From puzzle-barn.com: During a recent plane and train spotting contest, five eager entrants were lined up ready to be tested on their spotting ability. They had each spotted a number of planes…
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Surfer Almost Swallowed by Whale
One spectator got too close to a pod of whales in Santa Cruz. Source: ABC
TGIF: Google tricks
It’s Friday! Blow off work and play Google games all afternoon. Try Google’s latest coding stunt, which you can see by typing “do a barrel roll” in Google’s search box. Read more.
Corporate Tax Dodgers
Twenty-five years ago, President Ronald Reagan, horrified by corporate tax dodging, closed corporate tax loopholes with the Tax Reform Act of 1986. Since then, things have gone the other way, and many…
Shakes benefit set for Nov. 19
Press Release: Following up on a successful season of Twelfth Night, Pensacola Shakespeare Theatre is thrilled to once again bring you great theatre with great actors Claire Lautier and Geraint Wyn Davies…
Union Occupies County Chambers
by Jeremy Morrison It’s an interesting mix: the union and Occupiers. While their messages may dovetail, the group’s styles vary wildly. “Let’s hope it doesn’t rain,†said Mike Lowery, president of the…
PNJ & United Way host lunch for Malcolm Thomas
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas will be allowed to directly give his “sales pitch” to young voters at luncheon sponsored by United Way, who is recruiting that age group to join its “Emerging Leaders…
ESPN looks at Trent Richardson
Trent Richardson’s work ethic doesn’t come from a narcissistic quest to win individual awards and accolades. He is determined that his two young daughters won’t endure the same daily struggles he had…
Buzz: Attorney General hasn’t been asked to investigate Wilson Robertson
The IN contacted the Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office yesterday about Commissioner Wilson Robertson’s motion that State Attorney General investigate Wilson and the hiring of Forrest Gibbs as the marketing coordinator at…
Don’t call it Deportation – Call it a Mexican vacation
An American man who claimed to be an illegal immigrant from Mexico to avoid going to prison is now wanted by police after he returned to the US and acknowledged his true…
BP produces Pensacola Tourism video
BP website: While most people think about the beach when they talk about Pensacola, the area has more than gorgeous white sand beaches to offer visitors, including fabulous bays, world-class marinas, great…
Pick a Bowl for Manna
Pick a Bowl for Manna, will take place on Friday, Nov 11, 6-9 p.m. at Pensacola State College’s Anna Lamar Switzer Visual Arts Center on the Pensacola campus. Please show your support…
LWV: The Role of Federal Government in Funding Education
Press Release: The League of Women Voters General Meeting will be held on Saturday, November 19 at the Lucia Tryon Library, 1200 Langley Ave. Coffee will be served at 9:15 AM and…
5K honors Slain Sailor
The Center for Information Dominance (CID) Corry Station is hosting a 5K memorial run Nov. 5 at 7:30 a.m. on board Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Corry Station to honor Seaman Tyler…
Occupy stories from around the country
We published our Occupy story today. What are other alt-weeklies reporting? Occupy Checkbook Why is the city of Sacramento spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to crack down and prosecute nonviolent protesters?……
Romney Stuck in Utah Wilderness?
by Jeremy Morrison Does the elephant in the room sing in the Tabernacle Choir? Why can’t GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney ever seem to seal the deal with his party. Why must…
How to remove an offshore platform (photos)
The two yellow “Ferris Wheels” that have been docked at the Port of Pensacola are used to relocate offshore drilling platforms. A friend sent me this pdf of how it actually works:…
Two different approaches to TV news
WEAR TV 3 and FOX 10 both covered Operation Anything for a Buck. Which segment tells you more about the operation that netted 75 indictments and 270 illegal firearms? http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_18676.shtml or http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/pensacola/uncercover-operation-nets-270-guns-in-escambia-county?ref=scroller&categoryId=10001&status=true…
Mobile has new curfew
Mobile Police not only began to enforce the city’s juvenile curfew on Tuesday, but will also begin a daytime curfew (which would restrict students to school until 2:30) in January. The curfew…
ECSO Advisory: Operation Anything for a Buck Stolen Property Reclamation
In a press conference earlier today, Sheriff David Morgan announced the arrest of Fifty-three defendants on violations related to state illegal firearm possession, drug distribution, and dealing in stolen property following an…