Grand design of federalism vs federal aid to New York City
A retrospective on the constitutional clash between federal power and state sovereignty. The piece traces the doctrines of federalism and enumerated powers, notes their erosion by modern federal solutions, and critiques direct federal loans to New York City. It evokes Davy Crockett's 1828 charity vote and ends with the notion that great principles died at the Alamo.
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New York City
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Senate
Congress
Federal Treasury
City of
Lockheed
Penn Central
Davy Crockett
Vic
Tims
Georgetown
Crockett
Tennessee
Horatio Bunce
the Alamo
Iowa DEQ study flags coal sulfur rule changes in Muscatine
A Muscatine area proposal could raise or tighten air standards as Iowa DEQ discusses plant by plant sulfur limits. The study shows sulfur content impacts vary by location, with Muscatine proposed at 1.51 percent while statewide limit remains 3 percent. Public hearings and monitoring plans are planned as consultants refine data and models.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
DEQ
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Peoria
Edward Stanek
Iowa Deq
Stanek
Illinois
Wyoming
Des Moines
Ames
Towa
Today in History Highlights and Birthdays
A compact roundup traces events on this date across history. It notes Franklin Roosevelt’s appeal to Hirohito before Pearl Harbor, Lincoln seating as a U S representative, and Jefferson Davis’ death, with later items on World War II, de Gaulle, Pope Paul VI, and 1975 context. It also mentions Lou Little’s birthday and Franklin’s famous maxim.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Hirohito
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Calf drowns in high school pond last Saturday
A calf likely ventured onto the school pond ice for water and broke through, drowning in the Muscatine High School grounds last Saturday.
Ford Idles Presidency as He Races for Nomination
The Times argues President Ford squandered his office’s authority by making unpresidential personnel changes and courting a political image. It notes his dismissal of Schlesinger and Colby and Kissinger’s reduced role, along with linking Rockefeller’s withdrawal to a broader election focus. The piece asserts the nation desires steadier policy leadership over campaign theater.
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Ford
James R. Schlesinger
Central Intelligence
William Colby
House of Representatives
Donald Rumsfeld
George Bush
Mr. Schlesinger
Henry Kissinger
Schlesinger
Capitol Hill
Kissinger
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
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Paul VI
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Lou Little
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