Editorial Opinions / South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Treat crime severely, but not as a hate crime

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

THE ISSUE: Duo seeks hate crime protection for homeless.

Nobody questions that crimes against the homeless, in South Florida and elsewhere, have been gruesome, violent and cowardly.

Treat crime severely, but not as a hate crime

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

THE ISSUE: Duo seeks hate crime protection for homeless.

Nobody questions that crimes against the homeless, in South Florida and elsewhere, have been gruesome, violent and cowardly.

Argentine president could use distraction

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Politicians have been doing it for centuries. If they have domestic political or economic problems, they seek an international crisis to distract the population.

Fee hikes key to Florida's new budget

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

THE ISSUE: Fee hikes key to new state budget.

The state of Florida is barely a week into its new fiscal year, and residents are slowly coming to understand that major tax hikes were avoided, but widespread fee increases weren't.

Good news for Haiti that HIV rate has declined

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

THE ISSUE: Good news from Haiti on the HIV front.

The words "Haiti" and "good news" don't appear in the same sentence often enough, given the island nation's chronic political and social turmoil. So, positive news from the country's efforts to address its HIV rate counts as quite a feat.

NCAA overstepping bounds, and state law, in flap over FSU records

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The National Collegiate Athletic Association ought to win a national championship for arrogance.

Pension system needs better oversight.

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

THE ISSUE: Pension system needs better oversight.

About a year and a half ago, local governments in Florida rushed to pull their money from the state's investment fund after word leaked that the agency in charge had bought risky securities backed by subprime mortgages. The run on the agency's fund for local governments cut its $27 billion balance in half and forced a temporary freeze on withdrawals.

Bravo to governor's wife who won't be humiliated

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

THE ISSUE: Sanford's wife won't be humiliated.

Jenny Sanford apparently didn't read the part in the handbook telling how scorned and humiliated political wives are supposed to act.

Madoff sentence sends strong message

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

THE ISSUE: Madoff sent to prison.

It's a fitting sentence, even if it won't ever make up for the harm Bernard Madoff did to the many investors he defrauded.

Prison reform efforts ramping up

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

THE ISSUE: Prison reform efforts gain steam.

Criminal justice reform has long been a cause championed by civil libertarians. Now that business leaders, taxpayer watchdogs and law-enforcement veterans in Florida have joined in, Gov. Charlie Crist and legislators have no good excuse for ignoring this imperative.