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I’m not a medical doctor and I do not advise more salt or less salt, but I do feel vindicated after a recent report from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academes and the findings. In one study of 232 Italian patients who were being treated for moderate to severe congestive heart failure, the group that was consuming lower levels of sodium had more than three times the number of hospital readmissions and more than twice as many deaths. And, that as sodium levels plunge, triglyceride levels increase, insulin resistance increases and the activity of the nervous system increases which equals an increased risk of heart disease.

Samburu warrior visits Gulf Breeze Zoo

Dressed in colorful clothing and ornate jewelry, a Samburu warrior came to speak to kids at the Gulf Breeze Zoo Sunday about his culture and his experience growing up in northern Kenya. Francis Lenyakopiro is a member of the African Samburu tribe, a nomadic people who raise cattle and live in huts.

Commissioners under fire for leasing practices

Residents lashed out at Santa Rosa County commissioners July 11 over the board’s inconsistent use of a public solicitation process when leasing county-owned property. The reaction came after Hunter Walker, county administrator, placed a discussion on the agenda for soliciting proposals for the design of an air-conditioned storage facility to replace the Santa Rosa County warehouse, which was leased to a local nonprofit organization last year.

Seven arrested in prescription drug trafficking ring

Seven people, including four Navarre residents, have been arrested in connection to a prescription drug trafficking operation led by a Fort Walton Beach nurse. The Okaloosa County Multi-Agency Drug Task Force (DTF) has concluded a joint investigation with the Drug Enforcement Agency which led to multiple warrants.

State champions attempt to reload quickly

The Raider girls’ weightlifting team won the school’s only state title in February when the team sent 11 girls to the state championship held in Kissimmee. Six Raiders were on the podium to receive individual medals when the competition ended and the Raiders won the state team title by one point. Of the six individual medal winners from the state competition, the Raiders lost five through graduation.

Here’s looking at you Jay Carraway

Jay Carraway, 91, speaks rapidly. Short, to the point sentences carry no nail-biting emphasis on the carnage and destruction he witnessed at Pearl Harbor, that day of infamy, December 7, 1941, they speak volumes.

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