Mark O'Brien • mobrien@pnj.com • November 22, 2009 It's not easy being an old white guy. Your basic old white guy has all the other problems of old people of all races: aches, pains, too many friends dying. But today's old...
MARK O'BRIEN November 22, 2009 DOMINOES and mah-jong tiles allegedly containing heroin with a street value of more than $1 million have been seized at Sydney Airport. Chipping Norton man Nhan Hoang, 30, was arrested after...
Mark O'Brien • November 20, 2009 Read this column and you may well take the pedal off the metal when you cross the bridge between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. Brake on these O'pinions: Troubled bridge Look for more police...
Microsoft's new search engine has the consumer goods, but does it do enough for loyal enterprise customers? In order to compete with Google, Microsoft must be hardcore about returning relevant results. "Bing results are as...
Mark O'Brien • November 18, 2009 The pilot had plenty of interesting stories about two tours of duty in Iraq, but there was an added twist. Vernice Armour was speaking as America's first black female combat pilot, an...
Pro Bono Net staff will be speaking or moderating at several workshops at the NLADA Annual Conference in Denver November 18-21. Executive Director Mark O'Brien, LawHelp Program Manager Liz Keith and Court Collaboration Circuit...
The Government of Rwanda yesterday entered a groundbreaking agreement with US-based Eco-Fuel Global and UK's Eco Positive Ltd-which will see the two companies sink $250m in a project to produce bio-diesel.
At first glance, they seemed an odd match: The gray-haired senior citizens of the Molino Historical Society and the uniformed inmates from the Escambia County Road Prison. But they came together and gave new life to a...
Mark O'Brien • mobrien@pnj.com • November 13, 2009 It's a Friday and it's the 13th, so why do you need any more inspiration? Call in sick and stay in bed, at least until it's safe to come out. That would be right about the time...
Mark O'Brien • mobrien@pnj.com • November 11, 2009 For decades, Frances Melton Doyle has collected jewelry the thrifty way. She visits pawn shops in search of jewelry high in quality, low in price. She accumulated an estimated...