May 2, 2024
Politics & Law
Readers
SUGARDavid Poppe's article in the October issue of Florida Trend, "Sweet Talk," presented an inexplicable paradox. If we do not give out welfare and other entitlements to individuals without first...
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Published on 1/1/1996
It Takes Capital
Failures among Florida's major technology companies have become almost pandemic in recent years. Aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Martin turned off the lights in 1994 at a Daytona Beach facility that employed...
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Published on 12/1/1995
Naples As Never
The restaurant whirl in Naples has never been more exciting. Numerous newcomers have joined my old favorites: Farino's/Gilda's Casa Italiana (4000 North Tamiami Trail, 941/262-2883), St. George and the Dragon...
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Published on 12/1/1995
Faulty Appraisal
Back in the early 1980s, homeowners in Florida had a problem. Inflation was driving up their property values - and thus their property tax bills - at a rate that...
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Published on 12/1/1995
Readers
EducationAs a follow-up to your September article about the Broward school district, we would like to invite you to return to the school system and take a closer look. We...
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Published on 12/1/1995
Pretend Paupers
Cyber-surfing on a Sunday afternoon. Virtual America, like its real time and place analog, is a crowd of special interests, but I just know I can find the particular, narrow...
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Published on 12/1/1995
More Than Just A Game
Whether teeing off at Black Diamond, putting at Doral or chipping at Avila, executives describe golf with words like "honor," "camaraderie" and "bonding." And then there's the business part.
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Published on 12/1/1995
Diversifying Away From Profits
If 1995 was a bad year for you, take heart. You could've been Paul G. Kahn. The chairman and chief executive of Jacksonville-based Ideon Group Inc. saw his company lose...
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Published on 12/1/1995
Free(ze) Trade
One year ago, the Summit of the Americas commemorated and cemented a new regional order in which free trade, democracy and closer hemispheric ties ruled the day. A primary beneficiary...
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Published on 12/1/1995
Mouths That Roar
Can anyone question that these are mean-spirited times?Tempers are hair-triggered, rhetoric cutting and often crass, actions spiteful, revenge sweet. One-upmanship dominates, whether on a highway or in a supermarket check-out...
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Published on 12/1/1995
The 25% Quick Fix
On a recent trip to the Bahamas, state Sen. Mario Diaz-Balart finally got to go shark diving. It's something he's always wanted to do, the longtime scuba enthusiast explains, as...
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Published on 12/1/1995
Around the State
Florida Some South Florida residential citrus trees near the Miami International Airport have been infected with the Asian strain of citrus canker, the most virulent of the two strains of...
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Published on 12/1/1995
Big Money On Campus
Academic purists may cringe, but Florida's universities are turning their faculties' best ideas into profits. In the three years since researchers at Florida International University disclosed a new chemical process...
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Published on 12/1/1995
Robert Tolf's Favorite Delectables
Christmas gift giving should be a joy, not a burden. The perennial challenge is to find treasures that are painless to select and to deliver. Taste treats often do the...
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Published on 11/1/1995
