Jim Gries had written of the life and times of our poor unappreciated teachers. He described their day thusly: A teacher will have breakfast and prepare for the upcoming day around 6:30 a.m. Arrive at work 7:40 to begin preparing for class. After working through lunch, the day concludes around 3:45 p.m. Before going home they are expected to meet with parents, make copies and enter grades and a few other chores. A dedicated teacher will work from home grading papers and making lesson plans late into the night. ...more

December 5, 2008

Let's start off by confronting all the lies! ...more

December 3, 2008

If the city of Tampa is considering lay-offs to cope with reduced tax revenues, Mayor Pam Iorio should be willing to ask police officers who live outside Hillsborough County to pay for the gas they use when driving their take-home cruisers beyond the county line. ...more

July 17, 2008

When bemoaning the toll of state-mandated budget cuts on Hillsborough government, county administrator Pat Bean urged citizens to 'look under the hood' and tell Tallahassee to back off. ...more

September 7, 2007