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Peter SchorschAugust 21, 2017

A handful of Central Florida cities announced Monday that they will team up with ride-sharing company Uber to offer discounted intercity travel. Altamonte Springs, Lake Mary, Longwood, Maitland and Sanford created an organization called the “Municipal Mobility Working Group” which will participate in an Uber pilot program testing travel between cities. “By providing people with […]

Scott PowersJuly 19, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham described a private meeting a patient asked to have with her while she was performing one of her “workday” events at an Orlando free clinic Wednesday night, and said it reminded her that state budget priorities need to be reworked to be more caring. The patient had been struggling to […]

Frank TorresAugust 2, 2015

Everyone has a role in their family. Mine, unfortunately, is often “chauffeur.” As the single guy living in the tourism capital of the world, with a family from the Midwest, I get to drive everyone around to the attractions and beaches when they visit. My siblings and cousins quickly use their children and traditional “9 to […]

Mitch PerryJuly 28, 2015

Mel Martinez is a solid Jeb Bush guy, but he acknowledges that Donald Trump has tapped into something in the GOP body politic, and is not this year’s model of a Herman Cain or Michele Bachmann. Both of those Republican candidates shared time as the front runner for the GOP presidential nomination during the 2011 runup […]

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Uber teams up with 5 Central Florida cities to offer discount fares

Gwen Graham turns free clinic ‘workday’ into push for a budget that cares

“Orlando North” concept is wrong for Seminole County

Mel Martinez says Donald Trump 3rd party candidacy would be GOP disaster