http://naplesnews.com/news/opinion/editorials/?partner=RSSnaplesnews.com Stories: Editorialsen-usopinion/editorials/news/opinion/editorials/?partner=RSShttp://naplesnews.com/feeds/headlines/opinion/editorials/2008-11-21T01:48:03.565557Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/editorial-mystifying-choice-state/?partner=RSSTwo questions about the possibility of Hillary Clinton becoming secretary of state: Why would Barack Obama offer her the job and why would she take it? Just floating her name showed one of the drawbacks. As always with the Clintons, the story quickly became about them. Her supporters fretted whether she was being treated with the proper deference. And would Bill Clinton disclose the donors to his library and accept limits on his overseas activities? He answered that question this week — “I’ll do whatever they want” — and in doing so put the president-elect in a box. What more could he possibly ask? Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:22:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/editorial-mystifying-choice-state/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1867882008-11-20T19:22:002008-11-20T19:22:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Two questions about the possibility of Hillary Clinton becoming secretary of state: Why would Barack Obama offer her the job and why would she take it? Just floating her name showed one of the drawbacks. As always with the Clintons, the story quickly became about them. Her supporters fretted whether she was being treated with the proper deference. And would Bill Clinton disclose the donors to his library and accept limits on his overseas activities? He answered that question this week — “I’ll do whatever they want” — and in doing so put the president-elect in a box. What more could he possibly ask? Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: Mystifying choice for State naplesnews.comeditorial-mystifying-choice-statehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/editorial-agencys-staff-must-learn-laws-apply-them/?partner=RSSWe don’t mean to pile on. But neither can we ignore the case of the Collier County Sheriff’s Office corrections officer accused of forcing a woman inmate to have sex and a lesser molestation of another. Although the three-year veteran of the force resigned amid an internal investigation, the matter and its message bear noting — especially in its context as the second case of sexual misconduct by a jailer in as many years. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:21:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/20/editorial-agencys-staff-must-learn-laws-apply-them/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1867872008-11-20T19:21:002008-11-20T19:21:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008We don’t mean to pile on. But neither can we ignore the case of the Collier County Sheriff’s Office corrections officer accused of forcing a woman inmate to have sex and a lesser molestation of another. Although the three-year veteran of the force resigned amid an internal investigation, the matter and its message bear noting — especially in its context as the second case of sexual misconduct by a jailer in as many years.Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: Agency’s staff must learn laws apply to them as wellnaplesnews.comeditorial-agencys-staff-must-learn-laws-apply-themhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/19/editorial-wait-proves-worthwhile/?partner=RSSThey did it. They completed the Lely Canal. This project has been on the drawing board for so long — at least 20 years — that many of us adopted the attitude that we will believe it when we see it. Now, thanks to the continued determination of Collier County government and Collier Enterprises, which has land holdings in the area, it has become reality. We see it. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:54:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/19/editorial-wait-proves-worthwhile/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1866852008-11-19T18:54:002008-11-19T18:54:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008They did it. They completed the Lely Canal. This project has been on the drawing board for so long — at least 20 years — that many of us adopted the attitude that we will believe it when we see it. Now, thanks to the continued determination of Collier County government and Collier Enterprises, which has land holdings in the area, it has become reality. We see it.Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: The wait proves worthwhile naplesnews.comeditorial-wait-proves-worthwhilehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/19/editorial-treviso-bays-offer-host-good-club-tourna/?partner=RSSThat didn’t take long. Barely a week after Quail West Country Club announced it could no longer host the ACE Group Classic, a fledgling top-notch course in East Naples steps forward. Treviso Bay, designed from the start as a prestigious Tournament Players Club layout, will get a chance to show off earlier than expected when the ACE comes for its 22nd year in a row to Southwest Florida in February. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:53:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/19/editorial-treviso-bays-offer-host-good-club-tourna/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1866842008-11-19T18:53:002008-11-19T18:53:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008That didn’t take long. Barely a week after Quail West Country Club announced it could no longer host the ACE Group Classic, a fledgling top-notch course in East Naples steps forward. Treviso Bay, designed from the start as a prestigious Tournament Players Club layout, will get a chance to show off earlier than expected when the ACE comes for its 22nd year in a row to Southwest Florida in February.Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: Treviso Bay’s offer to host good for club, tournamentnaplesnews.comeditorial-treviso-bays-offer-host-good-club-tournahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/19/editorial-survey-could-be-opening-parents-reach-ki/?partner=RSSAn annual survey of Florida youngsters and teenagers and their habits with smoking, alcohol and other drugs is out. Among other things it shows binge drinking and smoking down across the state, while the abuse of prescription drugs is up. In Collier, middle-school students report less drinking and high-schoolers more. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:52:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/19/editorial-survey-could-be-opening-parents-reach-ki/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1866832008-11-19T18:52:002008-11-19T18:52:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008An annual survey of Florida youngsters and teenagers and their habits with smoking, alcohol and other drugs is out. Among other things it shows binge drinking and smoking down across the state, while the abuse of prescription drugs is up. In Collier, middle-school students report less drinking and high-schoolers more.Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: Survey could be opening for parents to reach kidsnaplesnews.comeditorial-survey-could-be-opening-parents-reach-kihttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/18/editorial-passage-time-cant-dim-hope-longing-wendy/?partner=RSSHard to believe. It has been 10 years, a full decade, since 14-year-old Wendy Hudakoc of Golden Gate vanished. After telling her sister about sneaking out of the house to go to a party, there has been no confirmed trace of the teen. We can understand how hopes of finding her alive have diminished. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:57:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/18/editorial-passage-time-cant-dim-hope-longing-wendy/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1865792008-11-18T18:57:002008-11-18T18:57:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Hard to believe. It has been 10 years, a full decade, since 14-year-old Wendy Hudakoc of Golden Gate vanished. After telling her sister about sneaking out of the house to go to a party, there has been no confirmed trace of the teen. We can understand how hopes of finding her alive have diminished.Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: Passage of time can’t dim hope, longing for Wendy naplesnews.comeditorial-passage-time-cant-dim-hope-longing-wendyhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/18/editorial-fdot-needs-spell-out-details-highway-lea/?partner=RSSThe hubbub about the lease of Alligator Alley continues as public meetings produce more questions than clarity. The latest example is consideration of a toll increase — seemingly separate and apart from the bigger questions of the long-term lease, how it would work and what it would mean to Collier and Broward counties. Again, as we did when this story first broke in April, we call for a time out. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:55:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/18/editorial-fdot-needs-spell-out-details-highway-lea/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1865782008-11-18T18:55:002008-11-18T18:55:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008The hubbub about the lease of Alligator Alley continues as public meetings produce more questions than clarity. The latest example is consideration of a toll increase — seemingly separate and apart from the bigger questions of the long-term lease, how it would work and what it would mean to Collier and Broward counties. Again, as we did when this story first broke in April, we call for a time out.Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: FDOT needs to spell out details of highway leasenaplesnews.comeditorial-fdot-needs-spell-out-details-highway-leahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/17/editorial-now-drivers-beware-dangerous-crossroads/?partner=RSSBeware the intersection of Corkscrew Road and Three Oaks Parkway in Estero. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:18:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/17/editorial-now-drivers-beware-dangerous-crossroads/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1864962008-11-17T21:18:002008-11-17T21:18:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Beware the intersection of Corkscrew Road and Three Oaks Parkway in Estero.Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: For now, drivers beware at dangerous crossroadsnaplesnews.comeditorial-now-drivers-beware-dangerous-crossroadshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/17/editorial-teachers-students-win-alike/?partner=RSSThere are 2.5 million students in public schools in Florida. There are about 42,000 thousand students in public schools in Collier County. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:16:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/17/editorial-teachers-students-win-alike/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1864952008-11-17T21:16:002008-11-17T21:16:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008There are 2.5 million students in public schools in Florida. There are about 42,000 thousand students in public schools in Collier County.Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: Teachers, students win alikenaplesnews.comeditorial-teachers-students-win-alikehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/17/editorial-old-florida-festival-shows-us-how-it-was/?partner=RSSThank goodness for events such as the Old Florida Festival, held for the 19th year in a row over the weekend at the Collier County Museum. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:14:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/17/editorial-old-florida-festival-shows-us-how-it-was/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1864942008-11-17T21:14:002008-11-17T21:14:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Thank goodness for events such as the Old Florida Festival, held for the 19th year in a row over the weekend at the Collier County Museum.Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: Old Florida Festival shows us how it wasnaplesnews.comeditorial-old-florida-festival-shows-us-how-it-washttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/16/editorial-important-information-now-rest-seniors-l/?partner=RSSOur news coverage of a special meeting the other night at Golden Gate High School for would-be students of Florida Gulf Coast University and their families served up various important reminders. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:45:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/16/editorial-important-information-now-rest-seniors-l/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1864192008-11-16T18:45:002008-11-16T18:45:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Our news coverage of a special meeting the other night at Golden Gate High School for would-be students of Florida Gulf Coast University and their families served up various important reminders. Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: Important information now for the rest of seniors’ livesnaplesnews.comeditorial-important-information-now-rest-seniors-lhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/16/editorial-fooling-some-media/?partner=RSSMichael Eisenstadt is a nonexistent senior fellow at the Harding Institute for Freedom and Democracy, a nonexistent think tank, but he has a blog and the “institute” has a Web site and for parts of the blogosphere that’s credibility enough. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:45:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/16/editorial-fooling-some-media/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1864202008-11-16T18:45:002008-11-16T18:45:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Michael Eisenstadt is a nonexistent senior fellow at the Harding Institute for Freedom and Democracy, a nonexistent think tank, but he has a blog and the “institute” has a Web site and for parts of the blogosphere that’s credibility enough. Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: Fooling some of the medianaplesnews.comeditorial-fooling-some-mediahttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/15/editorial-grade-system-not-zero/?partner=RSSElementary school students in Collier County Public Schools get at least a 50 on tests? Even if they get all the questions wrong? Shouldn’t the grade for zero correct answers be a zero? Shouldn’t students have to earn their way — all their way — to better grades? Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:01:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/15/editorial-grade-system-not-zero/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1863562008-11-15T19:01:002008-11-15T19:01:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Elementary school students in Collier County Public Schools get at least a 50 on tests? Even if they get all the questions wrong? Shouldn’t the grade for zero correct answers be a zero? Shouldn’t students have to earn their way — all their way — to better grades?Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: Grade system not a zeronaplesnews.comeditorial-grade-system-not-zerohttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/14/editorial-stars-dollars-spurs-coconuts-11-15-08/?partner=RSS  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:29:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/14/editorial-stars-dollars-spurs-coconuts-11-15-08/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials/stars-dollars-spurs-coconuts1863272008-11-14T21:29:002008-11-14T21:29:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008 Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: Stars, Dollars, Spurs & Coconuts 11-15-08naplesnews.comeditorial-stars-dollars-spurs-coconuts-11-15-08http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/13/editorial-playing-hard-finish/?partner=RSSAccentuate the positive. Never, ever give up. Those two life lessons played out in special ways last Friday night when previously winless Estero and Golden Gate high schools played long and hard to see which one would emerge with a victory, and when Immokalee mounted a furious rally in the waning moments of a game they had trailed 27-0. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:58:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/13/editorial-playing-hard-finish/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1862432008-11-13T18:58:002008-11-13T18:58:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Accentuate the positive. Never, ever give up. Those two life lessons played out in special ways last Friday night when previously winless Estero and Golden Gate high schools played long and hard to see which one would emerge with a victory, and when Immokalee mounted a furious rally in the waning moments of a game they had trailed 27-0.Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: Playing hard to the finishnaplesnews.comeditorial-playing-hard-finishhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/13/editorial-dealing-detainees/?partner=RSSIt appears that Barack Obama will make closing the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay an early order of business for his administration. The prison has been so tainted in U.S. and world opinion and so damaging to the United States’ reputation that it is simply not worth keeping. The problem is what to do with the 250 or so prisoners who remain there. Those who are cleared for release should be repatriated — if we can find a country willing to take them. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:57:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/13/editorial-dealing-detainees/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1862422008-11-13T18:57:002008-11-13T18:57:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008It appears that Barack Obama will make closing the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay an early order of business for his administration. The prison has been so tainted in U.S. and world opinion and so damaging to the United States’ reputation that it is simply not worth keeping. The problem is what to do with the 250 or so prisoners who remain there. Those who are cleared for release should be repatriated — if we can find a country willing to take them. Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: Dealing with the detaineesnaplesnews.comeditorial-dealing-detaineeshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/13/editorial-popular-tournament-has-survived-shuffles/?partner=RSSGary Player, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and dozens of other golfing greats have displayed their skills in Southwest Florida over the past 20 years at the annual tournament now known as the ACE Group Classic. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:54:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/13/editorial-popular-tournament-has-survived-shuffles/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1862412008-11-13T18:54:002008-11-13T18:54:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Gary Player, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and dozens of other golfing greats have displayed their skills in Southwest Florida over the past 20 years at the annual tournament now known as the ACE Group Classic.Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: Popular tournament has survived shuffles beforenaplesnews.comeditorial-popular-tournament-has-survived-shuffleshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/12/editorial-making-it-they-go-along/?partner=RSSThe $700 billion bailout was rushed through Congress as a way of pumping liquidity into the financial system by letting the Treasury buy up so-called toxic assets, the most troubled loans on lenders’ books. Well, that’s not what the Troubled Asset Relief Program is any more. Not too long after it passed, Treasury decided that it could put money into the system more effectively by purchasing bank stock directly. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:51:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/12/editorial-making-it-they-go-along/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1861552008-11-12T18:51:002008-11-12T18:51:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008The $700 billion bailout was rushed through Congress as a way of pumping liquidity into the financial system by letting the Treasury buy up so-called toxic assets, the most troubled loans on lenders’ books. Well, that’s not what the Troubled Asset Relief Program is any more. Not too long after it passed, Treasury decided that it could put money into the system more effectively by purchasing bank stock directly. Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: Making it up as they go along naplesnews.comeditorial-making-it-they-go-alonghttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/12/editorial-cases-can-rattle-citizens-faith-agency/?partner=RSSIt’s the kind of case that ought to bother the majority of citizens who try to obey the law and report wrongdoing. They expect law-enforcement officers to do likewise. It’s also the kind of case that ought to bother law-enforcement agency members as well as supervisors. We would hope that includes Kevin Rambosk, who is less than two months away from becoming the sheriff of Collier County, succeeding Don Hunter. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:50:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/12/editorial-cases-can-rattle-citizens-faith-agency/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1861542008-11-12T18:50:002008-11-12T18:50:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008It’s the kind of case that ought to bother the majority of citizens who try to obey the law and report wrongdoing. They expect law-enforcement officers to do likewise. It’s also the kind of case that ought to bother law-enforcement agency members as well as supervisors. We would hope that includes Kevin Rambosk, who is less than two months away from becoming the sheriff of Collier County, succeeding Don Hunter.Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: Cases like this can rattle citizens’ faith in agencynaplesnews.comeditorial-cases-can-rattle-citizens-faith-agencyhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/11/editorial-challenge-all-too-familiar/?partner=RSSMotherhood. It is so wonderful, even magical. It is not as easy as it can be made out to be on TV or in the movies. That goes double or maybe even triple if you’re a teenager and you’re the mother. Giving a child a proper upbringing is hard work — and expensive. It can launch young parents into adulthood at a dizzying pace and add challenges — such as getting an education for a more promising, rewarding career — greater than young people ever dreamed. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:58:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/nov/11/editorial-challenge-all-too-familiar/?partner=RSSopinion/editorials1860242008-11-11T18:58:002008-11-11T18:58:00Copyright naplesnews.com, 2008Motherhood. It is so wonderful, even magical. It is not as easy as it can be made out to be on TV or in the movies. That goes double or maybe even triple if you’re a teenager and you’re the mother. Giving a child a proper upbringing is hard work — and expensive. It can launch young parents into adulthood at a dizzying pace and add challenges — such as getting an education for a more promising, rewarding career — greater than young people ever dreamed.Bonita Springs, FLEditorial: Challenge is all too familiarnaplesnews.comeditorial-challenge-all-too-familiar