Opinion

Rob Okun — Making “Impregnators” pay their fair share

Rob Okun — Making “Impregnators” pay their fair share

Making “Impregnators” pay their fair share

Long before a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion revealed that by summer the Roe vs. Wade decision could be overturned, only pregnant people bore the burden of pregnancy—not just physically, but also financially. “Impregnators” have always had the choice to walk away.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, Addressing County Commissioner salaries

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, Addressing County Commissioner salaries

Letter to the Editor — May 5, 2022

May is Mental Health Awareness Month Dear Editor: Today, approximately 1 out of 5 Americans is suffering with a mental health issue, and approximately 1 in 25 adults is experiencing a serious mental illness that substantially interferes with major life activities.
Autism Acceptance and Awareness Month is the ideal time to raise awareness of all aspects of the condition, including how to support siblings of a child who has autism.

Autism Acceptance and Awareness Month is the ideal time to raise awareness of all aspects of the condition, including how to support siblings of a child who has autism.

April is Autism Acceptance and Awareness Month

April is Autism Acceptance and Awareness Month, the ideal time to raise awareness of all aspects of the condition, including how to support siblings of a child who has autism. “When a child has autism, it may require a great deal of a parent’s energy, time, and focus.
ACCA parents: be frustrated at its Board

ACCA parents: be frustrated at its Board

Letter to the Editor — April 21, 2022

Dear Editor: It was a bittersweet moment as the Osceola County School Board voted April 5 to approve Superintendent Debra Pace’s recommendation to terminate the charter contract for American Classical Charter Academy in St. Cloud.
Even during the darkest days of the pandemic, mail carriers showed up to keep everything moving. PHOTO/USPS

Even during the darkest days of the pandemic, mail carriers showed up to keep everything moving. PHOTO/USPS

Postal Service Reform Act — keeping country connected

Letter carriers have always prided ourselves on showing up to work every day, no matter the weather, and getting people the goods and information they need in a timely manner, regardless of where they live, who they are, or how much money they make.
Jacky Lagrace, an Osceola High School product

Jacky Lagrace, an Osceola High School product

Patients should take active role in health with PCPs

National Public Health Week is this week, and Lifestyle Medicine Week 2022 is coming up at the end of May. It promotes health awareness on the impact an individual’s choices can have on chronic diseases.
From the Editor — Ken Jackson's nine months back at the News-Gazette have felt like nine days.

From the Editor — Ken Jackson's nine months back at the News-Gazette have felt like nine days.

Time flies when you’re having fun putting the good word out

It’s been nine months since I took over the editorial content of this paper, its website and social media sites (www.Aroundosceola.com, Facebook.com/osceola newsgazette, Twitter @AroundOsceola and @OsceolaSports, if I need to tell you). It’s felt like nine days.
Letters to the Editor — March 31, 2022

Letters to the Editor — March 31, 2022

Letters to the Editor — March 31, 2022

School Board member questions county’s free tuition grant Dear Editor: As the only elected official I know who came out, not against the scholarships, but against the County Commission for this, I am going to write a rebuttal.