Category: Politics

There’s a lot of CYA going on in the death of Leonard Black in the county jail. In follow-up story in the News Journal, the…

I sincerely hope a less inflammatory and factually based follow-up article hits the old fashioned news racks as well as online editions soon. The important…

We’ve started a new Inside Business section to the Independent News. This month we have an in-depth look at the finalists to be the master…

The major discrepancy the 26 July 2007 Pensacola News Journal article regarding my truck’s brake failure is that it was neither I nor any associate…

The  New England Journal of Medicine reports that people are most likely to become obese when a friend becomes obese. That increases a person’s chances…

That’s what the title of today’s News Journal story could have been. Sam Hall writes a joke about city workers taking naps in their city…

Here’s example of how slowly things move in Pensacola versus the rest of the world: On May 12, 2007, Grand Prairie Texas passed a 1/8…

Let’s follow the San Diego model: Vote for a five-trial period for the strong mayor beginning January 1, 2009. We will elect the first strong…

A Pensacola man is charged with making false 9-1-1 calls. Authorities say Cheveon Ford made 292 calls since the beginning of this month. He was…

One criminal defense expert tells the IN that judges like Shackleford and Judge Linda Nobles are known not to set bonds for VOP (Violations of…

On Monday, the City of Pensacola Finance Committee approved the City Manager’s recommended 2008 millage of 4.598 mills, down from 4.95. This will be voted…

A Brief History of Public Health in Escambia County, Florida By: John J. Lanza, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP Director, Escambia County Health Department Verified by:…