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Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board

Tampa Bay Times editorial board

Editorials represent the institutional opinion of the Tampa Bay Times. The members of the Times editorial board are Chairman and CEO Paul Tash, Editor of Editorials Tim Nickens and editorial writers Elizabeth Djinis, John Hill and Jim Verhulst.

  1. Don’t expect Florida students to go back to school this year. But that’s okay. | Editorial
    Yesterday• Opinion
    Landon Rancke, left, and his big brother, Ryan Rancke work together to set up a computer for online learning. Both are students in the Pinellas County school system. [Courtesy of Kristin Rancke]
  2. Three ways the state could help Floridians survive | Editorial
    Apr. 3• Opinion
    The Florida Capitol. [SCOTT KEELER | Times] [SCOTT KEELER | Tampa Bay Times]
  3. You made a mess, Gov. DeSantis. Clean it up. Now. | Editorial
    Apr. 3• Opinion
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seen during a news conference Thursday, April 2, 2020. [The Florida Channel]
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  5. How coronavirus deaths compare with the flu, wars and terrorism | Editorial
    Apr. 3• Opinion
    Medical personnel wearing personal protective equipment remove bodies from the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, April 2, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York. [MARY ALTAFFER | AP]
  6. Jobless Floridians need unemployment benefits now | Editorial
    Apr. 2• Opinion
    David Stein, an employee of the SLS Hotel, carries boxes of supplies from the hotel, Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. The sbe hotel chain is providing care packages to their employees now facing unemployment due to the new coronavirus pandemic. A record-high number of people applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs engulfed the United States in the face of a near-total economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) [LYNNE SLADKY | AP]
  7. Whether DeSantis’ stay-at-home order works is up to us | Editorial
    Apr. 1• Opinion
    Gov. Ron DeSantis is seen during a news conference Wednesday, where he announced a statewide stay-at-home order. [The Florida Channel]
  8. Individuals should act responsibly—or face the consequences | Editorial
    Mar. 30• Opinion
    Despite warnings and roadblocks dozens of vehicles made their way onto the Pinellas County side of Gandy Boulevard at the unofficial Gandy Beach on the first weekend of the safer at home order on Sunday. Pinellas County Sheriff Deputies at one time responded to the area to remind citizens to keep their distance from others and avoid gathering in groups. [LUIS SANTANA | Times]
  9. The importance of open government in a crisis | Editorial
    Mar. 30• Opinion
    Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, speaks during a press conference at a COVID-19 testing center near a Hard Rock Stadium parking lot in Miami Gardens on Monday. DeSantis held the event with mayors from Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties. [MATIAS J. OCNER | mocner@miamiherald.com]
  10. Florida—and the nation—finally make the right decision on vaping | Editorial
    Mar. 29• Opinion
    Kids try to buy vaping products at Tubular Tokes smoke shop in St. Petersburg, despite signs that tell them they are too young. “We get some great fake IDs,” owner Skylar Strickland said. “Then we laugh in their faces and tell them to get the hell out.” [MEGAN REEVES | Times]
  11. How do Florida’s universities prepare for life after coronavirus? | Editorial
    Mar. 27• Opinion
    URSO, CHRIS | Tampa Bay Times The University of South Florida campus. [URSO, CHRIS | Times (2019)]
  12. Time to hunker down, Tampa Bay | Editorial
    Mar. 27• Opinion
    Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman. [TIMES | Langston Taylor] [LANGSTON TAYLOR | Times staff]
  13. Why is Sen. Rick Scott so heartless toward jobless Floridians? | Editorial
    Mar. 26• Opinion
    Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., attends a news conference about the coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Senators discussed what they are calling a "drafting error" in the 2 trillion dollar stimulus bill expected to be voted on today in the Senate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) [ANDREW HARNIK | AP]
  14. A rational, regional approach to stay-at-home orders on coronavirus | Editorial
    Mar. 25• Opinion
    Tampa Mayor Jane Castor (top left), Hillsborough County Administrator Mike Merrill, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman (bottom left) and Pinellas County Administrator Barry Burton. [Times]
  15. Congress lurches toward sending help for coronavirus | Editorial
    Mar. 24• Opinion
    Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, center, walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Tuesday. (Associated Press / Patrick Semansky) [PATRICK SEMANSKY | AP]
  16. Tampa mayor shows how not to respond to coronavirus | Editorial
    Mar. 24• Opinion
    Hillsborough County Administrator Mike Merrill, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister listen to presentations during the county's emergency policy group meeting on March 12, 2020. [MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times]
  17. In this time of coronavirus, here’s some uplifting news | Editorial
    Mar. 24• Opinion
    A woman poses with a mask she sewed; 3 Daughters Brewing's hand sanitizer [Times files]
  18. Why would Tampa Bay need a stay-at-home order? | Editorial
    Mar. 23• Opinion
    Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers an update on the coronavirus during a Friday news conference in Tallahassee. [Florida Channel]
  19. Because of coronavirus, Tampa Bay prepares for homeschooling | Editorial
    Mar. 22• Opinion
    Florida's public schools will be closed until at least April 15 because of coronavirus, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced at a press conference this week.
  20. Coronavirus’ message to voters: Elect competent people | Editorial
    Mar. 20• Opinion
    Voter Dave Oldani, 55, left, wears gloves as he enters the polling place as an election deputy dons a protective mask and gloves while holding the door outside of the Bay Vista Center on election day in the Florida presidential primary on Tuesday in St. Petersburg. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
  21. Closing all Pinellas beaches for coronavirus? That’s an overreaction | Editorial
    Mar. 20• Opinion
    A look at the City of St. Petersburg Municipal Beach at Treasure Island, 11260 Gulf Blvd, Thursday, March 19, 2020 in Treasure Island Beach. All Pinellas beaches will shut down after Friday night. County commissioners voted unanimously to close Pinellas' lucrative beaches after 11:59 p.m. Friday over the objections of Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, who says crowds are thinning anyway. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
  22. In self-isolation, a Tampa neighborhood is more alive than ever | Editorial notebook
    Mar. 20• Opinion
    Residents and dogs enjoying a stroll in Plymouth Park on Friday, March 20, 2020, in Tampa's Riverside Heights neighborhood. [HILL | JOHN HILL | Times]
  23. Florida’s state budget looks good—for now | Editorial
    Mar. 19• Opinion
    OT_351116_KEEL_FLGOV_SCOTT KEELER (03/06/2012 TALLAHASSEE) 8. The State of Florida Capitol complex in Tallahassee. (FOR SUNDAY STORY). FOR FILE. TIMES PHOTO SCOTT KEELER [Times (2012)]
  24. Three ways to help on coronavirus Thursday | Editorial
    Mar. 19• Opinion
    People visit Clearwater Beach on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at sunset where city officials have ordered all its public beaches to close for at least two weeks beginning at 6 a.m. on March 23 to help promote social distancing and limit the spread of coronavirus. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times]