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The work we still need to do

If you live and work in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, on average you make $8,000 less than the typical American worker. But if you lived and worked in the Pensacola metro in 1970, you made $2,200 more than the typical Florida worker

• Aug 24, 2014
• Shannon Nickinson

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We lag in economic development subsidies

State and local officials agree that Alabama has had success in attracting big-name manufacturers in part because, unlike Florida, it can pull from an extra source of revenue — the residential income tax.

• Aug 24, 2014
• William Rabb

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What if we spent as much on our schools as we do on incentives?

Go big or stay home, the saying goes. In that spirit, if public education is, in fact, a problem in Escambia, as so many local leaders seem to believe, then perhaps it’s time to do something about it — and something big at that.

• Aug 24, 2014
• William Rabb

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Bringing hope to Health & Hope Clinic

After four years, the clinic, operated by the Pensacola Bay Baptist Association as Health & Hope Clinic, is nearly ready to open. A gala preview celebration for the clinic, including a fundraising auction, is planned for 6:30 p.m. Nov. 23 on the church campus.

• Nov 10, 2013
• Shannon Nickinson