Maxwell: A bench beneath a shady tree is a lifeline for firefighters
Scott Maxwell: After seeing too many of their peers struggle and even take their own lives, two retired Orlando firefighters set up a bench near Lake Baldwin where they will…
Editorial: Orange should be bold, boundless in tourist-tax discussion
Should Orlando consider tying tourist tax dollars into a bid to bring Major League Baseball to Orlando? It’s an appealing vision, especially since the Tampa Bay Rays still look stealable…
Maxwell: Even as it’s abandoned, boondoggle ‘Alcatraz’ may cost taxpayers more
Maxwell: The feds say they wanted to get detainees out of 'Alligator Alcatraz' before hurricanes arrive, suggesting maybe this tent-and-cages facility wasn't a great idea in the first place. Plus,…
Editorial: Iran conflict will likely never add up for Americans, the world
Even if peace between the U.S. and Iran lasts, the tenuously negotiated peace still carries a hefty price tag.
Maxwell: Here we go again. Orange County looks to ensure hotel taxes can’t pay for local needs.
Scott Maxwell: The last time Mayor Jerry Demings convened a hotel-tax task force, members were told they shouldn't think about things this community truly needs. So they another half-billion dollars…
Commentary: Graduates cheered Steve Wozniak’s affirmation of humans over AI. Leaders, pay attention.
The story Gen Zers are being told about their future may be wrong. And the data is starting to agree with them.
Letters: U.S. bungling Iran | Growing aggression | Criticize behavior, not person
The war with Iran is over. Or is it? A memorandum signed hastily by President Trump deepens the ineptitude.
Editorial: Don’t let partisanship cloud nation’s 250th celebration
America is about more than who's president. Enjoy her 250th birthday.
Commentary: Free the hostages! Especially that woman in Omaha | Pat Beall
The stock market is held hostage to Elon Musk, a Palm Beach County commissioner's ambition is held hostage by the president, and a healthy Floridian is held hostage in Nebraska…
Letters: Property-tax cut for rich | Foreign aid protects U.S. health | Trump’s brazen corruption
Another win for the billionaires Does anyone find it interesting that after a number of the more greedy billionaires move to Florida to their exclusive, well-guarded, very expensive private island…