Editing Rick Outzen

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| date_of_birth  =[[July 10]], [[1957]]
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| occupation     =publisher, ''[[Independent News]]''
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| spouse         =[[Cathy Collins|Cathy Outzen]]
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| children       =Cathryn Outzen<br>Tricia Outzen<br>Claney Outzen
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'''Rick Outzen''' ([[1957]]<ref>http://ricksblog.biz/?p=2166</ref> - ) is the publisher of the weekly ''[[Independent News]]'' and former [[Gulf Breeze City Council]] member.

Outzen grew up in Greenville, Miss. - a place, he once wrote <ref>Outzen, Rick. [http://inweekly.net/wordpress/?p=9821 "Outtakes 5/10/2012 - Why we exist."] The Independent News. May 10, 2012.</ref>, known for two things: "cotton and its daily newspaper." The young Outzen would later draw inspiration from Hodding Carter, II - the editor and publisher of  Greenville's "Delta Democratic Times." Hodding was an intrepid opponent of segregation in the years following World War II. 

Outzen graduated from the University of Missisippi in 1979 with a B.B.A.{{fact}} and moved to the Pensacola area in [[1981]].<ref name="News Radio">http://www.newsradio1620.com/rick.html</ref> He was elected to Seat C of the [[Gulf Breeze City Council]] in [[1992]] and served until [[2006]].<ref name="News Radio"/>

In [[1999]] Outzen founded a weekly tabloid, the ''Independent'', which merged with [[Joe Scarborough]]'s competing paper, the ''Florida Sun'', in [[2001]]. The name of the paper changed briefly to the ''Independent Florida Sun'' before settling on its current name.

Outzen writes a weekly column for the ''Independent News'' called "Outtakes." He also authors a [[Wikipedia:blog|blog]], called [[Rick's Blog]], which published its first post on [[February 20]], [[2005]],<ref>http://routzen.wordpress.com/2005/02/20/tasers/</ref> and hosts the [[IN Your Head Radio]] program on [[AM 1620]].

He is married to the former [[Cathy Outzen|Cathy Collins]] and has three daughters.

Outzen has served on various community boards including [[Wikipedia:Junior Achievement|Junior Achievement]], [[Wikipedia:American Heart Association|American Heart Association]], [[Pensacola Sports Association]], [[Fiesta of Five Flags]] and [[Pensacola Historical Society]].<ref name="News Radio"/> 

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