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Opinion By Joya Misra, Professor of Sociology & Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst Which former president pitched a Family Assistance Plan to the American people that would have …
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2/26/21
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OPINION By Amy Lauren Fairchild, Dean and Professor, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University and Ronald Bayer, Professor Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University You probably still …
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2/26/21
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By Joshua P. Nudell, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics, Westminster College Most of us take big and small risks in our lives every day. But COVID-19 has made us more aware of how we think …
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2/26/21
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From the Habitat for Humanity of Seminole County and Greater Apopka
"Help others achieve their dreams, and you will achieve yours."
- Les Brown
This month two families in the Habitat …
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2/25/21
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Opinion By Allen Brown Dogs are such wonderful pets to have around, but what happens if the dog causes harm to another individual other than its owner? First, while dogs are intelligent animals, they …
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2/25/21
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Have you ever seen a Florida panther? They’re sleek and secretive apex predators who slip around in the twilight and full dark seeking deer and hogs to eat.
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By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
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2/25/21
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Opinion
The Friday Editorial
By Reggie Connell/Managing Editor of The Apopka Voice
"Birds flying high, you know how I feel
Sun in the sky, you know how I feel
Breeze driftin' …
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2/11/21
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Opinion
By Diane Dimperio/Chair, Health Care Action Team, Florida League of Women Voters
The good news is that Florida will not have a five-billion-dollar deficit in the fiscal year that …
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2/9/21
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Opinion
By John Barton
Generational differences have always been with us, but they are getting more pronounced over time. Where our parents were perhaps accustomed to a slow and easy rhythm …
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2/3/21
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Opinion | Faith & Inspiration
By Rabbi Rick Sherwin
We began 2021 with the bright promise of COViD-19 vaccinations that will allow us back together, then we were immediately enveloped …
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1/16/21
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Opinion | Faith & Inspiration
By Rabbi Rick Sherwin
The first month of the secular year, January, takes its name from the Roman god of beginnings and endings.
Always at the …
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1/3/21
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The stories that shaped the community in a year that will never be forgotten
By any measure, 2020 was a year that will live in infamy. The pandemic saw to it. But many other events shaped Apopka …
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12/30/20
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Faith & Inspiration
By Charles Towne
Have you ever heard the song of snow? Oh, you didn't know that snow could sing? Listen, as I tell my story.
The people of the far north, known …
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12/19/20
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Opinion | Faith & Inspiration By Mike Gilland If you can, take a moment and read these two verses from Isaiah, chapter 9: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall …
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12/19/20
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Opinion | Faith & Inspiration By Mike Gilland We are in that most magical of all times of the year… Christmas. Growing up, the month of December was one that seemed to take its good ole’ time …
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12/12/20
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Opinion | Faith & Inspiration
By Charles Towne
It has been several years since I went camping in Florida’s Ocala Forest one dark night, and pitched my tent on top of a fire ant’s …
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12/12/20
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Hanukkah begins the evening of Thursday, December 10 and ends the evening of Friday, December 18
Opinion | Faith & Inspiration
By Rabbi Rick Sherwin
As a child in Religious School …
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12/9/20
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Opinion | Business
By Alejandro Carrera
With tourism contributing as much as 10% of Florida’s annual gross domestic product, it is plausible to think that the small business community in …
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12/9/20
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Opinion
By Mark Gilchrist
Floridian football fans are spoiled for choice when it comes to choosing their favorite local NFL team, especially here in Apopka, which is pretty much slap-bang …
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12/8/20
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Opinion | Faith & Inspiration By Mike Gilland I grew up on the outskirts of Evansville, Indiana. Our house was situated on a rural road, literally the last road within the city limits. We lived …
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12/5/20
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Opinion | Faith & Inspiration By Mike Gilland Thanksgiving Day has now passed, and here we are in the official Christmas season, one of my favorite times of the year. But for many, and very …
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11/28/20
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Opinion | Faith & Inspiration By Mike Gilland I came by it honestly, growing up in a home of coffee drinkers. It took a little while, but by the time that I was a young broadcaster signing on a …
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11/25/20
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Opinion
By Linda Williams
As our hair grays, faces wrinkle, and our bodies morph into their newest forms, it can be difficult to stand in front of the mirror and feel satisfied with what …
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11/22/20
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Opinion
By Linda Williams
It will take years to figure out how drastically the COVID-19 pandemic has affected our health. Every month, experts release evidence that shows COVID-19 is …
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11/22/20
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Opinion | Faith & Inspiration
By Jeremy David Engels, Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Penn State
Hands over the heart in prayer pose. A little bow of the head. A gesture …
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11/21/20
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