Category: Politics
Third World Pensacola
Why is the environment such a low priority in Escambia County and Pensacola? We profess to love our waterways and call this place “paradise.” Yet…
Important week
This week may be the most important week for local government in months. Several hot issues will be discussed. Of course, discussion and action are…
Meet proposed port tenant
InDaily has posted a YouTube video on Cemex, the Mexican cement manufacturing giant, who owns Rinker Materials. What do you do when an international conglomerate…
Real strong mayor question
The real question on everyone’s mind about the strong mayor in Pensacola is – What if we elect Jack Nobles, Tom Banjanin or Marty Donovan…
Absolutely stupidest question ever
In the Sunday, Aug. 19 edition of the News Journal, John Peacock, an advocate for the strong mayor system of government for the City of…
ECSO top heavy
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office appears to be top heavy when you compare it to the operations at the Pensacola Police Department. City of Pensacola has…
Why did County Commission do it
The political question on everyone’s mind yesterday was, “Why did the Escambia County Commission suddenly vote to trade the Escambia County Area Transit to the…
IN has City Payroll
We have received the City of Pensacola’s payroll. You can view the pdf: IN has City Payroll We will have sortable database ready for viewing…
Snow falls from Bush
White House press secretary Tony Snow announced today he is resigning as press secretary for Pres. Bush due to financial pressures. Snow was named press…
New Port website
There is a new website on the port: TakeBackthePort.com. For decades after the “glory days†of exporting timber, turpentine, and red snapper, heavy industry has…
Commission approves another landfill
With a 4-1 vote last night, Escambia County Commission approved a permit for South Palafox Properties to operate an existing construction and demolition landfill off…
County dumps buses
With no prior notice to the Pensacola City Council, the Escambia County Commission voted to dump the money losing Escambia County Area Transit on the…
