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The daily interviewed former Sacred Heart hospital executive Al Hampton who is opposed to the half-cent sales tax for primary health care in Opponent says…

Blognetnews.com has posted its latest rankings of the most influential blogs in Florida. Ricksblog.biz has moved to the No. 2 spot behind Florida Progressive Coalition…

The News Journal tackles the health tax referendum. Notice in the main article that not one elected or government official is quoted. Taxpayers are already…

That’s what we’re talking about – $4 a month for the average person if we pass the half-cent sales tax for primary health care. How…

SatDaily Dose More on car crash, Baptist denied Nine Mile beds, and Switzer’s condo plan near Sanders Beach creates stir. FWB grad is #1 at…

—couldn’t resist the headline PENSACOLA, Fla., June 15 /PRNewswire/ — Pensacola Regional Airport (PNS) is pleased to announce that in May of 2007, an all-time…

Why is there an organization like Access Escambia? Because no Escambia County commissioner has been willing to address the declining health of this community and…

Miami Herald: Taxes cut; more may come Legislators ended a special session by approving a huge property-tax cut — and giving voters the opportunity next…

FriDaily Dose Another fatal car crash. Bay Co. ME keeps job for now. Gulfarium has shake up. State Attorney investigates Mardi Gras death – amazingly…

Shauna Newell (Independent News, “Shauna’s Story of Slavery,” June 7) met with a CBS Morning News reporter today to share her story of being tricked…

We’re checking into increasing our bandwidth or switching servers. Several readers have complained that the server is getting tied up due to heavy traffic. They…

From the postcard…from Miami, but not necessarily from Mr. Rubio and his pals: “Tell Mike Whitehead he has a problem…Stop picking our pockets to support…

Voters in Escambia County District 1 got a postcard today that slams Commissioner Mike Whitehead. The postmark is Miami. It states “Mike Whitehead has an…

From the Senate Floor (4 pm EST) Within the next hour the Senate will vote on the statutory part of the proposed comprehensive property tax…

Voter turnout for the half-cent tax referendum is expected to be 15%. Pollsters say that if the turnout is 10% or less, the initiative to…

Joe Scarborough has started another controversy. This time it involves Dan Rather, Katie Couric and CBS Evening News. What did Rather say? “…the mistake was…

The Orlando Sentinel has a blog on the Orlando Magic. In it,Sentinel writer Brian Schmitz gives an inside account what happened with Billy Donovan and…

ThursDaily Dose SRIA sends hotel/condo plan to commission. Another Escambia County deputy is in court. And Judge Michael Allen wants his ethics charge dropped. OWC…

The IN staff names the 50 most influential and most powerful people in the Pensacola area (Who’s the Man? ). The people chosen are the…

We also got this press release and passed it on to Newsy Neighbors. Princess Diana Speaks to Clairvoyant from the Afterlife Sarasota, Fla.  / June…