Since the week I began taking our oldest son Jordan (now graduating from law school) to Pre-K, our weekly routine included a Friday morning stopover at Panera for bagels and cream cheese. That routine continued…
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Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: STEP UP, DESANTIS
Having experienced first-hand the extraordinary leadership former Gov. Rick Scott provided the senior living industry during Hurricane Irma, I am mystified at the posture our current governor is taking. Rick Scott attended calls personally, was…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: RESPITE
As we begin to shelter in place, and the world shuts down around us, I am finding some solace in the opportunity to spend more time at home. We go to sleep when we’re tired;…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: FEAR ITSELF
As we continue to absorb self-serving political ramblings and media coverage on coronavirus, especially this past Thursday, the day the earth stood still. In response to bad news everywhere, even engulfing beloved Tom Hanks and…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: POLITICAL APATHY
At what point does human apathy define politics? Apparently, Republican Senator Rob Bradley, as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, had such a busy agenda that he wasn’t even prepared to meet first-grader Kaia Rolle…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: AN ADULT WEEK
Coronavirus is spreading across the country. Fourteen more deaths were reported in the U.S. Tennessee was hit by a devastating and deadly storm. And the Supreme Court is overseeing more Trump-related lawsuits than ever for…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: BILLIONAIRE ABUSE
In watching the Democratic debate in Las Vegas, it was not difficult to notice that the word “billionaire” has achieved secondary meaning for Democratic candidates, rivaling “criminal,” “evildoer,” “miscreant,” and even worse. Apparently, an individual…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: FATTMERCHANT
Kudos go to Fattmerchant co-founders, Suneera Madhani and Sal Rehmetullah, whose downtown Orlando fintech firm has been recognized by both U.S. News & World Report and Forbes — the first awarded its top rating for…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: SEAWORLD SETTLEMENT
While the legal context of the lawsuit SeaWorld settled was that former executives at SeaWorld had violated securities laws and hurt investors by denying the negative impact of the “Blackfish” documentary even though they knew…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: NETFLIX RISING
Ricky Gervais, at the Golden Globe Awards, said, “No one cares about movies anymore … everyone is watching Netflix. This show should just be me coming out saying, ‘Well done Netflix, you win everything!’” Netflix,…