Philip Gailey
Gubernatorial candidates better make their mark
When are we going to see something resembling a real Democratic primary contest for governor? By that, I mean candidates debating issues, drawing differences among themselves and answering questions that so far they have avoided asking each other. The candidates tell us to be patient, that they'll show us more closer to the Sept. 10 primary.

Adam C. Smith
The spotlight is on Bob Graham
WASHINGTON -- A reporter sidled up to U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman back in 1998 to get his thoughts on Sen. Graham.

Editorial
Talking about issues in Tampa
Tampa's mayoral candidates are finally getting around to the issues, and whoever wins in March will have set a far different agenda from that of the term-limited incumbent, Dick Greco. The three leading candidates -- City Council members Bob Buckhorn and Charlie Miranda, and businessman Frank Sanchez -- say they would pay more attention to neighborhood concerns and raise the ethical bar for city employees. They also seem more inclined by their nature and career experience to involve themselves more than Greco has in the details of governing.

Editorial
Arrogance in education
The state has organized its educational policy around the results of one standardized test, and then has set itself up as the only gauge of public school performance.

Letters
Details explain teacher center veto
Re: Gov. Bush, why can't you support the Florida Center for Teachers?, by Bill Maxwell, June 9.

Martin Dyckman
Our say is missing in missile defense
TALLAHASSEE -- It is time to be nostalgic for the good old days when there was nothing to fear but global thermonuclear war. That the prospect was so hideous was the beauty of it. We knew that no national leader could be so insane as to bring it on.

Robyn E. Blumner
Ashcroft's control looks like the political witch hunt of yesteryear
Attorney General John Ashcroft has loosened the reins on the FBI, easing controls that have served to balance security with liberty for the last 26 years. The FBI is once again free to investigate the political and religious life of Americans without a scintilla of evidence of criminality or terrorism.

Bill Maxwell
There's a push for monolithism toward Israel among American Jews
Although the war on the ground between Israel and Palestinians is nearly 6,000 miles away from New York City, its toll on personal relationships among countless American citizens here on our soil is profound and destructive in several ways.