Category: Politics
Clear cutting inside Pensacola again
City of Pensacola shot itself in the foot again by allowing the complete clear-cutting of the Airport Blvd property next to Lowes. This comes months…
Do the dead pay late charges?
Got this in my email over the weekend: A lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February and March for their annual…
Did Joe drop the F-Bomb on TV?
Talking Head Tucker Carlson interviewed Pensacola’s own Joe Scarborough about his prediction that the Democrats would take back control of Congress. Joe’s response to Carlson’s…
Gannett may gobble up Tribune papers
Reporters in the Tribune Group (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Chicago Tribune, LA Times) are reporting that Pensacola News Journal owner Gannett may bid on their papers…
How Newsroom Works
A Greensboro editor has diagramed how the newsroom work at a daily newspaper works. Ours isn’t as complicated. I will try to come up with…
Borat has glorious weekend
Have you seen the movie “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” or just “Borat”? It stars Sacha Baron Cohen…
Mark Obrien translator 11/13/06
Last week, it was cancer. Today it’s being fat that is bad. (Prediction – next week it’ll be drinking). Ever sensitive to those battling healthcare…
IN Your Head Radio – 11/10/06 show
November 10, 2006 Show Winners & Losers: 2007 Pensacola Film Fest suggestions Interview: Ed Spears – Community Maritime Park Associates Loaded Gun: Paul Ewing –…
Real Jesus Camp closes
The Seattle Times is reporting youth preacher Becky Fisher is closing her “Kids on Fire” summer camp that is featured in the documentary “Jesus Camp.”…
Yeo charges to be dropped
The PNJ wrote on Tuesday, Nov. 7 that Donald Yeo had been arrested for stealing a WEAR TV3 microphone at the Pres. Bush rally on…
We told you so …Touchscreen voting
From Orlando Sentinel: Touch-screen-voting machines in at least four Florida counties recorded unusually high percentages of ballots with no votes in Tuesday’s election — a…
Mark O’Brien translator – 11/10/06
Actually a pretty good column from Mark in the PNJ: Winners of the recent city bid to develop a city parcel near Gulf Power on…