Guest Commentary: Amendment 3 asks us to choose chaos over control
Property tax is the only tax detailed in Florida's Constitution. Restricting it places the one revenue source communities control well beyond local reach.
Guest Commentary: DeSantis tried to annihilate voting rights. Time to turn the page
When he leaves office on Jan. 5, 2027, Ron DeSantis’ legacy in the Sunshine State will forever be tied to being one of the worst governors for voting rights in…
Guest Commentary: Amendment 3 signals a tax shift, not a tax cut
The president emerita of the League of Women Voters of Orange County writes in opposition of Amendment 3, which would shift property taxes away from local rule and toward a…
Guest Commentary: Democrats should be rushing to convert more Trump skeptics
The most important measure to watch in the campaign’s final weeks is how Democratic candidates are performing among voters who disapprove of President Donald Trump.
Guest Commentary: Orange’s next mayor must lead region’s economic future
The CEO of Orlando's economic development driver says job creation, downtown revitalization and SunRail are among the challenges the next mayor of Orange County will face.
Commentary: We need more hopeful sci-fi like ‘Star Trek’ gave us 60 years ago
As the son of creator Gene Roddenberry writes, “Star Trek” doesn’t leave you feeling like the world is ending. It leaves you feeling like it’s just beginning.
Guest Commentary: It’s time for real solutions for the unhoused
A member of the board of the Christian Service Center for the Homeless in Orlando writes that we must work toward a day when the Center is no longer needed.
Guest Commentary: You can’t build Orlando’s identity by bulldozing history
The president of the Orange Preservation Trust writes in opposition of a moratorium on downtown historic development -- a rebuttal to Commissioner Shan Rose's commentary.
Guest Commentary: Support Amendment 3. Give Floridians a break on property taxes
Floridians can restore their property tax bills to pre-population boom levels and get a financial break by voting yes on Amendment 3 on Election Day.
Guest Commentary: Florida must restore funding for children’s healthcare
Recent legislation has created a gap between pediatric care and autism care. The state should fund both.