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Gazette editorial urges 2014 action on roads and rail
The Gazette editorial commends bipartisan spring reforms but criticizes stalled funding for roads and bridges and intermodal transport. It notes Iowa faces a $200 million annual shortfall, flat fuel taxes for 24 years, and shrinking federal aid, and it urges 2014 budget action including passenger rail expansion with Illinois and Dubuque.
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Obama speech at Morehouse rejected excuses and urged effort
Obama told Morehouse graduates that excuses vanish in a hyperconnected world with competitors from China India and Brazil. He urged persistence and grit, noting barriers remain but progress exists and society must keep striving to perfect the union. The column cites Dr. King and a Moses generation as moral force behind change.
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Is Ending Child Marriage America’s Business?
A Council on Foreign Relations report argues ending child marriage serves U.S. foreign policy aims. The piece questions moral crusades, cites India’s 2006 Act reducing child marriages, and notes contrasting U.S. incidents like Kentucky child gun tragedies, urging selective moral intervention.
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End the income tax and switch to sales and net worth taxes
Ron Moore argues for eliminating income taxes for individuals and businesses and replacing them with a broad sales tax and a 1 percent net worth levy with a $10 million exemption. He cites loopholes, exemptions, and preferential rates and says the plan would broaden fairness while preserving essential government functions.
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