Haitians snubbed again in bid for TPS

OUR OPINION: Duplicity in administration policy for help after natural disasters 1231343280

Restoring diplomacy to its proper place

OUR OPINION: Next president must reinvigorate Department of State

Miami-Dade teachers, district should compromise

OUR OPINION: Both sides must give a little to resolve salary impasse

Florida gets new game, but same deal

OUR OPINION: Powerball a gamble for some, a sure thing for lawmakers

STRAIGHT TO THE POINT

Raise judges' pay

The case for pay hikes for federal judges has been made so often that Chief Justice John Roberts prefaced his latest request with, ``I suspect many are tired of hearing it, and I know I am tired of saying it, but I must make this plea again -- Congress must provide judicial compensation that keeps pace with inflation.''

DOE in position to decide ESOL rule

OUR OPINION: State mustn't compromise on teacher-training standards.

Lessons from disaster

OUR OPINION: Adopting strict safety rules at NASA can save lives

When economy trips, Florida falls hard

OUR OPINION: Special session's limited focus gambles on state's future

Local perspectives

It is unhappily ironic that the people who have the biggest effect on property owners often are elected by the fewest number of votes. Traditionally, municipal-election turnouts seldom top 15 percent of eligible voters, and more often hover around 10 percent. Yet mayors and city commissioners have a lot of power over the daily lives of constituents. They decide property-tax rates, spending priorities and planning and zoning choices that, literally, can affect your backyard.

Hear no evil, see no evil . . .

OUR OPINION: Feds liked inmate's testimony, until she cried rape

Florida House speaker leads by bad example

OUR OPINION: State law enforcement should investigate Sansom's actions

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After 50 years, waiting for freedom

OUR OPINION: Next U.S. president must be ready to deal with changes in Cuba

Restore firearms ban in national parks

OUR OPINION: Administration uses waning days to pander to the NRA

Get crooks out of mortgage business

OUR OPINION: Pass tough law, make enforcement No. 1 priority

Israel asserts right to defend itself

OUR OPINION: Daily rocket attacks by Hamas invited Israeli military response