Flexibility urged on tax policy in Kansas AFP push
The Kansas chapter of Americans for Prosperity backs a Taxpayers' Bill of Rights adding a constitutional amendment to cap year to year tax rate increases. The piece argues for annual flexibility to adjust taxes as needed, citing past cuts and current education funding pressures, urging voters to elect responsible legislators.
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We're not New Orleans quote during Wilma evacuation
Elaine Chinnis of Key West among Florida Keys residents who refused to evacuate as Hurricane Wilma approached. The piece also notes Senator Schumer on Harriet Miers hearings and NRA reaction to Brazil gun control vote.
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Kansas senator Jim Barnett weighs bid for Kansas governor
AP reports Sen. Jim Barnett of Emporia, a physician and former school board member, centers his campaign on being a bridge builder to unite Kansas Republicans. He faces name recognition hurdles and primary division as he pitches an Eisenhower Republican approach while navigating conservative and moderate factions.
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Latin American democracies drift amid Cuban Chavez axis
In Salamanca, Spain, regional leaders urged an end to the Cuba embargo and the Posada Carriles extradition, while critics warn the Cuba Chavez axis threatens Latin American democracy. The piece critiques anti Americanism in the region and Spain’s stance under Zapatero. It notes Kirchner and Lula as populist left leaders aligned with anti US sentiment.
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1491 rethinks pre-Columbian America in new study
A review of Charles C Mann's book 1491 New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus argues Native Americans were here longer in greater numbers with more complex cultures than standard histories show. Scholars note Mann builds on decades of archaeology and geography work and has produced a synthesis praised by Joseph J Ellis. Dolores Howe can be emailed at dancichope juno.com.
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