FCEDC eyes third county sales tax vote in 2008
Finney County Economic Development Corp weighing a third attempt to extend a quarter cent sales tax for economic development funding. The plan, rejected in 2005 and 2007, aimed to raise over $1 million yearly to attract new industry and grow existing businesses, with support possibly drawn from non residents. The group pins hope on a petition driven November 2008 vote and broader quality of life campaigns to gauge and build grassroots backing.
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Finney County Economic Development Corp
FCEDC
Baghdad bombing witness describes fatal car explosion
Bassam Rashid recalls a death by his own action bombing in Baghdad. He reported hearing a tremendous explosion followed by a fireball and watching nearby cars ignite as four or five people struggled to escape their burning vehicles.
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Bassam Rashid
Baghdad
Telegram clarifies letter to editor policy
The Telegram outlines submission rules for letters to the editor including signatures, writer addresses and phone numbers, confirmation before publication, and editing for libel and length. Letters should be under 500 words and general thank you notes are discouraged as form letters. Editorial contact details are provided.
First Amendment text excerpt definition
The First Amendment states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It also guarantees freedom of speech and the press, and the rights to assemble peacefully and petition the government.
Urban Focus Surges as 2008 Dems Target Cities
The race highlights a shift toward urban issues with Hillary Clinton Barack Obama and John Edwards competing to address poverty and neighborhood renewal ahead of Feb 5 big-state primaries. Each candidate ties experience and plans to housing, jobs and healthcare while HUD’s visibility returns to politics. The piece notes urban areas differ in growth and decline and calls for heightened national attention to cities.
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America
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Barack Obama
John Edwards
Iowa
Nevada
New Hampshire
South Carolina
California
Ilinois
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
Edwards
Center For
Obama
Washington
Clinton
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bill Clinton
Tiny Hope
Ark
HUD
San Antonio
Henry Cisneros
al Gore
Andrew Cuomo
Gore
George Bush
Jeb
Florida
Mel Martinez
Republican National Committee
Alphonso Jackson
Aman
Harvard Law School
South Side
Chicago
Hillary Clinton
Harlem
Lower Manhattan
Upstate
Common Sense Budget Act urged to realign Pentagon funds
Warren Langley leads Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities call to slash at least 60 billion in obsolete Cold War weapons and invest in public schools renewable energy and veterans health care. The plan would reallocate funds saved from defense to boost economy and national security without tax increases.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Pentagon
Iraq
Afghanistan
Lawrence Korb
Ronald Reagan
Lynn Woolsey
D-Calif
Woolsey
America
Middle East
Congress
Dwight Eisenhower
Korb
Soviet Union
Washington, D.C
Warren Langley
Business Leaders For
Literature versus hackwork and a note on Potter fans
A critique contrasts hack novels with literary fiction praising James Lee Burke and Louis L Amour for vivid setting and character work. It lauds Harry Potter for humane, imaginative storytelling and warns nonfiction often mimics news without reliability. The piece ends urging continued reading and notes reader Charley Reese’s address.
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Louis L' Amour
James Lee Burke
New Orleans
Dave Robicheaux
Robicheaux
Burke
Bayou Country
New Iberia
Hemingway
Harry Potter
United States
England
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