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Al Coby appears to be the early favorite to be named the interim Pensacola city manager. Robert Payne doesn’t seem to be part of the…

Ok, Ok. I grew up a huge comic book fan – X-Men, Spiderman, Legion of Super Heroes, Fantastic Four, etc. So if you aren’t into…

There is a new website out that focuses on news leaks – WikiLeaks. It’s motto – “Global defense of sources and press freedoms.” From the…

Hillary Clinton has asked her top donors and backers to attend her New York speech tonight. Huffington Post and others believe that she will announce…

How seriously is Clay Ford taking the challenge by newcomer Lumon May for House Dist. 3 seat? Very. The Republicans fear that they could lose…

The Daily News reports that Jaden Markes, who has been at the center of the recent child neglect controversy that turned out to be brain…

Call the radio show to weigh in on today’s issues: 850-437-1620. Today’s guest is writer W. Hodding Carter. Carter was an NCAA Division III All-American…

The Durham News Observer reports: Tom Bonfield, the city manager of Pensacola, Fla., will be named Durham’s new city manager Tuesday. Read Bonfield to be…

There is much discussion on whether his fellow commissioners would ever actually vote to remove Mike Whitehead as the chairman of the Escambia County Commission….

News Herald reports that the Florida Legislature passed the High Performing School District Bill last year to give such districts more flexibility with curriculum and…

In Santa Rosa County, a liquor store has to be 2,500 ft. Away from a school or a church. The only places inside the City…

If you live in Escambia County and want to shop at Publix, you will have to drive to Gulf Breeze. The Florida grocery chain has…

Yesterday The Sons of Italy held their annual BOUNA FORTUNA Golf Tournament at Marcus Pointe Golf Club. As with most charity events like that, people…

Gannettblog – May 20, 2008: The top editor at the Pensacola News Journal, Dick Schneider, writes about his paper’s asking readers for money-saving ideas to…

The Gannettblog reports: Pensacola, Fla., and beyond, advertising-production artists are terrified of being the next to lose jobs to Los Angeles-based 2AdPro, which is shipping…

Never mind the complaints about how the media are not focusing on the issues. Historically, they never have. Writer Steven Stark of the Independent Boston…

Bob Kerrigan told me last night that the much-anticipated Tax Watch on the finances of Escambia County government will be released June 17. TaxWatch will…

A new system from Consumer Reports rates nearly 3,000 hospitals nationwide on the length of hospital stays and number of doctor visits for older adults…

Last night we held a party for those on the 2008 Most Influential and Powerful list. I presented Fred Levin, last year’s #1, and Collier…

Eric Schmitz on his Mayoral candidacy