Sandra Thompson
Tearing down school rips fabric of community
This week I drove past George T. Washington Junior High School, the next on the list of historic school buildings to be torn down, a hole left forever in the lives of its former students.

Hillsborough County news
Three judges facing opposition
One circuit judge and two on the county bench must campaign for re-election.

School for at-risk kids planning Tampa branch
Academy Prep, a private school that charges no tuition, is seeking a site in Tampa's enterprise zone.

No extensive waste found by schools audit
TAMPA -- Independent auditors didn't find the $100-million that a former administrator claimed was unwisely spent by Hillsborough school officials over a dozen years. But they did find plenty of ways the district could beef up its business practices.

A closer look: One Hillsborough church
Tampa Baptist Deaf Church

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