Surprisingly Sane: Miami Only Number 48 on Craziest Cities List

​We live in the weird news capital of the country, what sometimes goes on at city hall could be qualified as insane, and we’re certainly home to more than a few out-of-this-world ch… Continue reading “Surprisingly Sane: Miami Only Number 48 on Craziest Cities Read More

Report lists barriers to removing bad teachers

From a new report out this morning on removing ineffective teachers: In schools across the country, there are teachers who should not be teaching. But schools almost never dismiss persistently poor-performing teachers due in large part to legal and policy barriers at the local and state level . Read More

History textbooks spark hot debate

There is a debate in Texas that is being watched by people across the country, and could affect kids here in Florida. What should we teach our children in history books in school?

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Deputies search for robbery suspect

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office has deployed its helicopter and K9 units searching for a robbery suspect they say is armed and dangerous.

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Baby hospitalized with skull fracture

Deputies have arrested the stepfather of an infant hospitalized with a fractured skull and have charged him with attempted murder and child abuse.

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A weekend interview with Mary Kate Harrison, Hillsborough schools food and nutrition services director

School Breakfast Week begins Monday, and FCAT testing starts Tuesday. In many ways, the two go hand-in-glove. How often do we hear the advice that kids should have a healthy meal before taking the annual exam in order to stay focused, after all? Mary Kate Harrison, food and nutrition services Read More

By the Time We Get to Phoenix…

… we’ll have to Go-oh. Arizona has the largest budget gap in the country when measured as a percentage of its overall budget, and the state Department of Transportation was $100 million in the red last fall when it decided to close 13 of the state’s 18 highway rest stops. But the Read More

Wolf Blitzer and Joe McCarthy

Wolf Blitzer is no Edward R. Murrow, as Glenn Greenwald conclusively explains. Edward R. Murrow led the media attack on the McCarthyism of the 1950s. Wolf Blitzer plays mindless, amiable, neutral, amplifying host to identical smear campaigns of today. That collapse says all one needs to know Read More