Category: Politics

Over the summer, we had heard the Escambia County Administrator George Touart was pressuring County Atty. Janet Lander to write a legal opinion that the…

From the PNJ website: Delivery of print edition delayed Because of production problems, delivery of the News Journal’s print edition will be delayed in some…

Charlie Crist (Rep) and Jim Davis (Dem ) are expected to announce today who will be their Lt. Gov. candidates. The rumored possible running mates…

Top posts for the day Aragon East in the Raw Jesus Camp coming to P’cola film fest Obermann Blasts Bush Kolokouris may be big winner,…

It has been a week since the Community Maritime Park passed. Everything is the same, but everything has changed. The Pensacola City Council, except for…

Here are the raw scores on the Aragon East proposals: Townsend Downtown Pensacola Hotel 47 Esplanade 64 Hawkshaw Eastside 85 Technology Bay 78 Technology Bay…

Last night, MSNBC host Keith Obermann blasted Pres. Bush on his show with Ground Zero in the background. It is the most scathing attack on…

Yesterday’s CRA meeting had its share of controversy when developers protested the award of the Aragon East project to Hawkshaw Eastside. The PNJ covered the…

At yesterday’s Pensacola City Council Committee of the Whole – Dolores Curry asked that the Belmont DeVillers be included in the referendum for an expanded…

There is a new book out on the propaganda campaign that led us into the Iraq War – The Best War Ever: Lies, Damned Lies…

Most views for Monday, 9/11 Kolokouris may be big winner, too 9/11 Rememberance Escambia Co. School Board races – major 9/11: Where were you? Virgil…

After the 9/11 attack, several analysts made comparisons with Tom Clancey’s book ‘Debt of Honor.’ Here are excerpts from his book: “The irony of the…

IN editor Duwayne Escobedo wrote this article on the local military’s response to 9/11 for the 9/14/01 issue: A terrorist seizes a jumbo jet and…

For our 9/14/01 issue, we called around the community for quotes. Here’s what we heard: “Look what happens when we let our guard down. It’s…

We ran a special issue after the 9/11 tragedy. Here are few of the photos from the New York Times News Services that were in…

Our A&E Editor Sam Baltrusis was in New York City when the planes crashed into the World Trade Center. A year later, he wrote for…

On 9/11/01: I was in the Independent offices on Cervantes St.(next to Jerry’s Drive In) holding our daily sales staff meeting, when a staffer came…

The Alt-weekly The Jackson Free Press has been battling with the Gannett-owned Clarion Ledger over distribution  spots.  The Clarion Ledger tried to  get distribution rights…

Letter to the PNJ: Vote them out Thank you to Charles Fairchild and his Save Our City political action committee for trying to save our…

The Battle of Touch Screen voting continues over creating a paper trail for voters. It’s a fight between those who believe a paper trail is…