The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has published its analysis of the controversial America’s Affordable Health Choices Act and its impact on each Congressional district. The report shows that in our…
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Arts have $84M impact
The Arts Council of Northwest Florida and Americans for the Arts announced the local results from the Americans for the Arts, Arts & Economic Prosperity III, the most comprehensive economic impact study…
Cohen: Good? or Bad?
I posted this originally as a reply to a comment, but I think it deserves more attention: The City of Pensacola lost Avalex because of its unresponsiveness. Thaddeus Cohen, the City’s Community…
The newspaper guys pressed Avalex for answers
PNJ business reporter Carlton Proctor reports on his blog that a “board member tried to drag Cohen’s name from Avalex CEO Tad Ihns whose decision to build an $18 million headquarters in…
Pelicans clinch playoffs
Pelicans Clinch Playoff Spot With 8-3 Win Over the Captains The Pensacola Pelicans are the 2009 Second Half South Division Champions. With an 8-3 victory in front of 2,292 fans in Pensacola,…
And the crime scene photos
The reporters today also viewed 2076 crime scene photos that were not only of the murder scene, but also of the home of Leonard “Lenny” Gonzalez, the vehicles used and the Wiggins’…
Billings 911 Calls
billings redacted 911 call 1 Second call: Listen
What I saw…
The videos from the surveillance cameras from the Billings’ residence are haunting. The 16 cameras captured both the inside and outside of the home while the seven intruders drove onto the property…
Valentino fined
This morning Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino pleaded no contest this morning to a noncriminal violation of the state’s public records law. Actually it was his attorney, Ed Fleming that entered the…
Favorite Rex Blackburn moment
Over the years, Lt. Rex Blackburn has done his best to intimidate and harass the IN. My favorite moment was when he delivered a gift to the office during the 2007 Christmas…
Pensacola City Council refuses blame
The Pensacola City Council and city staff are still upset over the City losing Avalex and Appriver to the City of Gulf Breeze. No, let me clarify. They are upset that they…
48 minutes with 48 Hours
I spoke with a producer from 48 Hours yesterday about the Billings case. We talked about the dozens of twists and weird angles in this story: the 17 children, the brutality of…
Arrest in Okaloosa County home invasion
On Dec. 3 three armed Hispanic men forced their way into a home on Glory Place in Fort Walton Beach and stole the money. One of the men knocked on the door…
Toned down PNJ article in USA Today
The table talk around town yesterday was the daily newspaper’s Sunday cover story on the Billings’ case in which the paper called those arrested a gang of fools and mocked Sheriff David…
Billings’ camera system
On Thursday, the media will be allowed to view the video from the surveillance system at the Billings’ residence. The State Attorney released more documents yesterday that describe what the cameras captured…
Will City Council act on Museum funding?
The CMPA board passed the recommendation to use New Market Tax Credits as a funding mechanism for the Maritime Museum. Today the Pensacola City Council will have a presentation of the funding…
Buzz: State GOP leaders and their lavish spending
Conservative political analyst Roger Stone blasts State Republican Party chairman Jim Greer for his lavish spending. Former Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom was roasted in the news for his credit card –…
Save the Post Office
Press Release: Dear Supporters Of The Downtown Post Office: As you know, the downtown Pensacola post office is on the chopping block. Despite a meeting with almost 100 individuals opposing closure of…
Geraldo at Large
I’ll be on the Fox News show tonight at approximately 9:40 p.m. I guess I’m the “Large.”
Daily News reports on FWB connection
The Daily News picked up on the same Fort Walton Beach connection with earlier home invasions in Okaloosa County (Read article) that I reported earlier. The Pensacola News Journal believes the seven…