If it ain’t broke, why do we keep adding more laws to fix it?
Why are Miami drivers breaking all the traffic laws? Actually, they aren’t – it’s just that everyone drives according to the laws of the place they came from. That was…
Five vital county charter changes may stand a slim chance
A required review of Miami-Dade’s charter – the rules under which the county operates – may never touch on five vital points it should face up to. That’s because the…
In street namings, officials bestow bouquets destined to wilt
It’s a step forward for Miami Beach that the city has just voted to co-name streets for women rather than just men, as had been the practice. Everyone should be…
Debt payment concerns echo from baseball stadium debacle
A shift in bank letters of credit for $100 million in bonds reactivates an appalling baseball stadium deal that left taxpayers on the hook for $3 billion. That bond issue…
Nobody is giving away benefits, so look beneath the frosting
Cake decorating classes abound where you learn to apply frosting to make a cake look ultra-appealing and tasty no matter what’s actually inside. If you want to know how to…
Ignorance of the facts is no excuse to alter mall subsidy ban
County commissioners debated 90 minutes last week while dancing around key questions crucial to a final vote on an impactful decision – and they don’t seem to know the answers.…
County poised to jump-start long-needed visioning platform
Game-changing legislation offers a path to fill a costly gap: Miami-Dade desperately needs a cohesive community vision. Business and civic leaders should long ago have united to fill that void,…
The art of hiding big maladies under short-term band-aids
We may complain that elected officials ignore big problems, but we must credit them with one thing: they are adept at kicking the can down the road. Rather than confront…
County jury-rigs lower rents for poorly paid state attorneys
Low pay leading to vacancies in the state attorney’s and public defender’s offices have prompted Miami-Dade County to cut a highly unusual deal with a developer to give justice attorneys…
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