This letter is in support of Sam Hall and his continuing effort to better our city and community. Although Sam and I might not agree on everything, I have found him to…
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Orlando spends $1.1 billion on its downtown
Orlando, Florida has no Save Our City organization apparently. Yesterday Orange County leaders approved a $1.1 billion plan for a new arena, performing-arts center and major Florida Citrus Bowl upgrades in downtown…
Deputy gets mistrial
Late Thursday night, mistrial was declared in the trial of a former Escambia Sheriff’s Deputy accused of beating a teenager. The jury in the trial of Christian Coad could not reach a…
Dirty kilowatts
Electricity plants owned by Alabama Power Co. ranked prominently in a report by the Environmental Integrity Projec which lists the 50 dirtiest in the nation. The Barry Steam Plant in Mobile County…
$300,000 choices
According to Mark O’Brien’s column, ECAT needs $300,000 to stay in operation two more months. That figure – $300K – has popped up a lot lately. The County Commission gave Sheriff McNesby…
Baby payola
Our beloved daily newspaper has found a new way to raise money – charge people to vote for their baby’s photo to be in the paper’s new calendar. It’s part of the…
Escambia County socialism
Here’s an email that like the July 26th Outtakes ( Give It All You Got ): You are the man. Finally a journalist that is willing to say something. I have been…
Another letter supporting Hall
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 wait for prosperity to miraculously occur while…
What does “Will Call” mean?
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 reporter tries to find out how the…
Support for Hall
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 issue remains what Sam originally highlighted: work…
Meet Park developers
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 developer at the Community Maritime Park. They…
Letter from Sam Hall
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 of mine who thought the manner the…
Obesity is contagious
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 of becoming obese by 57 percent. I’m…
City employees don’t like criticism
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 trucks; City manager Tom Bonfield and city…
Pensacola moves slooooooooooooow
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 cent sales tax referendum to fund a…
Simple Strong Mayor Plan
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 mayor in November, 2008. The mayor would…
Only Pensacola: Man jailed for excessive 911 calls
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 arrested Tuesday. Authorities say the 21-year-old told…
Legal Buzz – inside the judicial center
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 Parole), since the Florida Constitution doesn’t require…
Pensacola drops millage
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 on by the full body on Thursday…
History on Esc. Co. Public Health
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: John Appleyard, Historian University of West Florida…