Richmond Boarding Tax on Air Passengers Draws Criticism
The Richmond News Leader argues that the city council overstepped by approving a one-dollar boarding tax on all outbound commercial flights. The piece contends the levy unfairly shifts costs onto Richmond residents and airlines, offers little to Byrd International Airport, and will frustrate travelers while underscoring inadequate air service.
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Presidents of Manifest Destiny What People Wanted So Did He
A Los Angeles Times Syndicate piece reviews Franklin Pierce the sixth child of a distinguished father and alcoholic mother. It notes his memory driven inaugural address and his shift from conciliatory stance on slavery to aggressive expansionist aims. Pierce’s actions included Kansas Nebraska Act, Ostend Manifesto hints, Japan trade pact, and purchase of lands now Arizona and New Mexico.
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Stephen Douglas
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Winfield Scott
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William Walker
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New Mexico
Bernstein Explains I and Me in Grammar Usage
The piece discusses who is correct when using I or me in various sentence positions. It explains the subject of a sentence is in the subjective case and the object in the objective case, with examples like I in subject positions and me after prepositions, plus notes on teen slang and common word confusions militate versus mitigate.
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