She talked with her arms and hands, as much as with a voice of passion and conviction. The sales pitch was delivered with an energy and freshness that could not be ignored. Sarasota County school superintendent Lori White sat with our editorial board for an hour or so this week to pitch the need for voters in her county to renew the optional 1-mill property tax.

I couldn’t help thinking how lucky her students were when they drew this Sarasota native as a committed teacher years ago.