Opinion articles written by staff or guest writers
Reading time: 4 mins Allowing your speech to be controlled by others allows others to control you. A society in which provocative speech could be punished would be a society alien to America’s founders who, had some pretty provocative ideas of their own.
Reading time: 2 mins 2020 was rough, but it could have been a lot rougher. Turned out that Boca Raton, Florida was a good place to be in a very bad time. If you are fortunate or cautious enough not to have fallen ill, at least in Boca you have had the opportunity to enjoy life (almost) to the fullest.
Reading time: 2 mins We have all seen them – from our beaches to parking lots to sidewalks. The daunting littered single use face mask.
Reading time: 3 mins The beachfront lot at 2600 N. Ocean Blvd is back in the news. This lot cannot be developed under city code because it lies seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL), that is, east of A1A.
Reading time: 6 mins The ultimate effect of the COVID pandemic is its death toll and economic damage. Florida’s Case Fatality Rate says Floridians have handled COVID while enjoying the social and economic benefits of Phase 1 & 2. Residents are free to choose their activities and risk.
Reading time: 2 mins It seems like the never-ending debate about keeping “Golf in Boca Raton” may have solved…
Reading time: < 1 min The Time Has Come At Last… After many months (years) of observing all the political…
Reading time: 3 mins The property owner is requesting a variance to build a residence on the beach east of the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL), which is not a permitted use of this property.
Reading time: 6 mins Something as important as reopening a county needs to stand on its own. Our officials should have the fortitude to do so. Time to lead.
Reading time: 5 mins Gumbo Limbo is often called a jewel in Boca Raton. Sadly, the setting for this “jewel of Boca Raton” is worn and outdated, and not much is being done about it.