Children no longer would be arrested for such minor violations of zero tolerance polices as bringing plastic butter knives to school, drawing pictures of guns or throwing an eraser under measures moving through the Florida Legislature. ...more

March 25, 2009

Four Lake Placid middle school students are facing expulsion due to what the school calls gang-related activity in the past two months, but Principal Derrel Bryan said there has been no gang-related violence on the school's campus. ...more

February 5, 2009

indeed, deserves - flourishes of attention. Publicly praising a dutiful employee, for instance. Reiterating abiding affection for a spouse. Telling the offspring you're proud of them, and explaining why. ...more

January 23, 2009

Overindulged on Christmas party eggnog? There's a way to get both you and your car home safely. ...more

December 24, 2008

For the most part, I'm not a zero-tolerance proponent. ...more

December 10, 2008

For the most part, I'm not a zero-tolerance proponent. ...more

December 10, 2008

Tampa led the state in hate crimes in 2007, according to reports made by 74 law enforcement agencies to the FBI. ...more

October 27, 2008

More than 100 names, including Dick Stowers Elementary School and Glenn Barrington Middle School, have been suggested for the two schools under construction on the south side of FishHawk Boulevard in Lithia. ...more

October 22, 2008

More than 100 names, including Dick Stowers Elementary School and Glenn Barrington Middle School, have been suggested for the two schools under construction on the south side of FishHawk Boulevard in Lithia. ...more

October 22, 2008

As University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer has learned, late-night telephone calls usually bring bad news. This one was a stunner. On May 9, he learned that lineman Matt Patchan, the former Armwood High All-American and a cornerstone of UF's recruiting class, had been shot in the left shoulder. ...more

May 23, 2008