Editorials
'Let's go bomb'?
The war against terrorism won't end in Afghanistan, but President Bush should resist pressure to expand our conventional military action prematurely.

School case requires candor
The alarm bells start going off when a school supervisor wants to discuss corruption allegations publicly, and the first thing his bosses do is gag him and question his mental stability. Hillsborough School Superintendent Earl Lennard has a serious problem on his hands. The public is watching, and the elected School Board had better deal with this mess openly and fairly.

A shameful retreat on arsenic
The arrogance and greed that have come to grip the Florida Legislature were on full display Tuesday in Tallahassee. There, lawmakers siding with big-business lobbyists killed a bill to outlaw arsenic-laced wood from Florida's public playgrounds.

Letters
Historical context was commendable
Re: Q & A about the advisability of creating a Palestinian state, Nov. 25.

Robyn E. Blumner
Government fights war on terrorism and drugs as one in the same
As the United States wages a war on two fronts, against both terrorism and drugs, Ethan Nadelmann poses a fair question of priorities. "Which white powder do we want the government looking for," asks Nadelmann, executive director of the Lindesmith Center, a non-profit drug policy organization. "Do we want them focused on anthrax or do we want them focused on cocaine?"

Bill Maxwell
Mother is clean, sober and going strong
Two years ago, Sundea LaRocca, 28, was a client at Operation PAR drug treatment center. She had been addicted to drugs for many years and had committed crimes to help support her habit.

Philip Gailey
Bill McBride is getting into the campaign swing
Bill McBride, a big man with a soft voice, makes a compelling case for why Florida voters should deny Gov. Jeb Bush a second term next year. A tougher challenge, if he wins the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, will be to convince them that he has a better plan.

Martin Dyckman
Speculation over the next triumvirate
TALLAHASSEE -- Goliath had his David, so yes, a Democrat could take down Jeb Bush next year. Improbable, yes. Impossible, no. For now, however, the more urgent question is who will be the next Senate president. In some ways, that race is more important, especially if Bush's re-election is to be assumed.