Category: Politics
The Blue Angels must keep flying
A retired Air Force flight surgeon wrote a viewpoint for the Seattle Times calling for the retirement of the Blue Angels after seeing the Navy’s…
Escambia County pays feds $3.5 to settlement EMS billing
From the News Service of Florida: Escambia County has paid $3.5 million to the federal government in a settlement over billing for emergency medical services,…
More on fired Chilean workers
Grace McCaffery, the founder of the Hispanic Resource Center of Northwest Florida, said the 45 Chilean aviation mechanics laid off by ST Engineering –Mobile Aerospace…
Tropical storm heading to the Gulf of Mexico
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore shared the latest on the well-defined tropical wave that is moving into the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA latest:…
Daily Outtakes: Why the YMCA is on Intendencia
In this week’s Outtakes, I write about the bad decisions made by politicians and local boards that have had consequences. Read Bad Decisions Hurt. I…
Need any sand bags, County offers sand
Escambia County Sand Locations Open Thursday, Aug. 1 Escambia County is offering sand for residents living in flood-prone areas. The sand is available on a…
Daily Outtakes: Trump vs. Harris statistical tie
A new national survey by Florida Atlantic University and Mainstreet Research USA reveals that U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. President Donald Trump…
Inspired Communities project less inspiring
Next week, the Pensacola City Council will consider a ground lease agreement with Inspired Communities of Florida to build a hotel and apartment building at…
2024 Candidate Surveys
The Greater Pensacola Chamber asked candidates for the Escambia County Commission, ECUA Board, Escambia County School Board and Pensacola City Council to complete surveys for…
Latest on Tropical Wave approaching Florida
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore shared the latest on the tropical wave approaching Florida. From NOAA: Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center…
New Four-Way stop downtown
The City of Pensacola installed two new stop signs on Tuesday, July 29 at the intersection of Tarragona Street and Romana Street, converting the intersection…
City FY 2025 Proposed Budget online – Updated
A draft of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget for the City of Pensacola is now available online. Click here to view the proposed budget. Some…
Daily Outtakes: Why did Pam Childers try to avoid filing Form 6 for Bruce?
It has bothered me that Pam Childers went to such lengths to avoid filing her husband’s Form 6. Why? Hundreds of candidates around Florida had…
Healthcare Heroes
The Escambia County Medical Society Foundation (ECMS-Foundation) is proud to announce its inaugural Health Excellence Awards, set to take place on October 10th, 2024 at…
Mayor answers Downtown Parking questions
Mayor D.C. Reeves has offered to use his time on “Real News with Rick Outzen” to focus on the changes in downtown Pensacola parking. I…
Visioning Survey closes Wednesday, July 31
The City of Pensacola’s Strive to Thrive Pensacola 2035 Visioning Survey, an online public survey to provide input that will shape the comprehensive vision for Pensacola,…
Bender refused to break law for Childers
Bruce Childers, the husband of County Clerk Pam Childers, expressed his displeasure with the News Journal over the county hiring GrayRobinson to represent Supervisor of…
Daily Outtakes: Childers Trifecta hit!
Gizmo* has to pay off the Childers Trifecta – with three or more articles published by the News Journal focusing on County Clerk Pam Childers’political…
Harris for President kicks off in Northwest Florida today
Harris for President will kick off a weekend of action in Florida to mark 100 days until the general election. During the weekend of action,…
Daily Outtakes: Will anyone win Childers Trifecta?
We are approaching the one-month anniversary of Pam and Bruce Childers’ embarrassing performance in the emergency hearing that tried to force Bruce Childers onto the…
