Commentary: Food for thought in an indigestible summer | Pat Beall
Between lettuce, dough, eggs, bacon and more, why is all our food suddenly trying to make us sick? queries columnist Pat Beall.
Letters: Save the gopher tortoises | DST better for night activities | Dems-socialists contrast
The FWC's kowtowing to developers is threatening the species' habitat.
Editorial: Government shouldn’t use power to punish speech
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission researched the records of protesters in an apparent attempt to prosecute or just scare them. Instead it should scare us all.
Guest Commentary: Central Florida shouldn’t foot the bill for aging coal plant
The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) has been ordered to keep operating a 39-year-old coal-fired power plant past its planned retirement. This will raise residents' already-high electric bills.
Guest Commentary: Amendment 3 and the Californication of Florida
A 1978 California law mandated a large property-tax cut without a plan to replace the revenue. Florida's Amendment 3 does the same thing, writes a government affairs pro who lived…
Guest Commentary: Surrogacy laws are a national security nightmare
The U.S. has become a commercial surrogacy destination point, with an estimated 40-50% of clients at U.S. agencies hailing from other countries, but a patchwork of state laws has made…
Letters: Executions are an official duty | War’s financial toll | Tax cut’s hidden problems
Don’t blame DeSantis for executions Stop blaming Gov. Ron DeSantis for doing his job! Many people on death row have been there 20 to 30 years or more after extensive…
Editorial: See the light. Stop permanent daylight time
Congress' push for permanent daylight saving time gets it exactly backward, ignoring basic medical science and human beings' circadian rhythms. Permanent standard time is far preferable.
Maxwell: At 7 million square feet, does convention center really need another expansion?
Maxwell: Orange County's convention center is already 7 million square feet. But leaders want $540 million to expand it again. The return on investment here is highly questionable, as are…
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.