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U.S. policy on Cuba is headed in wrong direction
On U.S.-Cuban relations, it is always surprising to see how long it takes public policy to right itself. Fidel Castro has been following his one-track mind for 43 years. By most political and economic standards he has seriously diminished his country; by Fidel's standard, his governance is right. He actually seems proud of it.

Editorial
Everglades bill's dirty tradeoff
Gov. Jeb Bush would have you believe the Everglades funding bill he signed into law Wednesday was the best way to guarantee steady funding to restore Florida's River of Grass, that the poison pill in the legislation making it harder to oppose bad development was no big deal and that the number of people opposed to the measure was small and largely uninformed. None of that is true. The governor should have vetoed the measure and brought the Legislature back to pass a clean bill. He didn't, and it's fair to ask: Why not?

Editorial
Limiting visas
Screening should take place before visas are issued, not at airports by local immigration officials who would be forced to make snap judgments about a visitor's purpose.

 

Columns today
Howard Troxler
Want to help a child heal? Volunteer as a guardian
Like a lot of people, Sandra Killian slowly grew more and more unhappy with our state's care of abused and neglected children.

John Romano
Flaherty earns chance with another team
Now that he is back in the lineup, one can only hope for the best.

Sara Fritz
Second-guessing is just how it works
WASHINGTON -- President Bush said something genuinely funny last week, and it had nothing to do with the way he pronounces big words.

 

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