County commissioners need a lesson in finance
What is there not to understand? Moody’s and other credit-rating agencies can make or break a community’s budget when it comes to repaying municipal bond financing.... Read more.
Legislators, is a bazooka in the backyard okay?
Thanks to our fabulous Florida Legislature we can, unobstructed by county or municipal government protestations, build and use a gun range in our back yard. First,... Read more.
What is terrorism doing to future of Olympics?
For the past 50 years so many communities that have hosted the Olympics, both summer and winter, have found that the glory of hosting athletes from around the world... Read more.
STOP still spells ‘slow down’ for Miami drivers
Do you remember the column I wrote, maybe five years ago: “In Miami STOP spells slow down?” Well it’s still happening in our fair city. My cell phone rings... Read more.
Shortsighted budget game costs county in long run
The Miami Herald headline read: “Moody’s downgrades part of Miami-Dade’s credit.” The mayor and the county commission played games with the county budget... Read more.
If we want a democracy, we must work at it
The election of Nov. 4 is behind us and we have, I hope, learned a few things. First and foremost, if we want our form of government to work, we... Read more.
The community gets only what it’s willing to pay for
Property owners of Miami-Dade and our county government have for too many years been in conflict over what we expect in the form of services from our government... Read more.
Spies vs. spies: Who is listening to whom?
The headlines should not be reading: “America, listening in on the world.” It should be: “Who isn’t listening in on whom?” Since the days the Romans sent... Read more.
State Dept. approving Russia building monitoring stations in U.S.?
The New York Times headline Nov. 16, read “A Russian GPS Using U.S. Soil Stirs Spy Fears.” Fears, I guess so. The story, in brief, stated that the State Department... Read more.
I agree with former Vice President Dick Cheney
I agree with former Vice President Dick Cheney that “GOP needs to look to new leaders.” Cheney did not elaborate on who is a potential candidate for the Republicans... Read more.