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Politics in the U.S. has become a national sport these days. That’s a big problem. And believe it or not, the ultimate solution lies right here in East Orlando.

Our political pains and a prophecy

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You’d have to be living under a rock not to have heard about the terrible tragedy that unfolded in Sanford recently. There’s not a word of good news to be found in this story.

Can anything good come from Trayvon Martin tragedy?

Feeling good about america

It’s nearly spring. Here in East Orlando, it’s summer again, but through most of the world, the new year is just sprouting, which means it’s time to issue our predictions for the coming seasons.

Beat Kahli gives his predictions for the rest of the year: smarter kids, more valuable homes and a better economy

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Is it just me, or does it seem like the weeks and months are passing more quickly these days? When I look at how fast my son is growing up, it scares me.

A good year past

My Christmas wish for you

I grew up in Switzerland. When I was a child, Santa Claus came each winter on Dec. 6.

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Each year about this time I am moved to write about one of the marvels of the East Orlando experience: the unique conflux of weather, soil, humidity and biological time clocks that is Florida winter

Gardening Time

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America is a nation built by immigrants. For millions of people throughout the world, America promises freedom, dignity and basic human rights since modern humans first started roaming the globe

A beautiful thing is happening this Veterans Day

It's all about solar

Why isn’t Central Florida — and East Orlando — the solar technology capital of the universe?

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Hurricanes threaten East Orlando perhaps a little more than the rest of the county. You can see why by visiting various maps on the Internet.

Be prepared

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The recent Avalon Park Fourth of July celebration was not only fun and games but held a special moment for all of us.

A special moment for all of us

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Samuel Clemens — alias Mark Twain — once said that the coldest winter he ever spent was a summer in San Francisco. We could wish some of that weather would migrate east.

July is the hottest month

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It won’t be long before the Fourth of July. Central Florida and East Orlando — and all of America — will celebrate a very special Independence Day.

It won’t be long before the Fourth of July. Central Florida and East Orlando — and all of America — will celebrate a very special Independence Day.

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Faced with the rather massive task of trimming more than $3.8 billion from the state budget, Tallahassee legislators are looking at increasingly onerous ways to reduce outlays.

Budget cuts put burden on communities

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Many Americans who are older than 50 or so have heard stories from their parents or grandparents about the Great Depression of the 1930s or read about it in history books

Many Americans who are older than 50 or so have heard stories from their parents or grandparents about the Great Depression of the 1930s or read about it in history books.

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If you’re feeling uneasy about the turmoil in the Middle East these days, that’s natural.

Democracy rising

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