Gettysburg Times (Newspaper) - June 14, 2007, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania BY LAURIE Associated Press WASHINGTON Congress issued Wednesday for former counsel Harriet Miers and director Sara directly inside the White House the first time in the probe of firings of federal The Bush appeared in no hurry to the pair to as the Complying could set precedent for testimony by adviser not yet on the presidential counselor The Democratic chairmen House and Senate implicitly threatened a showdown if the House does not comply with subpoenas or strike a The bread crumbs in this have always led to said Judiciary Committee John D- Mich. investigation will not end until White House complies with demands of this in timely and reasonable manner that we may get to the bottom The White House cannot it both ways it cannot congressional investigations refusing to provide documents witnesses while claiming improper added Chairman Patrick D- White House officials out that White House Fred Fielding already has offered compromise by suggesting Rove and deputies be interviewed by aides in door without and Conyers have rejected The committees can obtain the facts they want a confrontation by simply our offer for documents White spokeswoman Dana Perino But clear Senator Leahy and Conyers are more interested drama than testimony on July while Conyers subpoenaed to appear the next Both also subpoenaed White documents relevant to the In a did not rule out her appearance suggested it depends on between the White House Ms. Taylor takes her as a citizen very and she is hopeful the House and the Congress are able to work out an agreement on her cooperation the said W. Neil Miers did not respond to a request for The investigation by Democrats is fueled by their that Attorney Alberto Gonzales in allowed the White House to major political decisions for traditionally independent The firings of federal prosecutors over the Democrats was an of improper political Though widely unhappy Republicans have pointed out U. S. attorneys are appointees who can be hired fired for almost any Some in the GOP have said would be improper if any of eight were forced out because did not pursue corruption that might have Gonzales and the White have denied that took the attorney general also told Senate committee dozens of that he could not recall key of the E- mails released by the Department show that Taylor and other House officials were connected the making process led to the Miers left the White House 4. last day was May If the showdown between White House and Congress is the matter could end with House and Senate citations and a session in Sen. Arlen pointed out that a resolution a constitutional showdown in the interests of all I believe in said in a telephone adding that he hoped to with I believe in it a step at a Many Democrats have that Gonzales step down the firings and his general of the Justice Seven Senate Republicans with Democrats Monday on a resolution Gonzales and many more of the GOP have called for a new attorney The resolution fell seven short of the 60 required to it to a formal down For his Gonzales has he plans to stay until the end second and the continues to stand by longtime The subpoenas came a day newly released Justice documents revealed that was closely involved in the In a Feb. 16 e- she a U. S. attorney in Arkansas was fired last year as which is why we got rid of him the first according to BY JOHN Times Staff The Adams County Wednesday signed off on a tax appeal which cut estate taxes by about a lessening of the value by about solicitor John Hartzell said the commissioners regular business The agreement will save retail giant in real taxes based on its 2006 Gettysburg Area District Adams County 2007 Straban Township Hartzell explained the Market Value of the 2006 initially was set county assessors at about The number is derived from formula applied by the State Equalization attempts to set the base Market Value of a property what it would have been at last countywide and then apply a Common Level Ratio to the value to the current The base year 1990 Adams County is the year the most recent Using the STEB report county assessors set the 1990 Fair Market Value at In the giant filed an were worth only 2.5 million 1990 the Since Adams estate taxes are assessed at the the store have been assessed taxes 1.255 the store After several months of the county and agreed to set the 1990 FMV about 3.3 The current Fair Market Value property has been about 6.5 off was second for the store in the In December 2003, based won a similar reducing tax liability to the and Straban Township by than Hartzell explained part of problem establishing is caused by the to urban centers in The STEB all real estate sales to determine Common Level but counties such as Adams housing sales far outweigh and industrial value increases can commercial But the STEB applies to all estate sometimes the door to multiple appeals commercial property Readers may contact Messeder E- Classifieds Comics Crossword Deaths police Horoscope Lottery Opinion Sports TV Listings ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES 717- 334- VOL. 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Times Staff The president of Gettysburg Railroad says trains are known to cause brush and his company does they can to stop They start by sparks flying from the Generally we try to put spark on them to try to minimize but that is the nature of the Mike Carr said via phone Wednesday the corporate office in Carr said he was very read a story in the Times on Tuesday quoted Larry chief of Fire saying brush fires were started solely by trains from his CSX runs through town two to three a day and we have no Weikert Carr said trains cause fires all over the regardless of which company owns The fact that he is putting them out of us is I do not know why he singled Carr The brush Carr are usually and cause no monetary We never had a situation that I can where we burned down Carr said he plans on asking Weikert to him whenever one of his causes a brush Contact Alex at BY SCOT ANDREW Times Staff State lawmakers recently ratified a Code amendment requiring the use of any time windshield wipers are Is the law like any new law there are a lot of Gettysburg State Police Barracks Sgt. Michael Gillelan told the There is a little bit of a grace period until knows about The added in 2006 to Chapter of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle The operator of a vehicle upon a highway display lighted any time when windshield wipers are in continuous intermittent use due to precipitation or including sleet or Gettysburg resident Chuck during Gettysburg Borough Council session earlier opined that the law being never seen anybody cited for told town This amazes because would be an easy way for the borough to Lewis has been employed as and driver dating over the past five See WINDSHIELD WIPERS Page MOTORING Police willing to cut drivers some on new windshield wiper BY STEPHEN Associated Press WASHINGTON people than ever are driving to work as the balk at carpools and mass Regardless of fuel and work patterns make it for suburban commuters to their guzzling From 2000 to 2005, the share people driving alone to increased slightly to 77 See Page Gas prices more people are driving to work New San N. used public transit in Santa Corpus Fort carpooled and Percent of METRO AREA that drove to work alone Off to you Despite rising more drove to work carpooling was and the share commuters public transit unchanged 2000 to Mart reassessment to cost in school and township 2 White House figures subpoenaed about prosecutor Oakmont already challenging U. 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