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CONTENTS

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The Magazine of Issues and Entertainment
Volume 25 Issue 6 • December 2015

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Senior Editor

Phil Stewart, (deceased 1992-2006)

December 2015

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Senior Associate Editor

Bobbie Weaver, (deceased 1995-2012)

Contributing Editors

Shazmin Adontis, Beverlyn Sandford Baines
Mamie Webb Hixon, Ora Wills, Brooke
Johnson, UWF Writing Lab Staff

FEATURES

Contributing Writers

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FloridaWest Plans Economic Development Growth for Northwest Florida

24

Okaloosa County Economic Development Council Speaks to Promote American
Manufacturing

Greg Green

04

African American-Led “SOAR With RESTORE” Project Applies for BP Oil Spill Funding

money that helps support K-12 programs and

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Middle-Income Families Losing Ground in Florida

funds Bright Futures scholarships, which have

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COMMENTARY:
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Fighting Over a Piece of the “Pie”

L’Spi-Del, Jamar Robinson

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I, Too, Sing America

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COMMUNITY:

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Music Reviews

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HEALTH:
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Walking for Alzheimer’s

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Fabulous and Fierce at 50

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