Opinion

GUEST EDITORIAL -- What should be the solution to book banning?

GUEST EDITORIAL -- What should be the solution to book banning?

GUEST EDITORIAL -- What should be the solution to book banning?

News Staff
Thursday, April 24, 2025
By Angelixa Montijo VazquezSince high school graduation, I’ve read books to expand my mind—one of them being the Bible. But recently, I’ve learned that it was one of the thousands of challenged books last year in Florida.
Per the author, a Concept, Feasibility and Mobility Study concluded the Poinciana Parkway project “will be disruptive to the environment, existing agricultural land uses, and the Poinciana community.”

Per the author, a Concept, Feasibility and Mobility Study concluded the Poinciana Parkway project “will be disruptive to the environment, existing agricultural land uses, and the Poinciana community.”

AS I SEE IT — A timeline of neglect on Cypress Parkway

Carol Kirsch
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Since 2008, according to Osceola County’s Roadway Network Capacity Report, Poinciana has had its main road, Cypress Parkway, at Level of Service grades of 8 Cs, 2 Ds, 4 Fs, 2 ungraded, and the most recent (2024) a B. Doverplum Avenue has been a Level F since 2000.
This editorial, which originally appeared in the Orlando Sentinel, is part of a collaborative initiative of independent local news outlets working towards a more informed and engaged Central Florida.

This editorial, which originally appeared in the Orlando Sentinel, is part of a collaborative initiative of independent local news outlets working towards a more informed and engaged Central Florida.

OUR WORD -- Leaders, please don't extinguish hopes for homeless facility

News Staff
Friday, April 4, 2025
This editorial, which originally appeared in the Orlando Sentinel, is part of a collaborative initiative of independent local news outlets working towards a more informed and engaged Central Florida.
Letters to the Editor -- Feb. 14, 2025

Letters to the Editor -- Feb. 14, 2025

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Under the bus

News Staff
Friday, February 14, 2025
Dear Editor:Here we are looking like fools as SCAR leadership drives a big ugly bus over all of us. After meeting with the planners at Central Florida Expressway Authority who showered her with praise and acclimations, its leader announced the new plan to be as proper as could be asked for.
Letter to the Editor — Jan. 20, 2025

Letter to the Editor — Jan. 20, 2025

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Jan. 30, 2025

News Staff
Friday, January 31, 2025
Our police are not ICEDear Editor,My grandparents came through Ellis Island legally. Yes, I support immigration control. Even the MS St. Louis was turned away due to immigration laws of the time. What I do not support is asking (or in Gov.
It was hard to ignore that the wealthy are sharing a more prominent place in American government when President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony showcased some of the richest people in the world as guests.

It was hard to ignore that the wealthy are sharing a more prominent place in American government when President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony showcased some of the richest people in the world as guests.

GUEST EDITORIAL — Warnings about oligarchy not new

Jose-antonio Orosco
Friday, January 31, 2025
In his last speech to the nation, President Joe Biden warned of a growing oligarchy in American politics, pointing the finger particularly at the “tech industrial complex.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Jan. 16, 2025

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Jan. 16, 2025

LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Sign issues in St. Cloud

News Staff
Friday, January 17, 2025
Dear Editor:A News-Gazette article by Ken Jackson (“Osceola to launch school zone traffic safety program in ’25,” Dec. 12) discussed traffic safety for students. The topic focused on the law allowing the use of speed cameras in school zones to help protect students.
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