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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 graduated from the University of Missisippi in 1979 with a B.B.A.<ref>http://www.gbfsfl.org/__outzen.php</ref> {{fact}} and moved to the Pensacola area in [[1981]].<refname="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.
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]].
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