Opinion

Derrick Chubbs is President and CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida (SHFBCF). As the region’s largest emergency food provider, Second Harvest secures and distributes enough food for 300,000 meals a day to more than 870 local nonprofit feeding partners.

Derrick Chubbs is President and CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida (SHFBCF). As the region’s largest emergency food provider, Second Harvest secures and distributes enough food for 300,000 meals a day to more than 870 local nonprofit feeding partners.

GUEST EDITORIAL — Halting funding relief will take millions of meals off the table

Derrick Chubbs
Friday, May 16, 2025
For years, the bipartisan approach to hunger relief has been straightforward and sensible: Get food to American families and support American farmers who produce it. This solution has not only been a lifeline for millions of people, it has also been a cornerstone of local aid and economic stability.
Sen. Corey Simon, R-Tallahassee, is sponsoring a bill about removing information from the internet. (Photo/Colin Hackley)

Sen. Corey Simon, R-Tallahassee, is sponsoring a bill about removing information from the internet. (Photo/Colin Hackley)

CAPITOL COLUMN — Internet dreck not easy to solve

Bill Cotterell
Friday, April 25, 2025
Did you hear about ABC cancelling “The View” for its chronic liberal bias? Or maybe the panelists are being replaced with conservatives.
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.We’ve noted, a few times in the past few weeks, how important it is to understand an opposing point...
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.
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