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Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board

Editorials are the institutional voice of the Tampa Bay Times. The members of the Editorial Board are Editor of Editorials Graham Brink, Sherri Day, Sebastian Dortch, John Hill, Jim Verhulst and Chairman and CEO Paul Tash.

Graham Brink - Editor of Editorials
Graham Brink
Editor of Editorials
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Sherri Day - Communications Director of the Tampa Bay Times
Sherri Day
Communications Director of the Tampa Bay Times
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Sebastian Dortch - Human Resources Director
Sebastian Dortch
Human Resources Director
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John Hill - Editorial Writer
John Hill
Editorial Writer
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Jim Verhulst - Editorial Writer
Jim Verhulst
Editorial Writer
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Paul C. Tash - Chairman and CEO of the Times Publishing Company
Paul C. Tash
Chairman and CEO of the Times Publishing Company
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Editorials

  1. Omicron reminds us that now’s the time for COVID vaccines and boosters | Editorial
    Yesterday• Opinion
    President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 variant omicron, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Monday in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
  2. Want to preserve lands in Pinellas County? Pay for them | Editorial
    Yesterday• Opinion
    Tex Carter, left, and his wife Kay Carter, of Tarpon Springs, join a tour of 14 acres owned by Pinellas County Schools on Nov 18 in Tarpon Springs. Tex is the president of the West Klosterman Preservation Group, a non profit which is working to raise $3.2-million by July, 2022, to preserve the land, which is in jeopardy of being cleared for housing by developers.
  3. Where Bucs quarterback Tom Brady ranks among the world’s highest-paid athletes | Analysis
    Nov. 28• Opinion
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) holds the Lombardi Trophy as he and teammates celebrate the 31-9 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 55 in February.
  5. Highs and lows this week across Tampa Bay and Florida | Editorial
    Nov. 27• Opinion
    Carol Greenlee Crawley, second from left, daughter of Charles Greenlee, reacts after Circuit Court Judge Heidi Davis dismissed all charges against Ernest Thomas, Samuel Shepherd, Charles Greenlee and Walter Irvin, known as the Groveland Four, during a proceeding at the Lake County Courthouse Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Tavares.
  6. A time to give thanks | Editorial
    Nov. 25• Opinion
    President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden serve dinner Monday during a visit to Fort Bragg, N.C., to mark the Thanksgiving holiday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
  7. Pasco commission gets it right on apartment building moratorium | Editorial
    Nov. 24• Opinion
    A leasing sign is seen at Parc at Wesley Chapel apartment complex in April in Wesley Chapel.
  8. State needs to use caution with Tampa Bay foster care | Editorial
    Nov. 22• Opinion
    Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced Nov. 4 that his office launched a criminal investigation into Eckerd Connects Community Alternatives, the agency that runs foster care in Pinellas and Pasco counties, after reports of accidents and improper care.
  9. The Rays stadium search and ‘Let’s go Brandon’ are part of this week’s highs and lows | Editorial
    Nov. 20• Opinion
    Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash (16), center, celebrates along with Rays left fielder Randy Arozarena (56), left, and Rays first base coach Ozzie Timmons (40) after a playoff game in October.
  10. Medicare Advantage spending needs a closer look | Editorial
    Nov. 20• Opinion
    New research has found switching seniors to Medicare Advantage plans has cost billions of dollars more than having them stay them in Medicare.
  11. Who’s killing Florida’s beloved manatees in record numbers? Floridians | Editorial
    Nov. 19• Opinion
    A manatee near the entrance to Three Sisters Springs on Kings Bay in Citrus County in 2014.
  12. Lecherous professors are a bad look for Florida State University | Editorial
    Nov. 18• Opinion
    Florida State University's "Unconquered" statue by Fritz White outside the south entrance to Doak S. Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee.
  13. Tampa Bay needs to spend infrastructure money wisely | Editorial
    Nov. 17• Opinion
    The nation's entire electrical infrastructure needs upgrading and hardening against global warming, a project that will be partially funded by the new infrastructure bill.
  14. Florida Democrats should stick together to defeat bad public records law | Editorial
    Nov. 16• Opinion
    Visitors walk into Florida's Capitol building in Tallahassee.
  15. Florida should stop withholding important COVID information | Editorial
    Nov. 16• Opinion
    A health care worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a young woman during a vaccination event hosted by Miami Heat at FTX Arena in Miami, on Aug. 5, 2021.
  16. Florida Legislature’s special session is a COVID-19 sideshow | Editorial
    Nov. 14• Opinion
    Members of the Florida House of Representatives during a legislative session in April. The Legislature will meet in special session beginning Monday to consider bans on vaccine mandates. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
  17. A Tampa museum and the Florida Legislature make the week’s list of highs and lows | Editorial
    Nov. 13• Opinion
    This rendering depicts the planned auditorium at the Tampa Museum of Art.
  18. Just how big are Florida’s ports?
    Nov. 12• Opinion
    Container ships wait outside the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in October.
  19. Afghan refugees aided the U.S. during the war. Now they need Tampa Bay’s help | Editorial
    Nov. 12• Opinion
    Malalai Rostami (left), her mother and her younger brother at their new apartment near the University of South Florida in Tampa. Rostami and her family recently fled Afghanistan.
  20. Recent rule changes for Florida’s special needs students must be reevaluated | Editorial
    Nov. 12• Opinion
    Florida's State Board of Education meets on June 10 in Jacksonville, where a rule on assessing students with significant cognitive disabilities received six minutes of attention. [The Florida Channel]
  21. On this Veterans Day, model Max Cleland’s behavior as a patriot | Editorial
    Nov. 11• Opinion
    Former U.S. senator and VA administrator and Vietnam War veteran Max Cleland arrives on stage during the final night of the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.
  22. How the new infrastructure bill will boost Florida | Editorial
    Nov. 9• Opinion
    Florida's roads and bridges need work.
  23. The Eckerd Connects dispute and kids’ COVID vaccines make the weeks highs and lows | Editorial
    Nov. 6• Opinion
    Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, that his office launched a criminal investigation into Eckerd Connects Community Alternatives, the agency that runs foster care in Pinellas and Pasco counties. Recent accidents and incidents raised alarms about the level of care and supervision at the makeshift accommodation, the sheriff said. It comes just four days after the Florida Department of Children and Families announced that it will not renew the Clearwater nonprofit's $80 million contract.
  24. Why has the University of Florida become Gov. DeSantis’ press office? | Editorial
    Nov. 4• Opinion
    University of Florida president W. Kent Fuchs celebrates on Sept. 13 after an announcement the school was ranked a Top 5 public university by U.S. News & World Report.