Author Archives: Curtis Johnson

Goin’ down the roads, feeling bad

July 31, 2005 – 7:49 pm

CURT JOHNSON: Congress has just increased the level of federal transportation spending by 42 percent, raising the annual allotment to $286.5 billion. While most state and local departments of transportation are populated with earnest engineers, there’s apparently enough misfeasance to ignite a growing cry to burn down these budgets. Examples are all too ready. In [...]

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IT’S A FLAT WORLD BUT HIGH SCHOOLERS DON’T KNOW IT

July 19, 2005 – 6:45 am

DES MOINES — The hottest days of summer summoned 35 of the nation’s governors to Des Moines. The main subject was the growing realization that the communities of the United States are not graduating nearly enough of its young people from high school. And of those who do graduate, too few are ready for what’s [...]

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LOOKING AT ATLANTA FROM LOS ANGELES

June 20, 2005 – 1:24 pm

“We’ve tried to be known, ” said Georgia Tech professor Mike Dobbins, “as the city too busy to hate. Maybe we still shun hate, but with the level of congestion we now face, we sure do have a lot of time on our hands.” At the curb, a Hummer limo waited for someone. It’s L.A. [...]

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