Last week, the Florida Senate passed a bill 24-15 that has been criticized by distributed solar advocates as an attempt to gut rooftop solar in the state.
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By Tracey Comazzi, student at the Hamilton Holt School, Rollins College
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3/21/22
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The swap includes the 51-acre parcel on Kelly Park Road called the Gopher Tortoise Conservation Area. Except, unlike a proclamation for Gopher Tortoise Day, the 51-acres is under a conservation easement with the FWC FOREVER.
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King believed that racism in America meant we weren't living up to our own ideals. At the very core of the Declaration of Independence and at the center of American life was the belief that “all men are created equal.”
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By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor
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1/19/22
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The tragedy of segregation, Jim Crow, low-paying jobs, and lack of opportunity demands the best answer possible for South Apopka. Residents deserve equitable government services and equal opportunities.
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By Christine Moore, Orange County Commissioner/District 2
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1/5/22
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With the qualifying week for the 2022 Apopka elections fast approaching, and election day only 78 days out, only five candidates are running for the four seats up for grabs in 2022.
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By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor
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12/19/21
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Opinion
By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
I grew up playing on the beaches near Pensacola — splashing in the surf, collecting shells, building sandcastles. To me, those shimmering white …
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10/24/21
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Editor's Note: Chuck Carnesale, the former Apopka Fire Chief from 2016-2019, sent The Apopka Voice a letter to the editor clarifying his opinion on the two-person squad trucks used by the AFD during …
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10/21/21
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Editor's Note: After reading Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson's remarks in The Apopka Voice about the Apopka Fire Department, its two-person staffing fire of apparatus, two-person squads, and the motives of …
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10/20/21
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Opinion
By Marc Gusev
Mortgage rates in Florida, much as you’d expect anywhere else on the coast, are fluctuating. But why is this? It’s all to do with a perfect storm of global and …
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10/20/21
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Opinion
By Cindy Cummings
Florida has always been a place where veterans come to settle. USA Today reports that the state ranks third in the national rankings, with 1.44 million veterans …
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10/18/21
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