Notes: Joint City-County meeting 3.18

Joint Meeting of the Escambia County Board of Commissioners and the Pensacola City Council 18 March 2008 Hagler Mason Conference Room, City Hall Note: This…

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More on Charter Review

We also received this email report on the meeting: “Sharon Barnett from the League of Women Voters made a very good point that I think…

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Border patrol expert on radio

I will have Zack Taylor on IN Your Head Radio today. Mr. Taylor is a charter member of the National Association of Former Border Patrol…

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Find the news on pnj.com

We have a new contest at the IN. Find the news on pnj.com. See the videos. See the photo galleries. See their blogs and forums….

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Notes: Charter Review Mar. 17

Much of Monday night’s Charter Review Commission meeting centered around questioning City Manager Tom Bonfield on his duties, ethics, his relationship with the council, and…

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Pensacola Beach No. 7

From Visit Florida: Four Florida Beaches Named Best in the U.S. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 17, 2008) – Four Florida beaches are being recognized as best…

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More Julin and Chiquita Brand lawsuit

The NY Times picked up this story today. The radio interview was powerful. Julin talked about the incident and how it tested her faith. Read…

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Radio: Tania Julin, Mark Rich’s widow

On IN Your Head Radio, I have Tania Julin, the widow of Mark Rich. Rich was one of three missionaries – Mark Rich, Dave Mankins…

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559 days since CMP vote

It has been 559 days since Pensacola voters approved the Community Maritime Park – or 1 year, 6 months, 12 days. 559 days can be…

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Pensacola loses again…to Dothan

Developer Ronnie Gilley plans to build a Branson, Mo. type entertainment complex near Dothan called Country Crossings. It will be on 766 acres on U.S….

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More prison, more tax dollars

There is a price for tough law-and-order policies. The Daily News reports that “state officials estimate Florida’s prisons will swell to 100,000 inmates by year’s…

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Moby fails to see how growth works

Mark O’Brien doesn’t understand how growth works. It’s this statement in his Sunday column that has got me thinking: The pooh-bahs of Pensacola can promote…

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PNJ posters to answer for attacks

The most foul posters to the PNJ website may have themselves with more legal troubles than they ever counted on. This time it won’t be…

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Daily Editorial Photo 3.15.08

Brought back by popular demand:

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City Council attendance

The Pensacola City Council held 21 regular meetings in 2007. Mike DeSorbo missed 4. Marty Donovan and John Fogg missed 3 each. Ronald Townsend, Jewel…

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Bergosh still leaves early

School Board member Jeff Bergosh left yesterday’s regular school board workshop early and did not return to complete the meeting. Obviously there is a problem…

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Arnold drops out of race

Ronnie Arnold has dropped out the race for Escambia County Superintendent of Schools. Email from: Ronnie Arnold After much careful deliberation in recent days, I…

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Notes: Council Meeting Mar. 13

March 13 City Council meeting notes: Wow. Thursday night’s council meeting drew fierce debate over how the city awards its contracts and allegations of racism…

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IMPACT 100 hits record

Pensacola Bay Area Impact 100 now has 563 members! That makes it the largest Impact group in the country. They’ll be able to give away…

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Rejected as PNJ columnist

Mike Papantonio has a column in the Pensacola News Journal. Joe Scarborough has a column in the Pensacola News Journal. Why can’t I? Apparently the…

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