What should have been an easy decision to keep Bob Hunter employed as head of the City-County Planning Commission has been complicated by state pension rules that most of us workers in the private sector find overly generous. ...more

February 18, 2009

Every level of local government finally is planning seriously for better transit because, after many years of uncertainty, most elected officials now sense it's what taxpayers want. ...more

November 23, 2008

Suffering the fatigue and muscle-weakening effects of post-polio syndrome, Joe Smith has nevertheless become the most energetic local advocate of better transit and roads. ...more

November 21, 2007

A slowdown in growth and a correction in housing prices highlight the question posed by a headline last month in The Wall Street Journal: 'Is Florida Over?' ...more

October 30, 2007