When Gov. Ron DeSantis opened up the state on May 29, he did so with virtually no controls in place and cases soared. This week, the governor opened up senior-living facilities, again with minimal restrictions….
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Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: ALTERNATIVE REALITY
The schism between reality and what Kellyanne Conway once called, “alternative facts,” has been prolific in this administration, but the Republican National Convention takes the cake. Across the country, 180,000 Americans have died from COVID-19,…
Orlando Sentinel: History should have taught us lessons on pandemic
As the news spread across the country that Sheriff Billy Woods of Marion County had issued an order prohibiting any of his employees, as well as any public citizens entering the Sheriff’s Office, from wearing…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: DEMS’ MAIL-IN EDGE
Early results in Central Florida appear to be playing out Republicans’ worst fears that the ease of mail-in voting, combined with President Trump’s waffling positions on its reliability, favor Democrats. When counting with just a…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: TRUMP APPROVES
It is with massive relief that Florida has been blessed this week with The Donald’s imprimatur, bestowing his approval of Florida’s mail-in absentee ballot system. Apparently, the president is relatively comfortable that the system has…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: JURY OUT ON DESANTIS
Heckling of Gov. Ron DeSantis in recent press conferences identifies more than a difference of opinion on how to handle COVID-19. As a lawyer, my experience is that juries may not necessarily get all the…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: OPENING SCHOOLS
The debate about whether schools should open in-person continues to take on an unforgiving political tone. The issue is not, to a large extent, whether in-person education is more productive than virtual, a tenet with…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: ELECTION CENTRAL
The upcoming political free-for-all may put Florida as ground zero for the 2020 election. On the Republican side, it has been announced that Florida will host the GOP convention. And, on the Democratic side, it…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: Dawn in America
It may not be morning in America. But it’s probably not mourning either. George Floyd could be described as the face that launched a thousand ships. 158 years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: INCHING FORWARD
In the midst of an impasse between some political leaders anxious to get the economy back to work and a wary public striving to stay safe, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is striking the right…