In December State School Board Member Dr. A.K. Desai endorsed the use of digital videos for evaluating teachers here in Florida. We’ll have to see if the legislature chooses to pursue it. If you haven’t heard about this initiative, view … Read More
The Florida Today reports that Mike Haridopolos announced his intention to run for Bill Nelson’s Senate seat. He will work on details of “mounting a campaign afater legislative committee work next week.” U.S. Representative Connie Mack IV of Fort Myers … Read More
Shakespeare came to mind when I saw the yahoo news headline a few days ago, and then a Reuters article on the position that employers and the health care industry in general do NOT support a repeal of health care … Read More
Just a few weeks after the election, falsified records emerge in what should have been a straight-forward process. The Florida-Times Union reports that Lt. Governor Elect Jennifer Carroll consulting firm is documented as having leased office space in Jacksonville that … Read More
“Repeal Obamacare!” was a rallying cry to get the base out to vote for the Republican and Tea Party-supported candidates. There’s a promise to fulfill, but days after the election, forward-thinking education of the base has already begun. Representative Paul … Read More
My deepest thanks for all the support and encouragement I received over the past year. We stood together, working to ensure our children have a brighter future by promoting education, a cleaner environment, and a safer community full of opportunities. … Read More
Hands down winner is Mike Haridopolos, the anticipated incoming Florida Speaker of the Senate. Three weeks from taking that position, Haridopolos is slammed with probable cause of serious omissions on required financial disclosures from 2004 to 2008. According to the … Read More
Columnist Ruth Marcus uses the term “voodoo conservatism” but I don’t know if she invented it. Generally, it refers to Republican Conservatives who will fix everything like magic. Newt rolled into Florida on his Jobs Here! Jobs Now! bus to … Read More
Senate District 8 has an edge with Republican registered voters, they did not turn out in large numbers during the Primary and Democrats didn’t either. However, the stakes are much higher next week and greater turn out is likely to … Read More
Vero Beach resident, Eugene Benson, filed a complaint in December against Mike Haridopolos for failure to properly fill out financial disclosure forms from 2004 to 2008. Haridopolos claims he was only aware of the omissions when the complaint was filed. … Read More
On October 22, the Florida Independent reported that Deborah Gianoulis is waging a strong campaign against incumbent John Thrasher. On September 21, the Florida Times-Union declared Gianoulis in a statistical dead heat with Thrasher, a long-time member of the Florida … Read More
Representative William Snyder, from Stuart, drafted a bill similar to the one in Arizona that would enable police to check the immigration status of individuals they have “reasonable suspicion” of being illegal EXCEPT Snyder added a Florida-style provision: The provision … Read More
There’s a long list of Amendments on the ballot, and they are not easy to sort out. The Florida PTA has taken a stand on Amendment 8 and recommend voting NO. Since the day the Class Size Amendment passed, there … Read More
I never quite understood how Los Angeles Times journalists became competent on difficult topic of teacher evaluation.I meant to give this dishonor button to the Los Angeles Times a few weeks ago when the decided to publish the names of … Read More
Hands down to the “corruption on steroids” City Manager Robert Rizzo and eight other Bell, California city officials, who were arrested for a mismanagement and corruption related to public funds in a community of 38,000 where one in six residents … Read More
Hands down to Alex, Miguel, and Renier de la Portilla. Alex de la Portilla leaves the State Senate in November due to term limits. His brother Miguel is the Republican candidate for that seat. Since, he has no Democratic opposition, … Read More
The U.S. main stream media is the winner this week for having successfully improved their ratings by fomented an international event based on nothing. Pictures speak louder than words. The editorial cartoon represents the media’s role, that’s good; … Read More
And the winners are income Senate President Senator Mike Haridopolos and incoming House Speaker Dean Cannon for their reaction to the Florida Supreme Court 5-2 decision to uphold lower court decisions and keep Amendments 3, 7, and 9 off the … Read More
Senate District 8 Senator John Thrasher made fourth place last week, but this week he moved up to number one along with winning the Primary. Thrasher will face off against Democrat Deborah Gianoulis in November. Running up to Tuesday’s Primary, … Read More
Names seemed to have special importance recently. So here are this week’s Shaming and Naming winners. First Place: Arizona’s Superintendent of Instruction Tom Horne For presenting a subpoena to obtain the names of teachers and other school personnel who participated … Read More
Got friends in Senate District 8, Nassau, Duval, St. Johns, Flagler, and Volusia counties?? If they are Republicans, no time to waste. Time to encourage them to think hard before sending John Thrasher back to the Senate and inflicting his … Read More
