During the heat of the debate over the budget and property tax reform, Gov. Charlie Crist decided to have a few cold ones at Big Daddy’s in Tallahassee – a favorite FSU…
New FEMA low
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has hit a new low by rigging a press conference with fake reporters. FEMA announced the news conference last Tuesday with 15 minutes’ notice and provided an…
Cost of War
The Orlando Weekly calculates the cost of the Iraq War and what the money could have been spent on: On Oct. 23, President Bush asked Congress for an additional $46 billion in…
Council supports bottle clubs
With 6-3 vote (DeSorbo absent), the Pensacola City Council ignored the requests of its Police Chief and downtown business owners and residents and reversed its earlier decision to close bottle clubs at…
BTW: Strong mayor is dead
Watch the Pensacola City Council’s Committee of the Whole video and you will realize that the council has no intent of making any meaningful changes to charter or the current power structure….
Bottle Club showdown
City Council’s vision for Pensacola is a bottle club that stays open to 5 a.m. Yeah! Come live and invest in Downtown and the Belmont-Devilliers….just step over the broken glass on the…
Story is the Story
The Florida Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting in Sandestin has installed its new president: Susan Story, CEO and president of Gulf Power. She replaces former Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings as…
Did Emergency Management drop the ball?
The question being asked around town – Why weren’t there any emergency sirens downtown when the tornadoes were approaching? We have videos of the storm coming off the bay. Did EOC fail…
Bottle Clubs may keep 5 a.m. close
According to sources, the Pensacola City Council is backtracking on its ordinance that would give Bottle Clubs the same close as other night clubs – 3 a.m. They will have the final…
State lawmakers fail again
The Florida Legislature has failed once again to pass any meaningful tax reform. I decided to pack their bags a day early. All spring we heard from Gov. Crist and the our…
Gannett revenues slip
But they still made $234 million in the third quarter. Yahoo News has the full report with the facts and figures. Read more
Target Photos
From our art director Justin Griffith:
PNJ points our Sunshine violation
The daily newspaper noticed the same slip we did by Escambia Board school board member Claudia Brown-Curry at this week’s board meeting. Curry said that she and fellow board member Jeff Bergosh…
Boyd upset with park plans
WEAR TV 3 reports that Leroy Boyd, president of Movement for Change, is upset about the plans for the Community Maritime Park. In a meeting with Judge Lacey Collier, chairman of the…
Miller votes against Sacred Heart
The daily newspaper writes on why Congressman Jeff Miller oppose the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (Miller stands by Bush on veto ). Let’s set aside the issue whether $7 billion a…
NY Times on Staph
The Escambia County Jail has a staph infection problem. The NY Times has an article today on the bacteria. The national rate is 32 cases per 100,000. Our jail has 33 cases…
Property Taxes Bounce
The Florida House and Senate still haven’t agreed on property taxes. They failed last spring to decide on a tax plan. A judge threw out their constitutional amendment. The pressure is on…
Next – Esc. Co. School Board
Since August, we have rotated through the various boards in Escambia County. First, it was the Pensacola City Council with Strong Mayor, Port of Pensacola and The Oar House deck. Then we…
GGW Francis fights back
The founder of “Girls Gone Wild,” Joe Francis is fighting to improve his tarnished image. He has bought web ads on the News Herald site. The ads link to a web site…
2008 Presidential Race $$$$
This summer, the leading Democratic presidential candidates raised twice as much money as their Republican counterparts. The NY Times has a cool interactive graphic on campaign fund raising. Check out: The Money…
