Opinion

This week's guest columnist makes his case that raising Florida’s homestead exemption would provide meaningful tax relief to permanent residents while forcing municipalities and counties to take a more disciplined approach to government spending.

This week's guest columnist makes his case that raising Florida’s homestead exemption would provide meaningful tax relief to permanent residents while forcing municipalities and counties to take a more disciplined approach to government spending.

GUEST COLUMNIST — Providing Floridians meaningful tax relief

John Kalish
Friday, July 24, 2026
Florida homeowners are facing a growing affordability crisis. Insurance premiums have increased, association fees are climbing, maintenance and construction costs remain high, and the everyday cost of living continues to strain household budgets.
Sean M. Cleary founded The Law Offices of Sean M. Cleary P.A., a law firm that represents victims in personal injury cases, including those involving DUI-related crashes.

Sean M. Cleary founded The Law Offices of Sean M. Cleary P.A., a law firm that represents victims in personal injury cases, including those involving DUI-related crashes.

GUEST COLUMNIST: Florida’s DUI crisis—prevention must outpace punishment

Sean M. Cleary
Friday, July 10, 2026
Getting behind the wheel after drinking can turn an ordinary drive into a serious danger for everyone on the road. The consequences range from fines after a routine traffic stop to arrests, injuries, and potentially loss of life.
(Submitted Photo/Monique Rodriguez)

(Submitted Photo/Monique Rodriguez)

GUEST EDITORIAL: The Never Bored Lifestyle

Monique Rodriguez
Friday, June 26, 2026
It started right in my own backyard in Poinciana. One afternoon I looked up and saw two White Ibises soaring through dramatic clouds. I grabbed my camera, snapped the photo, and felt that familiar spark of wonder. No expensive trip required.
Currently, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, along with private groups, is stridently working to recover remains, literally across the world, from all our wars after World War I.

Currently, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, along with private groups, is stridently working to recover remains, literally across the world, from all our wars after World War I.

GUEST EDITORIAL -- Bring “Home” these World War I MIAs for Memorial Day 2027

Terry Lloyd
Friday, May 22, 2026
As we observe Memorial Day 2026, strident efforts continue to identify our military members missing in action from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Southwest Asia. Yet, no one is officially able to recover the over 4,400 American “Doughboys” missing in action from World War I.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — May 8, 2026

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — May 8, 2026

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — May 8, 2026

News Staff
Friday, May 8, 2026
Proud of community’s crisis coordinationDear Editor:As the CEO of Hope Partnership and a faith leader who has spent the past 15 years walking alongside neighbors experiencing homelessness in Osceola County, I have seen how quickly a housing crisis becomes a health crisis.
The Chief of the Edgewood Police Department says significantly heavy semi-trucks add to the mix of congested traffic in Central Florida.

The Chief of the Edgewood Police Department says significantly heavy semi-trucks add to the mix of congested traffic in Central Florida.

Heavier trucks don’t belong on our roads

News Staff
Thursday, May 7, 2026
By Dean DeSchryverAnyone who has driven through Central Florida knows this feeling: traffic slows to a crawl. Tempers get short, and people start cutting each other off. Add a sudden rainstorm or a minor crash, and then everything can come to a standstill.
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