We also received this email report on the meeting: “Sharon Barnett from the League of Women Voters made a very good point that I think should be shared. She charged the review…
Category: News
Border patrol expert on radio
I will have Zack Taylor on IN Your Head Radio today. Mr. Taylor is a charter member of the National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers. He served as a Border Patrol…
Notes: Charter Review Mar. 17
Much of Monday night’s Charter Review Commission meeting centered around questioning City Manager Tom Bonfield on his duties, ethics, his relationship with the council, and leadership, or the lack thereof, in the…
Pensacola Beach No. 7
From Visit Florida: Four Florida Beaches Named Best in the U.S. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 17, 2008) – Four Florida beaches are being recognized as best in America by a popular online travel…
More Julin and Chiquita Brand lawsuit
The NY Times picked up this story today. The radio interview was powerful. Julin talked about the incident and how it tested her faith. Read Families Sue Chiquita in Deaths of 5…
More prison, more tax dollars
There is a price for tough law-and-order policies. The Daily News reports that “state officials estimate Florida’s prisons will swell to 100,000 inmates by year’s end, with about 20 percent serving sentences…
Moby fails to see how growth works
Mark O’Brien doesn’t understand how growth works. It’s this statement in his Sunday column that has got me thinking: The pooh-bahs of Pensacola can promote downtown all they want, but Nine Mile…
PNJ posters to answer for attacks
The most foul posters to the PNJ website may have themselves with more legal troubles than they ever counted on. This time it won’t be the News Journal that is outing them….
Daily Editorial Photo 3.15.08
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City Council attendance
The Pensacola City Council held 21 regular meetings in 2007. Mike DeSorbo missed 4. Marty Donovan and John Fogg missed 3 each. Ronald Townsend, Jewel Cannada-Wynn and PC Wu missed 2 each….
Bergosh still leaves early
School Board member Jeff Bergosh left yesterday’s regular school board workshop early and did not return to complete the meeting. Obviously there is a problem since this has been happening nearly every…
Arnold drops out of race
Ronnie Arnold has dropped out the race for Escambia County Superintendent of Schools. Email from: Ronnie Arnold After much careful deliberation in recent days, I am regretfully announcing today my withdrawal from…
Notes: Council Meeting Mar. 13
March 13 City Council meeting notes: Wow. Thursday night’s council meeting drew fierce debate over how the city awards its contracts and allegations of racism from audience members. At one point, Leroy…
Rejected as PNJ columnist
Mike Papantonio has a column in the Pensacola News Journal. Joe Scarborough has a column in the Pensacola News Journal. Why can’t I? Apparently the sticking point is my requirement that I…
Daily will have new website
Pensacola News Journal is about to launch its redesigned web site. The new look looks a lot like the Daily News site and other daily newspaper sites. It seems to be more…
Recycling hot
Expect recycling to heat up in the Pensacola area. Our cover story (Trash Talk) frames the issue and the players. The Pensacola City Council and Escambia County Commission will discuss it at…
Notes: Mar. 13 Commission meeting
Escambia County Committee of the Whole Workshop Board of County Commissioners March 13, 2008 Called to order at 9:02 a.m. All County Commissioners were present. Marie Young was tardy. The board recognized…
RV photos
Here is the photo of two RVs on Wilde Lake Blvd.
Celebrity mugshots
Okay, I’m in a tabloid mood today. You don’t have to click on this Orlando Sentinel photo gallery of the mugshots of celebrities. Photo Gallery
Bad air in Escambia
PNJ reports that the EPA has announced ozone levels in Escambia County are higher than the federal standards. The county is among 345 nationwide and nine in Florida with ozone levels higher…