Dirty kilowatts
Electricity plants owned by Alabama Power Co. ranked prominently in a report by the Environmental Integrity Projec which lists the 50 dirtiest in the nation….
$300,000 choices
According to Mark O’Brien’s column, ECAT needs $300,000 to stay in operation two more months. That figure – $300K – has popped up a lot…
Baby payola
Our beloved daily newspaper has found a new way to raise money – charge people to vote for their baby’s photo to be in the…
Escambia County socialism
Here’s an email that like the July 26th Outtakes ( Give It All You Got ): You are the man. Finally a journalist that is…
Another letter supporting Hall
Dear Sam: In light of recent events, some will encourage you to back off, quiet down, rejoin the ranks, etc. Please don’t. The community cannot…
What does “Will Call” mean?
There’s a lot of CYA going on in the death of Leonard Black in the county jail. In follow-up story in the News Journal, the…
Support for Hall
I sincerely hope a less inflammatory and factually based follow-up article hits the old fashioned news racks as well as online editions soon. The important…
Meet Park developers
We’ve started a new Inside Business section to the Independent News. This month we have an in-depth look at the finalists to be the master…
Letter from Sam Hall
The major discrepancy the 26 July 2007 Pensacola News Journal article regarding my truck’s brake failure is that it was neither I nor any associate…
Obesity is contagious
The New England Journal of Medicine reports that people are most likely to become obese when a friend becomes obese. That increases a person’s chances…
City employees don’t like criticism
That’s what the title of today’s News Journal story could have been. Sam Hall writes a joke about city workers taking naps in their city…
Pensacola moves slooooooooooooow
Here’s example of how slowly things move in Pensacola versus the rest of the world: On May 12, 2007, Grand Prairie Texas passed a 1/8…
Simple Strong Mayor Plan
Let’s follow the San Diego model: Vote for a five-trial period for the strong mayor beginning January 1, 2009. We will elect the first strong…
Only Pensacola: Man jailed for excessive 911 calls
A Pensacola man is charged with making false 9-1-1 calls. Authorities say Cheveon Ford made 292 calls since the beginning of this month. He was…
Legal Buzz – inside the judicial center
One criminal defense expert tells the IN that judges like Shackleford and Judge Linda Nobles are known not to set bonds for VOP (Violations of…
Pensacola drops millage
On Monday, the City of Pensacola Finance Committee approved the City Manager’s recommended 2008 millage of 4.598 mills, down from 4.95. This will be voted…
History on Esc. Co. Public Health
A Brief History of Public Health in Escambia County, Florida By: John J. Lanza, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP Director, Escambia County Health Department Verified by:…
Tax for lifeguards
Okaloosa County is looking for creative ways to fun public safety on the beach. On alternative being considered is a Municipal Services Benefit Unit tax….
Panama City makes tax cut
On Tuesday Panama City voted to drop its property tax rates from 4.1722 mills to 3.761 for fiscal year 2007-08, which begins Oct. 1. Panama…
Death in the Jail
There’s a disturbing article in News Journal today about Leonard Black, who died Monday in Escambia County Jail. Black was being held on a charge…
