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Studer says O’Brien insinuations are out of line

PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien continued his passive aggressive attacks on Pensacola Pelican owner and Studer Group CEO Quint Studer. O’Brien insinuates that Studer and his…

Moby attacks blog

PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien used his column today to go after this blog: “At https://ricksblog.biz, you will find some good scoops on government. But Rick…

GB editor takes on Moby

Gulf Breeze New editor Joe Culpepper isn’t happy with PNJ columnist Mark “Moby” O’Brien’s latest comments about Gulf Breeze. Moby wrote: “Gulf Breeze Proper is…

Stalking Sam Hall

PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien tells today the story of how Pate Cold Storage owner Mike Pate sent his son, Jeremy, and his girlfriend..described by Pate…

Moby misses point on airport hotel lease

PNJ columnist Mark Obrien missed what I think is the real point about the airport hotel lease approved by the Pensacola City Council. The issue…

Please be consistent, Mark

In his column today, Mark O’Brien praises the relocation of the Main Street Sewage Treatment plant. Call me crazy, but I feel optimistic about Greater…

Moby cries for government workers

PNJ columnist Mark (Moby) O’Brien cries out for the government workers in his column today: It’s painful and awkward, worrying if your job will vanish…

Moby fails to see how growth works

Mark O’Brien doesn’t understand how growth works. It’s this statement in his Sunday column that has got me thinking: The pooh-bahs of Pensacola can promote…

Moby misses the mark

PNJ columnist Mark “Moby” O’Brien in his column today (Fire fee fallout: Property tax cut would hurt waterfront plans) misses the mark. I’m not sure…

Florida’s Most Influential Blogs

Ricksblog.biz is ranked Florida’s Most Influential Blog by Blognetnews.com – moving up from #12 last week. The Pensacola area now has three blogs in the…

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….

MOBy likes Mike

Of course, while most of Pensacola thinks Commissioner Mike Whitehead is Escambia County’s own Yosemite Sam, the daily newspaper’s columnist writes that he likes Mike…

MOBy has opine for black community

“ Leaders of Pensacola’s black community are struggling, and the only solutions will be new blood or innocent findings.” My suggestion is the MOBy read…

MOBy advises high school grads

PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien has advice for area high grads…which I find a little funny since I doubt more than a handful high school students…

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…

MOBy misses the point

PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien (MOBy) misses the point on the county commission’s debate over hotels vs. condos on Pensacola Beach in his column today (Less…