SunRail to DeLand would take cars off the road
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Is our drinking water being polluted?
Healing our polarization will require civil conversation
Frazzled? Don’t be afraid to ask for help
Who is the real turkey?
Donald Trump is America’s charlatan in chief
Thanking those who make DeLand so special
Do hardcore Trump supporters support even his transgressions
I was the St. Johns River Water Management District’s outside economic consultant on CUPs (Consumptive Use Permits) during the past decade. My efforts made it their only successful period of reducing water use.
Happy for story about Positano’s
Gov. DeSantis’ plan to boost first-year teachers’ pay is ill-conceived
Childhood memories: DeLand’s spooky, and maybe haunted, houses
Thanking those who helped improve cemetery
She loves lovebugs
The president labeled himself
Why so many mass shootings in the US?
Trump gets racist accusation because of his actions
Editor, The Beacon:
Agrees many religious leaders are too quiet regarding hatred and violence
Where are our churches and religious leaders?
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Where’s the outrage over this administration’s offenses?
We need someone like Theodore Roosevelt today
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We’re becoming a nation of hate
Two issues stand out for their idiocy and depravity this week, so I will focus on them: Iran, and the children at the border.
Gated communities don’t belong in DeLand
It’s 40 feet tall, and the people who wanted to see it torn down can sit and play shut-mouth tonight.
As one of the protesters near the Orlando Trump rally, I felt very uncomfortable. My discomfort was due in part to my fear of violence. In greater part, however, it had a deeper cause.
Foul language should not be tolerated
It’s like reading the funny pages
Fight continues for women to have control of their bodies
When will this project end?
Protect our future by funding child care
Voting yes to increase our sales tax gives a green light to business as usual. That means more mega developments in all the wrong places to add thousands more vehicles on our roads.
Trying to make sense of Notre Dame burning
Editor, The Beacon:
Libertarian Party urges ‘no’ vote on sales-tax increase
Florida must do more
Tail wagging the dog?
We can show that Christian love is deeper than our differences
Funeral for my recycling today.
Rauschenberger needs to read Poe and Frost
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Praise for veterinarians
Editor’s note: The opinion pieces below were contributed by two students in Julie Kaidor’s fourth-grade class at St. Barnabas Episcopal School in DeLand.
Voters reject DeBary Community Center
Republicans stoop to new low
Recent music festival too loud
Opposes Ron DeSantis
