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winners MATT GAETZ The Republican state lawmaker easily won the First Congressional District seat, beating Democrat Steven Specht 69%-31%. Gaetz embraced Donald Trump early and never looked back on his endorsement.

In the GOP debates, he said, "My whole bet in this campaign is that you want a conservative champion representing you in Congress.

I'm ready to fight Washington and restore America." Gaetz won that bet big time.

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Building Services Director retired on Thursday, Nov. 10. After more than 38 years of service with the county, he leaves a strong legacy and impact on Escambia County's inspection and code enforcement programs. When Mayo joined Escambia County in 1973 as an Electrical Inspector, there was no Fire Safety Inspections Program, Code Enforcement Division or Neighborhood Improvement Division – all of which were established by Mayo during his tenure.

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ola State College student has been presented the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. A petty officer third class in the U.S. Navy, Porquaido received the commendation for his service as a dental technician from April 2013 to April 2016 at the United States Naval Hospital (USNH) in Yokosuka, Japan. He enrolled in Pensacola State's dental hygiene program in May. The Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal is presented for meritorious service or achievement in combat or non-combat circumstances based on sustained performance or specific achievement of a superlative nature.

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losers STATE BUDGET Florida TaxWatch is wor-

ried about the potential impact of the Zika virus on the state budget. Despite Congressional approval of a $1.1 billion federal aid package to combat the virus nationally, Florida still has not received any of the money, forcing the state to dip into its reserves and placing a strain on funding for critical services like education and health care. Any drop in tourism caused by fears of the virus would have a negative effect on sales tax revenues.

ELECTRIC UTILITIES Floridians failed to

give the utilities' solar energy amendment the required 60-percent to pass. Opponents who argued that the amendment would hinder the development of alternative energy in Florida celebrated the defeat of the measure, known as Amendment 1. Tory Perfetti, chairman of the opposition group Floridians for Solar Choice and director of Conservatives for Energy Freedom, called the vote a "victory for energy freedom."

MEDIA AND POLLSTERS On Monday, Nov. 7, all the news networks had polls showing that Hillary Clinton would win the presidency by margins ranging from four to six percent. As the polls closed last Tuesday, the political pundits began to talk about the "Clinton Big Blue Wall," a line of states along the eastern coast expect to vote for her. The distrust of the Beltway was greater than they realized. Maybe we will listen more and talk less in the future.

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LISTEN MORE Over the past week, editors have written about how they failed to predict that Donald Trump would be our next president. They have admitted they failed to understand the mood of the nation.

There is a message in the election results for Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Pensacola City Council.

Listen more.

The City of Pensacola has a big problem.

The Hayward Administration has almost completely isolated itself. The town hall meetings were discontinued three years ago.

City officials don't hold press conferences or do interviews to explain their actions.

Mayor Ashton Hayward no longer lays out his work program for the coming year in a State of the City address. Much of the information on the city website is inaccurate and outof-date. Residents are encouraged to use a 3-1-1 app to point out problems but are discouraged from visiting city employees. The City Council only has one regular meeting a month.

It's Big Brother government from some Apocalyptic movie where the survivors only see their superior leader projected on a tall building saying, "All is well."

Pensacola city government is great because Mayor Hayward says so in press releases, newsletters, Facebook post, or video clips, but we never see him answer a question or explain what the heck he's doing.

Worse, city officials misstate facts when they are pushed to explain their decisions. At the Nov. 14 agenda review, Councilman Charles Bare asked City Administrator Eric Olson about the public input received concerning the possible development of the site of the old Blount Middle School on the west side of Pensacola.

"The feedback that we got, there was some support for all of them but the direction that the neighborhood went in was some type of housing development," said Olson. "We believe we've got good community support for the direction we're going in."

The administrator failed to say the "feedback" was from a neighborhood meeting held in June 2013.

Residential housing was mentioned at the meeting but so were a park, senior center, recreation center with swimming pool, museum, and regional campus for the University of West Florida or Pensacola State College.

Residents living around the site told Inweekly on Tuesday that they knew little of what the Hayward administration wants to do with the land. No meetings have been held in over three years.

Fortunately, Hayward's plans for the Blount property weren't on the agenda for approval. Before he finalizes them, I recommend he go back to the neighborhood and listen.

Otherwise, a Trump-style revolt could be in the city's future. {in} rick@inweekly.net

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HOLLEY STEPS DOWN AFTER 44 YEARS

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By Duwayne Escobedo Janet Holley gets up from her desk and pulls out a scrapbook. The large, thick maroon binder chronicles her first days in 1973 with the Escambia County Tax Collector as a clerk typist. It includes a black and white photo of her with a dictaphone typing on an electric typewriter. Holley eventually worked her way up to office manager and finally earned appointment in 1998 from the late Gov. Lawton Chiles as the first woman Tax Collector in the county.

It holds 44 years of history and memories of her career. The 65-year-old Holley is stepping down and plans to move into The Villages, a planned community of more than 120,000 adults 55-years and older in Central Florida.

"I got big plans to be socially busy," the bubbly elected official said, giggling. "It's like a summer camp for adults; only it's 12 months a year."

For 18 years, Holley has overseen the tax collector's office that has grown to four branches and about 100 employees. The office, whose goal under Holley is to have customers leave with a smile, collects and 66

distributes a wide range of taxes and fees that generate about a $600 million cash flow a year. It operates on a nearly $7 million annual budget funded by the fees earned for services the government provides.

Holley thought she might not get the chance to become the tax collector. Matt Langley Bell III, who served as the tax collector for 22 years wrote a recommendation letter to the governor to appoint Holley before he succumbed to cancer Oct. 15, 1998. Chiles, a Democrat who served two terms, appointed Holley to fill out Bell's term a week before a deadline that would have required a special election. Then, Chiles died unexpectedly from a fatal heart attack in December of that year.

Meanwhile, Republican Jeb Bush had won the governor's race in 1998 against Buddy MacKay. "I was not sure if Jeb Bush would allow Chiles' appointment of me," Holley said.

But Gov. Bush did.

She would go on to serve four terms, winning 76 percent of the vote in 2000, going unopposed in 2004 and 2008, and then winning her final term in 2012 with support from 69 percent of voters.

Holley explained that she always

wanted to serve people. She grew up in Tallahassee and was a political science major for one year at Florida State when she met Kenneth Holley, who was from Pensacola.

Holley moved here with him and found a job as a clerk typist for E.J. Gibbs Jr. in the Tax Collector's office.

The 21-year-old Holley accepted a $100 pay cut from her previous job at a bank in Tallahassee for the $400 a month position. She even changed her party affiliation from Republican to Democrat to support Gibbs in the 1976 election, which Bell ended up winning.

The Gibbs and the Bells were both well-known families in Pensacola. The Gibbs family operated a sanitation company before the city and county took over the service. Gibbs owned a big ranch in Molino where he raised bulls for their semen, Holley noted.

Bell's grandfather was the Escambia County Clerk of the Court for 44 years, and his father ran a successful dental practice. The Bell family had a long tradition of community service.

Holley had to convince Bell after he defeated Gibbs that she could be just as trusted as his secretary as she was for Gibbs. Holley laughs out loud as she recalls that Bell convinced voters during the election that there would be no more long lines under his leadership.

Bell knew that the Florida legislature changed the law in 1976 to allow the renewal of vehicle tags throughout the year, instead of from July 1 to Aug. 20.

The same went for the registration of boats and vessels that had to be renewed in June. Holley said the tax collector would have to hire up to 30 additional staff members to handle the influx.

"They were both good mentors," she said.

"I was lucky to work for men who recognized and supported women. They were open to women improving themselves and getting ahead."

Holley, an athlete and overachiever in high school at Rickard in Tallahassee, grew up believing women could do everything that men could do. Still, her mom, Mary Joan Stout, made sure she took shorthand and typing to have clerical skills to fall back on.

Although she never thought about becoming a tax collector, Holley said she has become wedded to the job. It has led to many improvements to the office. For example, she wanted Escambia County taxpayers to be able to pay online. She researched what Polk County was doing–the

only tax collector who had such a system in Florida at the time—and then made it happen here in 2000.

She recently implemented the QLess management system to reduce wait times in line for customers and improve their satisfaction. They can sign-in online or in the office and then be alerted by cell phone when it's their turn to be served.

Because the Tax Collector collects money for so many different agencies, she made sure her agents had dual monitors to make service faster and easier.

"Many of the ideas come from our staff and our customers," she said. "We anticipate how to make things better. You have to be willing to fail. We step out and try things that you might not normally do. Who knows, in the future, we may be printing license plates virtually?"

Two years ago when she decided to step down and give up the $135,571 salary, Holley told her staff to come to her if they wanted to run. Scott Lunsford, who won the election Tuesday, Nov. 8 with 65 percent of the vote, stepped forward. She had hired Lunsford 15 years ago away from the Department of Motor Vehicles when tax collectors were set to take over providing drivers' licenses. She gave Lunsford, a Republican, her endorsement.

"He is very service oriented," she said.

"He's a very ethical and honest person. He has worked very hard. I am so proud of him."

Holley said she worried about being bored in her final year before retirement.

But her only child, Ryan Holley, a U.S. Army veteran who did two tours in the Middle East, had a baby boy, Kenneth, in January making her a grandma. Her father, Dale Stout, died at age 89 in June, followed three months later by her step-mom, Annette, who suffered from dementia. She moved her active 87-year-old mom to an assisted living facility in Tallahassee. Holley, who has an active Real Estate license, also sold her house -- her eighth one that she has built and sold. She moved into a loft across the street from the tax collector's office.

"I did not know all this would happen," she said. "It was like, ‘What new challenges will I resolve today?' Then I had everything that was going on here, of course. I can't believe I really was worried about being bored."

Final thoughts?

"It has been a great life for me," Holley said. "I've just loved having the support of the public and having them allow me to serve them." {in}

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BERGOSH EXPECTS SMOOTH TRANSITION

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By Rick Outzen A familiar face will take over Escambia County District 1 commission seat.

Republican Jeff Bergosh, who has spent the past decade serving the same district on the Escambia County School Board, easily won the spot on Nov. 8, beating Democrat Audra Carter, 21,059-9,349.

"By the time I'm sworn in as a commissioner, I will have completed 10 years as school board member in the same geographic distance," he told Inweekly. "I'm very familiar with the neighborhoods because I've walked door to door extensively in all my previous campaigns."

A conservative, Bergosh was not afraid to challenge the status quo this time on the Escambia School Board. In February 2015, he co-founded and served as the first president

of The Florida Coalition of School Board Members.

The statewide association of school board members was formed as an alternative to the Florida School Boards Association, of which fellow Escambia School Board member Patty Hightower had served as president the previous year.

Bergosh was frustrated with the lawsuit the FSBA and Florida's teacher union had filed regarding Florida's Tax Credit Scholarship Program that gives businesses state tax credits for contributions to nonprofit scholarship organizations.

"The FSBA pays lip service to what its members want, really want," Bergosh said at the time. "We want to be a direct conduit from the parents and students to policymakers on the ground. We will foster and build relationships."

The lawsuit was eventually dismissed.

Though often supportive of Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas' initiatives, Bergosh didn't hesitate to speak out against the district administration. In April 2015, he led the fight for an investigation into reported irregularities at the Newpoint charter schools.

He told Inweekly at the time of the allegations that Thomas had resisted reporting them to the State Attorney's Office.

"The Superintendent of Schools and I had a sit down in his office, and I told him that the information I received from the whistle-blower was outrageous, potentially criminal and that I was taking it to the state attorney's office the next Monday," said Bergosh.

"He was livid and said I was jumping to conclusions, and that I was dead wrong about the school, their grade, and the bo-

nus money they received from Gov. Scott on March 16," he recounted. "I disagreed, I went to the state attorney over the strenuous objections of Malcolm Thomas because I felt there was potential wrongdoing on the part of Newpoint, and on the part of district administration."

The school board later voted to terminate the charters, based on recommendations from Thomas. Earlier this year, an Escambia County grand jury indicted Newpoint Education Partners and its vendors for grand theft, money laundering and aggravated white collar crime.

Bergosh's willingness to ask questions and challenge staff could fit in well on a Board of County Commissioners that has worked hard over the past few years to drag the Escambia County into the 21st century.

He expects few problems with the shift from school board to the county commission.

"I'd like to think it will be a smooth transition," he said. "The staff has been incredible. I went down there today and got a lot of paperwork done and met a lot of the folks.

Of course, Wilson Robertson (his predecessor) been incredibly gracious and helpful."

He has been impressed at how well the commission has worked.

"I do think the meetings go a bit long, but I do think they get the job done effectively in most respects," Bergosh said.

"I think there's always going to be areas for improvement no matter which governmental body that you look at. I certainly know there's a lot of room for improvement on the school board in the school district. I think that's probably true of just about any governmental entity."

The Escambia School District is dominated by the Superintendent of Schools, who answers to the voters once every four years. He doesn't have to listen to the ideas of the school board members. However, the Board of County Commissioners has more authority because the county administrator works for them.

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"I'm looking forward to being able to bring out creative ideas, maybe best practices from other counties around the country. A lot of those sorts of things are very much stymied in the school district, just because of the real throwback structure of that school district. A lot of folks don't realize that we're very, very, very backward, having an elected super strong superintendent of the schools," said Bergosh.

Once he takes office, he wants to focus on the new county jail, OLF 8 and drainage.

"I'd like to see us bring the whole jail thing in for a landing and do it efficiently, economically. It looks like it's going to be a high-cost item, and I really want to dig into that," he told Inweekly.

Outlying Field 8, or OLF-8, is a complicated land swap with the U.S. Navy for 640 acres near to Navy Federal Credit Union on Nine Mile Road. The commission, business community, and area residents have debated this year how the site should be developed.

Bergosh said. "That's become very complex and has run over on the cost side.

I'd like to shepherd that to completion. It's been a 22-year effort, a lot of well-intentioned folks behind that want to bring it in. I really think there's an opportunity to bring some jobs in; that's a very strategic location."

During his campaign, he saw firsthand the stormwater issues in his district and wants to work on solutions.

"In going door to door and seeing neighborhoods through District 1, we have an incredible problem with drainage in many, many areas so I really would like to bring perhaps a committee together and let's triage it and find solutions to some of these lingering issues," he said. "I know it's going to be hard work, but some of these residents are really suffering."

Bergosh will be sworn into office, along with returning Commissioners Lumon May and Steven Barry, at 9 a.m. on Nov. 22 in commission chambers in the Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 211 Palafox Place. {in}

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"Everyone at Ever'man is excited to expand our cooperative and our mission into a part of our community that is experiencing amazing growth," said General Manager William Rolfs. "We are excited and committed to become a closer part of that community, not only as a trusted source for organic, sustainable foods at a reasonable price but also as a gathering place for people who want to share ideas and experience healthy living in fun, engaging ways."

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POT DISPENSARIES Last Thursday the

City of Miami Beach passed a four-month ban on the opening of marijuana dispensaries. According to city officials, the moratorium gives the city time to create regulations for where the dispensaries can be located.

In August, Escambia County Board of County Commissioners chose not to pursue a one-year moratorium on dispensaries in the county. However, the issue was brought up at the Nov. 10 BCC Committee of the Whole when the commission discussed its lobbying agenda for the 2017 Legislative Session.

At Commissioner Grover Robinson's suggestion, the county will ask the Northwest Florida Legislative Delegation to have the state license all medical marijuana treatment centers and allow local governments to retain control over where treatment centers can locate. The BCC would also like some portion of tax revenue generated from the sale of marijuana to fund local law enforcement and public safety initiatives.

Commissioner Steven Barry said that he would like the county to place buffers around schools and churches.

The medical marijuana amendment passed in Escambia County by a huge margin, 72.14%-27.86%. The margin was slightly greater than the statewide split, 71.29%-28.71%.

Mayor Ashton Hayward has made no recommendations to the council and has not issued any press releases on the sub88

ject. The topic was not on the agenda for the November council meeting.

In July, Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve, told the PNJ that her company had identified a location for a medical marijuana dispensary within Pensacola city limits.

However, the Trulieve website only states its Pensacola location, 3119 North Davis Highway, is coming soon.

Trulieve is the dispensing arm of Hackney Nursery Co., one of the state's licensed medical marijuana growers. The nearest Trulieve dispensary to Pensacola is in Tallahassee.

Donald Trump's victory, speculation has already begun about who will be in his Cabinet.

Here are the names we're hearing: Secretary of State – Newt Gingrich; Secretary of Defense – Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) or retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn; and Attorney General – former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, or maybe even Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Our outgoing Congressman, Jeff Miller, appears to be the logical choice for Veterans Affairs Secretary because of his service as House Veterans' Affairs Chairman. Miller endorsed Trump early.

At a July campaign event focused on veterans, Trump told the media that he was considering Rep. Miller as a possible VA secretary. After the rally, he said of our congressman, "He certainly is someone a lot of people respect."

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erative Grocery & Cafe announced on Nov. 11 that it has plans for a second location on Pensacola's north side. The co-op's Board of Directors closed on property located at 1000 East 9 Mile Road where they will build a new grocery store, cafe, and educational center.

"Our members have been asking for another location on the north side of town for a number of years," said Board President Dave DeBlander. "We believe in the power of community, the collective energy of individuals coming together to be more environmentally conscious and to live healthier lives. Ever'man is proud to be an honorable cooperative citizen and strong community partner."

THE FUTURE IS NOW On Nov. 17, the

Pensacola City Council will consider the 2017 Street Paving Plan that Mayor Ashton Hayward has proposed.

The 2017 plan covers approximately 618 blocks, primarily in downtown Pensacola and the west side of Pensacola in Districts 6 and 7. The construction is tentatively scheduled to begin January 2017.

This past summer, Mayor Hayward borrowed $15 million to do 10 years of paving,

primarily in the under-served west side of Pensacola, over the next three years.

The three-year program has been broken down into three distinct phases starting on the west side of Pensacola and progressively moving to the east. City staff contracted with local engineering firms to evaluate every street inside the city limits and recommend which streets needed to be paved. Each phase will have multiple contracts to "help ensure a fair and competitive bidding process."

Mayor Hayward's aggressive paving program has put Pensacola Energy Services, the city's natural gas utility, in a position to also borrow $15-million for gas line repair and replacement for the streets being paved. The loan, if passed by the council, will also cover the expansion of the gas utility into new subdivisions.

The money will be borrowed from Regions Bank, at 1.97% interest rate. The debt service will be paid from Pensacola Energy revenues. The utility will spend $7.3 million of the loan in FY 2017. The cost of issuance is $75K. The next city administration and future city councils will have to handle the payback of both loans.

PELICAN DROP GAINS SUPPORT

On Nov. 3, the Board of County Commissioners approved allocating $12,500, from Commissioner Robinson's discretionary money ($5,000) and the remaining balance of his 4th-cent Tourist Development money ($7,500), for the 2017 Pelican Drop.

The Pelican Drop originally began as a CRA event. In 2012, the CRA signed an agreement with the Downtown Improvement Board to host the event. This April, DIB announced it was getting out of event management and dropped Gallery Nights and Pelican Drop.

Buck Mitchell of Seville Quarter is leading the effort to keep Pelican Drop alive. Mayor Ashton Hayward, Commissioner Robinson, and Sheriff David Morgan have told the media that they support keeping the event. Gallery Night Pensacola, Inc. will host the event.

Pensacola City Councilman Andy Terhaar has proposed a supplementary budget resolution for the City to contribute $30,000 for the Pelican Drop, the downtown Pensacola's annual New Year's Eve event.

The Pensacola City Council meets next Thursday, Nov. 17 and will vote on the request if the council has a quorum. If approved, the funds will be appropriated from General Fund reserves. {in} inweekly.net

WHAT NOW?

November 17, 2016

Only 55% of voting-age citizens turned out for the election last Tuesday. Of those who did, the majority didn't vote for the current president-elect.

Those facts are bleak no matter how you look at them.

In light of everything that's currently happening as a response to the election, we asked a few different people from different sides of the political spectrum, one simple question: What now? It should come as no surprise that the answers we got were anything but simple.

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WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY?

By Ryan Wiggins When I was first asked to write this article, my first thought was, "How?!" What do you mean "What's next for the Republican Party?".

The Republican Party just shocked the world by proving pollsters, the media, and political elites wrong by not only winning the White House on Election Day but essentially sweeping down ballot races across the country.

The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post have reported after last Tuesday, Republicans will control an all-time high of 69 of 99 state legislative chambers. They will hold 33 out of 50 governorships, tying a 94-year-old record. They now hold the governorship and both chambers of the state legislature in 25 states and can claim 29 state attorneys general, the highest number in U.S. history.

As a Republican political consultant and an unapologetic political junkie living in one of the most conservative parts of this country, even I was slack jawed by the landslide victory by my party on Election Day. When you control the free world, what's next? Where could you possibly go from here?

Unfortunately, history tells us this is a very dangerous territory to be in. That saying, "be careful what you wish for, you just might get it," absolutely applies here. Political parties do better when they can rally against an enemy.

When that doesn't happen, they have a tendency of running amuck, becoming their own worst enemy, thus losing the power they recently acquired. Call it a feature of democracy.

We like checks and balances, and the system is designed to ensure they are always in place.

You don't have to go back very far to see evidence of this phenomenon. Leading up to the 2006 midterm election, Republicans controlled the House, Senate, and White House. It was the year of the "do nothing Congress" and, in the halls of the Capitol; corruption reared its ugly head. Scandals involving House Speaker Tom Delay and Congressman Mark Foley pounded the Republican Party. That year, the Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress leaving President Bush as a lame duck heading into his last two years in office.

In 2008, President Obama came into office with a Democratic majority in both chambers and, having been out of power for some time, the Democrats were like kids in a candy store. They pushed a liberal agenda through Congress, including Obamacare, in those first two years. As it turned out, the American people didn't love seeing a power crazed party running its nation unchecked and two years later, took some of that power away from the Democrats returning the House to the Republicans. In 2014, they'd give the Senate back to the Republicans too.

The Republican Party saw some impressive victories this year, but there is a lesson to be learned from the past. If they hope to maintain the power the American people just entrusted them with, they will need to be thoughtful in their actions. Trump Republicans will need to find a way to win back the more moderate establishment Republicans, and they will need to unite as one party. They will need to put country before partisanship. They will need to actually represent the people who put them in office, and they will need to work with Democrats to accomplish that goal. Most importantly, they've got to stay out of the ivory tower so tempting to many politicians when they are elected.

There is no questioning that today; the future for the Republican Party is very bright in this nation. It is up to our party to maintain it.

Ryan Wiggins is the owner of Full Contact Strategies, LLC., a Pensacola-based political media consulting firm specializing in political messaging, crisis communications, and media relations.

SYMBOLS ARE IMPORTANT

By C.S. Satterwhite

On the morning of the election, my daughter was pretty excited. Although she's only 11, she was definitely a Hillary supporter. She went to all of the debate parties with me and was clearly repulsed by Donald Trump and taken by Hillary Clinton, even before I was.

When I supported Bernie Sanders in the primary, she supported Hillary Clinton.

"Why?" I asked.

"She's a woman, and I want to see a woman become president," she told me.

This made perfect sense. Symbols are important, and Clinton's candidacy was a historic moment in women's history.

Despite Clinton's purported baggage— from the super-delegates to the emails—I was sold during the DNC. When I saw the people from all walks of life speak on her behalf, I thought "This is the America I love." One quick glance at the photos of the convention floor of both conventions showed the differences. The DNC was diverse, and the RNC was not.

Seeing President Obama speak, followed

by Hillary Clinton, I could think of no better symbol of historical progress than their candidacies. While there might be more candidates who were closer to my personal sympathies, like Sanders, I'm idealistic but pragmatic.

While I hate feeling like there are no other options, at this stage in our country's history, either a Republican or a Democrat is going to be president. Knowing that's the case, I backed Clinton because I think Trump is a very dangerous demagogue. It was listening to my daughter and other Clinton supporters, however, which swayed me to become a supporter of Clinton herself.

Like many women and minorities, Americans held Clinton to a higher standard than Trump. Nonetheless, every cognizant Democrat knew the public's perception surrounding her scandals would be her biggest hurdle— maybe even more than her gender. Maybe.

It's hard to understand why anyone votes for a specific candidate. For just less than half of the voters, Trump must've wanted change, and Clinton symbolized the status quo. As a woman, however, Clinton symbolized change, too. A movement away from the male status quo. Symbols are important.

While Barack Obama's presidency certainly didn't end racism, the symbolism of his presidency is profound. Few Civil Rights activists will argue with this, whether they like his policies or not. Despite incredible Republican obstructionist tactics to prevent change, he continued to provide hope to countless people. For many, Clinton offered hope too.

As a symbol alone, Hillary Clinton was powerful. Despite her flaws, at this moment, she was the one. That's what my daughter saw.

She was also old enough to understand that her minority friends, and especially their families, were very concerned about a Trump presidency. Not all of Trump's supporters were bigots, but a very vocal group were spewing hate, and even she saw this as a concern.

That's why Clinton's loss was so devastating. When I broke the news to her on Wednesday morning, she was in tears.

Thinking of the people who worked tirelessly to elect her, whether it because they loved Clinton or genuinely feared Trump, I know my daughter wasn't the only one who cried that morning.

But it is what it is, so where do we go from here? First, I'd address Trump supporters. If you don't think his campaign stood for bigotry, I really hope you stand up for those bullied and attacked by bigots. Don't ignore it, because it's definitely happening. Don't dismiss other's genuine concerns. Try to listen, and stand up against hatred.

For those in mourning, now is the time to collect ourselves and stand up. Look out for the communities under attack in our society and stand up where you can. Don't be a bystander to hate, speak out wherever you can, whether in the office or at the holiday dinner table.

As for Trump himself, he needs to continuously be held accountable for his rhetoric. Losing the popular vote means most Americans didn't vote for him. That means he doesn't have a mandate—an important point to remember.

Lastly, if you're distraught, remember that you're not alone. Through the tears, hers and mine, that's what I told my daughter. In times like these, beautiful communities often arise.

That's been the case historically, and it always will be the case. Within those communities, we'll find the friends who will sustain us through the hard times.

Personally, when times are hard, I look to some of my heroes—Paul Robeson, Dorothy Day, Ida B. Wells, and our own John Sunday to name a few. Symbols are important, but so are people. History gives us many parallels to understand what just happened, and many more examples of fighters. Use that history as a tool. My heroes (and sheroes) struggled through hard times but kept on going. The future appears bleak to many people, but as Elizabeth Warren said recently, "the sun will keep rising, and we will keep fighting."

So let's keep fighting for those we love, we have no choice.

C.S. Satterwhite is an educator and writer. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Navy and the cofounder of the Open Books Prison Book Project, which has been sending literature to prisoners in the State of Florida since 2000.

STAYING POWER No matter how you voted, you can’t deny that we as a nation are pretty divided over the outcome of this election. We just hope that everybody who’s feeling angry enough to protest stays engaged after the dust has settled.

Here are some national and local groups that are worth supporting if watch-dogging the new administration is on your post-election to-do list. *These are listed in no particular order, just how they came into our heads while brainstorming.

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•Southern Poverty Law Center splcenter.org •ACLU of Florida aclufl.org •350 Pensacola world.350.org/pensacola •Emerald Coastkeeper emeraldcoastkeeper.org •League of Women Voters of Florida thefloridavoter.org

•National Association for the Advancement of Colored People naacp.org •National Organization for Women now.org •Planned Parenthood plannedparenthood.org •Human Rights Campaign hrc.org •Anti-Defamation League adl.org

•National Immigration Law Center nilc.org •True Colors Fund truecolorsfund.org •Americans for the Arts americansforthearts.org •Generation Progress genprogress.org •She Should Run sheshouldrun.org

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DEMOCRATS—AND AMERICA—WILL SURVIVE

By Travis Peterson Many progressives and Democrats see the election of Donald Trump as a sign of the end times. I've struggled with that feeling too because the rhetoric from his campaign embodied the ugly underbelly of American racial, gender, economic and nationalist feelings that we don't like to acknowledge.

I also know that the wheels of government turn very slowly. Reformist candidates like Donald Trump (and Barack Obama in 2008) find that the policymaking process tempers and complicates even the most simple of well-intentioned ideas.

Obamacare didn't come out the way many progressives wanted, thanks in part to Congressional Democrats and Republicans meddling with it. Trump will face similar challenges to corral a fractured Republican Party and a committed Senate Democratic minority. This should make my progressive friends breathe a small sigh of relief.

But Trump's victory was a resounding rejection of our political system, including the Democratic leadership. So where do Democrats go from here? I've got some ideas.

First, recognize that Trump's victory was a rejection of both parties. There is no need for Democrats to make rash decisions or panic.

Sure, we are picking up the pieces from the Clinton loss, but imagine how the other side feels. The entire Republican establishment was just creamed in the Primary, and had their collective noses rubbed in it again with Trump's victory. Democrats should carefully, thoughtfully look to reform, but not make rash decisions that only make a bad situation worse.

Team Trump has to be ready to govern on January 20. Democrats don't. Take the time to get your house in order.

Take a note from history—Washington insiders don't win. Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Donald Trump. What do they have in common, besides occupying the White House for the last 24 years? They weren't from Washington.

Let's look at who they beat: George H. W. Bush, Senator John McCain, Secretary Hillary Clinton, Senator John Kerry, and Vice President Al Gore. Get it?

In retrospect, Bernie Sanders' surprising performance against Clinton in the Democratic primaries should make Trump's victory a surprise to no one.

Pick one or two issues and make real progress. Democrats should remember that Trump is not a Republican, or at least is not a Republican ideologue. We are already seeing some moderation in his policy positions as the reality of governing sets in. As Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, an outspoken critic of Trump, acknowledged the other day, there are real issues such as infrastructure, economic reform, and job creation and training where Democrats and Trump can agree.

Ironically, those are also policies that traditional Republicans have eschewed because they cost money. Progressives would be wise to engage the Trump administration November 17, 2016

on these policy initiatives and share credit where possible.

Choose to be a governing party, not a winning party. Much of the Clinton campaign, and indeed the progressive conventional wisdom, was based on the belief that demographics alone would carry the day for Democrats. They were wrong. Should demographic trends continue their current trajectory, Democrats could likely become a majority party in four to eight years. The coalition of African-Americans, Hispanics, and white liberals will be large enough to remake the electoral map and win the Presidency. But that is not a governing coalition.

While urban areas and minority communities may be sufficient to win, it is not sufficient to move the entire country forward. Democrats must work to re-engage with blue-collar voters, particularly in the Midwest. Shuffling our primary schedule to give Democrats in blue-collar and swing states and earlier say in the nominating process will be a first step. We should embrace reform policies in education, employment, and economics, rather than simply protect the status quo, which is now insufficient to win or effectively govern.

Finally, Democrats must acknowledge the fears and frustrations of "middle America" and look for common solutions, not pandering policies.

The economic plight facing many minority communities in our inner cities isn't too far removed from that of an unemployed steelworker in the heartland. Both are dealing with a retreat of capital, a scourge of drug and health problems, and poor opportunities for job training and development. But Democrats only carried one of those groups.

Progressive leaders should stop the elitist rhetoric that lumps large groups of Americans into the same "basket" as some of the truly deplorable actors in our political system. That attitude only reinforces the belief by many middle-class voters that our party doesn't care about them or respect their values. The Democratic Party of FDR was built on the work of mostly working-class voters, who went to church, believed in a strong national defense, and wanted the best for their family. There is no reason those voters can't come back to us, if we begin by listening.

While the 2016 election was a defeat for the progressive cause, it signals the need for both parties to reevaluate our traditional approach to winning elections. Regardless of whether you voted for Trump or not, he is now "our President" and we need to remember that we are Americans first—no matter our race, age, gender, economic status, or sexual orientation. Let's work to show the world what that really means.

Travis Peterson is the owner of Impact Campaigns, a Pensacola-based public relations firm.

I'M NOT READY TO MAKE NICE

By Edwin Banacia So, what now? A question posed to me by the Inweekly team because they thought I'd have unique perspective as the son of an immigrant.

My father, under a now defunct program that

allowed a small number of Philippine citizens to join the U.S. Navy in return for the Philippines hosting U.S. naval bases in country, became an American citizen after having served in the Vietnam War. But honestly, I'm having a hard time. Perhaps, it's because I'm trying to rectify in my mind that my father, yes, the immigrant, voted for Donald Trump. Or maybe it's because I can't connect the reality in my mind that I live in a country that loves the hit ABC television series Modern Family, but half of our population voted for a man that proudly said things that were blatantly homophobic, racist, misogynistic and xenophobic. What does that mean?

What does it mean that if our children had said at school any of the things Donald Trump said, they would have correctly been reprimanded by their school and by their parents?

What if our children bullied a disabled person?

But, Trump gets a pass?

Or perhaps I find it difficult to process that respected statesmen like John McCain, Joe Scarborough, and John Kasich had the moral fiber to say that Trump wasn't morally sound and not qualified for the position and yet the same voting block that voted for them, ignored their commentary.

And it's not just what he says. Since Trump has no real experience governing, I look to Mike Pence's policy positions as a glimpse of the future. How was I supposed to look my gay friends in the eye having voted for a guy who supported a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage? A guy who actually signed a bill to jail same-sex couples who applied for a marriage license. A guy who wanted to divert funding from HIV prevention and move it to institutions which provide resources to those seeking to change their sexual behavior. What?

Now it appears that the real Trump is revealing himself. He's backing down from "the wall," he's praising parts of the Affordable Care Act, and he's appointed a moderate Republican as his Chief of Staff. So all of that disgusting, terrible stuff he said was nothing more than hot air to fire up a base that was already angry and unbalanced after having endured a black President for eight years? That is manipulation at a depth so deep and dark that I can't quite comprehend it.

And none of us know the reason behind Russian President Vladimir Putin's joyfulness after Trump was elected, not withstanding, the Russian government's troubling involvement in tampering with the election. Is Trump the first Presidential pawn of Russia?

So what's next? Fake news sites used by powerful people, as tools of propaganda, get stronger. Social media and a 24-hour news cycle dictate that the wildest among us attract the biggest audience. Audience size is the king we all serve so our leaders get wilder and more outrageous and the world gets exponentially more dangerous. Are we due for our own version of an Arab Spring?

Maybe I'm not ready to start to figure out what's next? I think I'm still trying to figure out how we got here and who's to blame. Some will argue the media propped up the Trump campaign. They sold the country's future for ratings. Some will blame the Democratic party for holding on to the good old days of the Clinton era too long.

What's next? I don't know. I still haven't reactivated my Facebook profile. I'm nursing a

broken heart. I feel like an outcast in my own community. Is there a support group out there I can join? I don't know what's next. All I know is I am sad, and the world looks differently to me today than it did a few weeks ago.

Edwin Banacia is a small business owner and also a music publicist at a prominent New York Citybased entertainment public relations firm. He works remotely from his office in Pensacola. {in}

PENSACOLA SPEAKS Inweekly publisher Rick Outzen hosts "Pensacola Speaks" weekdays from 4-5 p.m. on News Talk 1370 WCOA. He asked his listeners what they see happening in the nation's capital.

"Mr. Trump promised the working poor that he's going to bring back the steel factories, he's going to put a manufacturing something on every other block, and I think you sit back and you wait because that ain't going to happen. Then you have the social issues.

If the evangelicals get their way, you're going to really irritate a lot of people, and hopefully, some of them will be the Millennials who will say next year, or two years, or four years from now, ‘Maybe we better join the Democratic Party.'" –Lynn "If he's going to do all the infrastructure that he's talking about with building our roads, bridges, and buildings, and airports, that alone is going to create a tremendous amount of jobs. As far as the Democratic Party, when all they had to offer up was Hillary Clinton, they shot themselves in the foot. The Clintons, they're part of the problem because they're part of the establishment." –Paul "I would say this to my conservative Republican friends out there: Be prepared for some heartache. Donald Trump is not a conservative. I knew that voting for him. He's going to make some deals, and he's going to cross some lines. Just be prepared for that, guys. I think he comes out of this potentially, if anybody can, playing both sides, where the country moves in the right direction. I'm highly encouraged about that, even though I know he's going to do some things that I'm just going to shake my head and get upset about." –Chad "Infrastructure-wise, I think that Democrats and Republicans alike squandered it at the beginning of Obama's first term. Where's all the shovel-ready jobs, all the bridges that need to be rebuilt, all the highways that you drive down that are so uneven? I think there's a lot there. My big thing is jobs.

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Arts & Entertainment art, film, music, stage, books and other signs of civilization...

“Native Moments” With Nic Schuck

by C.S. Satterwhite

Over the past few years, Nic Schuck has been a familiar face around downtown Pensacola.

I first met Nic at UWF when he was taking writing classes, I usually see him these days wearing a helmet and leading a historic tour on Segway with the company he founded, Emerald Coast Tours. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Schuck was a teacher, surfer, and writer. Schuck received his MA in Creative Writing from UWF and currently teaches English courses at PSC and UWF. As if he needed more accomplishments, Waldorf Publishing recently published Schuck's first novel "Native Moments."

I was able to coax Nic away from his busy life to answer a few questions about his book and his life as a writer, business owner, and father.

November 17, 2016

INWEEKLY: Can you tell me a little about the novel?

SCHUCK: "Native Moments" is a novel set in Costa Rica following [the main character] Sanch Murray's quixotic search for an alternative to the American Dream. But if you want a more in-depth answer, I would say it's a story about a kid, Sanch Murray, who is struggling with the idea of growing up in America. The ideas of nationalism, patriotism, religion, death, family obligations, societal norms, in general, are alien to him. Although he has been raised to believe in all these things, Sanch can't quite wrap his head around any of it.

When a buddy of his suggests taking a surf trip to Costa Rica, Sanch agrees to go.

Not necessarily for the surfing, but just as a way to escape having to deal with growing up.

INWEEKLY: Your book focuses on surf culture in Costa Rica, but the main character often references his hometown of Pensacola. I assume you spent time in Costa Rica. What are the differences between surf culture in Pensacola versus Costa Rica?

SCHUCK: The biggest difference I noticed was that surfing was part of the culture in Costa Rica and in a place like Pensacola, it takes effort. To be a surfer in Pensacola you must constantly watch the forecasts and surf in wetsuits and pretty much drop whatever you are doing in order to catch a good day of surf. But in Costa Rica, the surf is always there. You don't have to center your life around surfing, it's integrated into your daily existence.

INWEEKLY: What was the most challenging aspect of writing this book?

SCHUCK: The most challenging aspect is realizing that writing the book is the easy part. The hard part is getting published.

But even harder than getting published is selling the books. Figuring out how to get people to discover your book and read it is the key. It seems that being a writer is about being more than just writing—you have to be a salesperson, too.

INWEEKLY: I can see some influences here, but I want to see if my hunches are correct. If you were to say your book is most influenced by one author, who would it be?

SCHUCK: If I had to pick one I would have to say, Ernest Hemingway.

INWEEKLY: I knew it. Who published "Native Moments"?

SCHUCK: Waldorf Publishing in Grapevine, Texas.

INWEEKLY: How did you get them to publish it?

SCHUCK: They were the first ones to say yes. I took Ray Bradbury's advice on getting published. I'll paraphrase because I don't want to look up the actual quote: Take all your rejection slips and start taping them to your walls. By the time you finish covering all four walls of one room someone will have said yes.

And the advice worked. I had only 76 rejections before getting the "yes."

hopefully, they will talk about it and the word spreads. But you have to convince those first people who buy it that it's worth reading.

INWEEKLY: How did you find time to write a novel while owning your own business and raising a young daughter?

SCHUCK: Turn off the TV. It's such a time-waster. The first draft of this book was written before I had a daughter though and then after she was born I got to thinking, how am I going to raise a child who will achieve her goals if I gave up on mine? So I figuratively dusted off the manuscript I had written about expatriated surfers and decided to rewrite it and not stop bugging publishers and agents until someone agreed to publish it.

INWEEKLY: Speaking of family, you recently told me that you were worried about your mom reading the book. Did she ever read your book?

SCHUCK: She did, and she told me she enjoyed it, but she had to remind herself that these were fictional characters. The characters are young and use language that I would never use in front of my mother. They behave in ways I would never behave in front of my mother. Sometimes people have a hard time separating the author from the work, but I told her to think of it like this: People watch "Natural Born Killers, " and they don't think Oliver Stone is a mass murder. Or when you watch "Reservoir Dogs" you don't think Tarantino is a professional thief. So when you read "Native Moments" you can't think of the author as a wandering drunken dissolute who enjoys the occasional hallucinogenic experience.

INWEEKLY: How did it feel to get that first box of books with your name on it?

INWEEKLY: Especially since every time I SCHUCK: The first time I saw the book was see you it's on one of those Segway tours. in May at Book Expo America in Chicago. I SCHUCK: Yeah, it's just fiction. {in} was really pleased with the look of it. I felt we got the photo right, the font right. It came out looking really good. The book was still months from release, but To learn more about Schuck and where you can I was given a few review copies to buy "Native Moments" visit facebook.com/nic. hand out. When it was closer to schuck and/or nicschuck.wordpress.com. the release date, a box of books arrived at my house. That was a SAVE THE DATE: "Native Moments" reading bit anti-climatic because now I at Open Books, Schuck will be signing books had to sell books. Before getting following the reading a book published, I was under the WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 impression that the job of the writer WHERE: Open Books Bookstore, 1040 N. was to write books, but that is far Guillemard St. from reality. To be a full-time writer, COST: Free you've got to be a shameless selfDETAILS: openbookspcola.org promoter. And then if the book is written well and people enjoy it,

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calendar THURSDAY 11.17

EMERALD COAST BUSINESS LEADERS 7:30-9

a.m. Networking for business leaders. Guests welcome. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WORK ON FLORIDA TRAIL 8 a.m. Regular meet up of Western Gate Florida Trail Association to work on National Scenic Trail and side trail. Meet at Blackwater River Forestry Center, 11650 Munson Highway. meetup. com/ftawesterngate NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

200 E. Gregory St. pensacolachamber.com RAW FOODS THANKSGIVING11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $10-$15. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. 9th Ave. aragonwinemarket.com.

GREATER PENSACOLA CHAMBER BUSINESS AFTER HOURS 5-7 p.m. 4400 Bayou Blvd. pen-

sacolachamber.com

TOASTS OF THE COAST: GLENFIDDICH 5:30 p.m.

$65 per person. The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks Ave. fishhousepensacola.com NATURAL HEALING/CANCER STUDY 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org HEALTHY SOUTHERN COOKING 6-8 p.m. $30.

Pensacola Cooks Kitchen, 3670 Barrancas Ave. cookingschoolsofamerica.com.

BEGINNER’S BIRDER CLASS: DUCKS 6-7:30 p.m. $100-$120. West Florida Public Library, 239 N. Spring St. Field trip to follow on Nov. 19. brumarclyde@cox.net IRISH WHISKEY DINNER 6 p.m. $47 per person. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox.

ENTER THE HAGGIS 7 p.m. $10-$15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinymusichall.com ALL COUNTY BAND 7 p.m. Free. Escambia County school bands. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com FOUR SEASONS BRASS 7:30 p.m. $7-$11. Free for PSC students. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. pensacolastate.edu RUNGE STRINGS ORCHESTRA AND STRING QUARTET IN CONCERT 7:30 p.m. Free. Uni-

versity of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu

FRIDAY 11.18

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Beach-Corinne Jones Community Center, 913 South I St. GALLERY NIGHT 5-9 p.m. Downtown Pensacola. downtownpensacola.com WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Free. City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. HAPPY HOUR COOK OUTS 5 p.m. Drink specials, free cookout. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com VINYASA YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DATE NIGHT DANCING 6:30-8:30 p.m. Learn the basics of several ballroom and country dance styles. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com 8TH ANNUAL FAMILY GINGERBREAD HOUSE BAKING AND DECORATING CLASS 7 p.m. $50.

3670 Barrancas Ave. cookingschoolsofamerica.com.

SAVE IT OR SHAVE IT 7-8:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation.

Wilfrid’s Barber and Fine Goods, 43 S. Palafox. facebook.com/wilfridspensacola OPEN MIC 7-11 p.m. Single Fin Cafe, 380 N. 9th Ave. facebook.com/singlefincafe ISLAND FIGHTS 7:30 p.m. $24-$76. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com BUST OUT BURLESQUE: BAD GIRLS OF BURLESQUE 8 p.m. $15-$60. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S.

Palafox. vinylmusichall.com

SATURDAY 11.19

SANTA ROSA FARMERS MARKET 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Fresh local produce, honey, baked goods and live music. Pace Presbyterian Church, Woodbine Road, Pace.

WILD TURKEY TROT 5K 8 a.m. $25-$30.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com CLEAN UP WITH OCEAN HOUR 8:45 a.m. All supplies are provided. Meet at Project Greenshores at the Three Mile Bridge and Bayfront Parkway.For more information, contact oceanhourfl@gmail.com.

PALAFOX MARKET 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques are just a few of the items offered at the weekly Palafox Market. Items originate directly from participating vendors, including dozens of local farmers, home gardeners and area artists. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com

COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

"Eat with the Seasons." Palafox Market.

Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox. palafoxmarket.com CREEK INDIAN CELEBRATION DAYS 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Creek Indian tribal grounds, 4750 Willard Norris Road. Milton.

BIRDWALK TO WILDLIFE SANCTUARY OF NWF

9-11 a.m. Suggested $3 to the sanctuary is requested. Meet at the sanctuary, 105 North S St. DECK THE PAWS 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Get into the holiday spirit at Duh’s second annual “Deck The Paw” this Saturday. This dog-friendly event will include pet Christmas photos, adoptable dogs from local shelters, pet caricatures, a silent auction, and more.

Duh for Garden and Home, 501 9th Ave., facebook.com/duhpensacola LEAPS 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org 8TH ANNUAL FAMILY GINGERBREAD HOUSE BAKING AND DECORATING CLASS 1 p.m. $50.

3670 Barrancas Ave. cookingschoolsofamerica.com.

MAHABHUTA YOGA FESTIVAL 1 p.m. Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Community Center, 913 South I St. DOG DAY AND RED FISH BLUE FISH 3:30-4:30 p.m. 5 Via De Luna Dr. Pensacola Beach.

JEFF DUNHAM 5 p.m. $52.50 plus fees. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com MIRACLE ON PALAFOX 7 p.m. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com UWF JAZZ ENSEMBLE AND COMBO IN

CONCERT 7:30 p.m. Free. University of West

Florida, Bldg. 82, 11000 University Parkway. uwf.edu TRAE THA TRUTH 8 p.m. $15. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com DANCE PARTY 8-midnight. Strictly ballroom.

DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com

SUNDAY 11.20

WAKE UP HIKE 7 a.m. Meet at Bay Bluffs Park,

Scenic Highway at Summit Ave., for a brisk one to two-hour walk with brunch to follow at an area restaurant.

CREEK INDIAN CELEBRATION DAYS 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Creek Indian tribal grounds, 4750 Willard Norris Road. Milton.

OUTDOOR YOGA FLOW CLASS 1 p.m. $10 sug-

gested donation for Gulf Coast Kid’s House.

Community Maritime Park, 301 W. Main Street. beyondbarrepensacola.com MAHABHUTA YOGA FESTIVAL 1 p.m. Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Community Center, 913 South I St. TRANSGENDER ALLIANCE 4-6 p.m. Free.

Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org FULL MOON MEDITATION WORKSHOP

6:15-7:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

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The Art of Adoption

By Jennifer Leigh

You never know when a picture might change your life.

This is especially true for children waiting to meet their forever families through FamiliesFirst Network (FFN) of Lakeview.

Since 2005, FFN has participated in the Art of Adoption, a photographic exhibit of children in foster care. Local photographers donate their time to take portraits of children, which will be on display throughout Pensacola. The exhibit will debut at Artel Gallery on Gallery Night. It's a powerful showcase of the kids who are in need in our own community.

"It's a fantastic project," said Peggy Custred, adoption coordinator at FFN. "And we've never had a photographer say no. In fact, we get calls from photographers to be a part of the project."

More than a dozen kids agreed to be a part of the exhibit, said Custred.

"We've made several matches over the years," she said. "We want to get the word out that it's not just babies looking for a home, but older children, sibling groups that want to stay together … some of these kids have had challenges, but they are incredibly resilient."

A common misnomer about adoption is that it's expensive, but not through

a run around downtown Pensacola. Free pasta and drink specials after the run at Fast Eddie's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com RESTORATIVE PILATES 5:30-6:20 p.m. Free.

Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org CCFA 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org

TUESDAY 11.22

COMPLEMENTARY WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m.

SoGourmet, 407-D S. Palafox. sogourmetpensacola.com FUNKY YOGA FLOW 6-7 p.m. Free. Ever’man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. Country, Swing, and Ballroom. Professional partner dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com NIGHT OF GRATITUDE 7 p.m. Candlelight yoga. Free for members, $14 for non-members. Beyond Barre Pensacola, 5022-A W. Fairfield. beyondbarrepensacola.com.

MEDITATION /PRANIC HEALING 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org TUNESDAY SOUND CAFE 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and tunes from the baby grand piano. Pensacola Library lobby, 239 North Spring St.

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FFN. There is no cost for adoptive families. Children also receive subsidies to cover various needs, are insured through Medicaid and are eligible for free college tuition.

"We want to make it work for these families," Custred said.

The Art of Adoption project originated in New Mexico 15 years ago. As Custred said, "social workers don't take good photos." Photos of foster children are constantly shared on the FFN website and social media. Oftentimes, the photo is the door opener for matches.

"I get calls all the time from people who have seen a photo and they say, ‘that child looks like he belongs in my family,'" Custred said. "Through these photos they're kind of recruiting their own family." {in}

ART OF ADOPTION

WHEN: Opening reception is 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 WHERE: Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox COST: Free DETAILS: familiesfirstnetwork.org

WEDNESDAY 11.23

MUSIC STUDY CLUB 9:30 a.m. Free. First Baptist Church, Pleitz Chapel, 500 N. Palafox. Modern jazz pianist Jack Zoesch demonstrates a passion for jazz.

VINO MAGNIFICO 5:30 p.m. $10. V. Paul's Italian Ristorante, 29 S. Palafox.

WATERBOYZ SLOW SKATE 6-7 p.m. Every Wednesday. Skate starts and ends at Waterboyz, 380 N. 9th Ave. waterboyz.com

GRAB LIFE BY THE BALLS BENEFIT CONCERT

6-11 p.m. $5. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox. vinylmusichall.com RESTORATIVE YOGA 6-7 p.m. Free.

Ever'man. 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DANCE LESSONS 6:30 p.m. West Coast Swing. Professional partner dance instruction for all skill levels. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com ICE FLYERS VS. MISSISSIPPI RIVERKINGS

7:05 p.m. $15-$29. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. pensacolabaycenter.com MEDITATION 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Ever'man Educational Center, 327 W. Garden St. everman.org DANCE PARTY 8-10 p.m. A mix of swing, country, and ballroom music for partner dancing on the best wood dance floor in the area. DanceCraft, 8618 Pensacola Blvd. $10. dancecraftfl.com AFTER GAME SKATE 9:30 p.m. $9-$12.

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FILM SERIES: MODERN MASTERS ANDY WARHOL 7 p.m. Nov.

17. Free. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

SYNTHESIS: A GROUP BFA EXIT EXHIBITION RECEPTION 5-7

p.m. Nov. 17. Various media from students Patti Gillespie, Lexie Reames, Emily Teets and Chance Wallis.

On view through Dec. 11. The Art Gallery at UWF, 11000 University Parkway.

ART OF ADOPTION RECEPTION 5-9 p.m.

Nov. 18 Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. artelgallery.org

CHRISTIE CALAYCAY EXHIBIT 2-5 p.m.

Nov. 19. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Manna Food Pantry. First City Art Center, 1060 Guillemard St. firstcityart.org

≥Current Exhibits

SVEND DAMHAVE A solo exhibition of 14 original works from Svend Damhave, winner of 2015 Member's Juried Exhibition. On view through Dec. 31.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

INTERPRETATION

Photography by Dottie King. Gallery 88 at WUWF, 11000 University Parkway. wuwf.org NATURE’S BEAUTIFUL SEASONS

On view through Nov. 19. Mixed media/jewelry.

Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY

BY JOSEPH CONSTANTINO On view

through Dec. 31.

Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org 3D BLEND 3D works including pottery, metal and tile work.

Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox. bluemorninggallery. com CONTROVERSIAL LINES: LATE PRINTS

BY SALVADOR DALI

On view through Jan. 7. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. pensacolamuseum.org

≥Workshops & Classes POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center, 1060 Guillemard St. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for nonmembers. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

INTRODUCTION TO POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Every

Monday from 6-8:30 p.m. at First City Art Center. Classes are $40. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY HAND BUILDING Six-week

workshops are held Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center.

Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members.

For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

CLAY SCULPTURE

Six-week workshops held Saturdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at First City Art Center. Cost is $157.25 for members and $185 for non-members. For more information, visit firstcityart.org.

BELLY DANCING

Eight-week beginner and advanced classes on Tuesday nights. For beginner, intermediate and advanced students.

Classes held at First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St For more information and to sign up for a class visit pensacolabellydance.com LIFE DRAWING

Artists of any skill level are welcome to draw life figures.

6-9 p.m. Monday nights. Cost is $5-$10 a person.

Contact phayes@ ihmc.us if interested.

First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. The group is always looking for new models, contact Pat at the email address above if interested.

SYNTHESIS: A GROUP BFA EXIT EXHIBITION RECEPTION Various media

from students Patti Gillespie, Lexie Reames, Emily Teets and Chance Wallis. On view through Dec. 11.

The Art Gallery at UWF, 11000 University Parkway.

ART OF ADOPTION PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT On view

through Dec. 2.

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Thursdays POKER 8 p.m.

The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com POOL TOURNAMENT 8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 Mile Road. ticketsportsbar.com COLLEGE NIGHT 10 p.m. Drink specials, beer pong tournament starts at 10 p.m.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com.

Fridays WINE TASTING 5-7 p.m. Informative wine tasting in Seville Quarter Wine and Gift Shop. No charge for the tasting.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com DRAG BINGO 6-8 p.m. Ages 21 and over.

Emerald City’s The Other Side, 406 E. Wright St. emeraldcitypensacola.com POOL TOURNAMENT 8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com Saturdays MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION NIGHT 8 p.m. Seville Quarter Membership Card Holder Appreciation Night at Phineas Phogg's. 130 E. Government St., sevillequarter.com Sundays BAR AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE (B.A.R.E. NIGHT) 7 p.m. Special prices for B.A.R.E. Card membership holders.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St., sevillequarter.com Mondays TEXAS HOLD ‘EM FOR FUN AND TRIVIA 7 p.m. The Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9 p.m. World of Beer, 200 S. Palafox. wo-

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Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MONDAY NIGHT TRIVIA 9:30-10:30 p.m. Mugs and Jugs, 12080 Scenic Highway. facebook.com/ MugsJugs Tuesdays TUESDAY TRIVIA 8 p.m. The Bridge Bar and Sunset Lounge, 33 Gulf Breeze Parkway. facebook.com/ thebridgebargb TICKET TEAM TRIVIA 8 p.m.

The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com POKER 8 p.m. The Ticket 2, 2115 W. 9 Mile Road. ticketsportsbar.com TEAM TRIVIA 9 p.m. Hopjacks. 10 S. Palafox. hopjacks. com Wednesdays WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS 11 a.m. Half- priced bottles of wine every Wednesday. Jackson's Steakhouse, 226 S. Palafox. jacksonsrestaurant.com LADIES NIGHT ON THE DECK 5 p.m. $2 drinks and music.

The Deck Bar, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com PUB TRIVIA NIGHT 7-9:30 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Road. facebook.com/ goatlipsdeli WEDNESDAY QUIZ TRIVIA 8 p.m. The Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. cabaretpensacola.com TICKET BAR BINGO 8 p.m. The Ticket 1, 7250 Plantation Road. ticketsportsbar.com BAR BINGO 10 p.m.

Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com

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Thursdays Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 8 p.m. inweekly.net

calendar 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com Saturdays Krazy George 9 p.m.

Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com Sundays The Sandshaker Lounge, 9 p.m. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com Mondays The Cabaret, 9 p.m.

101 S. Jefferson St. 607-2020 or cabaretpensacola.com Tuesdays Sandshaker Lounge, 8 p.m. 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com Play, 9 p.m. 16 S. Palafox, Suite 200. iplaypensacola.com

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THURSDAY 11.17 JOHN RIPLEY 6-9

p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox AL MARTIN 6 p.m.

The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway.

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD

6 p.m. The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com

MICHAEL WHEELER BAND 7 p.m. Hub Sta-

cey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys. com DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St., sevillequarter.com BEN LOFTIN BAND 9 p.m. End o' The Alley.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com JOHN HART BAND

9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com MOSSY MORAN 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com

FRIDAY 11.18

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD & CONTINUUM 5 p.m.

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AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m.

The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway.

3 AMIGOS DUO 6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes. com JOHN RIPLEY 7-10 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox DUELING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O' Grady's Dueling Piano Show.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St., sevillequarter.com THE BLENDERS 8:30 p.m. Hub Stacey's 312 E. Government St. hubstaceys.com MOSSY MORAN 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com DJ MR LAO 9 p.m.

Phineas Phogg's Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com JAY WILLIAMS BAND

9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com

A FLOCK OF SEA MONKEYS 9 p.m. Lili

Marlene's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

GRAND THEFT AUTO

9 p.m. Apple Annie’s.

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SATURDAY 11.19 CONTINUUM 5 p.m.

The Deck, 600 S. Barracks St. fishhousepensacola.com AL MARTIN 6-11 p.m.

The Piano Bar, Quality Inn, 7601 Scenic Highway.

JOSH GARRETT BAND

6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr. paradisebar-grill.com FRWY 98 6-10 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com SHOW ME DRAGON

6-8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com

A FLOCK OF SEA MONKEYS 9 p.m.

Lili Marlene's. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com MOSSY MORAN 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com JAY WILLIAMS BAND

9 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com

GRAND THEFT AUTO

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SUNDAY 11.20

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4-8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. sandshaker.com ADAM HOLT 6 p.m.

Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com BROOKS HUBBERT 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com

MONDAY 11.21

JAZZ GUMBO 6 p.m.

Phineas Phogg's.

Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

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Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BROOKS HUBBERT 9 p.m. McGuire's Irish Pub, 600 E. Gregory St. mcguiresirishpub.com SCOOT AND JEREMY

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End O' The Alley Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com BLUES IN THE CITY 9 p.m. Apple Annie's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. sevillequarter.com

WEDNESDAY 11.23

GREG LYON 4-8 p.m.

6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes.com JAZZ JAM 7 p.m.

Horizen Restaurant, 3103 E. Strong St.

Hemingway's Island Grill, 400 Quietwater Beach Road.

JOHN RIPLEY 6-9 p.m. Skopelos at New World, 600 S. Palafox DAVID DUNN 6-10 p.m. Peg Leg Pete's, 1010 Fort Pickens Road. peglegpetes. com

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news of the weird DEMOCRACY IN ACTION While "democracy" in most of America means electing representatives to run government, on Nov. 8 in San Francisco it also expected voters to decide 43 often vague, densely worded "issues" that, according to critics, could better be handled by the professionals who are, after all, elected by those very same voters. Except for hot-button issues like tax increases or hardened legislative gridlock, solutions on these "propositions" (e.g., how certain contractors' fees should be structured, which obscure official has primary responsibility for which obscure job, or the notorious proposition asking whether actors in the tax-paying porno industry must use condoms) would be, in other states, left to elected officials, lessening voter need for a deep dive into civics.

POLICE REPORT Inexplicable: (1) The police chief of Bath Township, Ohio, acknowledged the overnight break-in on Oct. 10 or 11 at the University Hospitals Ghent Family Practice, but said nothing was missing. It appeared that an intruder (or intruders) had performed some medical procedure in a clinical office (probably on an ear) because instruments were left in bowls and a surgical glove and medication wrappings tossed into a trash can (and a gown left on a table). (2) A 35-year-old man was detained by police in Vancouver, British Columbia, in October after a home break-in in which the intruder took off his clothes, grabbed some eggs and began preparing a meal. The homeowner, elsewhere in the house, noticed the commotion and the intruder fled (still naked).

LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS Recent Hospital Bills: (1) Paula D'Amore claimed she deserved a discount from the $7, 400 "delivery room" charge for the April birth of her daughter at Boca Raton (Florida) Regional Hospital—because the baby was actually born in the backseat of her car in the hospital's parking lot. (Nurses came out to assist D'Amore's husband in the final stages, but, said D'Amore, only the placenta was delivered inside.) (2) In October, new father Ryan Grassley balked at the $39.95 line-item charge from Utah Valley Hospital (Provo, Utah)—for the mother's holding her new C-section son momentarily to her bare chest (a "bonding" ritual). (Doctors countered that C-section mothers are usually drugged and require extra security during that ritual—but that Utah Valley might rethink making that charge a "line item.")

PEOPLE WITH ISSUES A 49-year-old man was partly exonerated by a court in southern Sweden in September when he convinced the judge that he had a severe anxiety attack every time he received an

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"official" government letter in the mail (known as "window envelopes" in Sweden).

Thus, though he was guilty of DUI and several other minor traffic offenses while operating his scooter, the judge dropped the charge of driving without a license because the man never opened the string of "frightening" letters informing him that operating a scooter requires a license.

LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS Jacob Roemer, 20, was arrested in Negaunee Township, Michigan, after a brief chase on Oct. 29 following an attempted home invasion. The resident had confronted him, chasing Roemer into the woods, where a State Police dog eventually found him lying on the ground unconscious and bloody, after, in the darkness, running into a tree and knocking himself out.

RECURRING THEMES (1) The most recent case in which an unlucky cannabis grower came to police attention occurred in Adelaide, Australia, in August when a motorist accidentally veered off the road and crashed into a grow house, collapsing part of a wall. Arriving police peered inside and quickly began a search for the residents, who were not at home. (2) The latest market price for a coveted automobile license plate is apparently the equivalent of $9 million—the amount paid by Dubai developer Balwinder Sahni at government auction recently for plate number "5."

READERS' CHOICE For not the first time in history, a fire broke out this year in a hospital operating room caused by the patient's passing gas during a laser procedure.

The patient at Tokyo Medical University Hospital, in her 30s, suffered burns across her legs in the April incident, which was finally reported in the Japanese press in October when the hospital completed its investigation.

THE PASSING PARADE (1) Asher Woodworth, 30, was charged with misdemeanor traffic obstruction in the Portland, Maine, arts district in October as he stood in a street after covering himself with branches of evergreen trees. A friend described Woodworth as a performance artist contrasting his preferred "slow life" with the bustle of downtown traffic. (2) Aldeburgh Golf Club in England saw fit in September to issue a special rule allowing a no-stroke ball "drop" for players plagued by neighbor Peter Bryson's cat Merlin's habit of snatching about six balls a day from the 14th fairway. {in}

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