Paying Twice Again, all you working for the county and/or our representatives should already have the information on any question asked without research. ...more

March 17, 2009

As school budgets shrink, so does the state's ability to reduce the size of classrooms. ...more

March 7, 2009

Apparently the school budget for our county faces the same pressure as school budgets across the nation. What has struck me as different is the response of the local school administration. It appears to be myopic. It lacks creativity. It presents a solution that will burden students with increased class size and inflicts pain on the teaching staff and support team. ...more

March 4, 2009

Life is too short to spend it working at anything you're not passionate about. So why do so many Americans toil a lifetime at jobs they despise, always wishing they were somewhere else? ...more

March 1, 2009

The administration has a golden opportunity to make a dent in the illegal immigration problem. That's because huge numbers of illegals here for jobs and not the "American Dream" have returned to their home countries due to lack of work. Their homelands are now hurting and may be forced to finally start taking care of their excess populations by improving infrastructure and job opportunities rather than having another generation of children dreaming of going to El Norte in order to support their desperately poor families. What the U.S. should do is step up enforcement so that those workers cannot sneak back in. Both law and order Republicans and bleeding heart Democrats would be comfortable with that; it's a win, win situation. ...more

February 24, 2009

This is an open letter to the school board. I know you are trying to be fair and did the best you can with the budget but please do not cut high school and middle school athletics! They are so important to the kids, especially now. In a recession when many parents are laid off, there is usually more tension in the house. Playing sports can help save the day. As you know, the argument is that sports keep the kids off the street and out of trouble. Many pro athletes have said sports also kept them focused and helped them concentrate better in school. ...more

February 3, 2009

The full scope of the housing meltdown isn't clear and already there are ominous signs of a new crisis, one that could shutter malls, hotels and storefronts nationwide. ...more

November 28, 2008

Lake Placid Elementary School teachers will be doing without some of the extras in the classroom this upcoming school year, such as FCAT practice materials and new materials for struggling readers. ...more

July 29, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - After exploring the minutiae of an anticipated $16 million shortfall in the Pasco County School District's 2008-09 budget for more than two hours Tuesday, school board vice chairman Frank Parker said he felt pessimistic. ...more

May 21, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Superintendent Heather Fiorentino hopes to deal with an anticipated $16 million shortfall in the school district's 2008-09 budget with hiring freezes and other cost-saving efforts. ...more

May 19, 2008