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There is a catastrophic economic storm approaching. Homeowners, renters, businesses, investors, employers, employees and lenders are feeling the impacts already. To avert the worst of the impending economic disaster, we need immediate and meaningful legislative action. With no state income tax and a welcoming environment, Florida has been, to this point, attracting new residents and economic development.

Almost every day, there is a breaking news story about someone who has tragically taken their own life or carried out a murder-suicide. According to United Way of Broward County, in 2022, 42% of all suicide deaths were by gunshot. When we learn of these incidents, our initial reactions are shock, sadness and confusion: “Why”?

Q: I really think the Heat are looking to move on from Jimmy Butler, extending almost everyone except Butler. I don’t know if a trade is going to happen before the season, but extending Nikola Jovic and Jaime Jaquez Jr. was a good move. Glad to see them sticking around.

There has been yet another school shooting, this time at a high school in Georgia. These school shootings will continue until assault weapon sales are banned. How many more children must die before we accept the correlation between the sale of these weapons and murder on a mass scale? Yes, other weapons kill and maim as well, but not on the scale of these guns. What sort of society allows such carnage, believing that “thoughts and prayers” will make it better? Stacie M.

After a somewhat lackluster start to his UCF career, quarterback KJ Jefferson spent much of his preparations for Sam Houston State with a renewed sense of purpose. The fifth-year senior got off slowly against New Hampshire last week, missing six of his first seven pass attempts before settling down and finishing 7 of 14 for 164 yards with 2 touchdowns and an interception. “I didn’t put my best foot forward last week,” Jefferson said of his performance in UCF’s 57-3 win over the Wildcats.

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