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‘Doc’ Ballard shares what really happened when he jumped on the live grenade [podcast]

The guest of honor at tonight’s Heroes Among Us presentation, Donald “Doc” Ballard, shares his story of heroism on “Pensacola Speaks.” Great story. Ballard shared…

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Posted in Business Pensacola

ParsCo selected for Blount project

By Samantha Sontag INWEEKLY In a Pensacola City Hall meeting regarding the former Blount School property sale and redevelopment Thursday morning, all committee votes were…

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Posted in Health Politics State & National News

Gaetz answers healthcare questions without a body-slam [podcast]

Congressman Matt Gaetz was my guest yesterday on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” He stepped put a House Judiciary Committee meeting to talk about…

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Posted in Pensacola Politics

News Talk 1370 WCOA to broadcast live the Inweekly town hall

News Talk 1370 WCOA has offered to broadcast live the first half of our Inweekly Listening Tour town hall that will held on Thursday, June…

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Posted in Business

Johnson & Johnson to pay $30M settlement for unlawfully promoted over-the-counter drugs

Attorney General Pam Bondi and 42 other attorneys general today announced a multimillion dollar settlement with Johnson & Johnson and Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc….

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Posted in Caring Education

Wentworth Foundation endows PSC chair

The T.T. Wentworth Jr. Historical Foundation, Inc. has completed its final phase by placing a parting gift of more than $100,000 with Pensacola State College…

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Posted in Business State & National News

Trump budget eliminates Amtrak, crushes dream of Pensacola route

U.S. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and his staff have reviewed the budget proposed by President Donald Trump. It apparently eliminates all Amtrak Services in Florida, which…

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Open letter from New York City to Florida

Cute promotion… Dear Florida: Just checking in to let you and all my NYC snowbirds and (sigh) permanent Floridians that they don’t need to be…

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Posted in Business Politics

Podcast: ‘Giant Killers’ Levin Papantonio Tackle Terrorism

‘Giant killer’ Mike Papantonio and his team at Levin Papantonio, along with six other national firms, filed a lawsuit (Holladay, et al. v. Iran) on…

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Putnam: We should not let complacency creep into the state [podcast]

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced two weeks ago his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor. Gov. Rick Scott terms out in 2018, and…

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Posted in State & National News

Scott faces decision on ‘liquor wall’

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Opponents have mobilized to try to convince Gov. Rick Scott to veto a bill that would a…

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Escambia County third reading performance rises above state average for first time

Congratulations to the parents, teachers and volunteers who worked hard to improve reading performance in our area. The Florida Department of Education has released the…

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