Category Archives: Uncategorized

Governor DeSantis and Commissioner Corcoran, Please allow me to express my thanks to both of you for making the sound decision to close schools statewide in light of COVID-19. I applaud you for having the foresight to recognize that sheltering...
Read more »

Following is a summary of a talk I delivered at Education on Tap, an event hosted by the League of Women Voters of Alachua County and Alachua County Council of PTA’s on November 24. I’d like to start with telling...
Read more »

Public schools are pillars of the community in which they serve – and rightfully so, given that they are funded by the community itself. That has never been more true than in Hawthorne, FL. With a city-wide population of just...
Read more »

Published in 83 Degrees Media, 1.19.16 According to the Corporation for National and Community Service, one in four adults (25.3 percent) in America volunteered a total of 7.9 billion hours in 2014. The benefits to volunteering are numerous from both...
Read more »

Senators: I’m writing to you as the parent of a public student in the State of Florida. Thank you, in advance, for reading my letter and listening to my concerns. I am extremely concerned about the excessive testing taking place...
Read more »

Published in 83 Degrees Media, 6.25.13 Veterinary technicians can be described as nurses for animals. They are often the first point of care an animal receives at a clinic. They perform initial examinations, listen to the owner’s concerns and help...
Read more »

Published in 83 Degrees Media, 5.21.2013 Naples resident Jodi Bell knows adversity. She knows what it’s like to raise two young children on her own. She knows what it’s like to be homeless and to feel without hope. She also...
Read more »

Published in 83 Degrees Media, March 26, 2013 Tampa Bay is making its mark on clean energy and alternative fuel consumption with the addition of compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and vehicles. CNG is a relatively low-cost, environmentally friendly,...
Read more »

Published in 83 Degrees Media, 2.12.13 What does it take to be a good mom? Each person’s answer to that question is probably very different. For one mom, it might be involvement in school and the community. For another it’s...
Read more »

Published in 83 Degrees Media, 11.27.12 Described by its owners as “3.19 acres of urban paradise,” the 100-feet-wide by ¼-mile-long Gateway Organic Farm is nestled between Highway 19 and Roosevelt Boulevard in Clearwater, an unlikely place for a farm. Hank...
Read more »