Our View on Tax Day and a Call for Reform
The piece notes Emancipation Day shifting Tax Day to Monday and argues the federal tax code is overly complex, bloated, and unfair. It cites growth from 400 pages to nearly 74 600 pages in a century, urging simplification and reform. David Bloom.
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Tax time questions for big corporations and offshore profits
Guest View argues corporations dodge taxes via deferral and inversions. It cites Pfizer and others owing vast sums, notes new Treasury rules limiting relocations, and calls for Congress reform. It links $700 billion offshore profits to funding public needs like transit, preschool, college tuition, tax credits, and cancer institute funding. Frank Clemente of Americans for Tax Fairness is cited.
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How to prevent arguments in long relationships
Harvey Schultz, Baytown area resident and author of three books, writes on arguing as a habit. He explains learning a method to curb disputes, claiming it saved his marriage and family and allows real communication. More to come next week.
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Baytown can be the place to visit and raise a family
Bert Marshall urges Baytown to undergo a paradigm shift toward beauty and livability. He credits Eleanor Albon and Kathy Nelson for Adopt-a-Lite and beautification efforts and pushes for Strategic Planning Advisory Committee input. Marshall envisions new parks, expanded Calypso Cove, enhanced Jenkins Park trails, 10-foot sidewalks, and water access with kayak launches. He invites public input via baytownbert gmail com and council channels.
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Lincoln dies nine hours after shooting at Ford Theater
On April 15 1865 President Abraham Lincoln died. Nine hours earlier he was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington. Andrew Johnson becomes the seventeenth president. In 2013 two bombs packed with nails and metal shards ex-
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Boston Marathon bombing remembered with victims and injuries
Today in history recalls the 2013 Boston Marathon attack at the finish line that killed two women and an 8-year-old boy and left more than 260 injured. Five years earlier a central and southern U.S. tornado outbreak produced 177 twisters and at least 38 deaths. Also quoted is Arthur Ashe praising sober heroism over showy triumph.
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