| Death Notices
While writers can still post anonymously, we strongly suggest that they do not do so.
Opinions, guidance and other information expressed in Argus Observer story blog comments and on the Argus Observer blogs represent the individuals' own views and not necessarily those of the Argus Observer. The Argus Observer furnishes this type of forum and does not endorse and is not accountable for statements or advice from anyone other than an designated Argus Observer spokesperson.
.
Escambia commission revises ethics policy
Escambia County commissioners on Thursday had the largest county meeting agenda ever.That's partly because they hadn't met for a regular meeting since Nov. 1.Here's some highlights from the meeting. The board unanimously approved:- Revisions to the county's ethics policy, most of which address questionable business dealings and disclosure issues by former County Administrator George Touart. They take effect Jan. 1.County commissioners in September requested the county's ethics policy be revised to help head off future ethical issues like the one that ended in Touart's sudden resignation on Sept. 6. The county's ethics policy has been in place since March 2004.Some of the revisions will apply to all county employees who work under the Board of County Commissioners, while most target senior management.- Travel expenses for Commissioner Gene Valentino to travel to Jacksonville to research consolidated government.
AC360°: Flirting with disaster
There were supposed to be pictures tonight to give you a view of the control room from the back row. The photos didn't happen because of late word from Chicago that a decomposed body, which could be that of Stacy Peterson, had been found at an industrial site in Chicago. However, If you had gotten those pictures you would have seen: - our satellites coordinator, Brooke Turnbull, with multiple phones plastered to his ears, making sure that the two late guests and two late phoners actually made air at the top of the show - our video coordinator, Ashley Corum, frantically cutting new video of investigators at the site that was being fed in from the field - our line producer, Jenny Blanco, doing rundown aerobics to make sure the hour did not become a 90 minutes showIn the end, Brooke got us the guests, Ashley got us the pics and Jenny got us out on time.
Timber! Surfers can’t see beach for the trees
A beach was closed yesterday after hundreds of tons of timber were washed ashore. It fell from the deck of the Ice Prince before the freighter sank in rough weather off Portland Bill in Dorset on Tuesday. Planks were piled several feet deep on the tide line at Worthing, West Sussex. The clear-up is expected to continue for most of the week. Timber was also washed ashore along a seven-mile stretch east of Selsey Bill, East Sussex. Fred Caygill, spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, said: "Pockets of timber have been coming ashore in certain areas, but Worthing was hit the hardest." .
Fletcher Chouinard Designs Launches New Website
Fletcher Chouinard Designs, the maker of hand-crafted and environmentally sane surfboards, announced today the launch of its new website: www.fcdsurfboards.com. The much anticipated site redesign fulfills the company's desire to speak directly to its customers about what differentiates FCD boards from the industry's standard. The relaunched site features new board information including board descriptions, available sizes, glassing schedules and fin options. The site also includes a used board listing section that allows surfers to buy previously ridden boards directly from FCD Surfboards. An interactive customer feedback section, unseen photos and videos, and detailed information about FCD surfboard's unique technologies and materials rounds out the site's features.
"This new site is designed to be clean and simple - and it illustrates what makes an FCD surfboard different from others.
Must-dos for 2008
Disney looks to make another splash on Broadway as "The Little Mermaid" opens Jan. 10 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. • French, Italian and Northern European contemporaries of French master Nicolas Poussin are featured in "In the Light of Poussin: The Classical Landscape Tradition" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. • Hungarian ska bands, Korean drummers, Senegalese hip-hoppers and Italian folk rockers mix and mingle at the one-night around-the-world concert, globalFEST, Jan. 13th at Webster Hall in New York. • Virtuoso pianist Leon Fleisher was acclaimed for his work in the 1950s, but then he lost the use of his right hand. Now recovered and playing again, he has rare solo recital at SOPAC, South Orange, on Jan. 15. • Nathan Lane stars in David Mamet's new White House comedy "November;" the show opens Jan 17 at the Barrymore Theatre, New York.
Jeff Thelen's Blog
Thought you'd like this one. At church a few weeks back, a couple renewed their wedding vows to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. The preacher asked them where they were married. The groom replied "Saint So-and-sos. And a short time after our wedding the church burned down and the priest died." Without missing a beat my preacher said "Would you mind if we did this outside?" I had the luck of being at the Packer game last Sunday. What a game and what a day! After spotting the Seahawks 14-points, the Packers looked like an absolutely unstoppable team. And when that snow fell down, it was like being inside a snow globe, you couldn't see the people who were sitting in the stands on the other side of the stadium. But it wasn't cold! In fact, I kept my gloves off for most of the game.
|
