Letters: Historic building debate | Another attack on free speech
Downtown Orlando's historic buildings are at risk. Two readers decide: Are the buildings important or just the memories they bring?
Maxwell: Spirited nun ‘retired’ at age 76 and then worked another 12 years
Scott Maxwell: Sister Gail Grimes 'retired' at the age of 76. But she kept on serving others until she died this past weekend at the age of 88. She said…
Editorial: Florida voters, know your rights and risks
We begin a series of editorials on the importance of the 2026 election, and the need for voters everywhere to be on alert for signs of voter suppression.
Editorial: Election time, the Sentinel and you: An invitation
Yesterday, people across Central Florida celebrated 250 years of participatory democracy, the “government of the, by the, for the people” that Abraham Lincoln extolled in the Gettysburg Address. And today,…
Commentary: There is a better way to fund Orlando public transit
A proposal to reinvest property taxes into trains and buses could grow the public-transit system in Orlando.
Commentary: Promised downtown Orlando renaissance hasn’t happened
City leaders have long sold a vision of a vibrant urban center, but as downtown Orlando grapples with crime and diminishing jobs, leaders have lacked accountability.
Commentary: Banning Dreamers from Florida colleges is cruel and undemocratic
Florida's future depends on developing talent wherever it is found, not shutting doors on Florida students who have so much to contribute.
Commentary: As America turns 250, rediscover the spirit of ’76
The Bicentennial in 1976 came at a cynical time for America, but the country rallied around the event.
Commentary: Social Security and Medicare’s insolvency dates don’t matter. Insolvency does
Social Security and Medicare trusts will be depleted within the decade, but lawmakers must act now before it's too late.
Commentary: Property-tax bill helps Floridians, not government
As the state's Republican Party chairman writes, the proposed property-tax elimination won't cost taxpayers, it will affect local government budgets that have become bloated in recent years.