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United Way of Escambia County launches second annual non-profit training series

United Way of Escambia County is launching the second annual non-profit training series with this year’s first program hosted at the Lewis Bear Company from…

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Posted in Business

World’s Largest Food Truck Festival Ever, Part II – Tampa March 29-30

Some cities have ways to have fun with food trucks, not bash them. Tampa’s mayor is participating. The second World’s Largest Food Truck Festival, a…

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Posted in State & National News

Breaking News: Florida Supreme Court rejects medical malpractice damage cap

The Florida Supreme Court ruled this morning that a 2003 law limiting damages in medical-malpractice cases is unconstitutional. The long-awaited ruling came in the case…

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Win tickets to Hangout Festival (updated link)

The Independent News is giving away two tickets to Hangout Festival, May 16-18. Each email address entered will only be counted once, and winners must…

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Posted in Caring Pensacola

Homeless expert: Ordinances should never be first step in dealing with the homeless, calls the laws ‘silly’

Mayor Ashton Hayward, Pensacola City Council and the City of Pensacola garnered international ridicule for its homeless ordinances, particularly the one that outlawed blankets. An…

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Posted in Politics

House of Sticks: Resuming the Chase

My allegiance to this column is based on my ability to lead you to credible references. Giving you resources that can verify my statements in…

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House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston On the Passing of Former Governor Reubin Askew

House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston (D-Fort Lauderdale) issued the following statement regarding the death of former Florida Governor Reubin Askew: “Reubin Askew distinguished himself as…

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Posted in State & National News

Breaking News: Former Gov. Reuben Askew passes away

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida Former Gov. Reubin Askew, a major figure in modern Florida political history, died early Thursday at Tallahassee…

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North Hill to City Council: ‘Please do not let us down’

PNJ reporter T.S. Strickland wrote in his column today about attorney Erik Mead’s email to the Pensacola City Council regarding the controversy in North Hill…

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Viewpoint: Decoupling can take dogs out the dog tracks

On June 20 a greyhound named Royal Runner died at Palm Beach Kennel Club. The dog was entered that day into a training event, and…

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Posted in Education State & National News

U.S. News & World Report: FSU law school better than UF

Florida State University’s law school continues to move up in national rankings and is listed among the best graduate and professional programs in the United…

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Posted in Pensacola

Hayward continues to have problems with zoning and neighborhoods. Why?

In the past five months, we’ve had two zoning issues come up inside the Pensacola city limits—Dollar General on Spanish Trail and Dept. of Corrections…

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