ECUA has on its Nov. 16 agenda the purchase of land near Solutia – price tag $13 million. ECUA Board member Larry Walker told PNJ: ECUA could borrow the entire amount if…
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Touart blinks, Escambia County settles with Magaha
Buzz: We’re hearing that Escambia County Commissioners and County Administrator George Touart have reached an agreement with Clerk of Courts Ernie Lee Magaha. Magaha is coming out on top, but we’ve not…
Be Heard on County Survey
From Escambia Community Collaborative: Please give the following survey your consideration. The Escambia Community Collaborative invites you to do just that by completing an online survey. What you think matters! The primary…
Clear cutting inside Pensacola again
City of Pensacola shot itself in the foot again by allowing the complete clear-cutting of the Airport Blvd property next to Lowes. This comes months after the City let the same thing…
Do the dead pay late charges?
Got this in my email over the weekend: A lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February and March for their annual service charges on her credit card, and…
Did Joe drop the F-Bomb on TV?
Talking Head Tucker Carlson interviewed Pensacola’s own Joe Scarborough about his prediction that the Democrats would take back control of Congress. Joe’s response to Carlson’s introduction of Joe as a folk hero…
Gannett may gobble up Tribune papers
Reporters in the Tribune Group (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Chicago Tribune, LA Times) are reporting that Pensacola News Journal owner Gannett may bid on their papers ( READ HERE). Executives from the McLean,…
How Newsroom Works
A Greensboro editor has diagramed how the newsroom work at a daily newspaper works. Ours isn’t as complicated. I will try to come up with one for your reading enjoyment. (See DIAGRAM…
Borat has glorious weekend
Have you seen the movie “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” or just “Borat”? It stars Sacha Baron Cohen (who played Ali G on HBO for…
Mark Obrien translator 11/13/06
Last week, it was cancer. Today it’s being fat that is bad. (Prediction – next week it’ll be drinking). Ever sensitive to those battling healthcare costs, 300% increases in insurance premiums and…
IN Your Head Radio – 11/10/06 show
November 10, 2006 Show Winners & Losers: 2007 Pensacola Film Fest suggestions Interview: Ed Spears – Community Maritime Park Associates Loaded Gun: Paul Ewing – singer Rant: Veterans Day Click HERE to…
Real Jesus Camp closes
The Seattle Times is reporting youth preacher Becky Fisher is closing her “Kids on Fire” summer camp that is featured in the documentary “Jesus Camp.” Right now we’re just not a safe…
Yeo charges to be dropped
The PNJ wrote on Tuesday, Nov. 7 that Donald Yeo had been arrested for stealing a WEAR TV3 microphone at the Pres. Bush rally on the day before. READ ARTICLE HERE Reliable…
We told you so …Touchscreen voting
From Orlando Sentinel: Touch-screen-voting machines in at least four Florida counties recorded unusually high percentages of ballots with no votes in Tuesday’s election — a sign that new electronic-ballot machines may not…
Mark O’Brien translator – 11/10/06
Actually a pretty good column from Mark in the PNJ: Winners of the recent city bid to develop a city parcel near Gulf Power on Ninth Avenue have found the land is…
Stick it Rick Baste a success
Last night the Baste Roast of me raised nearly $25,000 for the Arthritis Foundation. It was a memorable time for all –everybody got a few good licks in. Collier Merrill stole the…
More voting machine buzz
Glitches delayed balloting in dozens of Indiana and Ohio precincts, and Illinois officials were swamped with calls from voters complaining that poll workers did not know how to operate new electronic equipment….
The people have spoken
The national election worked as it’s meant to work. The House of Representative is suppose to represent the voices of the people – they aren’t happy with the Iraq War and they…
Money can’t buy you a seat
The GOP-backed Charles Glover couldn’t buy the Escambia County School Board District 3 seat. Nearly every person who voted in the 2004 general election in that district got a phone call and…
Ding, Dong…Save Our City is dead
The Pensacola City Council results are in. None of the SOC candidates – Sam Hall, Jerry Howard, and Bob Walker – won. Sam Hall did make a run-off with Paul Young –…