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Mitch PerryJanuary 21, 2015

I will never, ever underestimate Sally Harris again. Harris is one of the two freshly minted members on the Hillsborough County School Board who was fated with deciding the fate of Superintendent MaryEllen Elia at last night’s board meeting. Last week I predicted that with the collective establishment in Tampa (including the editorial boards of both of the dailies, […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 21, 2015

I will never, ever underestimate Sally Harris again. Harris is one of the two freshly minted members on the Hillsborough County School Board who was fated with deciding the fate of Superintendent MaryEllen Elia at last night’s board meeting. Last week I predicted that with the collective establishment in Tampa (including the editorial boards of both of the dailies, […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 15, 2015

You wanna lay odds that MaryEllen Elia holds on to her gig next Tuesday? A casual analysis regarding the fate of the 66-year-old Hillsborough County Superintendent shows that it could come down to the two newcomers to the board, Melissa Snively and Sally Harris. Neither of them are fully prepared to make such a momentous decision, they […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 1.21.15 — Hillsborough County will survive MaryEllen Elia's exit

Mitch Perry Report for 1.21.15 — Hillsborough County will survive MaryEllen Elia’s exit

Mitch Perry Report for 1.15.15 – The establishment comes out fighting for MaryEllen Elia