Here in Hillsborough County our school district is entering into a bold, long-term partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop new ways to improve teaching. Our ultimate goal is to dramatically increase student achievement, raise graduation rates and ensure college and career readiness. The way to do that is to ensure that our teachers are adept, inspired and have the support they need. ...more

December 10, 2009

Richard and Lois Singer aren't the types who are happy with the status quo, especially when it comes to finances and protocol. ...more

November 4, 2009

Miami and St. Petersburg will select new mayors Tuesday with the candidates disagreeing over economic plans for their respective cities and the construction of stadiums for baseball's Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays. ...more

November 1, 2009

In reference to the guest column"Status Quo is not an option" by Bud Morgan in the Highlands Today on July 12. I feel that status quo is and should be an option when it comes to sending millions of our hard earned tax dollars to prophylactic idiots like Caulderon of Mexico to fund abortion and abortion services. ...more

July 17, 2009

We can sympathize with the people who have been struggling for years to pump life into New Port Richey's downtown. Exhibit A in their tale of woe is Main Street Landing, the mixed-use project that during the Florida property boom of the early part of this decade appeared to be the kick start downtown had needed. Given the current economic situation, however, trying to get the project back in gear right now might not be a good idea. ...more

March 18, 2009

Ask Americans about their biggest frustration with government over the decades and they'll most likely say it's the power of lobbyists and special interests to get favors over the needs of the people. Americans are absolutely right about that, and President Barack Obama is ready to rumble to change the way this operates. ...more

March 1, 2009

An expert on business and management said a county commissioner's presence at one of the leadership meetings could lead to a breakdown in trust and empowerment. ...more

February 5, 2009

Settle down, supporters of President-elect Barack Obama. The headline above is not a prediction of what the Obama administration, backed by a solidly Democratic Congress, will accomplish. We've learned from decades of political observing not to place much value in the campaign promises of presidential candidates. They haven't help much when trying to predict what they will do once in the Oval Office. ...more

November 8, 2008

On Thursday night, Al Gore told Democrats that the 2008 election is close because defenders of the status quo "are desperately afraid of the change Barack Obama represents." ...more

August 29, 2008

Wearing a "Vote Obama" T-shirt, Joel Gennari of Lutz sat at a table at the Good Luck Cafe in Ybor City on Thursday, clapping and nodding with other supporters watching the broadcast of the Democratic National Convention. ...more

August 29, 2008