Kansas taxes rise as No Call law takes effect
Statewide changes take effect including higher sales tax on goods and gasoline, new inheritance tax for non-immediate family, and bumps in vehicle registration and death certificates. A no call law imposes penalties on telemarketers, keg purchases are traceable, parents face fines for shoplifting by minors, cockfighting bans, anti-stalking widened, and no common law marriage under 18. Leaders plea for public input amid budget constraints and voter disengagement.
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Kansas
Topeka
Public remarks on pledges and taxes amid corporate shakeups
The ninth circuit judge Stephen Reinhardt critiques the Pledge of Allegiance ruling delay as a public relations gimmick while Vivendi Universal chief Jean Marie Messier announces his resignation after a stock slide to 13 year lows. A New York smoker comments on a city tax driving cigarette prices over seven dollars.
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Vivendi Universal
Jean-Marie Messier
History highlights for July 2 in various years
Today marks July 2 with events ranging from the Continental Congress declaring independence in 1776 to the Mecca stampede disaster in 1990. Notable items include Garfield being shot in 1881, Amelia Earhart disappearance in 1937, Hemingway's death in 1961, Civil Rights Act signing in 1964, and the 1976 Supreme Court death penalty ruling.
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Garfield
Charles J. Guiteau
Washington
U.S. Army Air Corps
Amelia Earhart
Fred
Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Supreme Court
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
Court upholds pledge recitation issue in schools
A brief item notes a recent ruling by the 29th US Circuit Court of Appeals determining that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional The decision centers on the phrase under God and argues it may violate the First Amendment The notice invites readers to respond by email or fax with Attn BUZZ to share reactions.
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Circuit Court of Appeals
Attitudes on war changing in Iowa tour stop
Vermont Governor Howard Dean, in Des Moines area with Iowa Democrats, faulted Bush on domestic policy while praising wartime efforts, sparking debate on civil liberties and war costs. The swing through Madison, Lansing, San Francisco, Des Moines, Waterloo, and Cedar Rapids highlighted growing doubts among Democrats about war strategy and funding.
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Iowa
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Howard Dean
Country Kitchen
Bush
Vi Neil
Dave Neil
United Auto Workers
Osama bin Laden
Dean
United States
Madison, Wis
Lansing
Madison
San Francisco
Harold Hughes
Lyndon Johnson
PBS
Oakland
Jerry Brown
John Ashcroft
Kathy Herman
Texas
Yasser Arafat
Middle East
House
Dick Gephardt
Saddam Hussein
New Hampshire
Eugene McCarthy
Louisiana fights state funding abstinence teaching church line
Louisiana ministers bragged that December boosted abstinence classes while the ACLU filed a court challenge over public funds for religious education. The case highlights welfare reform funded sex ed across the country with abstinence touted as the sole path. Critics call it ideology over health with no proof it delays intercourse or reduces pregnancy.
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Oston
Rapides Station
Louisiana
America
Dan Richey
ACLU
Bayou
Senate
House
James Wagoner
Advocates For
Still Thinking About Sept 11 in Air Travel Reflections
The writer recalls his post 9 11 travel experiences across Amarillo Albuquerque and Phoenix airports during a 10 day vacation. He reflects on security measures random searches cockpit doors and future countermeasures while imagining personal actions during a hijacking. The piece ends noting that thoughts of Sept 11 linger long after the event.
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Albuquerque International
Phoenix Sky Harbor International
World Trade Centers
New York
Pentagon
Washington, D.C
Pennsylvania
Amarillo
Phoenix
Evan
Dawn
Middle East
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Ketchum
Idaho
David Broder
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United States of Louisiana
Ellen Goodman
Washington Post
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Garden City Telegram
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