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Flip the switch on new Pensacola Beach sign

County holds contest to select person to flip switch on new beach sign

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AHERO: ‘True humanity still exists’

“This came at a pivotal time in my life where i given up on the reality that real people who truly cared still existed.”

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AHERO: ‘Most of the time of I feel like I don’t want to bother people’

“Most of the time of feel like I don’t want to bother people.”

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AHERO: ‘Here I am mentally stable while experiencing good epiphanies every day’

“I have been to Afghanistan in October of 2004. I have experienced IEDs, have had a TBI, suffer from PTSD, and I strive to live on.”

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AHERO: ‘I dealt with shame for 25 years thinking it was my fault’

“I have PTSD because of sexual trauma is not easy to see.”

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AHERO: ‘We are our brothers’ keepers’

“From the moment I shook another vet’s hand and looked them in the eye, I was at ease. I lowered my walls and opened up to Vietnam vets, Desert Storm and OIF OEF vets.”

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AHERO testimonials: ‘There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t contemplate suicide’

PENSACOLA—Last month, the eighth annual AHERO Warrior Hook-Up Pensacola Beach was held to bring together veterans with patriotic members of local communities and provide a…

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Posted in Environment Escambia County Pensacola

Pensacola Climate Strike releases list of speakers and performers

PENSACOLA—Join 350 Pensacola and millions around the world for a global climate strike. On September 20, people will walk out of school, work, and home…

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Posted in Education

Corcoran pushes changes in state college system

TALLAHASSEE — Florida education czar Richard Corcoran bristles at being called a disrupter. He prefers the gentler label of “transformer,” a brand Corcoran burnished during…

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Posted in Business Escambia County

Escambia trails other Panhandle counties in annual earnings per resident

Escambia County ranked 29th among counties in Florida by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August, according…

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Inweekly: Sept 19 issue online

Check out the Sept. 19 issue: Winners & Losers, Outtakes, Quality of Life Survey and much more.

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Posted in Politics State & National News

Next Florida House Speakers ready to tackle spending, climate change

TALLAHASSEE — Moments after he was formally elected Tuesday to serve as Florida’s next House speaker, Palm Harbor Republican Chris Sprowls waded into issues such…

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