TuesDaily Dose PNJ: Young couple speaks about car crash in which their infant died. Dope dealing at Blue Ridge Lake? Last Saturday a dead body was found at the lake. Clara Hendrix…
Pensacola Cumulus stations slipping
The Arbitron radio ratings for 2006 show that the three Pensacola-based stations that are owned by Cumulus have lost nearly a third of their listeners – 32.24%. WCOA lost 40.35% of its…
Another body found…they’re every where
A third dead body was found in the Pensacola area in less than one week. WEAR TV reports the body of an elderly pensacola man was found near a marina in the…
Panhandle news roundup
MonDaily Dose Christians pack Pelican Park. Another sign of P’cola’s declining economy: thieves ride bicycles. Forty minutes away, Mobile has the Junior Miss Pageant and hears the new steel plant may double…
Civil rights nerve struck
Last week, the daily newspaper ran an article on a proposed multicultural museum for the Pensacola area. Of course, the pinheads who post to the pnj.com didn’t like the idea. One in…
Why read this blog?
Ricksblog.biz maintained its ranking as the #2 Most Influential Blog in Florida this past week. Here are the top ten June 2007 stories posted on this blog that the local daily newspaper…
Panhandle Sunday papers…and more
The Pensacola News Journal writes about MATSIG-12 leader – ‘Caveman’ Holzworth who is leaving Pensacola to be the operations officer for the Second Marine Air Wing Forward in Iraq. As always, reporter…
Cumulus isn’t diverse
Why is Luke McCoy back on WCOA? Because Cumulus sees nothing wrong with Luke. All the talk about the controversial, conservative talk show host being more diverse is marketing spin. There is…
Gaydar science
The New Yorker columnist reports how your hair swirls can identify your sexuality. Also your fingerprint density is a dead giveaway. “Gay men are more likely than straight men to have a…
Brentwood, next Operation Brownsville?
WEAR has called out local government to do something about the Brentwood area. In its newscast last night, it was reported: Some Brent residents say their neighborhood is infested with crime, and…
Early Voting on Referendum
As of 2 pm today: 2501 early votes have been cast. 4,845 absentees votes received – out of 6900+ requests. You can early vote Saturday – 8:30 am – 12:30 pm; Sunday…
Feds rate hospitals
The U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services has created a website that rates hospitals on their care of heart patients. It actually compares them with national and regional averages. Remember we…
Top Summer Songs of All Time
Summer of 2007 officially arrived yesterday at 10 a.m. – which got me thinking about hot summer days, laying on the beach and listening to the latest hits on the radio. Radio…
Little brothers are dummies
and we have a study to prove it. The NY Times reports today: The eldest children in families tend to develop slightly higher I.Q.s than their younger siblings, researchers are reporting, based…
Wasn’t Pres. Bush in Mobile?
The PNJ has completely ignored GW Bush’s visit to Mobile yesterday. There isn’t even a mention in Newsy Neighbors. Pensacola is Bush Country. When the president comes to town, we pack the…
Panhandle news roundup – 6/22
FriDaily Dose PNJ: Strip center library opens. Dead body tells no tales yet. Fractional condos (once called timesharing) still up in the air. Daily News: Sharks prefer Georgia tourists. News Herald: Animal…
Report: O’Brien vs. Outzen
Well attended meeting – larger than usual. Judges Judge Kim Slevinski Skievaski,Paul Rasmussen, Keith McIver and Michael Allen and State Justice Ken Bell were there. Mark O’Brien opened with comments about the…
O’Brien and Outzen face-off at Noon
PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien and IN Publisher Rick Outzen face off for a discussion on how the media impacts public opinion at Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association monthly meeting today at noon. Should…
Fire Buzz: $$$ could be big
The Clerk of Courts audit of the volunteer fire departments in Escambia County will be released on July 2. We are hearing – not from within the fire stations so don’t start…
There is a difference here
On hotly contested debates, there is always an group – often new to this blog – that weighs in and after a few comments starts name-calling. I let a few be posted,…
