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SRIA continues debating Master Plan
     The Santa Rosa Island Authority heard more public comment on the proposed Master Plan for Pensacola Beach, and decided to hear from the planners before bringing the item to a vote. The plan has been hotly debated for its use of roundabouts and an elevated roadway. but board members stressed that the plan is just conceptual and, if approved would be reviewed county engineers.
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Small acts can have big effects
     There’s a children’s rhyme from long ago, found in Benjamin Franklin’s “Poor Richard’s Almanac,” that speaks of the progression of the consequences of our actions: “For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the battle was lost.
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Diplomacy Council hosts women from Asia
      Mike and Karen Jurkowich recently entertained a delegation of women from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal who were visiting the Pensacola/Gulf Breeze area as part of the Gulf Coast Diplomacy Council, a nonprofit group that promotes Northwest Florida. The trip is sponsored by the International Visitor Leadership Program under the direction of the U.S. Department of State.
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