For job hunters, it’s a whole new world

By Odalys Simmons   Although America continues to make progress toward a post-pandemic world, not everyone is seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. In Central Florida especially, unemployment is still elevated, and thousands of job seekers are still trying to get back in the workforce.

Affordable housing is under attack in Florida

By Donnie Martinez, OSCAR President   This is your wake-up call, Florida, and we need your help to save affordable housing.

Financial compatibility in a relationship

Are you starting a relationship or are you already in one? If you are, talking about finances is one of the most sensitive topics as well as one of the most important conversations to establish with your significant other.

A call for community

By Dr. Amanda Wilkerson Guest columnist   Osceola County is continuing to reel from video footage of a black female student slammed down on the concrete pavement as a white officer stood over and subsequently handcuffed her motionless body.

My treat bag

Dax stared at me in disbelief. I am the Treat Lady, and I had no treats. It was inexplicable. Dax is one of my regular customers. He is a young black dog with a lot of energy.

Why not?

George Bernard Shaw made those words famous. His actual quote: “You see things and you say, “Why?” But I dream things that never were… and I say, ‘Why not?’” Maybe… just maybe a little second-guessing should have been part of the decision-making process we suffered through in 2020.

The Postscript: throw out the empties

A fellow I know was grousing about the past year. His birthday was coming up and he felt, once again, that this year failed to meet his expectations.

Managing stress in children caused by the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of people around the world. Stress and anxiety are at an all time high. This pandemic hasn’t only altered the lives of adults; it has changed the lives of children as well. It has caused a great change in children’s daily routines all around the world.