By Priscilla West Leon County Schools is making plans for a book-by-book permission system for library checkouts. Parental screening options are welcomed, but the plan sidesteps parents’ greater need for LCS to do the right thing: Please curate school library collections to be educational, enriching, and age appropriate. While school libraries do a great job […]
Letter to the Editor As a caterer, inflation, higher taxes, and higher insurance rates mean two things: I have to charge more, but I still make less money. And my customers are footing the bill. Because of this, I was really proud of Governor DeSantis and the Florida Legislature for taking steps to reform our […]
The City of Tallahassee is late in the process of considering a property tax increase to fund additional law enforcement investments in fiscal year 2023-24. The increase – from 4.1 mills to 4.5 mills – will raise approximately $7.5 million in new revenue. A 3-2 vote during the recent budget workshop indicated tentative support for […]
The continuing saga related to the future of the Northeast Park will be front and center again on June 15th, as the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency will meet and consider different park options. The park has fallen victim to questions about cost, equity, amenities, park access and yes, to politics. As a long time resident of […]
People don’t buy products — they buy solutions to problems. No matter if those problems are external or internal in nature, everyone is in the market for a way to overcome their challenges. When a solution may not be obvious, customers at least want to know someone can offer them a plan to find one. […]
With so many gurus and influencers in the world today, it’s hard to sort good advice from bad. This is especially true for business leaders seeking ways to improve their bottom line. However, sometimes a piece of advice lands in your lap and stops you in your tracks. That happened to me recently as I […]
Letter to Editor Unlike the rest of the country, people are continuing to flock to the Sunshine State, mainly because they will have a chance to live out the American Dream with as little government interference as possible. That is bringing with it some serious growing pains and putting pressure on schools, roads, and housing. The […]
One of our neighbors is about to run for President. Governor Desantis, who resides with his young family on Adams Street, is expected to declare his candidacy for leader of the free world soon. Despite the disbelief by many local and statewide Democrats, he’s actually got a pretty decent chance of winning. Tallahassee to the […]
I’ve never left a Goodwill board meeting without feeling hopeful. We live in troubled times, but this ambitious non-profit organization gives me reasons to believe in the human spirit. That’s because each board meeting features a success story from someone who had to overcome significant barriers to employment. It’s a testament to what can happen […]
The fallout from a recent Tallahassee Democrat story, which implied a principal at a local charter school was forced to resign due to an art lesson that included Michelangelo’s nude sculpture of “David”, made it all the way to Italy before the truth was discovered. The implication of the story – which was that parents […]