Editorials Keep transit committee on track Politicians have a method for dodging tough decisions.
They appoint a committee. That 99 people were appointed to consider a new transit tax in Hillsborough County shows how deeply public opinion is split over billion-dollar proposals for new roads, buses and commuter rail. Still, much of the substance of the commission's report on Florida voting irregularities in last November's presidential election has merit. But our ability to protect the country's natural heritage is still undermined by the budget cuts that remain in the bill. Evolving decency A Texas case again focuses attention on the question of executing the mentally retarded.