"Hazel Haley, the Lakeland High School English teacher who was thought to have been the longest-serving teacher in the country, died at her home Monday, friends and colleagues said."

Miss Haley lived around the corner from me. I would meet her on her walks to the library. She still drove (a little scary) but "just to Publics, dear."

She taught more than 13,500 students. She was an amazing lady. (Sometimes a little racy, too!)

She also voted for Hillary Clinton in our primary. She couldn't stand Senator Obama.

Could we please allow her vote to count?