Tax plan overhaul praised yet flawed says Kansas lessons
Editorial argues the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would simplify taxes by fewer brackets and higher standard exemptions but warns the plan relies on supply side economics that Kansas showed to be ineffective. It critiques loss of state and local tax deductions and small business rate cuts as unfair or limited in benefit.
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Grant a measured judgment of past American history
George Will reviews Ron Chernow's Grant, praising its balanced portrayal of Ulysses S. Grant. The biography, dense yet fair, frames a president who directed civil rights efforts while flaws and missteps marked his postwar tenure. Chernow's work is hailed as a corrective to sensationalist judgment.
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Today in History Events From November Six in History
November 6 marks the Kelly Barnes Dam burst in 1977 killing 39 at Toccoa Falls College. Lincoln won the 1860 presidency defeating Breckinridge Bell and Douglas. Nebraska voters adopted unicameral government in 1934 effective 1937. Eisenhower won re election in 1956 over Stevenson. Edward Kennedy elected senator in 1962.
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We Have Met The Enemy And The Rising Tide Of Hate
A reader directs anger at Trump administration figures and alt right groups, calling for opposition to fracking wastewater disposal in Douglas County citing CU researchers on induced earthquakes. Other letters discuss Freerica Wilson critique, Trump travel ban fallout, and a call for civil discourse and accountability.
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