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What ever happened to condo-hotels?
Last spring, Pensacola Beach, the Santa Rosa Island Authority and the Escambia county commission debated and studied for weeks whether to allow the new lodging hybrid – the condo-hotel – on Pensacola…
Marty, give us a solution
Pensacola City Councilman Marty Donovan spoke to the PNJ on Sunday about the red clays discharges into Pensacola Bay during and after heavy rain storms. From the PNJ: “The Florida Department of…
Stay civil, stay on point
We’ve got a few people writing multiple comments on the Paul posts under a variety names. All are attacking Jim Paul. Obviously, the intent is to make it look like there is…
Studer profile
I realize that are those out there who may be wondering why Quint Studer would counsel Jim Paul on alcoholism recovery. Here is a profile I wrote on Studer in July 2005:…
Escambia County School ZT policy
Here is what the Escambia County student manual says about drugs under Zero Tolerance. There is no special section for alcohol: Drugs: The unlawful use, possession, or sale of a controlled substance…
PNJ has more on Paul
The Saturday edition of the Pensacola News Journal covers how the Escambia County school board did not mention Superintendent Jim Paul’s DUI arrest. It also has a few other interesting points: Jim…
NYT moderates reader comments
The gannettblog reports that The New York Times now has 11 staffers reading and approving online reader comments before they’re published, MediaShift says. Jonathan Landman, the NYT’s deputy managing editor for digital…
Selling wrong building
After reading the daily newspaper’s story on the Ice Pilots offering to buy the Pensacola Civic Center, I think we are selling the wrong facility. We should sell the new $20-million+ Escambia…
PNJ asks Nixon to resign
The editorial board of the Pensacola News Journal kept its string of consecutive editorials asking for politicians to resign alive by boldly demanding that Richard Nixon resign as president. On Wednesday, the…
The IN view on Jim Paul
The News Journal has called for Jim Paul to resign. Here is our position – which will be published in tomorrow’s paper: Outtakes – 1/17/08 FORGIVE As I read and listen to…
Have a Shay Day!
One more email to share: At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by…
City build ballpark
The Gwinnett County Commission has approved a letter of intent and lease agreement with the Braves to relocate the team’s Class AAA minor-league affiliate from Richmond, Va. to a 12-acre site in…
UWF under crime alert
This email was sent to UWF students Dear Students, On Jan. 12, a woman reported to campus police that about 1 p.m. while she was walking in the area of Building 74,…
Interim grand jury report on gangs
Last July, the Florida Supreme Court impaneled an 18-member statewide grand jury at the request of Gov. Charlie Crist to investigate the rise of in gang activity in Florida. Florida Attorney General…
Frying Bacon
Former students have created a satirical newspaper that lampoons the strict rules of a Christian college in Palm Beach. The alternative newspaper at Palm Beach Atlantic University is called “The Bacon,” which…
Orlando Sentinel endorses Amendent 1
Floridians should vote yes on Amendment 1, the property-tax cut on the Jan. 29 ballot, but not just because it will put a few extra dollars in their pockets. Amendment 1 isn’t…
Morning Joe at Fish House Thurs.
Join Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski at The Fish House for Morning Joe on MSNBC. Have breakfast while the show is broadcasting. The show starts at 5 a.m. so be sure you…
Find out more on candidates
There’s a new website on 2008 presidential races – votegopher.com. It’s run by college students and was featured in the Washington Post ( For Young Voters In a Media Jungle, A Study…
Punk Houses in NY Times
Our Jan. 10 A&E feature Punk Houses is topic that has made into the NY Times and Tampa Tribune. Read: Punk Houses Defy All Things Mainstream