There is a new book out on the propaganda campaign that led us into the Iraq War – The Best War Ever: Lies, Damned Lies and the Mess in Iraq. Youtube.com has…
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Hot. Hot, Hot – 9/11/06
Most views for Monday, 9/11 Kolokouris may be big winner, too 9/11 Rememberance Escambia Co. School Board races – major 9/11: Where were you? Virgil has hard time letting go ABC shuts…
Debt of Honor – fictional 9/11 attack
After the 9/11 attack, several analysts made comparisons with Tom Clancey’s book ‘Debt of Honor.’ Here are excerpts from his book: “The irony of the situation was something Sato would never learn….
What the local military said on 9/12/01
IN editor Duwayne Escobedo wrote this article on the local military’s response to 9/11 for the 9/14/01 issue: A terrorist seizes a jumbo jet and flies it into an American landmark.Thousands die,…
Quotes in Aftermath of 9/11
For our 9/14/01 issue, we called around the community for quotes. Here’s what we heard: “Look what happens when we let our guard down. It’s time we showed our backbone.†— Elona…
9/11 Photos
We ran a special issue after the 9/11 tragedy. Here are few of the photos from the New York Times News Services that were in that issue. Here are the photos:IN 9/11
9/11 – Picking up the pieces
Our A&E Editor Sam Baltrusis was in New York City when the planes crashed into the World Trade Center. A year later, he wrote for us his recollections of that week. The…
9/11: Where were you?
On 9/11/01: I was in the Independent offices on Cervantes St.(next to Jerry’s Drive In) holding our daily sales staff meeting, when a staffer came saying there was a plane crash in…
Dateline: Jackson, MS – Alt weekly battles Gannett
The Alt-weekly The Jackson Free Press has been battling with the Gannett-owned Clarion Ledger over distribution spots. The Clarion Ledger tried to get distribution rights to key locations in Jackson. Then the…
Virgil has hard time letting go
Letter to the PNJ: Vote them out Thank you to Charles Fairchild and his Save Our City political action committee for trying to save our downtown waterfront for the residents of Pensacola….
Making Touch Screen votes count
The Battle of Touch Screen voting continues over creating a paper trail for voters. It’s a fight between those who believe a paper trail is a safety net that offers assurances of…
Escambia County Commission where every vote counts
Gene Valentino winning District 2 by 5 votes makes the total of county commissioners who will be elected with 102 votes or less. In 2004Â District 5 Kevin White beat Steve Barry…