By John Peacock, Downtown Improvement Board chairman The City of Pensacola is an amazingly wonderful place to live, work and play, and the downtown area is quickly becoming a destination for businesses…
Category: Politics
If you read one political column today, read this by Rick Wilson
GOP political strategist Rick Wilson wrote a great column for The Daily Beast on Ted Cruz – Ted Cruz Is Brilliant but His Strategy Sucks. Until recently, Sen. Ted Cruz has avoided…
Olson gives update on city projects
At the end of the five-hour Pensacola City Council meeting on Thursday, Jan. 14, City Administrator Eric Olson gave his update on city operations. The mayor’s recommendation to build new Fire Station…
Trump sound system was not provided by Pensacola Bay Center
While some yesterday were blaming the bad microphones at the Trump rally on the Pensacola Bay Center, I reported on “Pensacola Speaks” (News Talk 1370 WCOA) that the system was from another…
Trump promises we will win so much that we will beg him for a loss
Donald Trump’s speeches are sort of stream of consciousness rants. He covers lots of points and has plenty of quotable one-liners. However, the Republican frontrunner knows how to close strongly: “We’re going…
Sindel to jump into District 1 commission race
Karen Sindel plans to file soon to run as a Republican for Escambia County Commission District 1. Commissioner Wilson Robertson has announced he will not seek another term. Sindel jumps into a…
Who endorsed Trump yesterday
Before its Pensacola rally, the Trump campaign sent out a press release on its local endorsements. Trump Campaign Stronger Than Ever in Sunshine State Rolling Out Key Endorsements at Massive Pensacola Rally…
Move to Amend co-founder: elections have become auctions
Move to Amend, the national campaign to abolish Corporate Personhood, is hosting today at 6 p.m. a community forum on “Creating Democracy and Challenging Corporate Rule.†The event will be at the…
Washington Post impressed with turnout for Trump rally
The Washington Post covered GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump’s visit to Pensacola on Wednesday. Post reporter Jenna Johnson tweeted: “Thousands packed into the Pensacola Bay Center to see Donald Trump tonight…” On…
Gaetz resurrects anti-corruption bill
State Sen. Don Gaetz did it. He got his anti-corruption bill out of committee. On Monday, the Senate Ethics and Governmental Oversight Committee had voted down a bill containing some of the…
Trump spokesperson predicts clean sweep of Iowa, NH and SC
In preparation for GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s visit to Pensacola, I interviewed his national spokesperson, Katrina Pierson, on “Pensacola Speaks.†As expected, she was enthusiastic about how well her candidate is…
Escambia County violent crimes are not up
At last night’s Republican debate for sheriff, the topic of crime naturally came up. Challenger John Johnson focused on crime rates, insisting Pensacola had higher violent crime rates per capita than Jacksonville,…