• WEB POLL
Southwest Airlines: Do you think Pensacola still has a chance to lure Southwest Airlines?
| 22.72% | Yes | |
| 77.27% | No |
Comment: Short and sweet... In the past 60 years certain groups in Pensacola has demonstrated they dont have the ability to attract squat. Look @ Mobile,LA,Milton,etc... Lets just stick to building high power paying eatery joints to employ kitchen help and waitresses . This just proves it. More power to Panama City. from Pensacola,Fl by Flower
Comment: no Pensacola has nothing to offer or anything to attract them from gb by t
Comment: Pensacola does not have the what it takes for SWA to come here, look the Maritime Park is still being haggled over, the people here are still in try to get out of the 18th century. no here can make any decision.....SWA would never want to serve here.... from pensacola by Jim
Comment: For years Escambia County's elected officials have sat on their hands and done nothing to improve the county in the job industry department and wonder why we are one of the poorest counties in the state. Now they drop the ball on the Southwest airline deal. I am not saying they are solely responsible, but honestly all local elected officials need to be removed from office and lets start over, Escambia County is suffering from poor decision making at all levels by its elected officials. from Pensacola Florida by James
Comment: Of Course they could, just Change the airport name to the Pensacola Northwest Florida Gallactical Spaceport! from Destin by Ron
Comment: Pensacola is too small town minded and big airline players see this! from Pensacola by Robert
Comment: If SW is smart they will stay away from Pensacola because of the corruption and greed of it city and county leaders. from Pensacola/Florida by Kevin
Comment: Heck no, lets build about 200 more Tom Thumb stores here that pay billions of $$$ to its employees each week on their paychecks so they can keep investing in the stock markets to keep us afloat. Born in Pensacola 59 years ago and each year I am more ashamed of the crap this tourist trap generates. I think perhaps we need to put Pensacola up for sale to Mobile as for some strange reason they can make industry count and have the grit to attract industry and not Tom Thumbs and McDonalds and the like from Pensacola,FL by Winnie
Comment: Today's announcement by Southwest Airlines is corporate greed at its best. Southwest sought to create a bidding war throughtout NW Florida and not to provide the most strategic service to the Gulf Coast. In an effort to maintain the monopoly on... low fare carriers, SWA made an agreement with private business which shuts out competition for service for 3 years. Corporate greed and not the people's needs won out. from Gulf Breeze, FL by Paul
Comment: It doesn't fit the SWA growth patterns. They won't come here as long as AirTran is serving Pensacola. from Pensacola, FL by J.
Comment: If Pensacola does not continue to market itself aggressively, including to Southwest Airlines, it takes itself out of the running for economic growth. This is a no-brainer. Southwest would bring significant additional business (private and public revenues) to the area. We need them more than they need us at this point. That's a disadvantage, but doesn't mean we should quit. from Pensacola / FL by Rick
• PREVIOUS QUESTION RESULTS
Postal Service: Do you think it's a good idea for the U.S. Postal Service to cut back mail delivery to five days?
Beach Renourishment: Do you think Escambia County should spend millions to restore its beaches?
Citizens Insurance: Do you support another rate increase for Citizens Insurance?
Wrongfully Imprisoned: Do you believe a man wrongfully imprisoned for 27 years should be compensated by the state?
Smoke-free Hospitals: Do you agree with the decision of three locals hospitals to go completely smoke-free?
Maritime Park: Do you support the latest challenge to Pensacola's Maritime Park proposal?
Swine Flu Vaccine: Do you feel the swine flu vaccine is safe?
Southwest Airlines: Do you think Pensacola still has a chance to lure Southwest Airlines?
Interracial Marriage License: Do you think the Justice of the Peace who refused a marriage license to an interracial couple should be removed from office?
Social Security?: Do you support a plan to pay seniors $250 to make up for no increases in Social Security?
Gays in Military: Should gays be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military?
Pledge of Allegiance: Do you think students should be required to recite the pledge every day?
President's Olympic Trip: Do you support the president's trip to bring the Olympics to Chicago?
Escambia Quality of Life: Is the Gulf Coast a good place to live?
Mileage Tax: Do you support the idea of being taxed for every mile you drive?
Troops in Afghanistan: Do you support sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan?
Spanking: Do you think it's okay to spank a child?
Racism in America: Do you believe some criticism of President Barack Obama is based on the color of his skin?
Prayer in School: Do you believe school officials violated the court order forbidding the promotion of religion at a school event?
President's Speech: What was your reaction to the president's speech on healthcare reform?
Southwest Airlines: Will you be pledging money to help bring Southwest airlines to your town?
President's Speech: Do you think schools should make the President's speech next week available to all students?
Indian Gambling: Do you think the legislature should approve the plan to expand Seminole casinos?
Swine Flu: How concerned are you about the swine flu?
Gay Adoption: Do you believe Florida's ban on gay adoptions is unconstitutional?
More Clunkers? : Do you think the Cash for Clunkers program should be extended again?
Health Care Reform: Would you favor or oppose creating a public health care plan administered by the federal government that would compete directly with private health insurance companies?
Billings Murder Evidence: Do you believe the public has a right to see all the evidence in the Billings murder case?
Morris Sentence: What do you think of the 71-month sentence for former Okaloosa Sheriff Charlie Morris?
• BUSINESS NEWS
Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens
NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market is losing ground for a third straight day as investors grow uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt.
• CONSUMER INFO
CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Procter & Gamble Co. is recalling some 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after the company found bacteria in some samples during routine testing. ...
• SCIENCE/TECH NEWS
IN THE NEWS: GOOGLE TO PROVIDE CAPTIONING FOR YOUTUBE
WASHINGTON (AP) -- "Closed captioning of this YouTube video provided by ...
• GET THIS
MYSTERIOUS DECORATIONS
HERSCHER, Ill. (AP) -- This isn't a case of breaking and entering -- more like breaking and decorating.
Mobile
Alabaster
Albertville
Alexander City
Andalusia
Anniston
Arab
Athens
Atmore
Auburn
Bay Minette
Bessemer
Birmingham
Boaz
Brewton
Clanton
Cullman
Daphne
Decatur
Dothan
Enterprise
Eufaula
Fairhope
Florence
Foley
Fort Payne
Gadsden
Guntersville
Haleyville
Hartselle
Huntsville
Jasper
Madison
Montevallo
Montgomery
Muscle Shoals
Northport
Opelika
Pelham
Pell City
Phenix City
Pinson
Prattville
Scottsboro
Selma
Semmes
Sylacauga
Talladega
Theodore
Trussville
Tuscaloosa
Tuscumbia
Valley
Wetumpka
