Category: Politics
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Touart watching his nickels
Today’s PNJ has an article on the former County Administrator George Touart settling his hunting charges in Wisconsin. The story ends with a not too…
McNesby settles Boggon lawsuit
We have received notice that Escambia County Sheriff Ron McNesby has reached an settlement with the estate of Robert Boggon. Boggon died in the jail…
Bay County deals with landfills
Florida DEP is praising the Bay County commissioners for adopting ordinances to better regulate construction and debris landfills. Maybe the Escambia and Santa Rosa county…
State colleges suffer under cuts
The state university system has lost $65.2-million for this budget year, thanks to emergency cuts made during the fall special session. Here’s a breakdown: *…
Emails attacks Obama
There are two emails that are circulating around Pensacola that attack Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. One declares that he is a closet Muslim…
Florida’s Most Influential Blogs
Ricksblog.biz is ranked Florida’s Most Influential Blog by Blognetnews.com – moving up from #12 last week. The Pensacola area now has three blogs in the…
Is Rudy coming to Pcola?
There is a persistent buzz that GOP presidential candidate Rudy Guiliani will be coming to Pensacola this week. No confirmation yet, but stay tuned. Meanwhile…
IN Your Head Radio wrap-up
Another week of stellar guests on IN Your Head Radio. 1/7/08 Gerald Cilente -Trends Research Institute Talked about the coming Economic 9/11 and the spread…
Report: Insurers fleece public
I love the St. Pete Times. Here is a report that it did on how the big insurance companies have ripped off their policyholders. The…
