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Monday, May 11, 2026

Opinion: Columns

The company sign for GRU stands outside its secured government complex in North Gainesville, on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024.
Opinion

OPINION: Let Gainesville choose its energy future

With local control back in the hands of Gainesville residents, there’s now an opportunity to advocate for cleaner, more affordable energy by encouraging the city to eliminate the possibility of any new gas plants and instead invest in renewable energy.


Sports

‘Evelyn Goes Gator’: Sport as a social language

Back home in Ireland, sport is tied first to geographic location. Even if you never played, you usually belong to something: a club, a parish or a county. The Gaelic Athletic Association organizes Ireland’s main indigenous sports, Gaelic football and hurling, through local clubs. Because it relies on volunteers and local pride, sport ends up woven into ordinary social life.



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