Fire-rescue boat call short-sighted for islandHilton Head Island PacketThe shortsightedness of Town Council on this issue could prove costly. The Oct. 25 story states that Town Council was unconvinced that Hilton Head needs a fire-rescue boat unless the cost was shared by Beaufort County. Sad. So if Beaufort County came ...

HaaretzDavid Ben-Gurion's legacy, through Shimon Peres' eyesHaaretzOn occasions, he could be remarkably insular, petty and short-sighted. This short-sightedness also affected Ben-Gurion's relationships with other political rivals, including Chaim Weizmann. Landau questions Peres over Ben-Gurion's ungenerous attitude ...

Shortsighted cuts in KCKansas City Star (blog)Regarding the city manager's proposal to cut Kansas City Fire Department personnel, the shortsightedness of supposedly informed people about what firefighters are trained and able to do is disheartening (1-18, A1, “Budgetary firestorm”).

NBCSports.comEli makes his case for CantonNBCSports.comI'm continually amazed at people's shortsightedness. - how many superbowls have the patriots won since they got caught cheating? Oh that's right, ZERO!!! Eli has 25000 yards, took 7 years to win 2 Superbowls and is in his prime.and more »

Times LIVESouth Africans are paying for Eskom's shortsightednessTimes LIVEIn early 2008, electricity blackouts became a common feature in South Africa as Eskom failed to deliver sufficient power to the country. On Monday, Eskom issued the warning that many had been expecting - that the risk of load-shedding was high as ...and more »

Small Talk: It's not just the start-ups that are in need of a helping handThe IndependentA report just out from the London School of Economics provides a good example of Government short-sightedness. It says the decision last year to abolish the Grants for Business Investment scheme was a mistake. The scheme, offering growing small ...and more »

Woman defends dam named after her fatherVictoria Times Colonist"I think he would be astounded by the stupidity and short-sightedness of this move," said Gardner, who lives in Nanaimo. "Decades of work by hundreds of people have gone into the enhancement of the Sooke River system. This will be a tremendous loss to ...and more »

Komen should put health before politicsStatesman JournalIn what many hope will be a short-lived stroke of shortsightedness, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization announced recently that it no longer would share a sliver of its flush funding with Planned Parenthood. This move will cause PP to lose ...and more »

Richard Moore: Growing China's competitivenessThe Bay of Plenty TimesIt is hard to say which is worse - shortsightedness, or stupidity - but together they are a dangerous blend. Throw in fiscal desperation and lack of political cojones and we have a situation in New Zealand that will irrevocably destroy one of this ...and more »

IPFW basketball can't limit its aspirationsNews SentinelBy Tom Davis of The News-Sentinel History is filled with fascinating stories about the shortsightedness of people who overlooked what later became obvious to many. Hewlett-Packard turned down an $800 machine created by Steve Wozniak in 1976.and more »