Progressive Pensacola would like to reiterate its prior endorsement of Larry B. Johnson for Pensacola City Council, District 4.
We do so with no ill will toward his opponent, incumbent Marty Donovan. Regardless of any specific policy agreements we may have with Mr. Donovan, the fact of the matter is that he is simply too negative. [...]
Progressive Pensacola endorses Christopher “C. J.” Lewis for Mayor of Pensacola.
We could present a glowing piece about Lewis, his great common-sense ideas, his refreshingly strategic way of analysing our City’s problems; but, as is usually the case with Lewis, he does a better job of saying it himself. Go to his website. Seriously. Read it. [...]
Progressive Pensacola endorses Megan Benson Pratt for Pensacola City Council, District 9 (At-Large).
Pratt, 35, is one of the few young professionals with enough financial and personal stability to run for Council, which is low-paying and currently dominated by retirees. Pensacola, quite frankly, is lucky to have Pratt. A Harvard graduate with both masters and [...]
Progressive Pensacola endorses Diane Mack for Pensacola City Council, District 8 (At-Large).
In a year with the unprecedented possibility of change in City government, Diane Mack is perhaps the single most important one to elect.
Mack, 61, is a small business owner who in recent years has taken an interest in the City budget, forming the Pensacola [...]
Progressive Pensacola endorses Democrat Tony Henderson for Public Defender, First Judicial Circuit of Florida.
To be quite honest, either Henderson and his Republican opponent, James Owens, would make an excellent Public Defender. Truth is, they’re friends. They played high school football together. Henderson was the best man at Owens’ wedding. [...]
Progressive Pensacola endorses Larry B. Johnson for Pensacola City Council, District 4.
Mr. Johnson, 51, is an area businessman and community activist perhaps best known for his involvement with the environmental group Emerald Coastkeeper. He’s been a longtime advocate for environmental issues, and recognises that in order to attract and retain businesses and new residents, [...]
Progressive Pensacola endorses Maren DeWeese for Pensacola City Council, District 3.
DeWeese, 40, is a former mortgage lender that has been a stay-at-home mom since 2002. The bottom line: DeWeese is smart, and her experience with financial analysis could be a great asset considering the dire financial straits in which our City government finds itself.
Furthermore, DeWeese [...]
Progressive Pensacola endorses Sam Hall for Pensacola City Council, District 2.
Put very simply, Councilman Hall is the one incumbent we need to keep.
Councilman Hall is a voice for change, and the first such voice Council has seen in a long while. Since his ascension to Council two years ago, Hall has brought countless things [...]
Progressive Pensacola declines to make an endorsement in the race for Pensacola City Council, District 1.
Neither the incumbent, P. C. Wu, or his challenger, Bob Walker, strike us as particularly progressive voices. Wu has demonstrated in his two terms that he is either quite content with the status quo or not talented enough to [...]
Progressive Pensacola urges voters to vote NO on Amendment 2, also known as the “Florida Marriage Protection Amendment”, on the general election ballot.
The text of the proposed amendment:
Inasmuch as marriage is the legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife, no other legal union that is treated as marriage or [...]
Colin Powell, retired general, and former Secretary of State under the Bush Administration, has just endorsed Senator Barack Obama for president on Meet the Press.
His endorsement was eloquent and humble. According to Powell, Obama “has both the style and substance to be an exceptional President.” He ended by stating simply, “I’ll be voting for [...]
Today’s Pensacola News Journal asks, “Do voters want change? City races offer plenty.” Then, the PNJ proceeds to endorse a slate of incumbents.
The Pensacola News Journal is afraid to buck the establishment and support progressive voices for change in our City. Luckily, I don’t think the voters will have as hard a time doing so.
PNJ [...]
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