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Maxwell: Happy 150th birthday, Orlando! It’s been a wild ride

Orlando has a big birthday coming up. The City Beautiful turns 150 next weekend. So, in honor of the city’s sesquicentennial — a word ...

Thomas Adams

July 18, 2025

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Commentary: To restore democracy, look to founding documents

Are the 50 states in a position now where the 13 colonies were centuries ago? As the nation moves past the recent July 4 ...

Thomas Adams

July 17, 2025

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Counterpoint: Unhappy with tips jobs? Get another job | Commentary

The other night, after the House passed the “Big Beautiful Bill of Goods” (BBBOG), I went out to dinner at one of my favorite ...

Thomas Adams

July 14, 2025

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Commentary: Why Trump’s Africa summit matters more than you think

The agenda of this week’s meeting between President Donald Trump and five African heads of state in Washington, D.C., is not the only thing ...

Thomas Adams

July 10, 2025

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Commentary: Keep kids learning STEM to avoid ‘summer slide’

Your children may already be experiencing the consequences of summer slide, which is the progressive loss of academic abilities they acquired during the previous ...

Thomas Adams

July 10, 2025

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Commentary: Fossil fuels feed wars; green energy fuels peace

Although the world correctly sees the climate issue as the most pressing threat posed by our reliance on gas, coal, and oil, there is ...

Thomas Adams

July 10, 2025

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Commentary: Indigenous Floridians have experience with unwanted immigrants

Indigenous Americans have had more cumulative experience with unwanted immigrants than any other group in the United States. When talking about Native Americans’ ties ...

Thomas Adams

July 10, 2025