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The Power of One: How Lake Nona Can Spark Millions of Acts of Kindness
PUBLISHED in the June 2026 issue of Nonahood News Six years ago, my life completely changed when my kidneys failed. For over two years, I was on dialysis three times a week—hooked up to a machine, waiting, and running on empty. Then, on September 23, 2023, a phone…
Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport
Key Takeaways
1. Our democracy is younger than we think. America did not become a truly inclusive democracy until the Voting Rights Act of 1965; and it only moves forward when citizens actively push it.
2. Ordinary citizens built what we have. The women who won the vote in 1920 and the marchers who won the Voting Rights Act in 1965 were not elected officials. They showed up when it was hard. That is the model.
3. Showing up is specific and doable. Vote in every election — not just presidential ones. Know who represents you. Walk into one public meeting. Three minutes at a microphone is worth a thousand social media posts.
It’s Time to Break Our $39 Trillion Silence
By Kamalakar (Kam) Shenai PUBLISHED on 6/29/2026; League of Women Voters Orange Coubnty Everything costs more than it used to. Groceries. Rent. Car insurance. A trip to the doctor. We all feel it, and we talk about it all the time. But there is one cost nobody puts on…
The Dow is a Spectator Sport: Why Wall Street Boom Misses middle America
By Kamalakar (Kam) Shenai PUBLISHED June 21, 2026; Orlando Sentinel The other day, I was chatting with the technician who came to service my air conditioning. It was a typical, sweltering Central Florida afternoon, and as we stood in the heat, our conversation drifted…
Immigration: The Math Is Clear. The Politics Are Not
Published on 6/1/2026; League of Women Voters Orange County Every election cycle, immigration tops the list of issues Americans say they care about. And every cycle, the debate produces more heat than light. Neither party is honest about what is actually at stake. And…
The AAPI Economic Juggernaut: Fueling the American Dream
By Kamalakar (Kam) Shenai PUBLISHED on 5/19/2026; League of Women Voters Orange County For too long, the AAPI story has been framed through struggle or “otherness.” Those challenges are real—but they obscure a more powerful truth: the AAPI community is the silent…