The rest of a very sad story at New College | Editorial
A recent New York Times story painted a rosy picture at Florida's New College in...
Editorials
A smaller bear slaughter. Tell us more, FWC | Editorial
For this year's bear hunt, which wrapped up Sunday, Florida officials learned all the wrong...
Rebuilding Broward schools, one step at a time | Editorial
After back-to-back fiascoes, the resignation of a top Broward County school administrator is a small...
Fighting again for access to public records | Editorial
Once again, the state is refusing to turn over public records. And once again, a...
Trump tramples on a cherished monument | Editorial
Renaming the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after himself is the most obvious example...
A breach of trust imperils Broward schools | Editorial
Two more embarrassing high-level controversies in Broward County Public Schools underscore the need for major...
Ineptitude keeps Epstein front and center | Editorial
The Epstein scandal isn't going away, and that's partially due to the Trump administration's incompetence...
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus | Editorial
One of the most famous letters to the editor ever published was written by an...
The DeSantis Court, and how it got that way | Editorial
Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon appoint a sixth state supreme court justice. No other governor...
A badly misguided honor for Charlie Kirk | Editorial
Not content to propose renaming numerous streets throughout Florida for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk,...
Deregulation bill needs to die quickly | Editorial
The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board agrees with broad segments of the Florida business community that...
Trump’s vile words prove Reiner was right | Editorial
Trump's rant that Rob Reiner had been murdered due to "TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME" shows that...
Pure persistence scores big in Fort Lauderdale | Editorial
The Editorial Board salutes the people of Fort Lauderdale whose determination forced the city to...
Such a contrast: Gore’s concession, Trump’s obsession | Editorial
On the 25th anniversary of Al Gore's concession speech in the 2000 election, the Trump...
‘A shot in the arm’ for Democrats, or much more? | Editorial
Miami’s mayoral election was a good night for the Democratic Party, but the real measure...
DeSantis must answer for illicitly diverting millions | Editorial
An explosive investigation by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times shows Gov. Ron DeSantis...
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is a DeSantis disgrace | Editorial
Separate reports by human rights groups have found horrific abuse at both "Alligator Alcatraz" and...
A penny for your … well, your pennies | Editorial
A eulogy for the humble penny, and what its end could mean.
Hunting for waste, Florida’s CFO uses bad math | Editorial
It has become a predictable game: Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia sweeps into some...
Surprise tax windfalls lay bare a Broward battle | Editorial
Until this year, Broward County collected its own taxes without an independently elected tax collector....
Death at sea and Trump’s circle of denial | Editorial
The Defense Department's own Law of War Manual says that orders to fire on the...
A radically new City Hall: What do you think?
The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board is doing what the city of Fort Lauderdale should have,...
They served their country and died on death row | Editorial
Florida has sentenced 117 veterans to death, the most of any state. It has executed...
It’s dying time again for Florida’s black bears | Editorial
Barring a last-minute miracle, Florida’s black bears will be in the crosshairs of hunters come...
An urgent wake-up call to study Trump’s health | Editorial
After his own attacks on the fitness of opponents Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, Trump's...
A swindle, scam and sellout of FPL’s customers | Editorial
When the state official tasked with representing utility consumers tried to submit a proposal on...
No need to rush into a pricey new City Hall | Editorial
In choosing a developer for its new city hall, Fort Lauderdale should keep to a...
Make your voice heard in Tallahassee | Editorial
With the start of the next legislative session a few weeks away, the Sun Sentinel...
Restoring respect for the rules in Florida | Editorial
A long-overdue overhaul of the state's public records law, spearheaded by Pensacola Republican state Rep....
Trump repeatedly disgraces America | Editorial
From calling for the execution of members of Congress to presenting a Russian peace plan...
Teaching standards, hijacked by the right | Editorial
The state of Florida's revised high school social studies standards obsess about the supposed threat...
Florida’s needless abuse of Planned Parenthood | Editorial
Upon his appointment by Gov. DeSantis as attorney general, James Uthmeier promised "No empty rhetoric....
A congresswoman’s career may be crumbling | Editorial
Being indicted for pocketing federal funds meant for COVID relief is a bad look for...
Our dying coral reefs threaten our future | Editorial
Our dead and dying coral reefs are a wake-up call for Florida and the world...
Doubts about a new perk for pregnant women | Editorial
A new state law gives pregnant women the right to a temporary handicapped parking tag,...
Another miscarriage of justice in Broward | Editorial
In the interest of justice, Tavares Hutchinson, released from prison after a sentence reduction for...
Don’t let Florida teens buy long guns again | Editorial
As it did last year, the Florida House of Representatives will likely vote to lower...
Reinstate three muzzled FAU professors | Editorial
None of the three FAU professors put on administrative leave for their speech after Charlie...
With Epstein files, Trump looks like a loser | Editorial
President Trump is engineering a scenario in which he publicly says he wants the Epstein...
Florida hypocrites attack Islamic schools | Editorial
It's just school choice when state money goes to private Christian schools that teach man...
R.I.P., ‘Howard from Broward’
Opinion Editor Steve Bousquet recalls a failed Broward marketing campaign from the '80s that was...
The name Broward wisely stays the same | Editorial
Sanity prevails in Broward. Only a handful of legislators saw merit in changing the county...
ICE’s chilling surveillance tool hits home here | Editorial
A little-known surveillance tool used by ICE will take your photograph and add it to...
As gay couples win reprieve, fight must continue | Editorial
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not consider a case to overturn its 2015...
Trump’s racist and cruel refugee quotas reject America’s spirit | Editorial
Lowering the amount of refugees taken in by America from 125,000 per year to 7,500,...
Take stock of shutdown’s harsh lessons | Editorial
Lessons learned from our nation's longest government shutdown.
Promote our patriots, not just on Veterans’ Day | Editorial
Florida does better than many other states at meeting veterans’ needs, but many programs are...
After a nudge, Delray gets it right | Editorial
A well-timed Sun Sentinel editorial results in a wise vote by Delray Beach city officials,...
A blue wave and a diminished Trump | Editorial
Tuesday's victories ought to be a wake-up call not only to Trump, but to a...
Leave clocks alone. Our health depends on it | Editorial
There are some economic reasons for permanent Daylight Saving Time, but the health and safety...
Many want out, but state leaders don’t get it | Editorial
An FAU poll finds almost half of Floridians are contemplating moving away due to high...
Scheme to block pot vote is unfair | Editorial
Petitioners are working overtime to return a recreational marijuana amendment to the ballot in 2026,...
Reject DeSantis’ term-limits gimmick | Editorial
Term limits seem like a good idea, but the Florida Legislature has shown us they...
A high-rise causes high drama on beach | Editorial
The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board says the city commission in Fort Lauderdale should carefully review...
How and when to vote in special election
Details on early, mail-in and Election Day voting in the special election in Palm Beach...
Building gilded ballrooms as Americans go hungry | Editorial
President Trump’s campaign promise of a better life for Americans has morphed into a $300...
Trump’s pardons reward lawlessness | Editorial
Other presidents have offered controversial pardons and commutations, but nothing comes close to the sordid...
A national treasure, bulldozed by Trump | Editorial
Even if you accept the premise that the White House needs larger event space, the...
South Florida’s next health care crisis | Editorial
The end of Biden-era subsidies for the Affordable Care Act are one of the chief...
Saving Florida bears, five bucks at a time | Editorial
The fact that more than 30,000 Floridians were upset enough about this bear hunt to...
Reject this super-bad idea in Delray Beach | Editorial
A Delray Beach city commissioner has proposed moving from three to four votes on the...
Florida property tax reforms would devastate local government | Editorial
Florida lawmakers have proposed seven constitutional amendments for the 2026 ballot slashing property taxes in...
No more money for wasteful Broward sheriff | Editorial
The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board urges Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony to reconsider his threat to...
Millions of reasons why Trump is fearful | Editorial
Back in 2010, Democrats learned a hard lesson about ignoring and mocking protesters in silly...
A Charlie Kirk Road, everywhere. Had enough? | Editorial
Charlie Kirk's killing was an affront to the freedom of speech we all hold dear,...
In Bondi case, Florida’s highest court can’t clear its lowest bar | Editorial
Attorney General Pam Bondi has prostituted the Department of Justice to Donald Trump instead of...
Trying to protect the ‘fort’ in Fort Lauderdale | Editorial
The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board urges the city of Fort Lauderdale to give great weight...
‘Schools of hope’ are also schools of profit | Editorial
Charter schools are moving into underused spaces in Broward public schools under a rigged game...
How not to win the Nobel Peace Prize | Editorial
President Trump should be praised for advancing peace in Gaza, but violations of international law...
Call off your dogs and apologize, Ingoglia | Editorial
Cost-cutting crusader and state CFO Blaise Ingoglia sent police to confront critics who mailed him...
Publix should keep guns out of its stores | Editorial
In the interest of public safety, Publix ought to reconsider its decision to allow shoppers...
A grand jury closes in on the Capitol | Editorial
A grand jury probe into the Hope Florida scandal begins next week. Attorney General James...
If Rick Scott has the answers on health care, we’re in trouble | Editorial
Florida Sen. Rick Scott went on Fox News to tout his cred as an expert...
After two years, a glimmer of hope | Editorial
Two years after the war began with Hamas terrorism, the time has never been more...
Bad Bunny backlash is so bad, it’s good | Editorial
The halftime show at next year's Super Bowl won't please everyone, but those complaining that...
A power-mad president bent on vengeance | Editorial
Congress grovels, the Supreme Court enables and President Trump runs roughshod over the Constitution. We...
Trump library deal was secretive, like him | Editorial
A $67 million giveaway to Donald Trump came with all the usual hallmarks — secrecy,...
Playing partisan games with Broward’s budget | Editorial
Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia claims rampant "waste, fraud and abuse" in Broward government. He...
Ivermectin rides again — this time in Florida’s cancer fund | Editorial
Perhaps ivermectin could use more study as a cancer treatment. But what could use grant...
Florida finds a new way to marginalize voters | Editorial
The state of Florida has found yet another way to make life difficult for voters...
A legal race to Florida’s execution chamber | Editorial
Murderer Norman Grim is set to be executed Oct. 28, but his lack of legal...
Don’t trust ‘Doctor Trump’ about Tylenol use | Editorial
The risk of taking medical advice from Donald Trump almost certainly outweighs the risk of...
Without free speech, we have nothing | Editorial
Everything from Yelp reviews to the Little Free Library on your neighborhood street corner depends...
Open carry case triggers new gun-law problem | Editorial
A court ruling allowing open carry blows open a glaring loophole in the law: The...
Florida abused him, and now wants to execute him | Editorial
At least 50 of the boys at the notorious state-run reform schools, Dozier and Okeechobee,...
Trump’s war on free speech attacks your rights as an American | Editorial
Trump's threats to take away broadcast licenses and jail protesters are threats to the very...
Trump’s big foreign policy blindspot remains Israel | Editorial
Qatar is one of our closest allies outside of NATO. The forward headquarters of U.S....
Be very wary of lofty property tax promises | Editorial
State leaders have made big promises about ending property taxes. What they really want is...
A rare chance to save open space in Lauderdale | Editorial
The inevitable collapse of an entertainment project in downtown Fort Lauderdale can be a blessing...
In radio fight, get out of court and get on the air | Editorial
The Miami-Dade School Board, which owns WLRN, has sued the nonprofit that operates the radio...
Kirk’s murder does not justify suppressing speech | Editorial
In vowing retribution and further inflaming political rhetoric, the Trump administration takes all the wrong...
A democracy under siege from within | Editorial
The extrajudicial killing of alleged drug traffickers on the high seas by the U.S. Navy,...
The deadly, daily reality of gun violence | Editorial
It's a sad coincidence that a state appeals court forced open carry in Florida the...
MAGA madness threatens a small town’s charm | Editorial
The Editorial Board agrees with many Lauderdale-by-the-Sea residents: It's a serious mistake to add President...
Byron Donalds’ dollar signs are huge warning signs | Editorial
If U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds wants to be governor, he can start by telling it...
Time to show Fort Lauderdale the money | Editorial
The end appears near for "Arts Park," the ambitious downtown Fort Lauderdale project plagued by...
Troubling Epstein questions won’t go away | Editorial
Aside from the question of who else may have sexually abused girls with Jeffrey Epstein,...
Developers wisely heed public on saving Boca | Editorial
Boca Raton's plans for a redeveloped government campus have hit a wall of opposition, but...
Deadly anti-vaccine hysteria infects Florida | Editorial
There is no immediate cure for the ignorant anti-vax quackery infecting the halls of power...
Uthmeier exploits antisemitism | Editorial
The threat of antisemitism is being cynically used as a club to quash free speech,...