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 4,000 in Denver, according to McCain spokesman…
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 this race for the presidency — but…
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 Pratt, has come down to check out…
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 going into the polling place to vote….
BTW: Two-way on Palafox passed
The Pensacola City Council passed last night two-way traffic for Palafox from Government to Garden streets.
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 closes strong and Obama doesn’t. 2. Polls…
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 afford to lose. Independents favor Obama by…
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 to his rally wearing camos.
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 sue. It upheld a lower-court ruling that…
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 and recycling pickup. Garbage and recycling will…
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: fundraising, ads and grassroots support. Yesterday, I…
Early voting huge in Escambia
As of 11 a.m. for Wednesday 1,074 votes. Week-to-date: 7,114
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 we’ve pursued other uses for at least…
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 since I wanted to know how it…
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. Not true, but this goes to show…
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 within the port, particularly on border parcels…
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 and maritime museum. According to BST, the…
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 board was too split on the issue….
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 money. I checked the audited Comprehensive Annual…
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 the Halcorp site? If Halcorp came back…
