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On a Florida beach, local officials think nature might benefit from more parking and shopping
By Craig Pittman
by Craig Pittman, Florida PhoenixJuly 31, 2025 Back when I lived in Pensacola, one of my favorite beaches was at Navarre. I’d drive out there early in the morning before work and swim for an hour or so. I’d have the place pretty much to myself — just sugar-white sand…
The Balance of Powers? Revoked
By Mike King
By MIKE KINGJuly 28, 2025 Okay, while it is fun to watch his sphincter tighten so much that he can shit a diamond, it’s important to remember that as we fixate on the Epstein scandal, he has carried out damn near every bullet point in the Project 2025 agenda. And…
Toxic Sludge is tainting Florida’s longest river
By Craig Pittman
Toxic sludge is tainting Florida’s longest river, with no solution in sight by Craig Pittman, Florida PhoenixJuly 24, 2025 What is it about Florida’s rivers that makes us humans want to spoil them? The Kissimmee River worked perfectly for centuries, feeding a flow of fresh water into Lake Okeechobee. Then…
Atlanta Medical Center demolition reflects U.S. health system’s problems
By Mike King
BY MIKE KING The demolition of the Atlanta Medical Center brings to an end the legacy of one of Atlanta’s oldest hospitals.The five-bed hospital that opened in 1901 was the idea of physician-turned-Baptist preacher, Leonard G. Broughton, who was known to exhort his congregation and the whole city to do…
Don’t you dare give up
By Ray Bearfield
I know our political landscape is littered with nihilism, cynicism, and resignation. It still bothers me to see people denigrate all politicians as liars and scoundrels. When "A pox on both your houses” seems like the only reasonable response to the craziness. I understand why so many share that belief,…