The state wants to hold teachers accountable for student achievement. At first, it sounds logical. Teachers are responsible for student learning. The problem lies in the state's definition of achievement. ...more

March 13, 2010

I read in today's paper (March 11) that the initial payment of $61.2 million in stimulus money has been received by the state. The report indicates it will pay up to 95 percent of a new hire's salary provided; the employer is approved, (by whom?) The applicant meets federal low income requirements and has a dependent child at home. ...more

March 13, 2010

With the final words of the oath of allegiance, 344 people from dozens of countries became newly minted U.S. citizens in a ceremony Wednesday at the Tampa Convention Center. ...more

January 28, 2010

The U.S. Census Bureau wants you! As the bureau readies itself for the 2010 census, it's hiring temporary workers to do a variety of census-related jobs. ...more

November 21, 2009

Our president, who was elected by legal Americans, is concerned about a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants. ...more

August 16, 2009

First, please, let this plane flyover issue go! Did it ever occur to any of you, that this poor woman just wanted to know who and why these planes were flying over her house? ...more

June 8, 2009

At least four people were shot and as many as 41 people taken hostage Friday morning at an immigration services center in Binghamton, according to media reports. ...more

April 3, 2009

Florida Sen. Mel Martinez is being bashed on right-wing blogs because of his answer to a constituent who asked him about the persistent rumor that Barack Obama wasn't born in America. ...more

March 11, 2009

A federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit questioning President Barack Obama's citizenship, lambasting the case as a waste of the court's time and suggesting the plaintiff's attorney may have to compensate the president's lawyer. ...more

March 5, 2009

President Barack Obama succeeded George W. Bush Tuesday in a moving inaugural ceremony befitting the greatest nation on Earth. The two men, flanked by security, walked shoulder-to-shoulder into the Capitol and, just over an hour later, out again in the peaceful exchange of power so taken for granted here but envied by much of the world. ...more

January 21, 2009