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I first became aware of the intense emotions and controversy over the Common Core State Standards (“Common Core,” “CCSS” or “the Standards”) at an
Common Core: An Issue for the School Board Elections? Part 1 Read More »
A reader pointed out the need to clarify the information about the Collier County Public School District I included in yesterday’s post. I had
Clarifying the Make-Up of Collier County’s Public Schools Read More »
There will be a number of races on the ballot for the August 26 Primary Election, but our votes in the three school board
Our most important votes Read More »
April Freeman Last week, I looked at Republican candidate Curt Clawson’s background. Today’s post looks at Democratic candidate April Freeman. As with Clawson, I’ll
The District 19 Candidates – Part 2 Read More »
In my last post, I promised to delve into the candidates for the Congressional District 19 Special Election to be held on June 24.
The District 19 Candidates – Part 1 Read More »
Are you a caring, civic-minded Collier County voter? If so, you’ll want to be aware of the literally dozens of individual political races and
Something for your radar screen Read More »
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