Month: July 2007

Dear Sam: In light of recent events, some will encourage you to back off, quiet down, rejoin the ranks, etc. Please don’t. The community cannot…

There’s a lot of CYA going on in the death of Leonard Black in the county jail. In follow-up story in the News Journal, the…

I sincerely hope a less inflammatory and factually based follow-up article hits the old fashioned news racks as well as online editions soon. The important…

We’ve started a new Inside Business section to the Independent News. This month we have an in-depth look at the finalists to be the master…

The major discrepancy the 26 July 2007 Pensacola News Journal article regarding my truck’s brake failure is that it was neither I nor any associate…

The  New England Journal of Medicine reports that people are most likely to become obese when a friend becomes obese. That increases a person’s chances…

That’s what the title of today’s News Journal story could have been. Sam Hall writes a joke about city workers taking naps in their city…

Here’s example of how slowly things move in Pensacola versus the rest of the world: On May 12, 2007, Grand Prairie Texas passed a 1/8…

Let’s follow the San Diego model: Vote for a five-trial period for the strong mayor beginning January 1, 2009. We will elect the first strong…

A Pensacola man is charged with making false 9-1-1 calls. Authorities say Cheveon Ford made 292 calls since the beginning of this month. He was…

One criminal defense expert tells the IN that judges like Shackleford and Judge Linda Nobles are known not to set bonds for VOP (Violations of…

On Monday, the City of Pensacola Finance Committee approved the City Manager’s recommended 2008 millage of 4.598 mills, down from 4.95. This will be voted…

A Brief History of Public Health in Escambia County, Florida By: John J. Lanza, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP Director, Escambia County Health Department Verified by:…

Okaloosa County is looking for creative ways to fun public safety on the beach. On alternative being considered is a Municipal Services Benefit Unit tax….

On Tuesday Panama City voted to drop its property tax rates from 4.1722 mills to 3.761 for fiscal year 2007-08, which begins Oct. 1. Panama…

There’s a disturbing article in News Journal today about Leonard Black, who died Monday in Escambia County Jail. Black was being held on a charge…

John Peacock and his group have been put off by the Pensacola City Council until the August 20th Committee of the Whole meeting before they…

Finally someone is challenging the feds rules on beach mice. Unfortunately, it’s in the Keys not here. Feds Must Retract Mouse Habitat Rule That Bars…

The recent training visit of the Pumas to the Andrews Institute has mentioned in a news article on Irelandonline.com: Pumas forward hoping to recover in…

WEAR TV reports the Escambia County Commission has awarded the sheriff’s office $368 ,000 to keep the Operation Brownsville going. The county’s contribution to the…