Powerhungry Superintendent Teaches Bad Civics Lessons
Let's hope a judge gives Miami-Dade Public Schools students a vital civics lesson this week. The superintendent should get the same lesson — and a reprimand.…
Bullets Start Flying In Gunfight At The Stephen P Clark Corral
Why is anyone surprised or angry that Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez is starting to use the guns voters slipped him in the Jan. 23 strong-mayor election?…
Negotiations For Baseball In Our Time Ignore The Basics
As county and Miami city officials debate where to dig a money pit in which to fling hundreds of millions for Major League Baseball, they're wrestling with the wrong questions.…
Wow A Thoughtful Proposal To Probe County To Its Very Core
The best tool yet devised to repair and reshape Miami-Dade's governance is in the eager hands of Katy Sorenson, who intends to ask the other commissioners to put it to…
Electing Specialists In Government Is Too Much Democracy
How much democracy is too much? We're about to find out.…
More Lessons From Chicago Sell Off The Countys Names
Chicago's city hall was a model when Carlos Alvarez successfully campaigned to increase his powers and become Miami-Dade's strong mayor. Now, Chicago offers him another lesson: how to fill the…
Thanks For The Great Report Card From Toplevel Graders
We just got the report card you sent us — results from Miami Today's readership survey. You gave us a batch of A's, for which we're thankful, and some important…
Government Warms Up For Wild Pitch On Baseball Stadium
It happens every spring: As baseball season nears, the first pitch is thrown to build a ballpark.…
How To Win Battle Over County Control Without Firing A Shot
Miami-Dade commissioners fighting a rear-guard battle against newly minted strong mayor Carlos Alvarez can exert real muscle next week when they OK a review of the county's charter.…
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