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FCC's landline shutdown prioritizes profit over people
Dear Editor:
It has come to my attention that the FCC has passed a deregulation (https://www.fcc.
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Raising awareness for skin cancer prevention
Jacklyn Dougherty
My grandfather, who I call Poppy, was diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer. My search for a cure to heal my Poppy, has become my passion to bring awareness to others about the disease known as skin cancer.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Letter to the Editor — Kindness denied
News Staff
Dear Editor:
JoAnn Colonna’s letter (April 6) attacking Dr. Jonathan Klate’s description of kindness (“Wokeness = Kindess, March 30) probably wouldn’t have been written but for Dr. Klate’s use of the term “woke”. That word has been adopted by (Gov.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Kerri Stephen is the Executive Director for Healthy Start Osceola, which is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health and well-being of pregnant women, babies and families. She provided thoughts this Mother's Day weekend.
VIEWPOINT — Mother’s Day reflections
Kerri Stephen
Being a mother is hard. Motherhood can be one of the best and most rewarding jobs in the world, but can also be filled with its fair share of highs and lows, triumphs and failures. From the moment a pregnancy is announced, it’s easy to be quick to share words of congratulations.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
A moment with Mary — anniversary reflections
Mary Downey
Hope Partnership is the culmination of hard work, perseverance, and more than a few tears. My team has worked tirelessly over the past ten years to reduce homelessness in our community, and though we may not be there yet, just imagine how far we’ve come.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Metro creative/ Guest editorial — Losing mental health access to school counselors threatens students
Losing mental health access to school counselors threatens students
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By Dr. Robert Pincus and Dr. Erik M. Hines
The Florida Department of Education has proposed new statewide standards that eliminate Osceola County school counselors from providing most mental health services that they are currently delivering.
Friday, April 14, 2023
Letters to the Editor — April 6, 2023
News Staff
Wokeness = Kindness? Maybe in Massachusetts
Dear Editor:
I am writing in regard to Dr. Jonathan Klate’s Guest Editorial titled “Wokeness = Kindness” (March 30). My reason is to let your readers know that the editorial is a reprint of an article written by Dr.
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Experts issue grim climate change warning
News Staff
Dear Editor:
On March 20, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its latest assessment on climate change, drawing on the findings of hundreds of scientists throughout the world.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Peg Cornwell is the board chair for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, and Associate to the President for College and Community Relations at Rollins College.
The power we all have to fight hunger
Peg Cornwell
The number $138 million caught my attention when, seven years ago, I heard about a group of graduate business students at Rollins College researching the local economic impact of Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
GUEST EDITORIAL: Wokeness = Kindness
Jonathan Klate
“Wokeness” is what folks on the political right love to declare themselves as being against these days. But, what is it, really, that they oppose?
The term “woke” was derived from African American Vernacular English meaning, “alertness to racial prejudice.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023