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Orange Observer | Opinion

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 5, 2016
MY VIEW: Regional cooperation helps us all

I am a firm believer in home rule, a simple concept that recognizes that the government closest to the people governs best.

  • Southwest Orange
  • Opinion
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • April 7, 2016
April Fools’ Day: The aftermath

All of us at the West Orange Times & Observer love our community. It is our home; we have no intent to harm it.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
  • Opinion
    By
  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • April 7, 2016
THESE TIMES: Thanks for the journey, Odyssey

Saying good-bye to my trusted family vehicle wasn't easy.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
  • Neighborhood
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • April 1, 2016
GOTCHA! Happy April Fools' Day!

No, the story you just read isn't true.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
  • Opinion
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • March 30, 2016
LETTER: What's the plan?

LETTER: What's the plan?

  • Southwest Orange
  • Opinion
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • March 30, 2016
MY VIEW: What if they went to the polls to vote … and didn’t?

During its recent session, the Legislature tried to dictate the dates of all local government elections and mandate that all municipalities vote during the national elections.

  • Southwest Orange
  • Opinion
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • March 11, 2016
MY VIEW: Ocoee mayor has not benefited from city real-estate transactions

An anonymous questioner accused incumbent Mayor Rusty Johnson of a conflict of interest with regard to real-estate transactions involving the city of Ocoee and our brokerage, Gosselin Realty.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
  • Opinion
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • March 9, 2016
Sounds like a job for … Field Trip Dad!

Perhaps it’s generational, but there seems to be more pressure on dads these days.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
  • Opinion
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • March 2, 2016
MY VIEW: Oakland honors three town leaders

The Town of Oakland has a rich history and is a place that many of us in West Orange County are proud to call home.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
  • Opinion
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • February 10, 2016
LETTER: Are we paving over paradise?

We'll all be stuck in traffic on our way out of Orange County to try and get away from city life.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
  • Opinion
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • January 13, 2016
LETTER: Thank you from Santa's helpers

Thank you from Santa's helpers

  • West Orange Times & Observer
  • Opinion
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • December 23, 2015
A Hallelujah chorus

West Orange High's Dr. Jeffery Redding was the guest conductor for EPCOT's Candlelight Processional

  • West Orange Times & Observer
  • Opinion
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • December 2, 2015
LETTER: Windermere’s DNA and Bryan DeCunha’s cynical ploy

Windermere’s DNA and Bryan DeCunha’s cynical ploy

  • Southwest Orange
  • Opinion
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • October 1, 2015
Welcome to your new hometown newspaper

Welcome to your new hometown newspaper

  • Southwest Orange
  • Opinion
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • October 1, 2015
New look, same hyper-local content

New look, same hyper-local content

  • West Orange Times & Observer
  • Opinion
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