Campaign finance reform lingers after McCain Feingold and Shays Meehan
The piece argues the new law delays effect past this fall's elections and cannot end soft money. It notes 527 groups will still channel funds in 10 000 increments to many local and state committees and could escape IRS reporting under HR3991. It questions transparency, potential partisan use, and the impact of inflation indexed hard money limits.
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Reader Defends Rep Smith in Mailbox Letters
Readers respond to Rep. Smith article advocating a flat tax and criticizing wealth transfer. Jeff Berger of Marshall contends the piece misreads IRS data and warns on government dependence, while Morris Stulberg praises Mike Sullivan for local TV service and announces Sullivan’s George Award with details of the Battle Creek banquet.
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Writer Challenges Marshall to Move into the Present
In a letter to the editor Lucy Franke argues the Marshall school board should adopt an advisory vote on the high school nickname. She contends the term is offensive to Native Americans and recalls the risk of litigation, urging the community to move toward the present and replace the nickname.
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