As anyone who knows anything about K-12 education realizes, a school with an indecisive or less-than-fully competent principal soon finds itself in a bad way. Principals who don't have good assistants, especially at the high school level, will have a hard time doing their jobs. This is why the Pasco County School District is trying to lure more people into its slightly shallow pool of potential principals and assistant principals. ...more

October 1, 2008

Vizcaya was completed in 1916 at a time when America's wealthy created lavish homes inspired by Europe's palaces. Making the home friendly to people with disabilities was not part of its initial architectural design. ...more

September 28, 2008

Deeper In Debt Regarding "Fed Runs To Rescue Of AIG" (front page, Sept. 17): ...more

September 20, 2008

Let's Get Busy The Republican VP candidate, Sarah Palin, is being hailed or excoriated depending on your personal beliefs, for allowing her teenage child to get a pass on getting pregnant. For political fodder, the issue twists to one of parenting style as leadership litmus. ...more

September 13, 2008

Margaret Hoggatt was overwhelmed after her mother died in 2006. It wasn't just the grief of losing a beloved parent. Her mother, Rosemary, had lived in a small house on Tropic Boulevard in Largo for nearly 30 years. The 1,300-square-foot home was crammed with the things she collected and adored - elephant knickknacks, angels, ceramic roses, kitchen gadgets, cookbooks. ...more

August 24, 2008

Mr. Dunlap, now that I know where you're coming from, I would like to "beam up" a response. First, if you feel uncomfortable talking to my 3-year-old granddaughter about Social Security, I will substitute the 9-year-old with this warning: She knows 2 plus 2 doesn't equal 5. ...more

August 21, 2008

MILWAUKEE (AP) - It's the beer that made Milwaukee famous. Now Schlitz is making the city nostalgic. ...more

August 3, 2008

It's "The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous." Now Schlitz is making the city nostalgic. ...more

August 2, 2008

Dear AARP: Thank you for your invitation, which showed up in the mailbox shortly after my 50th birthday. ...more

July 27, 2008

I have to figure the politicians are reading the same mail I am. There is a lot of it, it's depressing and it's angry. Last week, most of you took off on a column that talked about retirement and our expectations for making it in a collapsing economy. ...more

July 21, 2008