Obama outdraws McCain in Colorado

AP reports a Denver police spokesman has confirmed an Obama rally in Denver on Sunday drew well over 100,000 people. On Friday, John McCain drew…

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Alaska’s largest paper endorses Obama

Anchorage Daily News: Palin’s rise captivates us but nation needs a steady hand Gov. Palin’s nomination clearly alters the landscape for Alaskans as we survey…

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More candidates downtown

The word is out on the Souls to the Polls. C.J. Lewis and Diane Mack have been politicking downtown today. Lois Benson, mother of Megan…

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Souls to the Polls working

Area churches have pushed early voting today. The downtown office of the Supervisor of Elections is very busy. I can see from my window dozens…

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BTW: Two-way on Palafox passed

The Pensacola City Council passed last night two-way traffic for Palafox from Government to Garden streets.

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Adam Smith says race isn’t over

Adam C. Smith, St. Pete Times Political Editor, gives five reasons we should not write off John McCain: 1. The primaries told us something. McCain…

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Obama pulls further ahead in FL

A new St. Petersburg Times/Bay News 9/Miami Herald poll shows Barack Obama leading John McCain 49 percent to 42 percent in this state McCain cannot…

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Todd Palin rally instructions

Todd Palin canceled his visit to the Panhandle this week. But the word I get is that the McCain campaign was wanting people to come…

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PNJ saves $18.3 million

Drinks are on Kevin Doyle, publisher of the Pensacola News Journal. The Florida Supreme Court refused to recognize “false-light” invasion of privacy as grounds to…

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Curbside Recycling

The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority board passed curbside recycling that will start Jan. 1. The base rate drops from $19.62 to $17.97 for both garbage…

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McCain campaign in disarray

First, Joe Scarborough, ex-Congressman (Rep.) and current MSNBC political analyst and PNJ columnist, writes that McCain is losing the presidential race in three critical areas:…

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Early voting huge in Escambia

As of 11 a.m. for Wednesday 1,074 votes. Week-to-date: 7,114

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Do not close the Port

I am not arguing to close the Port of Pensacola. However, we should not extend, renew or amend any long-term leases at the port until…

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Port costs us real money

Blog reader Robert insists “The City has not contributed taxpayer dollars to the Port in more than 5 or 6 years.” This got me curious…

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Buzz: Fighting for city pensions

Someone is calling former and current city workers and saying that Megan Pratt – City Council candidate- wants to do away with all city pensions….

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Feb. 25, 2005: Council passed policy for mixed use

On Feb. 25, 2005, the Pensacola City Council passed the Port Administration and Operations Policy. It states: Mixed-use development opportunities on appropriate parcels of land…

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Oops, Port was suppose to have a profit

BST Associates submitted to the Pensacola City Council a study of the Port of Pensacola in Sept. 2004. It considered mixed use, a cruise ship…

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Times-Union gives no endorsement

Probably the most conservative daily newspaper in any large Florida city,Jacksonville’s Times-Union, refused to give an endorsement for John McCain or Barack Obama. Its editorial…

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Port net loss is $5.6 million over past five years

There is a lot of misinformation about the finances of the Port of Pensacola. Some will insist that the Port of Pensacola is not losing…

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What is the status of Port leases?

According to this Santa Rosa Chronicle article the Halcorp lease expired July 8, 2008!!!! Why didn’t the city council draft a Request for Proposal for…

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