Originally published as an editorial in the Orlando Sentinel on December 31, 2013. Healthy democracies demand elections that are secure, trusted, and corruption free. The problem comes with the government setting a voting requirement that the government is unwilling, or unable, to help its most vulnerable citizens meet. Across the U.S. states are increasingly requiring state-issued photo ID to vote. For … Read more
IDignity: Easing the Ferocity of the Voter ID Debate
A Leader For Our Time : Bailey Good Choice to Help Homeless
Originally published as an editorial in the Orlando Sentinel on March 26, 2013. The Central Florida Commission on Homelessness announced this week the hiring of Andrae Bailey as their new CEO. Andrae Bailey is a great choice. I know him to be a collaborative leader who moves beyond institutional loyalties to reach higher goals. This … Read more
Orlando’s Hunger Games
In the pop literary, and now cinematic, sensation, The Hunger Games, a young girl, named Katniss Everdeen, is thrust into a life or death adventure not of her own choosing. The story is set in North America after nuclear war has ameliorated much of the social fabric we know today. As society reestablished itself a … Read more
Timeless Truth of “Wicked”
Originally published as an editorial in the Orlando Sentinel on April 6, 2011. The Broadway musical “Wicked” recently concluded a successful run in Orlando, offering an essential question about our humanity. In the opening song, Glinda, the good witch of the north, presents the musical’s thematic exploration with the following questions concerning Elphaba, the wicked witch of … Read more