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Mark Gauert
Scott Maxwell is the Metro Columnist for the Orlando Sentinel. He writes about Central Florida politics and whatever else catches his fancy. Scott particularly enjoys giving readers information they won't get elsewhere and sharing the stories politicians would rather keep secret. Scott came to the Sentinel in 1998 and has penned a column since 2002. He's a married father of two and graduate of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill who likes travel, exercise and scary movies.
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![What could I know about what itâs like to be in high school today when I didnât know much about what it was like when I was in high school? I ask because I recently judged the South Florida Sun Sentinelâs high school column and commentary writing contest for students in Broward and Palm Beach counties. And here's what I learned. What could I know about what itâs like to be in high school today when I didnât know much about what it was like when I was in high school? I ask because I recently judged the South Florida Sun Sentinelâs high school column and commentary writing contest for students in Broward and Palm Beach counties. And here's what I learned.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Find-Waldo-in-the-Cream-colored-leisure-suit.jpg?w=140)
What I know about high school from reading what they’re writing today | Commentary
What could I know about what itâs like to be in high school today when I didnât know much about what it was like when I was in high school?...
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Cool relief coming in the Summer Issue of City & Shore magazine
Itâs already hot, and about to get hotter, but our Summer Issue is here with cool relief. First up, your guide to some of the coolest shows of the season,...
![On Grandeur, you'll feel youâve checked into a boutique hotel at sea. Or a private yacht. The ship returns to PortMiami in November. On Grandeur, you'll feel youâve checked into a boutique hotel at sea. Or a private yacht. The ship returns to PortMiami in November.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Grandeur-dawn-1.jpg?w=117)
A postcard from ‘Grandeur,’ Regent Seven Seas’ newest cruise ship
On Grandeur, you'll feel youâve checked into a boutique hotel at sea. Or a private yacht. The ship returns to PortMiami in November.
![It's an adventure getting to Jack's Bay, on the pink sands of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. But Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus - and no more than 395 residents - are finding a way. It's an adventure getting to Jack's Bay, on the pink sands of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. But Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus - and no more than 395 residents - are finding a way.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/TFL-L-Tiger-Woods-Playground-01.jpg?w=117)
Course of nature: On Eleuthera in the Bahamas, a golfer’s paradise is taking shape
It's an adventure getting to Jack's Bay, on the pink sands of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. But Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus - and no more than 395 residents - are...
![Hurricane Irma wiped away almost everything at Little Palm Island resort seven years ago. Youâd never know it. Hurricane Irma wiped away almost everything at Little Palm Island resort seven years ago. Youâd never know it.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/TFL-L-Little-Palm-Island-dock-01.jpg?w=117)
What hurricane? Revisiting Little Palm Island, where Irma is only a memory
Hurricane Irma wiped away almost everything at Little Palm Island resort seven years ago. Youâd never know it.
![From Amelia Island on the northeast tip of Florida to Alligator Reef in the Keys. From the pink sands of Eleuthera in the Bahamas to the slopes of Mount Scenery on the Dutch island of Saba in the Lesser Antilles. The May issue of our Explore Florida & the Caribbean takes you places – by land, sea and air. The new issue that will appear in digital format on Sunday, May 5, features stories on Floridaâs lighthouses, cruise-line dining, a return to ultra-luxe Little Palm Island in the Keys, a camping trip to Peanut Island in Palm Beach County, a […] From Amelia Island on the northeast tip of Florida to Alligator Reef in the Keys. From the pink sands of Eleuthera in the Bahamas to the slopes of Mount Scenery on the Dutch island of Saba in the Lesser Antilles. The May issue of our Explore Florida & the Caribbean takes you places – by land, sea and air. The new issue that will appear in digital format on Sunday, May 5, features stories on Floridaâs lighthouses, cruise-line dining, a return to ultra-luxe Little Palm Island in the Keys, a camping trip to Peanut Island in Palm Beach County, a […]](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Explore-Florida-cover-May-2024.jpg?w=140)
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New issue of ‘Explore Florida & the Caribbean’ is going places
From Amelia Island on the northeast tip of Florida to Alligator Reef in the Keys. From the pink sands of Eleuthera in the Bahamas to the slopes of Mount Scenery...
![When you look up the word 'dumbstruck' in the dictionary | Commentary When you look up the word 'dumbstruck' in the dictionary | Commentary](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_3031-e1712859667449.jpg?w=140)
When you look up the word ‘dumbstruck’ in the dictionary | Commentary
I donât know about anyone else, but I was surprised to find Iâm in the dictionary. Really! Right there in Merriam-Websterâs, between The New York Times and The New Yorker,...
![Sitting behind home plate in loanDepot park, Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker talks about home â and baseball â for this magazineâs home issue. Home is where Lindsey and Brody and Presley â wife, son, daughter â are in California while Skip resides in Miami and makes his living trying to get ballplayers home at loanDepot park. Talk even for 15 minutes with Schumaker, though, and you get the impression that managing baseball is an avocation of sorts, while managing lives is the real game. They are lessons he learned from his late father, Wayne Schumaker, who passed away last […] Sitting behind home plate in loanDepot park, Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker talks about home â and baseball â for this magazineâs home issue. Home is where Lindsey and Brody and Presley â wife, son, daughter â are in California while Skip resides in Miami and makes his living trying to get ballplayers home at loanDepot park. Talk even for 15 minutes with Schumaker, though, and you get the impression that managing baseball is an avocation of sorts, while managing lives is the real game. They are lessons he learned from his late father, Wayne Schumaker, who passed away last […]](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Print-version-2.jpg?w=68)
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Make yourself at home in the April Home Issue
Sitting behind home plate in loanDepot park, Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker talks about home â and baseball â for this magazineâs home issue. Home is where Lindsey and Brody...
![Lessons for a lifetime from the 'Book of Dad' | Commentary Lessons for a lifetime from the 'Book of Dad' | Commentary](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/65689972592__FDBD6835-E88D-4AC5-8F80-D8EA6896C715.jpg?w=117)
Lessons for a lifetime from the ‘Book of Dad’ | Commentary
At the hospital last night, the nurse asked Mom, âHow long have you been married?â My going on 92-year-old dad, the doctor, has been taking care of my going on...
![The March issue of City & Shore PRIME begins on a high note, with an exclusive conversation with soprano RenĂ©e Fleming on the eve of her appearances this weekend at the Festival of the Arts Boca. Fleming spoke with us just after the telecast of the 46th Kennedy Center Honors in December, in which she was among five honorees â with Dionne Warwick, Queen Latifah, Barry Gibb and Billy Crystal â celebrated for their enduring contributions to American culture. Her more recent collaborations with the scientific and medical communities investigating and espousing the healing power of music â indeed, her […] The March issue of City & Shore PRIME begins on a high note, with an exclusive conversation with soprano RenĂ©e Fleming on the eve of her appearances this weekend at the Festival of the Arts Boca. Fleming spoke with us just after the telecast of the 46th Kennedy Center Honors in December, in which she was among five honorees â with Dionne Warwick, Queen Latifah, Barry Gibb and Billy Crystal â celebrated for their enduring contributions to American culture. Her more recent collaborations with the scientific and medical communities investigating and espousing the healing power of music â indeed, her […]](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/March-2024-City-Shore-PRIME.jpg?w=68)
March is PRIME time for City & Shore magazine
The March issue of City & Shore PRIME begins on a high note, with an exclusive conversation with soprano Renée Fleming on the eve of her appearances this weekend at...