War protester Cindy Sheehan and Beverly Young, the wife of Rep. C.W. Bill Young, were hustled out of the House gallery this week by Capitol police who said their T-shirts amounted to protesting. Should they have been allowed to stay? Tell us what you think.
Did you watch President Bush’s 2006 State of the Union address on Tuesday night? Did he answer your questions, or leave you asking more? This is the place to tell us what you think.
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Florida must hire 31,800 new teachers next year. Gov. Jeb Bush has proposed spending $239 million on recruiting and retaining teachers. Is this enough? What do you think needs to be done?
Two U.S. auto makers recently announced they will cut jobs or close facilities. Do you buy American made vehicles? Should there be a national effort to promote American made cars?
Are you addicted to a Blackberry device? Do you use it often or are you planning to buy one soon? Tell us how critical a Blackberry is to your daily life and work.
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Legislation to prohibit school from starting earlier than a week before Labor Day already is moving quickly through the process. Is that a reasonable time for school to start? Do you think state lawmakers should be the ones deciding? Tell us what you think.
Should the New York Yankees be recognized on Tampa welcome signs that herald the area’s professional sports titles? Mayor Pam Iorio says no, but many city council members are in favor of it. Tell us what do you think.
Fifteen Cubans whose rickety boat reached remnants of the old Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys were sent back to Cuba earlier this month because the bridge is missing some sections and doesn’t touch land. Had they grabbed a pier of the adjacent new bridge, they could have stayed.
Should Congress rewrite its Cuban policy to welcome a reasonable number of immigrants each year? What do you think about the current policy? Tell us what you think.
Some Pasco County residents have been trying for months to gather the 100 new memberships it will take to charter a local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. At the same time, several events are planned throughout the Bay area this week to recall the legacy of the murdered civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What do you think about the state of civil rights movement now?
Do you think a new generation is ready to take on leadership of the movement?
Where will they come from?
What priorities should they focus on?
This week Mayor Pam Iorio enacted to charge new structures for the costs of building the giant water main. Should there have been public hearings and vote by city council? Is it fair to charge developers? Tell us what you think.
Confirmation hearings for Judge Samuel Alito begin this week. Do you think Alito is fit to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court? Will Alito receive a fair hearing?
The Florida Supreme Court threw out the state’s voucher system that allows some children to attend private schools at taxpayer expense. Are school vouchers a good idea?
A recent survey shows nearly half of high school students report being sexually active. Is Hillsborough County’s “abstinence plus” approach working? How should schools monitor outside groups that send speakers into schools with contradicting messages? Should schools even teach sex education? Tell us what you think.
Have you decided what your New Year’s resolutions are going to be?
Will you be joining a cooking class, or set a goal to go bungee jumping, or tour the world? Will you be pumping some iron or train for a marathon? Will you be cutting your TV viewing hours or play the lotto often?
Tell us about your resolution, and if you are not making any resolutions, tell us why.
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Wendy’s and AirTran Airways have teamed up in a free flight giveaway. If you buy 32 drinks at Wendy’s, you get a free one-way airfare. Roundtrip costs you 64 drinks. People are apparently going to extremes to collect the necessary cups, diving in dumpsters to pull out used cups. Would you “dumpster dive†for free tickets? What do you think about those who do?
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