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Florida No. 3 in nation for human trafficking

Written by Carmen Reynolds on . Posted in News.

One wrong click by your child on your unmonitored computer could spell disaster or just an innocent sleepover gone wrong as 16-year-old Shauna Newell of Pensacola learned in 2006.  “A mile a minute, that is how fast your child can disappear,” according to the Klaas Kids Foundation’s website.  Locally, Brad Dennis works as the director of the Pensacola-based director of KlaasKIDS National Search Center for Missing and Trafficked Children and also runs the Called2Rescue ministry in an effort to activate, educate, empower and mobilize the churches in the fight against human trafficking. 

National Social Security Week

Written by Carmen Reynolds on . Posted in News.

New changes to Social Security taking effective May 1, 2016, will mean 21.3 million Americans will no longer be eligible to collect an estimated $11.4 billion in crucial benefits.   If you are currently enrolled in Social Security, or are about to become eligible, this may affect you. 

TBI injuries, PTSD treatable with new therapies

Written by Carmen Reynolds on . Posted in Military, News.

Don’t let anyone tell you nothing can be done for the migraines, brain fog, depression, vertigo, fatigue, insomnia and other symptoms after a TBI injury.  Armed with facts, you or a loved one who has been injured can bust through the naysayers and obstructive agencies who tell you just to live with it or not to waste your time.

Adult Literacy in Santa Rosa County

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Education.

In a recently released study done by the Program for the International Assessment for Adult Competencies (PIAAC), average scores for literacy were assessed comparatively among 34 developed countries. Scores were based on results received in testing of adults aged 16-65. While scores for literacy in the U.S. were not significantly different than the average PIAAC international scores, countries such as Japan, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Estonia and Belgium all scored significantly higher than adults in the U.S.   As a result, the PIAAC study brings to light the question of whether or not adult literacy is an on-going problem in America.

Alert: Social Security changes May 1

Written by Carmen Reynolds on . Posted in News.

Effective May 1, 2016, new changes to Social Security could affect 21.3 million Americans who will no longer be eligible to collect an estimated $11.4 billion in crucial benefits.   If you are currently enrolled in Social Security, or are about to become eligible, this may affect you.  Appointments at Social Security offices will need to be made no later than April 29, 2016, if you are implementing any of the two below programs which will end May 1.

Current State of Zika

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.

Zika virus, a viral relative of yellow fever, West Nile and dengue fever, was first classified in 1947 within rhesus monkeys in Uganda. Named after the forest in which it was first discovered, in 1952, this virus was first observed in humans.  According to a 2015 article in the Journal of Emerging Infectious Diseases by researchers from the University of Bahia (Brazil), outbreaks of Zika are not a new scenario for many parts of the world. In fact, over the course of 2007-2014, multiple outbreaks were known to have occurred in countries across the Asian-Pacific and Western Hemisphere. In February of 2016 however, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an international public health emergency. According to a statement by the WHO, Zika is spreading “explosively.” In the same statement, the WHO expressed that the level of concern over this public health emergency is “extremely high.” Since 2007, a total of 61 countries have reported transmission of the virus. During the next 12 months, the World Health Organization estimates that millions more cases will arise within the Americas.

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