Scott PowersFebruary 18, 2020
5min324
The ad depicts difficulties in health care access in Florida.
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Scott PowersFebruary 18, 2020
A.G. GancarskiOctober 30, 2018
3min750
“Elections have consequences.” That was the message of an ebullient Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, who in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood Tuesday messaged against Republican health care policies at Edward Waters College. Nelson spoke to media after a roundtable event in which he and other speakers discussed the need for health coverage. At the heart of […]
Scott PowersSeptember 25, 2018
4min339
Florida Democrats are releasing their first attack ad against Republican nominee Ron DeSantis, charging that he favors letting insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions like cancer. The new TV commercial from the Florida Democratic Party blisters the Republican congressman’s participation in efforts to strike down and replace the Affordable Care Act with […]
Mark FerruloApril 1, 2016
5min291
Florida has felt the effects of 59 federally declared natural disasters since 2010, and was recently struck by Tropical Storm Erika. Of course, our region is far from the only one to have experienced the devastating effects of natural disasters. Since 2010, counties that are home to 97 percent of the U.S. population were affected […]
Guest AuthorMarch 31, 20165min421
Florida has felt the effects of 59 federally declared natural disasters since 2010, and was recently struck by Tropical Storm Erika. Of course, our region is far from the only one to have experienced the devastating impacts of natural disasters. Since 2010, counties that are home to 97 percent of the U.S. population were affected […]
Shannon NickinsonAugust 18, 20156min161
Pensacola has officially embarked on a new chapter in the 130-year history of a community institution of health and wellness. The new downtown branch of the Northwest Florida YMCA will be — if all of the fundraising goals are met — a $15 million, 52,000-square-foot facility with an aquatic center, a gymnasium, a wellness center, […]
Guest AuthorAugust 12, 20155min331
I’ve been a pediatrician for 35 years, and in that time, I have seen first-hand the effect that a changing climate has on my young patients. With more ozone and pollution in the atmosphere, we see worsening respiratory problems, allergies, and asthma. I care for many young infants and children who have to take several […]