Commissioners at the Rodeo

After losing his job following a brief and controversial stint with the Escambia County Equestrian Center, Forrest Gibbs is suing three county commissioners. The officials,…

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A More ‘Walkable, Bikeable’ Pensacola

An environmental group will implore the Pensacola City Council to implement policies that foster a more sustainable city. Sustainable Gulf Coast/Pensacola 350 will present A…

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Escambia County upgrades radio system

Despite protests from the daily newspaper and others who love police scanners, Escambia County went live on Dec. 11 with the new Digital Project 25…

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BP to party at Sugar Bowl like its pre-2010

Press Release: The Allstate Sugar Bowl Committee yesterday announced the 2012 Gulf Coast Seafood & Tourism Bash presented by BP in conjunction with the Allstate…

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Sexual assaults are up at military academies

Our military academies are supposedly educating our best and brightest young leaders. Honor and duty are paramount. A troubling report- 2010-2011 Annual Report on Sexual…

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New Voter Cards Underway

Look out for your new voter card. Beginning this week, new cards will be mailed. The card will reflect the district changes, which were approved…

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Texas Cops: Man in Santa Suit Killed 6 Relatives

Investigators in suburban Grapevine, Texas, near Dallas and Fort Worth, are trying to piece together the history of a family targeted in a Christmas Day…

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Video: Russians are protesting, too

People continue to protest…here, NYC, Syria, Greece and now Russia. Tens of thousands of demonstrators cheered Russian opposition leaders on Saturday and jeered the Kremlin…

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Rev. Monk debacle could have been stopped by any council member

Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall was unjustified in his treatment of Rev. Nathan Monk at the Dec. 15 city council meeting. However, the other…

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Unemployment down for Florida, still above national avg

Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in November 2011 was 10.0 percent, the lowest since May 2009 when it was also 10.0 percent. This represented 926,000…

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Santa Rosa Dems speak out on Gulf Power hike

Letter to the Editor: The Rich Just Keep Getting Richer: Santa Rosa Democrats Oppose Gulf Power Rate Hikes Santa Rosa’s Democratic Executive Committee opposes any…

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Monk and Hall, Their Conversation’s Beginning

The free-speech discussion that has grown out of a confrontation between Rev. Nathan Monk and Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall is rooted in an…

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