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 form preserves your rights and may also…
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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 Rebirth a Year After the BP Oil…
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 talked about how she was lied to…
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 in Florida for drilling. Meanwhile proposals to…
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 commitments, both now and in the future.”…
Buzz: Battle over interim city attorney
Mayor Ashton Hayward wants to hire the Messer Law Firm as the interim city attorney for $10K per month. Jim Messer is a former assistant county attorney for Escambia County. The mayor’s…
90 Minutes Left To Vote On BP Or Bank Of America For Worst Company In America!
As you read this, Bank of America and BP are locked in deadly combat in the Worst Company In America octagon. The clock runs out on this year’s WCIA championship match at…
BP letter to Gulf residents
This is from the text of the full page ads that BP is running in daily newspapers across the South. I hate spin doctors. Their message is filled with half-truths. Dear Pensacola…
Deal Chicken coming to Pensacola?
GannettBlog reports: “With online daily deal sites like Groupon seizing more market share, Gannett appears to be expanding its seven-month-old version, Deal Chicken in Phoenix, to at least five more cities, according…
Quote of the day
From Will Dana, Rolling Stone managing editor: “A great story is a great story. The platform matters but it’s not the most important thing. The important thing is the story can’t be…
Why Glenn Beck lost it
This column is from 10 days ago, but it is the most popular article on the Washington Post website. ….as the recession began to ease, Beck’s apocalyptic forecasts and ominous conspiracies became…
Feds halt online poker
LA Times reports The three largest online poker companies, PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker, were shut down Friday by the FBI. Eleven executives at PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker…
Badlands IV, IP edition
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and International Paper will host an “Operation Clean Sweep†event today at the Carver Park at 208 Webb Street in Cantonment. International Paper will provide lunch for…
Pensacola City Council agenda out
The Pensacola City Council has two nominations for its Pension Board: UWF Economics professor Richard Hawkins and former City Attorney Rusty Wells. Former GM of Will Call Sports Grille is part of…
Godzilla silent on SESIR
Escambia County School Board member Jeff Bergosh has been an ardent defender of Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and how Tate High officials handled the sexual assault at their school. He disagreed with our…
Buzz: City launches new website Monday
I’m hearing the city will launch its new website on Monday, April 18. Meanwhile gulf1.net, which bills itself as “Northwest Florida’s Conservative Home On The Internet,” continues to use its 1987 web…
Local Prostitute Steals Alabama Man’s Heart, Then His Money
Any “date” that starts at the Cutty Sark Bar will not end well: Press Release: An Alabama man was beaten and robbed early Thursday evening after a local prostitute he developed feelings…
Messages in sand
CNNiReport wants to hear from locals living along the Gulf Coast about their feelings on the Deepwater Horizon disaster a year later. The CNN challenge is simple: Head out to the beach,…
Slayton’s bizarre tale shows teachers at risk
At yesterday’s Escambia County School Board workshop, board member Bill Slayton, the former principal of Woodham High School, gave a weird example of an incident that he didn’t think required reporting to…
Inspiration for Escambia finalists named
Press release: Vote for your favorite Education-themed community project PENSACOLA, FL – Unite Escambia has announced five finalists for the first Inspiration for Escambia grant. The $1,000 grant is for an Environment-themed…