Last night, former Pensacola City Councilman Hugh King was arrested for cocaine possession. King is the pastor of Greater Union Baptist Church, member of the Community Maritime Park Associates Board and chairs…
Debate over moderation of web comments
Our local daily has caught heat for not moderating the comments that are posted on its web site (pnj.com). It has become a haven for racist and bigoted comments – where gulf1.commers,…
Children’s Chorus Goes to College
What happens to Pensacola Children’s Chorus alums when they go to college? Click here to view: Chorus College
GOP abstinence proponent used Escort Service
You’ve got to love those wacky Bush Administration members. The Washington Post reports that deputy Secretary of State Robert Tobias had to resign yesterday after ABC News cornered him about using an…
Bush administration to push for Gulf drilling
According to a Washington Post article (U.S. Proposal Would Allow Oil Drilling ): The Interior Department will announce a proposal Monday to allow oil and gas drilling in federal waters near Virginia…
Media manufactured Jessica Lynch legend
Michael Delong, the deputy commander at United States Central Command from 2001 to 2003, has an op-ed piece in the NY Times. He tells of pressure from politicians and the press to…
Maney is back
Former Okaloosa County Judge Patt Maney is returning to Fort Walton Beach after three years spent in Afghanistan and Walter Reed Hospital in D.C. The decorated U.S. Army Reserve brigadier general spent…
State Fire Marshall is coming
The State Fire Marshall is sending an investigator to examine training and certification of Escambia County volunteer firefighters, sources says. The career firefighters’ union alleges the lack of state-mandated training is jeopardizing…
Grover speaks out on hotel-condo idea
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson (version 4.0) has issued a position paper on the hotel-condo issue. He is recommending the maximum stay be cut from the proposed 16 weeks to 12 weeks. …
Gulf1 webmaster threatens single mom
This email was forwarded to me by a single mom (with two small children) who wanted to unsubscribe from the email blasts of gulf1.com. After several attempts, she asked for help from…
SRIA will decide what’s a hotel
SRIA chairman Vernon Prather is drafting an ordinance to define what is a hotel room. The broad will discuss and vote on it at its May 8th meeting. What’s at stake: Pensacola…
Better Osceola idea
Mark O’brien makes a strong argument against the Osceola Golf Course – General Fund has paid $260K over last three years to operate it. For Jan-Mar rounds played are down – which…
FPL to help pay for going underground
Currently FPL (and Gulf Power) require local governments to pay all costs to place utility lines underground. The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a proposal by Florida Power & Light…
A lesson from Va. Tech murders
The mass murderer at Va. Tech, Cho Seung-Ho, was a stalker. The first victim was a girl – Emily Hilscher – with whom Cho was infatuated. Other female students also had problems…
More GOP Congressmen in trouble
The Miami Herald has an article about two more Republican Congressmen in trouble for illegally profiting from their party leadership positions when the GOP held the majority in the House. On successive…
Robo calls under fire
If you hate those automated phone calls from candidates, their wives, supporters and family pets, then take heart. State Sen. Jim King (Rep – Jacksonville) has introduced a bill that curtails pre-recorded…
House sales tax proposal hurts young, locals and active
The South Florida Sun Sentinel did a great story analyzing the House tax proposal that would raise state sales tax to 8.5 percent. Jonathan Hamilton, chairman of the Department of Economics at…
Has daily axed local columns?
Last column by Mark O’Brien is dated April 16. Last column by Carl Wernicke – April 15 Last column by Reggie Dogan – April 14 The only opinion columns have been from…
Infant mortality close to Miss. levels
Sunday edition of the NY Times had an article on infant mortality Mississippi among blacks. In 2005, 17 out of every 1,000 children born to black parents died, up from 14.2 per…
Martinez must return campaign funds
Florida’s Republican senator was found to have received contributions to 2004 campaign in excess of federal limits, according to an audit by the Federal Election Commission. According to the FEC report, auditors…
