By Ernest Hooper, Metro Columnist
Sunday, November 21, 2010
The international law firm of Quarles & Brady splashed onto the Tampa Bay scene with two well-attended events at the Tampa Club, atop the Bank of America building where it will it house its area offices.
Led by chairman John Daniels, the only African-American to head a firm listed among the American Lawyer 200, Quarles & Brady picked our area over a number of other cities in looking to expand its Florida operation.
The firm's choice represents both an endorsement and an opportunity for this area. …
Alan Simpson's recent quote bears repeating: "People are war-fatigued, but if you are going to fight a war — much less two of them — you ought to have a tax to support it, to let the American people know there is a sacrifice involved, other than the people who are fighting."
We can debate who should pay, but a lot of us need to learn the meaning of wartime sacrifice. …
Seen on a T-shirt: "97 percent of the time I'm right. Who cares about the other 4 percent?" …
Former Buc Warrick Dunn and his thriving foundation appear on Oprah on Friday. …
The Future Leaders Friday Luncheon celebrated its one-year anniversary with an influential crowd at its Tampa Museum of Art soiree last week. The gathering included Mise En Place proprietor Maryann Ferenc, County Commissioner Mark Sharpe and Hillsborough Community College president Ken Atwater. …
With low-performing Advanced Placement test results drawing scrutiny, I asked my two teens, who take AP classes, what needs to be done. Ethan suggested making review sessions mandatory and tying them to grades. Matt offered another solution: Make the tests easier. That's my boy.
That's all I'm saying.