Actions have consequences, and so does inactions, especially when the inaction is an extraordinary number of state residents who do not complete their census survey. We count every person because every person counts.
It’s hard to believe we are starting up another high school sports season.
I swear, each year it seems like summer goes by faster than the last. Time really does fly, I guess.
“I read it on the internet, so it must be true,” has been the running joke for years among those who know that information retrieved from the internet is notoriously unreliable. Now we have AI, artificial intelligence; how reliable is it?
Almost at every Santa Rosa County board of commissioners meeting, local Flood Defender Chris Curb, speaks to the commissioners during public forum encouraging them to use current rainfall data rather than the 1979 rainfall data they are currently using.
I had no idea until a couple of weeks ago that a Pop-A-Shot national championship tournament was actually a thing.
I spent hours playing that game at local arcades as a kid growing up in the ‘80s and ‘90s.
On my recent visit with family in Canada, I was not surprised when one of my brothers called me “Pasquale.” He has called me Pasquale as long as I can remember but I don’t remember why. He has nicknames for other family members, their origins more easily recognized, yet, I am Pasquale, and we are not Italian.
In late July, as the sun blazed over Navarre Beach and vacationers flocked to the Gulf, a health advisory blindsided visitors and locals alike. The Santa Rosa County Health Department issued a no-swimming warning due to high levels of Enterococcus bacteria—a dangerous signal that the water could pose serious risks to human health. But while the advisory itself was necessary and scientifically justified, what followed—or rather, what didn’t follow—may have created an even bigger problem. The silence.
Most of the time my job here involves telling stories about athletic achievement and beyond, and taking photos that capture some of the best moments from a game.
But having this platform as a writer, and having a strong social media presence, sometimes my job responsibilities go beyond what shows up in the newspaper.
If I told you Erik Harris played seven seasons in the NFL, you’d probably ask me what major college he went to.
If I told you he attended NCAA Division II California University of Pennsylvania, you might say, “No way.”
