Responsible for producing editorials on various subjects including state politics, education, the military and criminal justice. Writes a once-weekly general interest column on subjects ranging from education to human interest to social criticism.

After earning his journalism degree at Howard University, Editorial writer/Columnist Darryl E. Owens joined the Orlando Sentinel in June 1990. During his two decades at the Sentinel, he's covered small-town politics, the night police beat, family/parenting issues, health and wellness and human interest topics. Since 2003, he's penned an general interest column that has won state and national awards. Since 2009, he's served on the Sentinel's Editorial Board.

Collecting music, theater, travel, gadgets, photography, bad sci-fi movies (i.e. Plan 9 From Outer Space), Scouting, Christian apologetics, church, college basketball and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Sanford needs cooler heads to prevail 6/10/2013
Today marks the start of the George Zimmerman trial — and the beginning of the end for Sanford.        

A cautionary tale for impending dinosaurs 6/3/2013
Cancer has a way of tilting perspective.        

Taps for man's lost WWII cousin brings closure 5/27/2013
Today at Arlington National Cemetery, wreaths will be laid, soaring words will be spoken and taps will sound. Its plaintive strains will honor the ranks laid to rest in numbered graves — brave souls such as Arthur D. Somes Jr. — or whoever lies in Grave 2784.        

Taps for man's lost WWII cousin brings closure 5/27/2013
       

Wayne Brady takes on Bill Maher's definition of blackness 5/20/2013
Comedy — as Steve Martin once observed — is not pretty. Nor are racial stereotypes.