Socialism and communism have been slithering across these fruited plains, like some dark and evil plague. Their poisonous progress has accelerated wildly under the current administration. ...more

November 7, 2009

Kasey Lynch brought along a bit of improvisational experience when he joined Woodland Elementary School's Drumming for Dreams program. ...more

October 25, 2009

Walk On By This is a rebuttal to the letter entitled "Teaching Children to Beg." ...more

August 12, 2008

Cruising in on the driveway into Camp Cloverleaf Thursday morning, long before you could see the children learning to shoot clay pigeons whizzing by at 55 mph, you heard the pop-pop-pop of their shotguns. ...more

July 25, 2008

After teaching for 27 years, Patricia Carter has no plans to leave the classroom when she is eligible for retirement in three years. ...more

July 22, 2008

Last week's report card for Florida schools showed that there were two failing schools in Hillsborough County - neither of which were in South Shore. ...more

July 16, 2008

Teaching children about the love of Jesus is utmost in Tina Kimbro's mind. That's her role at First Baptist Church of New Port Richey. ...more

May 24, 2008

Regarding "Where's St. Michael When You Really Need Him?" by Garrison Keillor (Other Views, Feb. 1) and "Pam's Book Club" by Karen Haymon Long (Baylife, Feb. 4): ...more

February 14, 2008

EDITOR'S NOTE: This occasional series spotlights local school principals. This week's column features Susan Raburn, principal of Lincoln Elementary Magnet School for International Studies, 1207 E. Renfro St. The school's telephone number is (813) 757-9329. ...more

November 14, 2007