Steve Cotler

Steve Cotler

Monthly Archives: June 2008

Naples: Local Wisdom (Part 2)

More of my trip south from Naples Airport, during which my driver, a 40-ish local with no pretensions about his hometown, his country, or his government, continued his expatiation on his hometown, his country, and his government.
On Cultural History:
Italy has been conquered by others many times. For 200 years (I checked: 1504-1707 it was [...]

Naples: Local Wisdom (Part 1)

A few minutes after leaving Naples Airport, my driver, a 40-ish local with no pretensions about his hometown, his country, or his government, began a 46-km exegesis on life in the south of Italy.
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Democracy(?) in Dallas

The Trinity Parkway project in Dallas includes some urban upgrades to the Trinity River area and a 10-mile toll road that bypasses the downtown area. It was approved by 53% of Dallas voters in a November 2007 election.
Democracy in action.
Last month, the City Council, with further democratic intent, asked the public to vote on [...]