Joe Henderson
Tampa Bay Times
Tampa, FL, United States
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Joe Henderson: After 45 years covering sports and writing columns in Tampa, thank you
I once wrote that I was born to be a newspaper guy. I would do it all over again without a second thought. → Read More
A recent Tampa high school sports tragedy highlights the need for proper procedures
Having specialists take over the complicated question of athletic eligibility, Joe Henderson writes, could improve the process and keep kids off the field who shouldn’t be there. → Read More
Joe Henderson: Tampa’s budget process signals time for Castor, city council to get to work
The new mayor and seven council members each have their own priorities about how best to use Tampa’s budget, estimated to top $1 billion. → Read More
Joe Henderson: USF can be elite without being elitist
New president Steve Currall has paid homage to Bulls who didn’t follow a traditional learning path. He said he doesn’t want to abandon USF’s traditional mission of serving working adults and less privileged students. → Read More
Joe Henderson: The sale of CBD oil will soon be legal in Florida. It’s about time.
Even after voters overwhelmingly approved medicinal marijuana, Tallahassee’s response has been to stall, stammer, and erect as many roadblocks as possible for its use. → Read More
Joe Henderson: Eakins will leave school district in better shape than the one he inherited
Jeff Eakins was what Hillsborough schools needed. He was the right person at the right time for a job that can eat you alive. → Read More
Joe Henderson: Re-open community pools in West Tampa and Seminole Heights
It may seem like every home in Hillsborough County comes equipped with a swimming pool in the back yard, but, of course, that’s not true. → Read More
Joe Henderson: Inability to read is putting thousands of Florida school kids on failure track
It’s no exaggeration to say this is a crisis with long-range implications as Florida’s population keeps growing. → Read More
Joe Henderson: It’s time to enshrine James Wilder in the Buccaneer Ring of Honor
Even on Tampa Bay teams that were routinely awful, Wilder played with excellence and drive. → Read More
Joe Henderson: A four-letter word spelled T-A-X for a bill that’s long past due
For two decades, the Hillsborough Commission routinely allowed development to run amok without forcing builders to pay their fair share of impact fees. Housing projects expanded like crabgrass, but without the infrastructure to support the growth. → Read More
Joe Henderson: Mayor Castor has a big-picture view of Rays stadium issue
If the Rays are serious about staying, stop playing both sides of the bay against each other and get this done. → Read More
Joe Henderson: People keep moving to Tampa. What kind of place are they going to find?
The lack of political will by the County Commission — for decades — to deal with runaway sprawl led to many of the problems we now see. → Read More
Joe Henderson: For Dennis Duggan, the shows must go on
The well-known local actor and former Tampa police officer persevered after suffering an injury during a performance. → Read More
Joe Henderson: Has Tampa ever experienced a mayoral election like this one? No, it hasn’t.
As Jane Castor has mostly stayed above the fray, David Straz has redefined how to campaign for this job, not necessarily in a good way. → Read More
Joe Henderson: Easing test requirements to certify teachers is a band-aid on a gushing wound
The number of people willing to accept the baloney that goes with being a teacher is plummeting annually. That is a bigger problem than the test. → Read More
Joe Henderson: More than dollars and cents involved in outsourcing school custodians
Hillsborough schools have gone down the subcontracting road before, most recently with substitute teachers. → Read More
Joe Henderson: From Bandit Ball to Super Bowls, Nafe has seen it all in Tampa Bay sports
Rick Nafe is retiring after four decades making sure Bucs games and Super Bowls and World Series went off without a hitch. He’s been V.P of operations for the Tampa Bay Rays for the last 21 years. → Read More
Joe Henderson: Wrecking ball can demolish University Mall — but not the memories
From first jobs to first dates, University Mall became a mini-community and changed Tampa. → Read More
Joe Henderson: Using soccer to make life better in the village where he was born
Jordan Peloubet, a Tampa Prep sophomore, is raising $130,000 to build a soccer complex in Tanzania. → Read More
Joe Henderson: Common sense stages a comeback in Florida politics
Ron DeSantis, Ashley Moody and Harry Cohen are taking practical, inclusive stands. → Read More