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Marc YachtJuly 2, 2014

Happy Birthday America — 238 years old and going strong! One cannot deny the nation’s power and strength. America has survived its worst politicians. Thankfully, there have also been some good ones, including 56 nervous patriots who signed the Declaration of Independence on July 2, 1776. George Washington, the Father of our country, had a […]

Guest AuthorJuly 1, 2014

Walt Disney, whose anthropomorphic bent morphed a large, rat-like urban scavenger into beloved Bambi and made us cry, was a piker compared to today’s U.S. Supreme Court. Or at least that five-guy majority bent on turning for-profit corporations into people. Thanks to the Supremes, corporations can donate front-end loaders of cash to political causes with […]

Julie DelegalJuly 1, 2014

The United States Supreme Court, in its Hobby Lobby ruling on Monday, raised disturbing questions about the relationships between employers, employees, physicians and insurers. The Court ruled, in a 5-4 decision, that forcing family-owned companies to pay for insurance that covers contraception violates federal religious freedom laws. The lawsuit: The owners of Hobby Lobby and […]

Guest AuthorJuly 1, 2014

Friday will mark the “Fourth of July.” It conjures images of family picnics, backyard bbq’s, beaches, lakes and, of course, fireworks. For too long, many have forgotten the true meaning of this celebration: our independence. Historian Samuel Eliot Morrison wrote, “If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence it would have […]

Guest AuthorJune 30, 2014

Here are 10 reasons to pry the husband away from the bathroom, the kids away from the World Cup, and read The Declaration of Independence together as a family: It takes three minutes. Tops. That’s a 180-second break from arguing with your daughter about her bikini and how no one really needs to see that […]

Guest AuthorJune 29, 2014

If you think anti-abortion activists swarming around clinics are sweet, helpful Good Samaritans, you’ve sniffed a snoot-full of cockamamie pixie dust. Or you’re swooning over the perfectly coiffed spokesmen (and, why is it they are almost always men?) whose carefully modulated tones and messages reassure that protesters are simple caring folks handing out pamphlets and […]

Guest AuthorJune 29, 2014

A great little three-letter word sums up most of my feelings these days. It’s “meh,” a word made famous by “The Simpsons” to describe indifference, apathy, the I-don’t-give-a-hoot feeling that often descends on us as we are blanketed by Florida’s summer heat. We just yearn to cuddle up to a frosty air-conditioner and sip a […]

Shannon NickinsonJune 29, 2014

Pensacola native Paul Sheaffer had the perfect app-developer experience. If only he could have had it in Pensacola. Sheaffer, with his brother Chase and their co-worker Marvin Paul, developed Out of Milk, a shopping app that allows users to create shopping lists that can be shared among users. They began work on it in Pensacola […]

Bob SparksJune 24, 2014

When times are bad, the United States has a proud history of coming together to confront enemies both foreign and domestic. The word preceding “States” in our country’s name is significant. The first half of the 20th century brought us two World Wars and a depression and we responded in unison like no other country […]

Dominic CalabroJune 24, 2014

It’s been said that a team is only as strong as its leader. This adage rings especially true as Florida seeks to find its first head of the soon-to-be-created Agency for State Technology. Strong leadership often makes the difference between success and failure, and the state is all too familiar with failure in the arena […]

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This exhibit celebrates late-blooming artistry, proving it’s never too late for bold creativity.

Marc Yacht: Happy Birthday America! More prosperity lies ahead

Linda Cunningham: Hobby Lobby ruling puts us on a slippery legal slope

Julie Delegal: Individuals, Inc.: Hobby Lobby, contraceptives, and you

Kevin Sweeny: On July 4, we should recall our rights, respect those who protect them

Catherine Durkin Robinson: 10 reasons to read the Declaration of Independence

Linda Cunningham: Protected by its buffer zone, court bans them at clinics

Mark O’Brien: In Florida summer, ‘meh’ sums up my feelings about many issues

Shannon Nickinson: Pensacola produces app designers, but it can’t keep them

Bob Sparks: U.S. World Cup team brings our fractured nation together

Dominic Calabro: Vital new tech agency needs strong leadership to succeed