For years it was argued that voting between the two presidential political opponents made no difference since they ultimately looked alike. Trump’s and Biden’s tempestuous campaigns through Florida this past week make that old adage…
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Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: SPACE BUSINESS BOOMING
In the midst of a pandemic, space exploration has been exploding. NASA, in partnership with the private sector, is intent on landing a beachhead on the moon with a sustainable outpost by 2024, a project…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: DEBATE TRUTHS
Listening to the presidential debate the other night reminded me of listening to a well-known speaker years ago, one of the few times I came face to face with a true narcissist. He was a…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: MOODY AND BONDI
I was wondering whether current Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody is actually former Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi reborn. Pam Bondi refused to investigate Trump when he had clearly been found elsewhere to have violated…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: FEDERALIST SOCIETY
The Federalist Society is on a roll. After a well-publicized but unsuccessful attempt on the part of Gov. Ron DeSantis to install fellow Federalist Society member Judge Renatha Francis to the Florida Supreme Court, his…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: PRESIDENTIAL POLLS
This year’s polling for the presidential election in Florida will have to factor in, as never before, the influence of early and absentee voting on election results. While Florida Atlantic University’s most recent poll showed…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
In an era when autonomous vehicle transportation for cars and trucks is inevitable, the merger of locally operated Luminar Technologies with Nasdaq-listed Gores Metropoulos is noteworthy. Luminar, through the vision of CEO Austin Russell, CTO…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: SANDY SHUGART
Listening to the announcement that Valencia President Sandy Shugart was going to be retiring was somewhat of a wake-up call. Some 15 years ago, I heard Sandy address an EDC Leadership Conference. I had the…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: SENIOR LIVING
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….
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: BODY CAMERAS
Winter Park Police Chief Michael Deal’s action in fully equipping his police department with body cameras, once the city had approved the budget for them, reflects a welcome sign of the times for law enforcement….