Opinion
By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor
I have heard lots of debates about taxes. There are few subjects that create more passion. Some people want low taxes, while others prefer …
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7/26/21
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During the pandemic, many of the families seeking help were facing hunger for the first time Opinion By Dave Krepcho “Just because I have a car doesn’t mean I have enough money to buy food.” …
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7/18/21
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If you agree with opinion below, email the refuge your comments before the end of this week to Floridapanther@fws.gov . The cutoff was supposed to be Tuesday but they’ll accept them for a few more …
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7/8/21
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Opinion
By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor
The mission of The Apopka Voice is to engage, inform, and make a difference in the community. We want to tell the story of Apopka - all of Apopka. …
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6/27/21
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Opinion
By Samuel Davis Jr., General Manager & CEO of the LANGD
Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 919 into law – preventing local governments from banning fuel …
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6/27/21
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By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor
When it existed, the Rock Springs Ridge Golf Course gave golfers all they could handle. Depending on the 18 holes you played, it stretched out to over 7,100 …
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5/6/21
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Opinion | Faith & Inspiration By Anthony D. Baker, Professor of Systematic Theology, Seminary of the Southwest William Shakespeare’s role as a religious guide is not an obvious one. While the …
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4/24/21
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Opinion | Faith & Inspiration By Pushpa Iyer, Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution and Director of the Center for Conflict Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies It is …
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4/17/21
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Throughout the pandemic, nursing homes have been in the headlines as places with uncontrolled COVID-19 cases and social isolation, which research shows can worsen people’s health.
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By Bianca Frogner, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, and Director of the Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington
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4/14/21
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Apopka Elections 2022
By Reggie Connell/Managing Editor of The Apopka Voice
To no one's surprise, Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson confirmed last week that he is running for a second term. Nelson …
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3/30/21
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By Linda Williams
The impacts of COVID-19 have hit the travel industry hard. While the country slowly starts to open up, the future of travel is still unclear. And while leisure travelers may be …
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3/28/21
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By Laura Mizrahi Having a night in with friends is often just as much fun as having a night out, for different reasons. At the end of the day, what constitutes a successful night is often about who …
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3/25/21
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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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