Papers need to take risks
I love this quote: “Quality US papers may never opt for the Independent’s provocative mix of news and views; it not only upsets the traditional…
Maybe one more hurricane this year
From Associated Press: Forecast Team Predicts 1 More Hurricane The new report calls for a below-average hurricane season, with a total of six hurricanes and…
Who will City Council appoint to CMPA?
The big question around downtown is who will the Penascola City Council appoint to the Community Maritime Park Associates Board? The City has four representatives….
Gulf1.com: What about the economy?
Good old William Cobb continues to wage his battle against the waterfront park and City Hall on Gulf1.com. Here’s his latest tome: What about the…
Scarborough weighs in on Foley scandal
Former Congressman Joe Scarborough entered Congress with Mark Foley in 1994 as part of the Republican Revolution and the GOP Contract with America. Scarborough now…
A jinxed life…read on
Do you think you have it bad? Read this article about Thomas L. Cook, who died at 54 when he was fatally hit by a…
Smoking Gun: Rumsfield memo on torture…I mean interrogation methods
Smoking Gun has found series Memos Detail U.S. Interrogation Methods. Rumsfield is asked to approve certain interrogation methods, including the removal of clothing, using dogs…
WEAR reports Escambia Co. has bad roads…duh
WEAR TV reporter Greg Neumann reported last night that Escambia County has bad roads and Hurricane Ivan didn’t help. According to the Neumann report: “The…
Luke defends GOP, of course
 WCOA’s Angry Old White Man – Luke McCoy – defended the Republican Party in the wake of the Mark Foley scandal on Monday radio…
Two FL papers had Foley emails…did nothing
Last November, the St. Petersburg Times and Miami Herald had copies of the Foley emails and chose not to print them. St. Pete Times: The…
Why was Foley in Pensacola Feb 2003?
According to the PNJ archives: Rep. Mark Foley was in Pensacola to dedicate a new $2300 computer system at the Escambia County Sheriff’s office with…
DIB shows off housing
DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT BOARD 2ND ANNUAL DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL OPEN HOUSE DIB Hosts Tours of Existing & Planned Downtown Residential Offerings PENSACOLA FL – On Sunday, October…
Foley Cover-up Timeline
 The website ThinkProgress.com has come up with this timeline on the Foley coverup based on news reports. This will be a problem for the…
Wal-Mart figures out how to keep cheap labor
Wal-Mart,the nation’s largest private employer, is capping wages, using more part-time workers and scheduling more workers on nights and weekends. The NY TImes has an…
Slate.com: Washington Buzz
Zeitgeist Checklist, Special Habeas Edition What Washington is talking about this week. By Dana Milbank Posted Friday, Sept. 29, 2006, at 7:30 PM ETKey Misjudgments…
Foley sent explicit text messages from Pensacola
This is just further proof that Pensacola is the nexus of the universe. Nearly every national news story has some link to this area. These…
GOP leaders involved in Foley cover-up?
From NY TIMES: G.O.P. Aides Knew in Late 05 of E-Mail By CARL HULSE and RAYMOND HERNANDEZ Â WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 Â Top House Republicans knew…
CMPA Board named
The Community Maritime Park Associates named its six board picks to go along with Judge Lacey Collier: 1. Collier Merrill – downtown businessman, developer, former…
Wall South mementos stolen
For years, visitors to Pensacola’s Wall South on Bayfront Parkway have left mementos to honor those who died in the Vietnam War. The Memorial Park…
