GOP establishment

Presidential candidate Rick Santorum tells Bob Schieffer why he thinks Mitt Romney is just a part-time conservative, and why he views himself as an “anti-establishment”…

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NAACP: Why we march

From Benjamin Todd Jealous, President & CEO, NAACP Each year on this day, we commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr….

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Huntsman Out

According to the Times Caucus, Jon Huntsman will announce today  that that he is ending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination and endorsing Romney….

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Ringling’s Elephant in the Room

Why weren’t they beating the inflatable elephant? “We wanna keep it, you know, family friendly,” said Tracy Patton, of PETA. “Keep a gentle visual.” Hunkered…

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