Maybe the $100 million Gates Foundation grant won't be the cure-all for the Hillsborough school district, but I applaud the district for making an aggressive effort to improve the education of our students.
Like any ambitious plan, administrators may discover areas that need to be tweaked along the way. We also need more parents to do their part at home.
But at least superintendent MaryEllen Elia and the School Board refuse to accept the status quo. I wish them well. …
A friend directed me to a Military.com story in which 95-year-old veteran George Juskalian said, "If it's a war worth fighting for, the whole country has got to fight for it."
I'm not sure the draft is the answer, but it would be nice if every young person engaged in some type of national service. …
State Sen. Charlie Justice asked Facebook friends if they would ride the bullet train from Orlando to Tampa. Then I asked my friends that. More than 70 percent in both polls said yes. …
Seen on a church marquee: One Thing You Can't Recycle Is Wasted Time. …
I wonder if Derrick Brooks would ever run for mayor. …
The 13 Ugly Men stage their annual Get Roasted Party on Wednesday, and this time it'll be a block party at Taps and Raw Bar at the foot of SkyPoint in downtown Tampa. Sweet. …
I guess my affection for The Andy Griffith Show shines through these columns because on Friday, I received a comical Mayberry Union High diploma via e-mail from Harriet Browder, a member of the Chicken Thieves and Whatnot Chapter of the TAGSRWC (The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club).
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