The Banty Rooster Struts Again

W.D. Childers' conviction for bribery has been reversed by the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Apparently, ten hours of cross-examination is not enough to satisfy due process.

Oops! No million dollar compensation for Escambia County.

Willie Junior's shade, wherever it may be, must be shaking its ghostly head in wonderment and muttering, 'The white guys around here always win, don't they?'

The 'Banty Rooster' may be "not guilty" in the view of two out three appeals court panel judges in Atlanta, but that sure doesn't make him "innocent." Bigger questions remain unanswered
and probably will go to the grave with Childers.

Memo to Gene Valentino

Memo to Gene Valentino: When a grand jury indicts you, it's not called "character assassination." It's called an indictment.

Couldn't Be More Deserved

One seldom sees mordacious editorials in the respectable dead-tree press overflowing with what can only be called extreme vitriol and personal loathing. Today, the Pensacola News Journal makes an exception for Escambia County Commissioner Mike Whitehead.