Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Editorial: A good start for indigent care fix
The recommendations for strengthening Hillsborough's indigent health care program strike the right balance between fiscal sanity and caring for the working poor. Commissioner Mark Sharpe's study group proposed a sound business plan that underscores the moral and practical need of providing thousands with basic medical care. The strategy does not fully address the unmet health needs of a growing county, but it is a solid start - the first framework in years for depoliticizing health services for the poor. Commissioners should embrace it when it comes up Wednesday.
Editorial: Cameras in the courtroom
Greta Garbo was scarcely more reclusive than the camera-phobic justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. As Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., remarked to Chief Justice-nominee John G. Roberts Jr., "If you are confirmed, you will essentially disappear from public view. This hearing will, in some ways, be the last time that the nation will see you at work."
Editorial: Texas trailblazer
While Harriet Miers has a long list of worthy accomplishments, the burden will be on her and the administration to prove she is worthy of the Supreme Court.
Letters to the Editor: Antigun ads take aim at Florida's tourism-based economy
Antigun ads take aim at Florida's tourism-based economy
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