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Eric Gray files for Orange County Commission seat in 2026
With election season at full tilt in Orange County, at least one candidate is already eyeing 2026. Eric Gray, the executive director of the Christian Service Center, filed initial paperwork Tuesday to run for the District 4 seat on Orange County’s Board of County Commissioners. The seat is currently occupied by Maribel Gomez Cordero, who can’t seek reelection due to term limits. He said ...
Endorsement: Local school boards need experience, focus — not politicized distractions
Across Florida, school board meeting rooms have become battlegrounds, with the warfare spilling over into classrooms and communities. The far-distant commanders of this conflict — Gov. Ron DeSantis and his legislative majors — act as if public schools are little more than cannon fodder in their culture wars. The ensuing chaos and disruption for children and their education seem like acceptable ...
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