Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet makes Diaz BOM

You have to admire the marketing spin of Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz. On the day the Tampa Bay Times reports the Hillsborough County School…

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New Toll Road Eyed in Northwest Florida

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida -TALLAHASSEE — Transportation officials have started working on a proposal that could lead to a new toll…

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Daily Outtakes: Fewer books, Less Shakespeare

Escambia County Public Schools opens the 2023-24 school year on Thursday, Aug. 10. Students may find few books in their classroom libraries and limited selections…

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Backpack giveaway tomorrow

Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway on Aug. 8 Escambia County District 3 County Commissioner and Chairman Lumon May, in partnership with Community Health Northwest Florida, is hosting…

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Deep State in Escambia County?

This morning, the News Journal reported on its website that the FBI is investigating how 60,000 text messages from Commissioner Jeff Bergosh’s personal cell phone…

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Daily Outtakes: Hostile Workplace investigation calls for Milton City Clerk’s termination

On Tuesday, Aug. 1, Ed Spears, the City of Milton’s economic development director, filed a complaint alleging that City Clerk Dawn Molinero created a hostile…

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Who Said What: Thursday, Aug. 3

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Skanska USA’s attempt to limit liability after its barges broke loose and damaged the Pensacola Bay Bridge…

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‘A Violation of Academic Freedom’

WASHINGTON, DC — The American Historical Association (AHA) has sent a letter to Richard Corcoran, president of New College of Florida, expressing “deep concern about…

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More Nazi vandalism

From the Pensacola Liberation Center: Within the last two weeks, two local Jewish centers have been vandalized, their windows smashed with swastika-covered bricks. Now, the…

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DeSantis counters Moody’s opioid message

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis celebrates one year of helping Floridians break the cycle of addiction through the Coordinated Opioid Recovery Network (CORE). As the first…

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The College Board issues statements on AP Psychology & Florida

Any course that censors required course content cannot be labeled “AP” or “Advanced Placement,” and the “AP Psychology” designation cannot be utilized on student transcripts….

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Daily Outtakes: We’re #1

Pensacola Medical Examiner District has the state’s highest per capita opioid death rate. The district includes Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties. To warn…

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