Opinion
“Slo-cala.” “No-cala.”
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Nay to City Council’s lack of support of city m...
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Florida leads the nation in occupational licens...
Have you ever worried that your hair braider might not...
Jump on in, the tradition is fine
I squint at the spot on the water where I’m...
A taste of yesterday
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Kicking the homeless (problem) down the road
Before you began reading this column this morning, you probably...
Health is where the Heart is
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DeSantis’ overeach troubling
There are photos going around social media of “Trump DeSantis...
Marion County fails leadership test
Editor’s Note: Marion County allocated $7 million in grants to...
Homelessness comes in many faces
When I became a special education teacher more than 20...
Charter change hoped to include women, not eras...
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Beyond Books: Library is a gateway to knowledge
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Smart growth needed to protect Marion farmland
The month of April has been designated as Farmland Preservation...
An unwavering passion guides Ocala street preacher
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COVID-19 plan needs clear path to recovery
During President Biden’s Inaugural address, the President said, “A once...
Keep Public Notices Public
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Why media access matters
Marion County officials stirred up a hornet’s nest last week...
Turns out you can go home again
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There’s more to a degree than earning potential
As the primary instructor of visual arts at the College...
Keep freedom of choice in Bright Futures
Senate Bill 86 will drastically change the successful Bright Futures...
Room for improvement
Ocala has long struggled with a large homeless population, a...
Commentary: Ocala, consistently improving
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity recently released the December...
Incentivized Rehabilitation Improves Public Safety
As Chair of the Florida Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Civil...
We the mob
During his visit to the border wall in Alamo, Texas...
Is the Court System Playing Russian Roulette w...
Is it nobler to go forth to Court and suffer...
Rigging the election is just not that easy
There’s an old adage that Americans hate Congress but love...
‘This is not a simple world, my friend …’
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A referendum that really works
When the economy crashed in 2009, I was one of...
We may loathe taxes, but we love our community...
“I hate paying taxes. But I love the civilization they...
Celebrating Florida’s Blacks in Energy
Few realize the array of professionals behind the scenes who...
Chief Graham, public servant and personal frie...
The inexplicable, unnerving, shake-a-person-to-the-core death of Ocala Police Chief Greg...
Discovering that working together works for eve...
The COVID-19 pandemic is killing jobs. It’s a national fact....
Put ratings on books as we do with films
Literature comes from all different walks of life. From innocent...
Online instruction is failing, and that is not ...
Maybe what was so remarkable about two teachers’ concerns voiced...
In praise of an unsung heroine
Your article in the September 18 edition regarding the new...
Officers touch lives of woman, grandson
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How to stop forest fires
Born in California and raised in the Bay Area allowed...
Shedding light on the issue
The readers of the Ocala Gazette expect accurate and unbiased...
Youth sports and politics don’t mix
Call it a no politics zone. No Trump, no Biden,...
For teachers, online instruction is a nightmare
I am a middle school teacher, and I’m at my...
A downtown that Gainesville envies
Anyone who’s lived in North Florida anytime at all knows...
Celebrating grandparents: Wisdom across the gen...
This Sunday is Grandparents Day, a good opportunity to reflect...
Seeking common ground on the Ocklawaha River
For decades, Save the Rodman anglers and conservation groups have...
Free the Ocklawaha and we’ll all benefit
Govs. Bob Graham and Bob Martinez were for it. Govs....
Stop Nestle’s water raid
Nestle should never have gotten the first permit to take...
The schools’ solution to a custodial problem
Schools reopened in Marion County this week to much fanfare...
The next fatality in Florida’s springs pandemic
Rainbow Springs, located in southwest Marion County, long nourished the...
Right back where they started
Ocala City Council President Jay Musleh has spent the past...
History set stage for Black Lives Matter
You say Blacks lives matter, don’t all lives matter? A...
Damn the torpedoes ….!
Damn the torpedoes ….! I’m receiving a steady flow of...