Scott Maxwell | Taking Names

One year after the Pulse attack rocked Orlando and shocked the world, I was asked whether our community had been changed.

Yes, I believe we have.

But I also believe Central Florida has always been a different place to live than many onlookers imagine and most short-time visitors expect.

We are more sophisticated, more impoverished, more artistic and more ambitious.

Sunday’s column about Spectrum’s takeover of Central Florida’s cable services and the company’s lackluster customer-satisfaction record — “Spectrum says, if I cut my services, my bill goes ... up?” — drew a heavy response.

Like really heavy.

We’re talking hundreds of emails and comments online.

Sunday’s paper had a good deep-dive into the shuttle problems that have plagued Orlando International Airport in recent weeks. (“Orlando airport shuttle debacle was crash of history, glitches and surprise”)

I’ve had three main reactions to this ongoing mess — astounded, impressed and concerned.

Sunday’s column takes time to celebrate and recognize some of the people who have done and are still doing impressive things for Central Florida — with “10 people who make Central Florida a better place to live.”

They are people like Dr.

Last week, I wrote that “I think I did more investigating on Bondi-Trump U than state ‘investigators’ did.”

Well, now I’ve confirmed it.

A spokeswoman for State Attorney Stephen Russell — the Fort Meyers prosecutor appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to probe the matter — confirmed yesterday that the investigating office did not conduct a single interview in the course of its review.

On Thursday, the state attorney assigned to decide whether Attorney General Pam Bondi did anything wrong when she asked for and accepted $25,000 in campaign cash from Donald Trump — after her office had been asked to investigate Trump University — declared that he found no evidence to say she did.

Of course, there wasn’t much evidence the prosecutor actually looked for evidence either.