Sadly, it’s not too early to discuss the 2026 governor’s race | Pat Beall
What a country! Anybody can run for governor of Florida, writes columnist Pat Beall —...
Commentary
Supreme Court clears the way for more book bans | Opinion
By refusing to hear an appeal on a lower court's decision allowing book bans in...
A community’s investment changed my life | Opinion
A local student now at UCF describes how the Community Foundation of Palm Beach and...
Private prisons are top beneficiary of immigration crackdowns | Opinion
A former assistant editor with Prison Legal News argues that the Trump administration's crackdown on...
New DIY probate rules help keep estate assets in the family | Opinion
A judge in Broward's probate division describes new rules that make it easier to handle...
One Boca project means a better, beautiful Boca Raton | Opinion
A Boca Raton resident writes in favor of a planned development on public land near...
Why insurance rates are lower yet bills are up (and what you can do) | Opinion
The CEO of a Florida property insurance company explains why some bills are rising even...
Regime change in Venezuela, then and now | Opinion
A Lake Worth Beach resident recalls her childhood at the American embassy in Venezuela as...
AI data centers could devour Florida’s energy, land and water | Opinion
After Palm Beach County zoning officials approved a 202-acre AI data center west of Wellington,...
They all said goodbye in the year 2025 | Steve Bousquet
Columnist Steve Bousquet reflects on some of those who left us in 2025.
Happy New Year, and goodbye to all that | Pat Beall
Columnist Pat Beall says goodbye to 2025, a year when the rapacious greed, fat-injected lips...
Don’t mistake HUD’s rollback for freedom from fair-housing law | Opinion
A lawyer in the Becker law firm's community association practice writes that HUD's ending its...
Questionnaire: Laura Ann Levites, Democratic candidate for House District 87
Completed questionnaire for Laura Ann Levites, Democratic candidate for House District 87.
Questionnaire: Emily Gregory, Democratic candidate for House District 87
Completed questionnaire for Emily Gregory, Democratic candidate for House District 87.
Questionnaire: Jon Maples, Republican candidate for House District 87
Completed questionnaire for Jon Maples, Republican candidate for House District 87.
Questionnaire: Gretchen L. Miller Feng, Republican candidate for House District 87
Completed questionnaire for Gretchen L. Miller Feng, Republican candidate for House District 87.
Nobel-winning economists have a timely lesson for Congress | Opinion
Retired federal appellate Judge Paul R. Michel writes that recent Noble Prize winners' work on...
One font size does not fit all | Opinion
After fruitless calls to lawmakers and other leaders to require larger print menus, Cooper City's...
On returning to South Florida, towing scam reminds us why we left | Opinion
Having moved to North Carolina for retirement, David Klein and his family were excited to...
Save Obamacare subsidies: Just call them Trumpcare | Opinion
Return the COVID-era subsidies that expire at the end of 2025 and just call them...
City Hall redesign needs more public input | Opinion
Now that the Fort Lauderdale City Commission has picked a private partner to develop a...
What Florida’s bears might be thinking | Opinion
Former Florida Bar President Hank Coxe wonders what the bears might be thinking as humans...
‘Chip!’ peeks over the political horizon | Steve Bousquet
Columnist Steve Bousquet takes the measure of Rep. Chip LaMarca's political career in Broward, and...
Who’s getting coal in the stockings this year? All of us | Pat Beall
Columnist Pat Beall runs down the naughty list and finds it is very long indeed....
A flicker of light in the darkness: remembering Dozier | Opinion
Ray Watford spent Christmas of 1967 in Florida's Dozier School for Boys, where he suffered...
Deep-sea mining cannot ignore environmental concerns | Opinion
A deep-sea ecologist writes that the United States' new rush to allow deep-sea mining raises...
Air taxis are no solution to Broward’s traffic woes | Opinion
A local advocate for public transportation was piqued by a recent story on a proposed...
In the Caribbean, Trump and Hegseth are waging the wrong war | Opinion
U.S. Coast Guard veteran and congressional candidate James Martin writes that, regardless of their legality,...
After Bondi Beach attack, our light will not be dimmed | Opinion
The editor of the Jewish Journal writes that celebrations across South Florida and the country...
Will incinerator snuff out Miami-Dade’s composting breakthrough? | Opinion
The president of the Florida Green Schools PTSA writes that Miami-Dade's approval of grants to...
Standing up for Florida means opposing all offshore drilling | Opinion
Florida Republicans commendably stood against President Trump's plan to open the eastern Gulf to oil...
Finding hope and help amid holiday season blues | Opinion
For many of us, the holiday season is a joyous occasion, but for some, the...
Her ties to ‘Alcatraz’ are no problem after all | Steve Bousquet
Columnist Steve Bousquet explores the Florida Senate's narrow support for a high-level state appointee who's...
Affordability is whatever Trump says it is | Pat Beall
Like Biden before him, writes columnist Pat Beall, Trump has journeyed to the Valley of...
Court ruling leaves independent journalists unprotected | Opinion
A recent court ruling found that a YouTuber isn't covered by state law preventing reporters...
Maxwell: Florida education chief trashes public schools, ignores voucher school disasters
Florida's new education chief got booed after trashing public schools while ignoring failures and even...
Finding common ground on Heritage Foundation education declaration | Opinion
After Florida became the first state to sign on to the Heritage Foundation's Phoenix Declaration...
Screening your children’s screen time | Opinion
The holidays mean school breaks, and school breaks often mean a lot of screen time....
A tax on land is the most conservative tax | Opinion
An old but conservative idea to think about amid property tax debates: People ought not...
Spaying, neutering are critical to controlling pet overpopulation | Opinion
The chair of the Broward County Animal Care Advisory Committee writes that the county offers...
What Palm Beach County’s private school wait lists should tell you | Opinion
With affluent population growth and the explosion of school vouchers, getting into a great private...
Protecting Florida’s elderly with Operation Senior Shield | Opinion
The president of Seniors Across America highlights a new Florida program meant to alert seniors...
A DeSantis political appointee starts to squirm | Steve Bousquet
Columnist Steve Bousquet takes us to Tallahassee, where a well-connected appointee to the Florida Atlantic...
For Palm Beachers, flight plans have been permanently altered | Pat Beall
No airplane may now fly over Mar-a-Lago, home to the town of Palm Beach's main...
Blue-state refugees should leave former states’ politics behind | Opinion
A senior policy analyst at the National Taxpayers Union Foundation writes that newly arrived Floridians...
Jurors fulfill America’s promise of justice | Opinion
Four Broward circuit judges note that no summons goes out in the last two weeks...
Maxwell: The wild race for Florida governor with 30-plus candidates
More than 30 people say they want to be Florida's next governor, including 10 Republicans,...
Trump’s Caribbean crisis is a serious threat to Florida | Opinion
As accusations of war crimes fly and the buck begins to get passed in Washington,...
Florida parents don’t need Washington’s digital mandates | Opinion
The founder of Conservative Ladies of America responds to an op-ed lauding a proposed App...
Trading cages for community care in Broward County | Opinion
A Broward-based behavioral health expert writes that the county could achieve better results at lower...
How proportional representation overcomes gerrymandering | Opinion
"Democracies that use proportional systems consistently show higher turnout, more accurate representation, more competitive elections,...
Crypto ATMs make victimizing seniors easier than ever | Opinion
Sunrise Mayor Mike Ryan warns that ATMs dealing in cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin are being...
Tamarac deserves leadership that protects taxpayer dollars | Opinion
A candidate in the Nov. 3, 2026, election for Tamarac City Commission decries the current...
Florida got lucky on hurricanes this year. Don’t waste this gift | Opinion
A financial consultant writes that, as a hurricane season that spared Florida has ended, business...
Say no to Trump’s mid-decade redistricting | Opinion
The Florida policy director for the Southern Poverty Law Center writes that a proposed mid-decade...
Finding gratitude in the Year of the Piggy | Pat Beall
Taking stock of a year of one-party rule, columnist Pat Beall lists reasons to be...
Regulators approved historic FPL rates as staff remained silent | Opinion
A record increase in Florida Power & Light bills was approved by state regulators even...
The nature of Thanksgiving in Florida | Opinion
A Florida native encourages fellow residents of the Sunshine State to take advantage of the...
How to talk to skeptical family about climate change | Opinion
The director of communications for C-Change Conversations, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting productive conversations about...
Open primaries would keep government open | Opinion
"If we want fewer shutdowns, we must fix the incentives that fuel them," writes the...
This year, consider holiday shopping with purpose | Opinion
The executive director of the West Palm Beach nonprofit Resource Depot suggests holiday shoppers think...
A holiday checklist for South Florida entrepreneurs | Opinion
An executive with Bank of America Broward County writes that, whether holidays mean a slow-down...
A commonsense step toward homeownership in Palm Beach County | Opinion
As housing costs soar beyond the reach of working families, Palm Beach County Commissioner Marci...
County holding free-spending sheriff accountable | Steve Bousquet
Columnist Steve Bousquet dissects the simmering dispute between Broward's sheriff and the county commission over...
Once again, Palm Beach is Corruption County | Pat Beall
With ethics commissions across the state defanged by the Florida Legislature, President Trump's home county...
Donald Trump and the art of the tariff | Opinion
The managing partner of Geneva Group Ventures writes that tariffs, when used carefully and temporarily,...
The costs of cronyism at Florida universities | Scott Maxwell
Columnist Scott Maxwell writes that cronyism has gotten so costly in Florida's university system that...
Mix of open carry and stand your ground puts Florida in danger | Opinion
Florida passed the nation's first stand your ground law 20 years ago. Since then, 37...
Child predators are predictable, so let’s stop them | Opinion
An emergency medicine pediatrician cautions parents that, as uncomfortable as the conversation may be, it's...
Hillary Cassel’s dangerous lesson in intolerance | Opinion
State Sen. Lori Berman writes that a proposed ban on Sharia law filed by state...
Taking the mask off of ICE | Opinion
A bill in the Legislature would ban ICE agents from wearing masks. It isn't just...
President Trump is right on tariffs | Opinion
Boca Raton resident Mark Goldstein writes that his business was directly affected by Trump's tariffs,...
A property tax primer by a Broward expert | Steve Bousquet
Columnist Steve Bousquet writes about Broward County Property Appraiser Marty Kiar and his highly useful...
Welcome to Florida, New Yorkers! | Pat Beall
Columnist Pat Beall rolls out the red carpet for all those billionaire New Yorkers fleeing...
Fort Lauderdale can lead the burgeoning ocean economy | Opinion
A Fort Lauderdale city commissioner and the dean of Nova Southeastern University's Guy Harvey Oceanographic...
End of USAID means Haitian children go hungry. They need help | Opinion
Project Medishare has provided health care and meals to poor women and children in Haiti...
A winning game plan for Broward’s waste future | Opinion
Sunrise Mayor Mike Ryan, who also serves in the Broward County Solid Waste Authority cites...
We build healthy communities when philanthropy thrives | Opinion
The president of the Memorial and Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital foundations writes that health care...
‘Publix Carry’ isn’t safety policy — it’s a liability countdown | Opinion
A lawyer representing a family whose loved ones were killed in a shooting inside a...
Florida’s insurance reforms are paying off | Opinion
A Republican candidate for state House in Broward County responds to one of his opponents'...
Florida can lead the country in childhood digital safety | Opinion
Local entrepreneur and father Greg Aguirre lauds the proposed federal App Store Accountability Act but...
New charter school law steals from our children’s futures | Opinion
State Rep. Robin Bartleman writes that a new charter school expansion will mean charters taking...
The highs and lows of a storied, sad political career | Steve Bousquet
Columnist Steve Bousquet writes about the life and death of Scott Cowan, who for most...
Who’s ready for the war in Nigeria? | Pat Beall
Columnist Pat Beall marvels that President Trump's threat to invade Nigeria "guns-a-blazing" was just a...
Florida students fall behind even as more schools get “A” ratings | Opinion
A former teacher in Florida's public school system notes that, while two-thirds of fourth graders...
Immigration law must mean more than broken, unjust status quo | Opinion
Drawing a comparison to Javert, the "Les Miserables" character who hounds a man for stealing...
Inflation may be cooling, but South Floridians aren’t seeing it | Opinion
South Florida Republican congressional candidate Michael Carbonara explains why addressing prices of basic necessities must...
Assault on higher education diminishes value of a Florida degree | Opinion
Partisan attacks are dismantling decades of investment in Florida’s colleges and universities as engines of...
Property taxes are more than a bill, they’re an investment | Opinion
Broward League of Cities President Denise Horland writes that, without property taxes, the safety, infrastructure...
That thumbs-up emoji could be legally binding | Opinion
The chair of the creditors’ rights/bankruptcy practice group at Tripp Scott law firm writes that...
Say ‘no’ to Islamophobia and all forms of hate | Opinion
Local Muslim leaders worry over a perceived increase in fear and hatred of people like...
Floridians must speak out to protect food assistance | Opinion
A grassroots manager with an anti-poverty advocacy group writes that it's up to individual citizens...
A food emergency simmers in Florida | Steve Bousquet
Columnist Steve Bousquet looks at the food crisis for South Florida's neediest, and wonders: What...
Maxwell: Anti-gay Christian schools are welcome in Florida. But Muslim ones?
For years, school-choice proponents in Florida have defended Christian schools' right to use taxpayer-funded vouchers...
Amnesia runs rampant in our nation’s capital | Pat Beall
Columnist Pat Beall investigates the mysterious disappearance of Speaker Mike Johnson's memory.
Questionnaire: Karen Yeh, independent candidate for House District 90
Completed questionnaire for Karen Yeh, independent candidate for House District 90.
Questionnaire: Rob Long, Democratic candidate for House District 90
Completed questionnaire for Rob Long, Democratic candidate for House District 90.
As we move back to standard time, let’s keep it that way | Opinion
A psychologist specializing in behavioral sleep medicine writes that, once we fall back an hour...
Food safety: the essential ingredient for a joyous holiday season | Opinion
A professor of immunology and microbiology shares tips to keep unwanted guests — bacteria —...
Government campus redevelopment is the right investment for Boca | Opinion
Boca Raton City Councilman Marc Wigder writes that the redevelopment project in downtown Boca Raton...