Opinion

CAPITOL COLUMN: How voters can "Fend off the ever-rising wave of partisan swill gushing from their televisions, filling mail boxes and popping up on social media pages as summer turns to fall.""

CAPITOL COLUMN: How voters can "Fend off the ever-rising wave of partisan swill gushing from their televisions, filling mail boxes and popping up on social media pages as summer turns to fall.""

CAPITOL COLUMN: Brace yourself, here comes the campaign sludge

Bill Cotterell
Friday, August 30, 2024
Politicians lie more between the party primaries in August and the general election in November than at any other time.Or, more precisely, lies are told on their behalf. That way, they can keep their hands clean and pretend to run on issues, not personalities.
Michael Leach is a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) and the Public Relations Officer at Drug Rehab Services (DRS).

Michael Leach is a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) and the Public Relations Officer at Drug Rehab Services (DRS).

GUEST EDITORIAL -- Overdose awareness campaigns important in every community

Michael Leach
Friday, August 30, 2024
International Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 31, is the most extensive annual campaign to end overdose. The campaign raises awareness of overdose, which has impacted every community. Too many families have lost loved ones, but this campaign and others like it can save lives.
AS I SEE IT -- Mobility Fee hike will spell economic disaster

AS I SEE IT -- Mobility Fee hike will spell economic disaster

AS I SEE IT—Mobility Fee hike will spell economic disaster

Art Otero
Friday, August 9, 2024
Note: The Osceola County Commission is scheduled to take up the topic of Mobility Fee increases at its Aug. 19 meeting at 5:30 p.m.Nurses, teachers, firefighters, and law enforcement are the backbone of our community. However, a proposal by the Osceola County Commission and the St.
Even more important than school supplies may be making sure your child is feeling emotionally and mentally ready to start the school year.

Even more important than school supplies may be making sure your child is feeling emotionally and mentally ready to start the school year.

GUEST EDITORIAL—Help kids prepare emotionally and mentally for the new school year

Dr. Danielle Madril
Friday, August 9, 2024
Families are now busy checking off those back-to-school lists, including making sure their students have the right pencils, notebooks, and backpack. But even more important than school supplies may be making sure your child is feeling emotionally and mentally ready to start the school year.
Letter the Editor -- Aug. 9, 2024

Letter the Editor -- Aug. 9, 2024

LETTER TO THE EDITOR—Supporting the SAFE Act

News Staff
Friday, August 9, 2024
 Supporting the SAFE ActDear Editor:As a physical therapist treating patients in Kissimmee, I see the harmful effects falls have on our nation’s older population every day —from prolonged pain to hospitalizations, even death.
President Ronald Reagan waves moments before he was shot in 1981 by John Hinckley. PHOTO/ RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM VIA NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

President Ronald Reagan waves moments before he was shot in 1981 by John Hinckley. PHOTO/ RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM VIA NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

GUEST EDITORIAL -- Trump shooting: sense and logic don't apply

Bill Cotterell
Friday, July 26, 2024
It’s probably human nature to seek logical, sensible explanations for shocking, inexplicable events.Maybe it’s the idea that if we can understand the things we fear, things that make no sense, we can somehow prevent them.
Ken Jackson, then a reporter, working feverishly hard — until spotted by photographer Rob Herbert — at the Hillary Clinton rally at Osceola Heritage Park during the 2016 election. Note the red shirt at a "blue" rally. FILE PHOTO

Ken Jackson, then a reporter, working feverishly hard — until spotted by photographer Rob Herbert — at the Hillary Clinton rally at Osceola Heritage Park during the 2016 election. Note the red shirt at a "blue" rally. FILE PHOTO

Attending a rally is largely safe- at least it should be

Ken Jackson
Thursday, July 18, 2024
If you watch or read any amount of news that’s more than “none”, you see the reports from political rallies all the time. It’s commonplace, especially in an election year … “Oh yeah, <CANDIDATE> spoke in <CITY> at <LOCATION> to talk about <CANDIDACY>.
St. Cloud Chamber CEO Dirk Webb: let's keep Politics in the Barn “Florida Politics the way you like it… informative and fun." The way it should be.

St. Cloud Chamber CEO Dirk Webb: let's keep Politics in the Barn “Florida Politics the way you like it… informative and fun." The way it should be.

Message to those attending Politics in the Barn

Dirk Webb
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Politics in America has always been something that ignites the passion in us. From the late 18th Century on, our issues, disagreements and rhetoric have provided quotes that our children and grandchildren read in their history books.
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