Tea party plan and new Congress shape debate on spending
The 112th Congress opens with Tim Huelskamp among tea party freshmen vowing to rein in spending and cut 100 billion in the coming year while facing questions about farm subsidies health care reform and job creation. The piece questions whether GOP leaders can deliver and if tea party aims will hinder or help the economy.
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Proposals for Armory Use Draw Folk Viewpoints
Online readers respond to a Garden City armory reuse story with calls to avoid taxpayer funding and favor a viable business that pays taxes. A Stanton County Hospital expansion story quotes Jay Tusten on rural health care's importance to towns.
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Partisan clash over House powers and unity in Congress
Michael Reagan argues that Democrats overran the House since 2008 and now demand bipartisanship while Republicans assume leadership. He warns against division between Senate, White House and House, urges Republicans to restore power to the people and reject obstruction, citing civil war lessons and ballot resolution.
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After the binge the era of big spending ends
Rich Lowry reflects on 2008 to 2010 nondefense discretionary spending surges under Obama and the 2010 Republican push to roll back to 2008 levels. He warns of deliberate budget restraint, warns against a debt ceiling confrontation, and calls for a practical, smaller government path.
Rich adviser avoids felony in road rage case
Denver wealth manager Martin Erzinger, who handles over a billion dollars for ultra high net worth clients, struck Dr Steven Milo with his Mercedes on a Colorado road last July and fled. Milo survived with spinal injuries after two surgeries, while the DA charged two misdemeanors citing Erzinger’s wealth as a factor in rejecting felony charges.
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Blizzard Night Struggles End With Mutual Help
In a Brooklyn blizzard a young mother and two children face bitter winds and deep snow returning from Manhattan. Chelsie Shipley stops to aid the family, lifting the stroller and sharing the load as they weather two blocks to an adjacent building. The touching moment ends with a hopeful moral about compassion and endurance.
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