O’Brien applauds young voters, ignores black voters

PNJ columnist – and the man that Marty Donovan said was the only journalist he trusted – Mark O’Brien gave his observations on the Sept….

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Hot, Hot, Hot – 9/6/06

New record day for visitors – 9,024 Community Maritime Park – Election Nigh Park wins big!!! Escambia Co. School Board races – major Young voters…

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IN Martini Night Buzz – 9/6/06

Quint Studer received tremendous praise tonight for his perseverance on the park issue. Charlie Fairchild also got kudos for being a gracious loser. The Independent…

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Sept. 5 Primary Winners & Losers

LOSER: Pensacola Christian College – They threw their support behind Commissioner Tom Banjanin. Many old-timers felt this was Banjanin’s strength and gave him a huge…

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Where did SOC go wrong?

I promise not to beat up on Save Our City, but I do think there is value in analysing what happened: SOC came out of…

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Note of Congratulations

In my opinion, IN and your blog made a tremendous difference in this race. You’ve gone from fighting the “man” to being â”da man.” This…

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GB Council Races Quiet

There are few takers for the Gulf Breeze City Council races. Mayor Lane Gilchrist and Mayor Pro Tem Clay Ford have filed for re-election. No…

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We have a great future

      Subject: Voters OK Park From: Rhettean@aol.com Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 09:28:44 EDT   Oh, how excited I am today!! I view…

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Hot, Hot, Hot – 9/5/06

Email from SOC supporter Who is Tommy White? Community Maritime Park – Election Nigh School Board District 1 race – Bergosh, Marty, tell us how…

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Escambia Co. School Board races – major upsets

District 1  Two-term Cary Stidham went down as this blog predicted – losing by nearly 1,000 votes to retired teacher Gerald Boone.  Boone 4,743  …

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“Hi, I’m Grover” beats “No Tax Tom”

Grover Robinson, IV, upset career politician and 12-year incumbent Tom Banjanin for the Escambia County Commission: 6,683 – 4,027…by 62.4%. Just a week before, we…

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Park wins big!!!

The Community Maritime Park was resoundingly passed last night: Yes 10,297 No -8140. The results are unofficial, but the 56% for the park is expected…

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