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Quality & Quantity in Life

By Dr. Richard Chern, MD Traditional medicine has achieved a long life for many. Unfortunately, many long lives lack quality in their last years. In the past, I’ve cared for nursing home patients- seeing them once or several times each month. Their care was usually complicated, including ten or more medications taken several times a […]

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Ascension Sacred Heart Receives an ‘A’ Grade for Patient Safety

Ascension Sacred Heart’s Emerald Coast hospital was recently awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2019 Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes the hospital’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards. The Leapfrog Group is a national organization committed to improving health care quality and safety for consumers and […]

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Journey Bravely

Mindfulness: An Antidote for Anxiety By Spephenie Craig, LCSW Are you overwhelmed and anxious? Do you have tasks, fears, and disappointments preventing you from focusing on the present? Do you find it difficult to enjoy today because your mind is somewhere else? You don’t have to live consumed by the past and future. Mindfulness is […]

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Registration Opens for Emerald Coast Theatre Company  Spring 2020 Education Classes

Emerald Coast Theatre Company (ECTC) continues to see the fruits of its labor during its seventh season, celebrating new attendance records for educational final performances as well as the continuing partnership with the Florida Chautauqua Theatre in DeFuniak Springs. “ECTC was founded because of the need for educational theatre opportunities in our community,” said Anna […]

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Bid, Date and Plunge for EOD Warriors

By Lori Leath Smith EOD Warriors are the men and women who graduate as Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians through all branches of the military from the Navy’s EOD School at Eglin Air Force Base. EOD technicians are the ones responsible for disarming, rendering safe and disposing of bombs. Highly-trained, they serve in the Army, […]

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Camellia Festival In the Beautiful Gardens of Eden State Park Feb 15th

The Friends of Eden and Florida State Parks pay tribute to the Camellia Saturday, Feb.15th from 10am to 2 pm at Eden Gardens State Park in Point Washington, North of US 98 via CR-395. Visitors are invited to stroll through amazing Camellias, enjoy a Camellia floral arrangement demonstration, learn air layering, (a Camellia propagating technique), […]

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Alaqua Animal Refuge Advocates for Animals at Humane Lobby Day in Tallahassee

In late January, Alaqua Animal Refuge hosted a group of advocates from the Florida Panhandle to attend the 2020 Humane Lobby Day in Tallahassee. The biggest day of the year for animals and animal advocates, the day-long event was devoted to give voice to animals all kinds. Sponsored by the Humane Society of the United […]

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Guest Columnist; The Wisdom of Daniel Webster

By Tim Norris Some believe Daniel Webster was one of the five greatest Senators in U.S. history, his statue stands in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall, placed there by the State of New Hampshire.  His career spanned almost four decades, serving as Secretary of State for Presidents William Harrison, John Tyler and Millard Fillmore. He attended Dartmouth College, the 9th-oldest institution of […]

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