Opinion

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.
Mistakes are nothing new in the news media, but the industry now has a major trust problem. PHOTO/Harry S. Truman Library & Museum

Mistakes are nothing new in the news media, but the industry now has a major trust problem. PHOTO/Harry S. Truman Library & Museum

CAPITOL COLUMN — Media need to look in the mirror

Bill Cotterell
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
During the tranquil, contemplative days at the end of each year and the start of another, editorial writers and network commentators pause and take a long look at events shaping our lives.
James "Jimmy" Carter PHOTO/THE CARTER CENTER

James "Jimmy" Carter PHOTO/THE CARTER CENTER

CAPITOL COLUMN — Jimmy Carter did it his way

Bill Cotterell
Thursday, January 2, 2025
When tempted to make political predictions, I always think of President Jimmy Carter. During an off-the-record social occasion at the Georgia governor’s mansion a half-century ago, Carter asked a few reporters what we thought of his candidacy for president.
As we put a bow on 2024 and move excitedly on to ’25, here is a short list of hopes, wishes and prayers for you in the coming year.

As we put a bow on 2024 and move excitedly on to ’25, here is a short list of hopes, wishes and prayers for you in the coming year.

Wishes and prayers for 2025's arrival

Dirk Webb
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
It seems like last week that I wrote to you about the previous year. Is it me or does time seem to go faster and faster?As we put a bow on 2024 and move excitedly on to ’25, here is a short list of hopes, wishes and prayers for you in the coming year.May you sing, “Let it Go!
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