Opinion/Analysis
By Reggie Connell/ Managing Editor of The Apopka Voice
There are many elements to being a good leader... particularly an elected leader. Confidence, decisiveness, and …
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10/3/19
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Opinion/Analysis
By Reggie Connell/Managing Editor of The Apopka Voice
On September 18th, the City Council ratified the appointment of Sean Wylam as Fire Chief of the Apopka Fire Department …
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9/30/19
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Opinion/Analysis
By Reggie Connell/Managing Editor of The Apopka Voice
On September 18th, the City Council ratified the appointment of Sean Wylam as Fire Chief of the Apopka Fire Department …
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9/26/19
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Opinion/Analysis
By Reggie Connell/Managing Editor of The Apopka Voice
On September 18th, the City Council ratified the appointment of Sean Wylam as Fire Chief of the Apopka Fire Department …
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9/23/19
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Opinion/Analysis
By Reggie Connell/Managing Editor of The Apopka Voice
A fiscal budget is in many ways a comprehensive look at the financial state of a city. It covers everything - …
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8/7/19
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Opinion/Analysis
By Reggie Connell/ Managing Editor of The Apopka Voice
As a writer, journalist, and columnist, it's important to inform, enlighten and inspire the readers of The Apopka …
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7/12/19
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Opinion
By Reggie Connell/Publisher and Managing Editor of The Apopka Voice
What the heck is going on in Apopka?
Does the mayor want the fire chief to retire? What's the investigation …
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6/24/19
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By Reggie Connell/Managing Editor of The Apopka Voice
Apopka lost an icon this week, and the world of local journalism lost one of its trailblazers.
W.R. Mac McGuffin, former owner of The …
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6/16/19
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By Stephen M. Kuebler and Jonathan Beever/UCF Forum columnists
How often have you heard someone say: “Well, it’s not illegal!”
The statement is frequently used to justify an action …
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5/30/19
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By Edward Gitre, Virginia Tech
I can still recall the exhilaration I felt in the reading room of the National Archives in College Park, Maryland .
It was mid-April 2009. I was scrolling …
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5/27/19
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By Joseph B. Walther, University of California, Santa Barbara
A number of prominent figures have called for some sort of regulation of Facebook – including one of the company’s co-founders …
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5/24/19
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Opinion
By Reggie Connell/Managing Editor of The Apopka Voice
At the tail end of the Apopka City Council meeting last week, City Attorney Joseph K. Byrd presented a last-minute offer by …
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5/6/19
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Inspiration
By Anjella Warnshuis/UCF Forum columnist
A few weeks ago I was watching TV when I received one of those calls that you hope never to get. You know, the kind where it feels like …
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5/1/19
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The VOICE of Inspiration
By Reggie Connell/Managing Editor of The Apopka Voice
A few years ago, I worked at a sales office with about 50 employees. They were good people, mostly Christians, …
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4/20/19
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Opinion/Analysis
By Liberty Vittert, Washington University in St Louis
The legalization of marijuana has been a topic of contention and confusion for both sides of the debate.
The …
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4/9/19
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Opinion
By Jeffrey M. Fagan/2019 President, Orlando Regional REALTOR® Association
Yet again, the Florida Legislature is poised to raid the Affordable Housing Trust Funds.
Recently we …
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4/5/19
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Opinion/Analysis
By Stephen M. Kuebler and Jonathan Beever/UCF Forum columnists
Editor’s Note: The UCF Forum is a weekly series of opinion columns presented by UCF …
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3/21/19
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Opinion
Focus on the Legislature
By Karson Turner/ Florida Association of Counties (FAC) President and a Hendry County Commissioner
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks—or, so …
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2/27/19
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By Larisa Heiphetz, Columbia University
In the current polarized climate, it’s easy to find yourself in the midst of a political disagreement that morphs into a religious argument. People’s …
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1/29/19
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By Denise Badger
I have this crazy dream.
To be honest, I’ve had it for several years but I’m just getting the courage to say something, hoping in 2019 to do something, and praying this …
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1/1/19
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The Anatomy of a Landslide
Decision Apopka 2018
Opinion/Analysis
By Reggie Connell/Managing Editor of The Apopka Voice
Editor’s Note: Over 300 of you participated in The Apopka …
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1/1/19
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Decision Apopka 2018
Opinion/Analysis
By Reggie Connell/Managing Editor of The Apopka Voice
Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of articles published by The Apopka Voice in …
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12/27/18
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The Anatomy of a Landslide
Decision Apopka 2018
Opinion/Analysis
By Reggie Connell/Managing Editor of The Apopka Voice
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles …
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12/27/18
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Christmas 2018
Inspiration
By Reggie Connell/Managing Editor of Tha Apopka Voice
Editor's Note: This is an article originally written on Veteran's Day 2016, but its moral still applies …
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12/24/18
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By Peter C. Mancall, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences and first published on theconversation.com.
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11/22/18
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