The Escambia County Commission will consider today adopting a proclamation declaring May 1 as ‘Law Day.’ In recent history, the date has been celebrated as International Workers’ Day—commemorating an 1886 clash between…
Gannett is a marketing solution, not a newspaper
Gannett is re-branding itself more as a marketing solution than as a newspaper. Gannett owns Bella Magazine, GoPensacola.com and the daily newsletter…I mean, daily newspaper.
UWF president speaks on nooses
April 16, 2012 Dear Campus Community, I want to advise you of some inappropriate behavior that has occurred at the University of West Florida. Since Wednesday, April 11, two nooses were found…
Secret Service responds to Colombia incident
The following is a statement from Assistant Director Paul S. Morrissey, U.S. Secret Service Office of Government and Public Affairs “On Thursday, April 12, 2012, allegations of misconduct were made against 11…
Official statement on nooses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Since Wednesday, April 11, two nooses were found on the University campus. These incidents were reported to University Police, and an investigation is ongoing. This type of speech will…
Second Noose Found at UWF
It’s an old image, seared into the consciousness of society. In the South, the symbolism is unmistakable. The noose, however, is not something the University of West Florida campus police are used…
Stamp Out Hunger
Escambia and Santa Rosa County letter carriers are joining forces to Stamp Out Hunger in the community. This is the 20th year for Stamp Out Hunger and is the nation’s largest single-day…
Student Loans, the Next Big Crisis?
Recently released reports are framing this county’s student loan problems as the next big financial crisis. According to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report, the amount currently owed on both federal and…
Noose outside UWF dorm
On Saturday, the UWF African American Student Association held its annual awards gala. Today I was sent this email by a UWF student about a noose being found in a tree behind…
Proposed T-shirt for District 3 race
With Hugh King confused over what Lumon May looks like and not being sure which May family member is actually Lumon May, I’m proposing a campaign t-shirt for the Lumon May for…
Lumon May has strong first quarter
Lumon May, Democratic candidate for Escambia County Commission, District 3, had another strong fundraising quarter. He is March 31 report shows that he raised $9750 in cash and in-kind contributions and had…
Friends of 4H offer alternative options for Navy Federal purchase
The “Friends of 4-H†represent Escambia County 4-H youth as a unified voice. They are concerned citizens, parents, 4-H alumni and friends of Escambia County 4-H. The group supports the sale of…
Making Sausage in the Library
Faced with a nearly $10 million budget shortfall, Escambia County commissioners today considered pulling funding—totaling $3.7 million—from the West Florida Library System. A few hundred library supporters dressed in red attending this…
Florida will be a battleground state
As we are now shifting towards the general election, Florida is likely to be one of the 12 major battleground states in the 2012 presidential election. If the election were held today,…
What Not To Say: Rosen apologizes when NOBODY liked her Ann Romney dis
Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen apologized this afternoon for saying that at Ann Romney had “never worked a day in her life” during a CNN interview last night. Ann Romney of course responded…
He Was Right: Beer does make him smarter!
A study by the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences shows that alcohol enhances creative problem solving by reducing our ability to focus our attention on something. Apparently alcohol diminishes…
Pensacola makes Top 10 Most Beauty Obsessed Cities
Huffington Post has put Pensacola in its Top 10 Most Beauty Obsessed Cities. No word whether the mayor is appointing an advisory on it…yet. Read article.
Axl Rose writes Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
To: The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Guns N’ Roses Fans and Whom It May Concern, When the nominations for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame were first announced I…
Bense appointed to task force
Mayor Ashton Hayward isn’t the only politician that likes advisory boards. The Florida Board of Governors has named University of West Florida President Judith A. Bense as chair of its task force…
Sheen Seen in Gulf
After spotting a sheen in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday, a federal agency has required to Royal Dutch Shell to send down a remote submersible to check the sea floor for leaking…