Guest Commentary: Voting is not a closed-book test
Democracy works best when voters have time to make informed choices. Mail-in voting is one way to allow that.
Commentary: Florida should welcome data centers as it does other businesses
AI will reshape the economy whether Florida participates or not. Florida has the laws and institutions to guard against the drawbacks of data centers, which will create jobs and add…
Commentary: I survived cancer twice. I didn’t get the support I needed most.
Cancer patients and survivors need a better plan to treat what comes after the diagnosis: The emotional toll, side effects and the struggle to rebuild lives.
Commentary: Hunger is the prescription I can’t write
As a healthcare provider writes, cuts in SNAP benefits and food aid at a national and Florida level means we must not only give generously to food pantries, we must…
Commentary: Schools’ lack of accountability is an injustice to every Florida student
As Orange County School Board member Stephanie Vanos writes, the taxpayer-funded school voucher program has created a shadow educational system, one where billions in taxpayer funds move with little oversight.
Commentary: Floridians should have the right to disagree with FWC
Recent reports of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigating their critics is a chilling invasion of privacy.
Commentary: Cash isn’t nostalgia, it’s a democratic necessity
Digital payments are convenient, but they reduce our anonymity, close doors to the elderly or the unhoused, and could bring security issues. Cash keeps those problems at bay.
Commentary: Finding support in the slow adoption process
Adopting through foster care is a long stretch of ordinary days until that final courtroom date. But there are ways to simplify the process.
Commentary: What ‘Toy Story 5’ is really telling grown-ups
The lesson of the Pixar film, to put down your screens and go be with friends in the real world, should resonate with increasingly lonely adults as much as children.
Commentary: Just what is a socialist?
There are many Democratic politicians who proudly call themselves Socialists or Democratic Socialists, and there are many adversaries who brand those individuals as Socialists. Both sides use the same word,…