It must be nice living in Florida's version of Lake Wobegon, home of the Florida Department of Education ... where all the administrators are strong, the students are good looking and the teachers are above average.

It's amazing how many times in the last month one savant or another has written it's time to stick a fork in Marco Rubio's presidential aspirations.

Most Martin County taxpayers have no idea what pocket-picking shenanigans are going on between a powerful clique of environmental attorneys and the County Commission majority.

Candidates can be moderate and still win elections, but the ones who do it by switching parties and feigning middle-of-the-road principles plain turn voters off.

I believe in Common Core State Standards, believed in them decadesbefore they existed, and desperately want them for my grandchildren, their children and the future of this great nation.