Archive for the ‘Independent News’ Category
Be sure to pick up a copy of this week’s Independent News, released today. You won’t want to miss it.
With their first-rate coverage of the Steen case, Rick Outzen and company again prove that they blow away the daily newspaper when it comes to the issues which truly matter in the community. Time and again, the IN has devoted its pages to in-depth coverage of issues which the News Journal has ignored or given only a passing glance.
Sean Boone’s cover story…
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Page lists potential mayoral candidates. Jamie Page of the Pensacola News Journal lists the names he’s heard mentioned as possible mayoral candidates. No surprises except for Kenneth E. Lamb, the owner of CyberSmart Computers and WEBY radio personality, who at least as of 2008 did not live within the City limits.
O’Brien analyses McLaughlin firing. The PNJ’s Mark O’Brien analyses yesterday’s decision…
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IN sits down with Aronberg and Gelber. The Independent News sat down with State Sens. Dave Aronberg and Dan Gelber, Democratic candidates for Florida Attorney General, both of whom were in Pensacola last week for a candidate forum at Washington High School. Both candidates are incredibly impressive. Senator Aronberg in particular, though, has been to the Pensacola area several times over the last few years and is remarkably on top of the issues…
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Rep. Miller calls healthcare bill “terrible legislation.” Congressman Jeff Miller of Florida’s first Congressional district, which includes Pensacola, wrote in his periodic newsletter that he “voted against the terrible piece of legislation [HR 3962] and will continue to fight against a massive government takeover of our health care system.” No surprise here from Jeff Miller, who could care less that polls show a majority of Americans…
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Last week’s Independent News cover story dealt with recent youth-driven protests over the death of 17-year old Victor Steen and the unresponsiveness of the Pensacola Police Department and City government, and with the wider issue of youth advocacy and involvement in government.
Whether you agree or disagree with the position taken by the young protestors, I think we should all be pleased to see any young person taking time to advocate or speak before the City Council…
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Rick Baker presentation. The pro-charter group Believe in a Better Pensacola is touting St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker as evidence of what a strong mayor can do. Check out Mr. Baker’s October 22 lecture at IHMC entitled “Building Seamless Cities.”
Property Appraiser refunds portion of budget. Kudos to Escambia County Property Appraiser…
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Tragic event involving PPD officer. As many readers likely know, Pensacola Police officer Jerald Ard, 35, struck and killed a bicyclist with his police cruiser early Saturday morning in Brownsville. Officer Ard was pursuing the individual when, according to the Department, the man “crashed his bicycle and fell into the path of Ard’s vehicle.” Officer Ard, a four-year veteran of the Department, has been placed on administrative leave…
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Commissioner Young schedules neighbourhood meeting. Escambia County Commissioner Marie Young has scheduled a neighbourhood meeting for Tuesday, October 6, at 5:30 PM. The meeting will be held at Englewood Baptist Church, 1100 West Scott Street. Commissioner Young will discuss concerns relating to the potential relocation of the Waterfront Rescue Mission and Homeless Coalition to West Leonard Street…
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Ray Sansom court hearing coverage. The St. Petersburg Times liveblogged yesterday’s court hearing in the Ray Sansom case. Rep. Sansom, the disgraced former Florida House speaker, faces charges of official misconduct and perjury. Both his attorney and the attorney for Sansom contributor and cohort Jay Odom were in court yesterday to argue that charges be dropped. The judge in the case has said he should have a decision by September 9…
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Page on Hancock Bank zoning. PNJ reporter Jamie Page covers the Hancock Bank zoning request on his blog. Hancock Bank is requesting a zoning change from ATZ-1 to ATZ-2 to allow for retail and service commercial uses on the remainder of its property at 4980 North 12th Avenue (12th and Summit Boulevard). The Planning Board (on which Progressive Pensacola publisher Derek Cosson serves) denied the request by a 4-2 vote earlier this month…
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Rick Outzen defends the proposed charter. In his weekly “Outtakes” column, Independent News publisher Rick Outzen defends the proposed revisions to the City charter. He takes jabs at City staff and well-connected citizens who Mr. Outzen says “fear losing influence.”
“No Easy Sell for Charter Review.” Despite the publisher’s position, further into today’s Independent News, you’ll find a more balanced…
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The Buzz:
“Attorney General Holly Benson?”
The St. Petersburg Times political blog The Buzz reports that Republican strategist Sally Bradshaw is floating Pensacolian Holly Benson’s name as a possible Republican candidate for Attorney General in 2010. Ms. Benson presently serves as Secretary of Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration, and is the sister of Pensacola City Councilwoman Megan Pratt…
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Rick’s Blog:
“IN celebrates 10th Anniversary”
Happy birthday, IN!
Pensapedia: “Henry C. Mustin”
Maren DeWeese: “Goals”
Independent News: “The Buzz”
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A few items I wanted to highlight today:
Pensacola News Journal:
“Charter review panel hears from public”
Rick’s Blog:
“Valentino recruited Sindel to run against Grover”
Independent News: “A Port Hole”
Jamie Page’s Notebook:
“Consolidation group has questions for itself”
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The Independent News ran a viewpoint of mine about City staff and agenda-setting and whatnot in today’s issue.
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IN: “City Staff Steers Council”
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Sean Boone of the Independent News has an interview with lame duck Councilman Jack Nobles up on Rick’s Blog.
Councilman Nobles has tempered his rhetoric. After the meeting last Thursday, I overheard Nobles describing Councilman Hall’s early exit as “just about the lowest thing” he’d seen in his political career.
Now he’s calling it “unfortunate,” although he [...]
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If you’ve been too busy eating turkey, listening to that annoying relative babble on, or stampeding Wal-Mart workers on Black Friday, you may have missed this week’s Independent News, in which Rick Outzen comes down hard on City staff, recounting the recent airport land lease ordeal:
The leaders, City Manager Al Coby and Airport Director Frank [...]
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Also in today’s Independent News: A viewpoint from yours truly on the lousy job the state legislature did with the budget this past session.
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In this week’s Independent News, out today, Rick Outzen revisits Mr. Todd Fisher’s unfortunate withdrawal from the Pensacola City Council, District 3 race, and confirms the fact that it was Mr. Fisher’s opponent, Councilman Mike DeSorbo, that orchestrated the whole thing.
I know and have known precisely how this went down, but in an effort to [...]
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