There are thousands of teachers going back to school this week, and you would be wise to give them a wide berth. They are liable to have already been pushed close to the limits of their endurance,…
OP-ED: Those who teach teachers never seem to learnThe Apopka Chief
There are thousands of teachers going back to school this week, and you would be wise to give them a wide berth. They are liable to have already been pushed close to the limits of their endurance,…
OP-ED: Cursive could take the edge off those sharp wordsThe Apopka Chief
One simple rule would greatly reduce the hostility in this polarized country of ours: Require that all social media postings be written out in longhand cursive.
OP-ED: Where you sit can show you where you standThe Apopka Chief
Sometimes I feel like we all went to Taylor Swift’s wedding. Except this time, instead of being dragged along by my wife, I was dragged along by…
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…




