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Guest AuthorSeptember 3, 2015

Have you heard? A new drug is set to hit pharmacies in mid-October, called flibanserin, marketed as Addyi, and meant to treat “female sexual dysfunction.” Reports erroneously compare the drug to Viagra. Viagra increases blood flow to the penis and helps about 100 percent of the men who use it. Addyi works more like an […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 2, 2015

It’s a chicken-egg problem: Which comes first, the wise society or the wise citizenry? A wise society looks after the well-being of its citizenry. In order for there to be a wise society, though, many or most of its citizenry also must be wise since they create the society. But the society must educate its […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 2, 2015

Do people truly understand the power of the middle class? I think they’re starting to overseas. We may not have invented the concept of a middle class, but we perfected it and everyone wants to emulate it. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, countries around the world have been reconfiguring their economic policies to […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 2, 2015

Georgia-Pacific’s Foley Cellulose mill is a major producer of specialty fibers derived from slash pine trees. Their cellulose fibers are found in products used daily by people around the world including clothing, tires, shampoo, diapers, filters, and towels. The company uses the best available technology to work with the community to reduce its environmental footprint […]

Julie DelegalSeptember 1, 2015

U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown has filed a federal lawsuit opposing the reshaping of the district she represents, Florida’s CD 5. Her legal action has drawn the attention of voters’ groups including the League of Women Voters, the group that led the charge for voters to pass the state’s Fair Districts Amendments. Congresswoman Brown contends that […]

Marc YachtSeptember 1, 2015

Two annual events occur whose sole purpose is to scare people. Halloween, where the little boys dress up like Superman and the girls rush about the neighborhood as Little Bo Peeps. Childlike adults are not to be denied their festivities disguised as the Devil or Lady Godiva at raucous, drunken costume parties. Halloween is more […]

Shannon NickinsonSeptember 1, 2015

The Studer Community Institute’s Metro Dashboard aims to be a roadmap to help build citizen-powered change, to make Pensacola a more vibrant community for all of her citizens. That’s not a mix Pensacola always has gotten right. If we expect to build a community that brims with entrepreneurial spirit, values education, and increases middle-class jobs, […]

Jim RosicaAugust 31, 2015

Advocates of a Florida constitutional amendment to promote solar-generated electricity on Monday said they are confident the proposed language will pass Supreme Court review. Members of Floridians for Solar Choice talked to reporters at Tallahassee’s Florida Press Center. The state Supreme court will hear arguments Tuesday morning to determine whether the amendment’s wording and ballot summary passes legal […]

Mark FerruloAugust 30, 2015

America’s roads and bridges are slowly crumbling and, to make matters worse, the fund that pays to maintain and improve our nation’s transportation needs is on the verge of going broke. But as Congress rushes to replenish the fund, it should not make a big mistake that will cost us hundreds of billions of dollars. […]

Guest AuthorAugust 30, 2015

Those of us who make it a point to stay up-to-date on foreign affairs took great interest in last month’s Iran deal aimed at stopping that volatile country from developing nuclear weapons. One of the main concessions from the United States in the deal is to lift sanctions and allow Iran to export more goods, […]

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Catherine Durkin Robinson: If women’s sex drive dips, a pill may not be the solution

Barry Jason Mauer: How do you make a society wise?

Tim Bryce: An argument for capitalism

Scott Mixon: Foley Cellulose values environmental commitment

Julie Delegal: Could Florida have 2 minority-access districts for the price of one?

Dr. Marc Yacht: Television's weather madness takes hold

Shannon Nickinson: Achieving community success takes more than lip service

Solar amendment advocates to plead their case before Supreme Court

Mark Ferrulo: Fight over infrastructure funding will reverberate in Florida

Tom Garcia: Grant concessions to the deserving: End ban on U.S. crude oil exports