Those who knew him say Alfred Lee Barnes Jr. never gave up on children. ...more

April 20, 2009

At least 85 students who have fallen on hard times have sought help from University of South Florida administrators who undertook a campaign to keep them in school. ...more

November 17, 2008

At least 85 students who have fallen on hard times have sought help from University of South Florida administrators who undertook a campaign to keep them in school. ...more

November 14, 2008

Hillsborough County parents are looking at an array of expanded school options with eight new charter schools planning to open in August. ...more

November 14, 2008

Hillsborough parents are looking at an array of expanded school options with eight new charter schools planning to open in August. ...more

November 13, 2008

If there is one term I am sick to death of already this political season, it is "flip-flop." In the era of "gotcha" politics, changing your mind has become synonymous with incompetence and is the worst "sin" a candidate could commit. Just like a second-grader insisting a classmate has "cooties," one side is always accusing the other of "flip-flopping on the issues." ...more

July 19, 2008

James Evans is looking for children with a problem. Those are the ones the former Buccaneer hopes to turn from hopeless to optimistic, from dependency to self-sufficiency through his 11-year-old organization, Tampa Bay Academy of Hope. ...more

October 27, 2007