Editorial: Candidate qualifying reflects an urge to serve the community
A bumper crop of candidates turned up for city and county races across Central Florida, meaning more chances for voters to decide the future of their communities.
Commentary: Do your part by bringing your own cups, utensils to restaurants
Multi-use personal beverage containers like coffee mugs, water bottles and drink cups are legally allowed to be filled by the customer at self-service fountain stations and by the server or…
Maxwell: Hugs for Orlando arts scene. Slugs for FPL and Florida debate-dodgers
Maxwell: Hugs for fewer pedestrian deaths in Orlando and big news on Central Florida's arts scene. Slugs for debate-dodgers, FPL and property-tax problems.
Commentary: Welcome the stranger
This week (June 15-21), World Refugee Week, established by the United Nations, recognizes the right to seek safety and celebrates refugees’ strength and resilience.
Letters: UFC’s toxic masculinity | A vote for remote work | Recalling Reagan’s civility
Americans should be appalled by the message the White House UFC spectacle sends to the world: only men are strong enough to rule, might makes right and soft power is…
Maxwell: Florida’s 2026 ballot is packed, confusing. But there’s help.
Scott Maxwell: This 2026 ballots will be packed in Florida with 28 candidates for governor, 33 candidates for Orange County commissioner and some complex amendments. But there are some good…
Editorial: Don’t sleep on primary races, especially in Florida
The Editorial Boards survey the political landscape as the primary election ballot takes shape.
Letters: Treasure Orlando history | OUC should control energy future | The end of work-from-home
As the former chair of Orlando’s Historic Preservation Board writes, once a historic building is gone, we can never get it back.
Commentary: Ten years after Pulse, honor those we lost with action
To mark 10 years since Pulse, an Equality Florida leader writes, "I hope we do more than remember their names. I hope we honor their lives by finding our own…
Editorial: Was Candidatepalooza 2026 in DeSantis’ plan?
There is one true thing about elections, year in and year out: Expect the unexpected. It doesn’t matter how experienced you are. How many times you’ve voted; how many campaigns…