Education Commissioner Gerald Robinson held a press conference this afternoon and allowed reporters from around the state to question him about the Florida Board of Education’s decision earlier in the day to…
Mayor hears from citizens at District 2 town hall
By Stephanie Sharp—- Two extra rows of seats had to be added in the meeting room of the Tryon Branch Library for last night’s Town Hall Meeting with Mayor Ashton Hayward. The…
State Board of Education lowers FCAT writing passing grade (update)
The Florida Board of Education voted today unanimously to lower the passing grade for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test writing exam. Preliminary results showed only about a third of students had passed,…
Rubio misstates facts about student loans
Republicans in the Senate voted down a bill to block an increase in the interest rates for student loans last week. In explaining his “no” vote, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Miami, said…
ATU Local 1395 grievance letter
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 1395 1720 W. FAIRFIELD DRIVE, SUITE 307 PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 32501 May 10, 2012 To: Honorable County Commissioners, Board of County Commissioners, Escambia County From: Michael A. Lowery, President/Business…
Doubling Stafford interest rate harms African-American households
More than 7 million students and their families rely on federally subsidized Stafford loans to help pay for college. The loans are distributed by the U.S. Department of Education and currently hold…
Time to repaint the graffitti…
Although, he didn’t come right out and say it, Ron Paul in effect, has ended his campaign. Quote: “Moving forward, however, we will no longer spend resources campaigning in primaries in states…
WXBM, WMEZ sold to Cumulus for $6.5 million
Cumulus paid $6.5 million for Pamal’s two FMs in Pensacola area–“Soft Rock 94.5†WMEZ and “Your Country†WXBM, Milton (102.7). Radio-info.com reports the plan is to re-license Cumulus-owned WABD (104.1) from Atmore…
Oh no, preliminary FCAT writing scores are dismal
Preliminary data released today shows that only 27 percent of all Florida fourth graders scored a Level 4 or higher on the writing portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. Last year…
Put away your sunglasses
CBS announced Sunday it will cancel “CSI: Miami,†according to The Los Angeles Times. The show aired more than 200 episodes in its 10-year run. Read more here.
How to spot a lying politician
Marc Salem wrote a column for Men’s Health on how to spot when a politician is lying. In important public interviews, Yasir Arafat sucked in his lips and stuck out his tongue…
Independent News: finalist for 2012 Sunshine State Awards
The Independent News has been named a finalist for the 2012 Sunshine State Awards in Non-Deadline News Reporting (Small) for its cover story on the botched turnaround of the Warrington Middle School…
Chief of Staff quits
Last week Gov. Rick Scott’s chief of staff, Steve McNamara, was profiled by The Miami Herald, which spurred a series of news articles that raised questions about his job performance and handling…
First Wahoo makes it to the Bigs
Press Release: Former Blue Wahoos infielder Mike Costanzo was called up to the Major Leagues on Saturday afternoon by the Cincinnati Reds and becomes the first Pensacola player to make it to…
A ‘Masterful’ Night for Pensacola Sports
By James Hagan— Friday, May 11 saw not only a sold-out crowd gather at the Community Maritime Park to watch the Pensacola Blue Wahoos play the Birmingham Barons, but also to honor…
NY Times covers student debt
The weight of student loans on our economy and the future of your young leaders is crushing. We’ve covered in the IN. Today the New York Times writes about the problem. –…
Roller Gurlz Away Game Tomorrow
Pensacola’s own flat track roller derby team will be playing the Okaloosa Rollers tomorrow, May 12 at 6:30 p.m. The away game will be held 6261 Old Bethel Road. Tickets are $12,…
Johnson Predicts ‘Tough’ Budget Season
The Pensacola City Council offered a glimpse last night of what upcoming budget workshops might look like. Council members signaled to Mayor Ashton Hayward that it could be a rough ride. Councilman…
A Really Cool Waste of Internet Time for a Friday Afternoon…
would be reading this assortment of interesting thank you notes sent by famous people. Quint Studer is right, thank you notes are great and recognition cannot be minimized. Even if it is…
PSC now in Gulf Breeze
Navarre and Gulf Breeze PSC commuters now have a campus closer to home located at 5075 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. “There is a great deal of excitement in South Santa Rosa County with…