Scott Maxwell: Why I signed the Central Florida Pledge

Mayors Jerry Demings and Buddy Dyer joined a diverse group of local leaders and college students last week in signing The Central Florida Pledge – a vow to stand up against bigotry and discrimination as we see more ugly stories about intolerance as a result of the war in Gaza. And of culture wars waged in Florida.

Last week, the Orlando Sentinel shared a story about leaders from all over Central Florida coming together to take a stand against hate.

It was an inspiring story about business execs, nonprofit leaders and elected officials teaming up with pastors, imams and rabbis to promote love and compassion.

But there’s a good chance you missed the story. Why? Because people tend to ignore good news. They’d rather read about bomb scares and failed restaurant inspections — two stories that attracted 25 times as many eyeballs on orlandosentinel.com …