Robert Smith

When well-known investment funds gather their money managers to meet outsiders and discuss the future, it's nearly a given that they'll balance worrisome trends with reasons to be hopeful. Read More

It seems that Judge Robert Smith, who wrote the dissent, wanted to argue that courts should have more of a role in overseeing the exercise of eminent domain. Read More

It may be that the bar has now been set too low -- that what will now pass as "blight," as that expression has come to be understood and used by political appointees to public corporations relying upon studies paid for by developers, should not be permitted to constitute a predicate for the invasion of property rights and the razing of homes and businesses. Read More

New York's top court ruled Tuesday that the state can use eminent domain to force homeowners and businesses to sell their properties for a massive development in Brooklyn that includes a new arena for the New Jersey Nets. In a 6-1 ruling Tuesday, the Court of Appeals said the Empire State Development Corp.'s finding that the area was blighted was enough to justify taking the land. Read More

In a 6-1 ruling Tuesday, the Court of Appeals said the Empire State Development Corp.'s finding that the area was blighted was enough to justify taking the land. Read More

New York's top court ruled Tuesday that the state can use eminent domain to force homeowners and businesses to sell their properties for a massive development in Brooklyn that includes a new arena for the New Jersey Nets. In a 6-1 ruling Tuesday, the Court of Appeals said the Empire State Development Corp.'s finding that the area was blighted was enough to justify taking the land. Read More

It has not been decided whether people in that age bracket currently enrolled in the program would be "grandfathered in" or whether they would be dropped. Read More

A CONVICTED child sex offender was recruited to collect money for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds — and stole the donations. Read More

Robert Smith had no idea what to expect when he took the field Saturday at Galena Park ISD Stadium. Read More

Lowndes County has pledged $850,000 toward a plan for upgrading and improving neighborhood parks. Read More