Soccer is fun to watch – at recess. You get 40 kids running 37 different directions, screeching, waving arms, kicking when there’s no ball anywhere near them, jumping,…
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OP-ED: Cheers are just noise if you don’t care about the gameThe Apopka Chief
Soccer is fun to watch – at recess. You get 40 kids running 37 different directions, screeching, waving arms, kicking when there’s no ball anywhere near them, jumping,…
OP-ED: Justice used to be partly self-serviceThe Apopka Chief
Haven is a recidivist. She is one of those curses of the judicial system’s revolving door, repeating her offenses as soon as she is released – systematically…
OP-ED: Being educated vs. figuring things outThe Apopka Chief
Can you be sued for negligence for doing something right? Silly question. Of course you can. From the ads I see on TV, the courtroom is sort of a great big…
OP-ED: Fathers are often last in lineThe Apopka Chief
There was never a man more difficult to shop for than my father. He would grin and look happy when a package was handed to him while not…
OP-ED: Good friends don’t have to make good senseThe Apopka Chief
When I cranked up the car in the Mission Inn golf course parking lot, the dashboard temperature indicator said it was 104. That was probably an electronic typo. Either…
OP-ED: It wouldn’t hurt this bad if it didn’t matter so muchThe Apopka Chief
If I had an extra car, I would paint it orange and saw it in half. That’s what Tennessee linebacker Jack Reynolds did after a disappointing loss to Ole Miss…
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…