When the lights started going out in California, they flickered here in Florida too -- at least symbolically.
Robert Trigaux
Learning from their mistakes
California has offered a tutorial in how not to deregulate the electricity business. Is Florida taking notes?
Battle is on to broker deregulation solution
It's a hotly contested topic. And last week a Florida commission recommended a big first step: permitting competition in the wholesale power market.
Deregulation movement pushing ahead
More than two-dozen states are looking into deregulation, but they are proceeding with caution, after seeing California's troubles. |
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Helen Huntley
Be glad daughter doesn't need college financial aid
Q. Our daughter will start college this summer at the University of Florida. We have saved $60,000 for her education in stocks, bonds and mutual funds in an account under her name. It has been recommended that we take out school loans for the next four years, and when the loans come due, pay them off in full to avoid interest payments.
Loose change
MILES OF SHOPPING: Syracuse, N.Y., soon can lay claim to the nation's largest shopping mall.
Ten tips
Checks aren't made of rubber, but they can bounce |
