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Quotes in Aftermath of 9/11

For our 9/14/01 issue, we called around the community for quotes. Here’s what we heard: “Look what happens when we let our guard down. It’s…

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9/11 Photos

We ran a special issue after the 9/11 tragedy. Here are few of the photos from the New York Times News Services that were in…

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9/11 – Picking up the pieces

Our A&E Editor Sam Baltrusis was in New York City when the planes crashed into the World Trade Center. A year later, he wrote for…

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9/11: Where were you?

On 9/11/01: I was in the Independent offices on Cervantes St.(next to Jerry’s Drive In) holding our daily sales staff meeting, when a staffer came…

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Dateline: Jackson, MS – Alt weekly battles Gannett

The Alt-weekly The Jackson Free Press has been battling with the Gannett-owned Clarion Ledger over distribution  spots.  The Clarion Ledger tried to  get distribution rights…

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Virgil has hard time letting go

Letter to the PNJ: Vote them out Thank you to Charles Fairchild and his Save Our City political action committee for trying to save our…

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Making Touch Screen votes count

The Battle of Touch Screen voting continues over creating a paper trail for voters. It’s a fight between those who believe a paper trail is…

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Hot. Hot, Hot – 9/10/06

Most viewed posts over the weekend Ron Melton attacks Black Caucus 9/11 Rememberance Does ECUA get the message? Gulf Breeze zoo troubles Locals mount campaign…

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Graphic version of 9/11 Report

This is cool. Click here to read The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón, which sets text from The 9/11…

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Washington Buzz – week ended 9/8/06

From Slate.com: Zeitgeist Checklist, Gitmo Edition What Washington is talking about this week. By Dana Milbank Updated Friday, Sept. 8, 2006, at 6:21 PM ET…

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St. Joe gets out of homebuilding

From St. Pete Times: St. Joe Co., the largest private landowner in Florida (825,000 acres), is getting out of the homebuilding business in the state….

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Valentino Wins

It’s official.  Gene Valentino is new commissioner for District 2. He beat Edwin Roberts 4,371 to 4,366, after five provisional ballots were counted. Provisional ballots…

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