Open space plan faces voter scrutiny in Douglas County
Editorial argues officials should rethink funding open space and industrial land aims in Douglas County. It explores sales versus property taxes, noting the property tax avoids a public vote but burdens fixed incomes, while sales tax risks voter rejection and regressive impact on residents.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Craig Weinaug
Lawrence-Douglas County
Charles Jones
Lawrence Municipal Airport
Black Jack Battlefield
Lone Star Lake
French rejection helps reverse immigration MARRAKESH
A Washington Post piece reports Morocco briefly welcoming aging French retirees and acceding foreign residents as a niche response to aging Northern workforces. It notes extensive cross border mobility, rising Morocco investment in retirement housing, and a political shift by Daoudi of the Islamist party.
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Marrakesh
Morocco
France
Saheen Daoudi
Daoudi
Mexico
Paris
Lyon
Francoise Smilenko
Enders
Smilenko
Daowdi
Justice and Development Party
Rabat
Atlas Mountains
Europe
North America
Nouzha Chekrouni
European Union
Jim Hoagland
Washington Post Writers Group
Immigration and Customs
Secretary of Homeland Security
Chertoff
Restore FEMA independence to fix emergency response
Elaine Kamarck argues FEMA should be restored as an independent agency reporting to the president. The piece blasts DHS leadership after Katrina, cites denial of rescues, blocked aid, and mismanaged resources, and urges swift legislation to reinstate FEMA’s standalone status and improve disaster response.
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Secretary of Homeland Security
Senate
Michael Chertoff
Department
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Congress
FEMA
New Orleans
Red Cross
Atlanta
Department of Homeland Security
Katrina
Government Accountability Office
Brownie
Michael Brown
International Arabian Horse Assn
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Dwn.y
Washington
White House
House
Elaine Kamarck
Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
Clinton
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Washpost.com
Newsday
Ronnie
Journal-World
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Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dennis Anderson
Dan Cox
World Online
Chris Bell
Ann Gardner
al Bonner
Bill Snead
Ed Ciambrone
What the Journal-World
the World Company
Sixth
Stmaster
New Hampshire
Smart
Kansas
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Dolph C, Simons II
Danc. Simons
Newspapers
Electronics
Ralph Gage
Ljworld.com
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