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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 Conan Gallaty.

Graham Brink - Editor of Editorials
Graham Brink
Editor of Editorials
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Sherri Day - Communications Director
Sherri Day
Communications Director
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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 - Deputy Editor of Editorials
Jim Verhulst
Deputy Editor of Editorials
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Conan Gallaty - Chairman and CEO
Conan Gallaty
Chairman and CEO
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Editorials

  1. Across Tampa Bay this week, three saves and one big loss | Editorial
    5 hours ago• Opinion
    A deal to save Tampa’s historic Jackson House, upper left, is finally on the table. An editorial cartoonist's tribute, upper right, to Lucy Morgan. Summer Hoop performs during the Gasparilla Music Festival, lower left, in February. The festival would receive $86,666 from Hillsborough County for the 2024 event under a recommendation from the county's Cultural Assets Commission. Residents of Heritage Lake and Riverside Village, lower right, have been fighting the development of the 41-acre Oak Park property that straddles both areas for years.
  2. Florida’s college affordability is something we can all celebrate | Editorial
    Yesterday• Opinion
    Albert and Alberta, the mascots for the University of Florida, at an NCAA college football game.
  3. Florida education officials should quit intentionally confusing the issue | Editorial
    Sept. 21• Opinion
    Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. speaks as Gov. Ron DeSantis looks on during an event in Tampa on March 8.
  5. So the Rays are staying. Here are 3 key points. | Editorial
    Sept. 19• Opinion
    A rendering of the Tampa Bay Rays' new stadium in the Historic Gas Plant District in St. Petersburg. Courtesy of Hines
  6. What hurricanes can teach Florida about dealing with other threats | Editorial
    Sept. 19• Opinion
    Flooding lingers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on April 13 after heavy rain pounded South Florida. (Joe Cavaretta /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
  7. Scared farmworkers, high-achieving teens | Editorial
    Sept. 16• Opinion
    Two farmworkers tend to crops in Homestead.
  8. Think of the COVID vaccine as the new flu shot | Editorial
    Sept. 14• Opinion
    The latest COVID-19 vaccine booster shots should be available across the U.S. as early as this week.
  9. What to do about Pinellas’ beach erosion standoff | Editorial
    Sept. 14• Opinion
    A portion of Indian Rocks Beach is seen before and after Hurricane Idalia.
  10. Florida needs to rethink its feeble ethics commission | Editorial
    Sept. 13• Opinion
    Then-state Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, talks with reporters in May 2017.
  11. Tampa City Council’s sensible vote to reject a hefty tax increase. What now? | Editorial
    Sept. 11• Opinion
    Tampa City Council Chairperson Guido Maniscalco listens as Mayor Jane Castor presents her proposed 2024 budget on Aug. 3 at Old City Hall in Tampa.
  12. Gov. DeSantis rolls out his Golden Oldies on COVID bogeymen | Editorial.
    Sept. 9• Opinion
    Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, speaks during a fundraising event for U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, last month in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
  13. Why so little accountability on Florida’s taxpayer funded school vouchers? | Editorial
    Sept. 7• Opinion
    Pages from new guidelines detail how Florida families can spend school voucher money left over after a child’s private school tuition and fees have been paid. Allowable Items, which are supposed to have educational uses, include televisions, kayaks and individual trampolines.
  14. Tampa City Council should put the brakes on proposed tax increase | Editorial
    Sept. 4• Opinion
    Tampa Mayor Jane Castor presents her proposed 2024 budget to the Tampa City Council on Aug. 3 at Old City Hall in Tampa.
  15. Three early lessons from Hurricane Idalia | Editorial
    Sept. 3• Opinion
    Satellite imagery of Hurricane Idalia as seen in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday.
  16. Stop allowing zealots to waste Florida school districts’ time and money | Editorial
    Sept. 3• Opinion
    These titles, checked out from the St. Petersburg Public Library, were among the books that drew the most complaints in Florida school districts over the last year. They are “Sold," challenged in 11 counties; “Tricks," (10); “Crank” (9); “Push” (8) and “Damsel,” one of five books challenged in seven counties.
  17. Four thoughts on Hurricane Idalia’s departure | Editorial
    Sept. 2• Opinion
    John Teasley, left, and Tyler Mitchell of Tallahassee help pass out cases of water in Perry on Thursday. Perry, the seat of Taylor County, felt the full impacts of Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall Wednesday morning.
  18. More Floridians are in the way of powerful hurricanes. What can be done? | Editorial
    Sept. 1• Opinion
    A row of damaged and destroyed homes sits on Estero Boulevard on Fort Myers Beach. More than 5,000 homes in Lee County were destroyed during Hurricane Ian in September 2022, and another 13,500 homes received "major" damage, according to data provided by the county.
  19. 10 things Tampa Bay has already learned from Hurricane Idalia | Editorial
    Aug. 31• Opinion
    Satellite imagery from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Idalia on Wednesday morning.
  20. Disney giveth and DeSantis taketh away | Editorial
    Aug. 26• Opinion
    Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney's Mickey Mouse.
  21. The costs of Tampa’s swelling workforce | Editorial
    Aug. 24• Opinion
    Number of city of Tampa employees.
  22. Keep Pinellas’ SunRunner bus open and safe for all | Editorial
    Aug. 23• Opinion
    Riders enter and exit the SunRunner at Grand Central station.
  23. Free Everglades literacy classes are a good step for Florida | Editorial
    Aug. 21• Opinion
    An airboat is seen hovering over Everglades wetland in Everglades National Park in 2021.
  24. Tampa’s streetcars should remain free | Editorial
    Aug. 20• Opinion
    The TECO Streetcar in Tampa has seen a resurgence of riders since the service became free in 2018. [OCTAVIO JONES | Times]