Kansans wary of TABOR style spending limits in view
Our view notes initial push for a Taxpayer's Bill of Rights in Kansas gained little support. AFP's TABOR Lite seeks two thirds legislative approval for tax increases while a prior Colorado experience shows risks to service funding. Lawmakers worry minority blocks road, school and medical funding. A cautious stance is urged toward any spending restrictions.
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Kansas
Americans For Prosperity
AFP
House
Garden City
Finney County
Colorado
Officials praise Mexico over drug decriminalization move
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders commends Vicente Fox for not approving a drug decriminalization bill, saying it preserves enforcement and cross border cooperation against illegal drugs. Dick Cheney accuses Russia of restricting citizens’ rights and using oil and gas as pressure tools.
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Mexico
San Diego
Jerry Sanders
Vicente Fox
Dick Cheney
Russia
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First Amendment Creed Recites Core Liberties
The First Amendment guarantees five protections: establishment of religion free exercise speech press assembly and petition. The historical text underscores rights to worship speak publish protest and seek government remedy without government interference or punishment.
Five seconds and a life ruined in a college rape case
Orlando man Rich Gorman serves a five year sentence for sexual battery after a 5 to 15 second encounter the accuser said stop. The piece questions the fairness of rape prosecutions, notes contradictions in the accuser’s testimony, and outlines life disruptions for Gorman, including probation, sex offender restrictions, and personal consequences. The column conveys a cautionary tale about judgments and the impact of sexual conduct allegations on young men.
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Rich Gorman
Orlando
Fla
Liberty Correctional Institute
Tallahassee
Florida State University
Duke University
Gorman
Duke
Chastity
Joe
Jane
No miraculous fixes in post oil era warns pundit
The piece argues high gas prices will force political action and notes domestic oil production has peaked. It criticizes subsidies for oil and hydrogen plans, urges conservation, urban reform, and a shift to less energy use, predicting the fossil fuel era will end.
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Stone Mountain
Washington
Bush energy price plans misfire critics call a fig leaf
Critics say Bush floated minor proposals to curb energy costs without real relief. The plan includes suspending Strategic Petroleum Reserve purchases and expanding hybrid tax breaks while opposing broader conservation, with blame placed on oil company profits and executive pay amid $3-a-gallon gasoline.
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Mao
Toyota
Honda
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Alaska
George
ExxonMobil Corp
U.S
Lee Raymond
Exxon
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