While the American Rescue Plan of 2021 ushered in a massive stimulus, it also disrupted the labor market for employers across the state. With an “economic impact payment” of $1,400 for individuals ($2,800 for a…

While the American Rescue Plan of 2021 ushered in a massive stimulus, it also disrupted the labor market for employers across the state. With an “economic impact payment” of $1,400 for individuals ($2,800 for a…
Newly married with our first-born, I remember the opportunity Janet and I had to bring our sweetie pie to Winter Park’s Central Park for his initial experience with an Easter-egg hunt. It was a beautiful…
The Boulder, Colo., shooting rampage once again highlighted the perennial battle over gun legislation, where one side of the aisle lines up in favor of legislation and the other side lines up in favor of…
What a day a year makes. Last March Disney’s market cap, as stocks tanked under COVID-19, bottomed out at $214 billion; one year later, as the vaccines are reopening the economy, Disney’s market cap is…
Often surrounded these days by the good, the bad and the ugly, any attention directed to Fred Rogers, who graduated from Rollins College in 1951 is a welcome breath of fresh air. Photos were released…
While I knew what Zoom was prior to the pandemic, its scalability wasn’t apparent. Once we were sequestered, Zoom became the preferred channel of communication – reinforcing what Marshall McLuhan said years ago: “The medium…
Florida voters should armor up against assaults on voting rights, with GOP legislators attempting to level the playing field by restricting voting from segments not known to lean Republican. After the “Stop the Steal” narrative…
It appears that we are living in “unprecedented” times. COVID-19, the first global pandemic since the Spanish flu 100 years ago, descended on us in 2020. We are living through “unprecedented” storms wiping out the…
I heard a plea from a local official this past week for “shots,” not “sites.” The premise is that if local governments get their vaccines, they’ll figure out how to distribute them. The City of…
One would think that the passage of 25 years should be sufficient for most of us – at least those in average adult age ranges – to have some sense of what life will look…