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Now-or-never pitch for county land for Costco is no bargain

Now-or-never pitch for county land for Costco is no bargain

You’ve heard it too often: a last-minute deal appears that the county must make now at giveaway prices or lose a great opportunity. You hear it when a car dealer…

County wastes transit tax money by not listening to advice

County wastes transit tax money by not listening to advice

To taxpayers’ costly detriment, Miami-Dade last week totally ignored the trust that voters created to safeguard the use of the tax that we imposed on ourselves to build mass transit.…

Piece by piece, Tallahassee grabs control of local issues

Piece by piece, Tallahassee grabs control of local issues

Florida’s lawmakers this year intensified their aim of reserving for themselves alone regulators powers that they in the past shared with cities and counties or left entirely to local governments.…

‘Sobering results’ of employer survey need rapid response

‘Sobering results’ of employer survey need rapid response

With what the lead researcher calls “sobering results,” a survey of employer needs in Miami-Dade unveiled last week found that only 4% are satisfied with job skills of their candidates,…

Everybody wants to live in Florida – anywhere but Miami

Everybody wants to live in Florida – anywhere but Miami

If we believe our own publicity, Miami-Dade is booming as people from across the nation rush to live here and our population soars. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your views,…

You don’t have an airport, commissioner, it belongs to us all

You don’t have an airport, commissioner, it belongs to us all

As Miami-Dade commissioners last week debated land use around airports, a tense exchange exposed a pivotal divide over their role in serving us all. Discussion saw Chairman Oliver Gilbert III…

Take half a loaf of transit, because gridlock is not appetizing

Take half a loaf of transit, because gridlock is not appetizing

The trust safeguarding transportation tax money has wisely agreed, with anguish, to push ahead with new South Corridor bus rapid transit although members are distressed that the public will get…

To add Beach transit, the perfect is the enemy of the good

To add Beach transit, the perfect is the enemy of the good

In a letter to the editor, Miami Beach’s city manager notes that Metromover in Downtown Miami “is enjoying increasing ridership and public acceptance” and hopes opponents of Miami Beach transit…

A charter review sounds dull, but it could change your life

A charter review sounds dull, but it could change your life

Rules for how Miami-Dade functions face a revamp that will affect us all for decades. What that means to each of us depends on the process, who gets to play,…

FIU’s China campus shutdown blemishes International title

FIU’s China campus shutdown blemishes International title

It’s check-out time for a highly acclaimed and equally profitable Florida International University hospitality program that had a 1,200-student campus in China and also brought to its Miami classrooms Chinese…

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