Having worked in Panama City before attending the University of West Florida at Pensacola, I've spent plenty of time in Florida's panhandle. In addition to those two cities, you'll find Florida's state capital, Tallahassee here.

University of West Florida

By: Paul S Cilwa	Posted: 4/6/2010		Page Views: 596
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I recall attending the University of West Florida in Pensacola.
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In January, 1978, I did something very scary, especially for a guy with a wife and four kids. I quit my job at the Florida State Division of Forestry, and enrolled full-time at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, aimed at a degree in "Systems Science" which was what the folks there called their computer studies program at the time.

Camping Pensacola Beach

By: Paul S Cilwa	Occurred: 4/30/1983 Posted: 11/28/2025		Page Views: 181
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Camping with the family in Florida for a wedding.
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My new job paid me well enough that, when we were invited to our friends' wedding in Florida, we would all be able to go!—as long as we camped.