Category: Politics
Friday night fish fry buzz
Comments heard as I moved around Big Sexy Foods’ banquet area during a Fiesta of Five Flags Party: Pensacola City Council is crazy if they…
Paul will not seek third term
Escambia Co. Superintendent of Schools Jim Paul is notifying his supporters that he will not seek a third term. Expect Ronnie Arnold, Alan Scott and…
City Fireman pension nearly doubled in three years
Wonder where your city taxes have gone? Or why the city staff is pushing a $377 fire fee? Check out the fireman’s pension. In 2004,…
Wiggins pre-files for city council
Well, it looks like Pensacola citizens will have an opportunity to keep things running the same. Another incumbent city councilman has pre-filed – Mike Wiggins….
O’Brien: City needs another committee
PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien is pushing the idea of another citizens committee that will review City of Pensacola finances. So far city staff and the…
Final AZ vote tally is 53
All the votes have been counted. My final total in the Arizona Republican Presidential Preference Primary is 53. I concede the primary to John McCain…
Unified Fire Service delayed two more years
The delays and stall tactics continue. This time its at the county level with fire protection. Last June, a citizen task force advised the county…
Tree ordinance being studied more
Remember that I’ve told you Pensacola doesn’t like to make tough decisions. The latest one is on a stricter tree ordinance (Tree Huggers vs. Developers…
Grassroot Soccer
Avery Bullock and two of her fellow soccer team members/classmates, Stephanie Mamelson and Rachel Jones, are holding a 3 v. 3 soccer tournament on March…
Bay County is getting a new library, too
Their new library will open this April. Does anyone know if the Pensacola City Council even has a plan for renovating or rebuilding its downtown…
Outzen votes keep coming
My vote total is now 51! I’m starting to suspect there is home-cooking going on with the vote count in Arizona. Why has it taken…
Fear of clown therapy
I’m not sure this video will help you battle your fear of clowns, but give it a try.
Apply now for Mobile steel plant jobs
If you’d like a production job at ThyssenKrupp Steel Plant outside of Mobile, the application deadline to be in the first wave of production workers…
Rising Stars
Last night we hosted at party and awards ceremony for the 2008 Rising Stars. Over 130 people attended the event held at 600 South. The…
Gannett revenue down 31 percent
AP & CNN report: Gannett Co. (NYSE:GCI), the largest newspaper publisher in the United States, said Friday that falling revenue from broadcast and newspaper ad…
Check out local hospitals
Want to see how our hospitals rate? Check out FloridaHealthFinder.gov. There are always explanations behind the individual statistics, but getting the information out is important.
New bill: Slots for dog tracks
A Florida Senate Senate Regulated Industries Committee approved, 8-1, Wednesday a bill that would allow slot machines at every racetrack and jai-alai fronton in Florida,…
Video of Studer Speech
We have loaded an eight-minute clip of Quint Studer’s speech last night at the ceremony where he and Rishy gave $2.25 million to UWF for…
Midway Fire still sulking
Want a great quote? Just call Midway Fire Chief Stephen Demeter – the highest paid government worker in South Santa Rosa County. Demeter is telling…
Outzen candidacy has its day
The Outzen for President campaign has its day of reckoning in the Arizona Primary today. Currently, McCain is up by 16 in his home state…



