Much of the scene last week was similar enough to verge on déjà vu. “Pomp and Circumstance” played while a long procession of young people made its…
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OP-ED: A few words of warning to the class of 2030The Apopka Chief
Much of the scene last week was similar enough to verge on déjà vu. “Pomp and Circumstance” played while a long procession of young people made its…
OP-ED: Something to ponder while observing the holidayThe Apopka Chief
Despite what you might see in the advertisements, Memorial Day is not a particularly good occasion for a picnic, going out on the boat, or having a…
OP-ED: You have to look real close to see good news about gasThe Apopka Chief
When I was in high school, the 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air was what the Volkswagen was supposed to be in 1930s Germany – a car everybody could afford. If…
OP-ED: Life was a long, hard ride for David Allan CoeThe Apopka Chief
That’s why we could relate to David Allan Coe — his songs let us channel our inner outlaw. Nashville tried to ignore him, Texas didn’t know…
OP-ED: What if kids got what they deserved on Awards Day?The Apopka Chief
Another school year is about to be put into the books, which means it is just about time for Awards Day.
OP-ED: Yard work is like poetry—it has no rhyme or reasonThe Apopka Chief
“April is the cruelest month.” That is the opening line of T.S. Eliot’s “The Wasteland,” a classic chunk of so-called poetry that Mrs. Rusk tried heroically to explain to a room full of…
OP-ED: Accepting change is just not my styleThe Apopka Chief
I am not sure what can be done to a shirttail to improve its ability to not be stuffed into britches, but there’s a market for it. Should you happen…
OP-ED: The Moon seemed a lot closer before we could get thereThe Apopka Chief
When Apollo 8 circled the Moon in 1968, it was a big deal, as it is this time with Artemis. Sending humans that far out into space is an incredible achievement, the sort…
OP-ED: Canned goods, produce, vegetables and justiceThe Apopka Chief
It’s a shame people don’t pay with money anymore. All of the tapping, sliding and electro-zapping instead of exchanging cash and change has robbed me of a cherished fantasy in the express lane.
OP-ED: If you think work is insulting, get a jobThe Apopka Chief
Sigmund Freud is credited with the quote: "The first human being who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization.”