The Enron grab
Simple greed generated by generous executive stock options was at the heart of the Enron scandal. Such options tempt the holder to put personal profitability first, at the expense of the company's health.

Editorials
Florida's ugly secrets
The special interests opposing John McKay's tax reform plan want to avoid any open and honest debate that would expose the inadequacies of the state's tax structure.

Courageous warnings on Enron
Everybody's lining up to beat up on Enron now. Politicians, lawyers, regulators, stock analysts, accountants and business journalists know a fat target when they see one.

Letters
Could there be two Bill Maxwells?
Re: Serving ourselves in the name of King, by Bill Maxwell, Jan. 20.

Martin Dyckman
Maybe there is a voter conspiracy
TALLAHASSEE -- I have been loath to believe in the existence of a conspiracy to keep Floridians from voting. This state is famously prone to enough honest stupidity to explain everything. But it's getting harder to keep the faith.

Philip Gailey
Florida needs help from both parties
A reader who suspects this newspaper's editorial page is biased against Republicans asks a fair question: If the Democrats still ruled the roost in Tallahassee, would things be all that different?

Susan Taylor Martin
Not all militant Islamic groups are out to get America
We shouldn't lump all terrorist groups into one. Many have political motivations that have nothing to do with the United States.

Robyn E. Blumner
Detainees deserve dignity and protection of Geneva Conventions
The theory of psychological egoism suggests that all human behaviors are ultimately motivated by selfish interests. Even when people appear to be performing a selfless act, the theory goes, there are personal agendas at work.

Bill Maxwell
Disrespecting police officers is not funny
How can something like this happen in the United States, in a modern city, in 2002?