Category: News
Cursing helps-really, it does
Scientists at Keele University have a link between swearing and an increase in pain tolerance. Take that, Sister Mary Joseph. Read more.
Brownsville Middle School sale falls through
George Hawthorne has notified Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas that his company will not be able to complete its purchased of the closed middle school….
Lockheed Martin Is Hiring
Two Day Job Fair – 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, April 21st (Thursday) & April 22nd (Friday) being held at the: JobsPlus One-Stop Career Center…
GCCF brags about its ‘success’
Press Release: Gulf Coast Claims Facility Releases Report on Status of Claims Process On Eve of One Year Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Oil Explosion. With…
BP beats BOA in battle for worst corporation
From Consumerist: With less than 51% of the vote, BP’s margin of victory over Bank of America was the slimmest of any Worst Company championship…
School Board needs independent investigation
It’s becoming clear that the Escambia County School Board needs to do an independent investigation into the reporting of crime and violence in the schools…
Gannett Q1 profits down
GannettBlog reports Gannett Co., the owner of Bella Magazine, Pensacola News Journal and 81 other newspapers as well as television stations, reported first-quarter profit decreased…
BP lawsuit deadline April 20
There hasn’t been much in the news about this. Wednesday, April 20 is the deadline to for filing a claim against Transocean. Filing the short…
The Daily Beast picks up story
I spent much of my weekend working on stories for The Daily Beast. The first article was published this morning: “The Gulf of Mexico’s Seafood…
Conversation with mother of sexually assaulted Tate student
The mother of the 14-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted last month in a reading class at Tate High School called me Sunday night. She…
Drill, baby, drill makes a comeback
St. Pete Times: In the year since the giant oil spill, political tides and public opinion seem to have shifted. One poll suggests growing support…
BP reneges on $15 million pledge to restore La. oyster beds
In its full page ads, BP touts its commitment to cleaning up its oil disaster and that they are “working to live up to our…
