By Charles Thornton, The Thornton Review Sen Marco Rubio says he would shut down government over Obamacare. Really? The GOP is taking its show to the road with a grassroots army to…
Category: Health
Rubio hits all the hot topics: Obamacare, education and college debt
By Jesse Farthing U.S. Senator Marco Rubio expressed his desire to repeal the Affordable Care Act today during a roundtable meeting with local business owners, though he did admit that America has…
Rubio in town today
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio will be in Pensacola today to discuss Obamacara. The visit is part of his tour, which Saint Peter’s Blog describes as a “redemption tour.” Rubio is appearing before…
Viewpoint: Turning the Tide on Childhood Obesity
by: Dr. Janey Thornton, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services As the Department of Agriculture’s Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, I am on a…
East Hill Residents Receive Claim Extension
Thousands of East Hill neighborhood residents who received notices in the mail earlier this summer inviting them to participate in a class action lawsuit settlement as reparation for a plume of unwanted…
Ashley Hodge Harris named point person on Baptist Health Care-Mayo Clinic collaboration
Pensacola Young Professional co-founder and one of the first IN Rising Stars, Ashley Hodge Harris, has been named to coordinate the new collaboration between Baptist Health Care and the Mayo Clinic Care…
Baptist Health Care has rating move up
Press Release: Moody’s Investor Services has revised the outlook on Baptist Health Care’s (BHC) credit rating from stable to positive. The credit rating agency carefully evaluated the organization’s structure, strategy, market positioning,…
Flu activity is increasing
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reports that Florida is one of 29 states that have been classified as having “high†flu-like activity this year. Influenza activity is increasing nationwide and is…
Well, well, Olive Garden is not laying off workers because Obama won. LOL
In October, Fox News reported that a second Obama term would guarantee the president’s health care law will be fully implemented. It said Darden Restaurants, which owns Red Lobster, Olive Garde and…
Regional Checkup: We’re Not Well
The numbers are in, and they’re not encouraging. The Partnership for a Healthy Community held court at Sacred Heart Hospital today in Pensacola to share the findings of its 2012 health assessment…
Sacred Heart selects Carol Carlan to head foundation
Press Release: Carol Carlan, a successful Pensacola business executive and long-time community leader, has been selected as the next president of the Sacred Heart Foundation. Starting December 29, Carol will succeed Dr….
Letter to the Editor: Stop isolating children with disabilities in nursing homes
ARC Gateway was saddened to learn, through the ARC of Florida, that the state may have institutionalized hundreds of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities in nursing homes for years. A series…