Tax poll shows public split on value added tax and tax levels
The Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations released findings from an Opinion Research Corporation poll. It gauges public views on education financing, property tax relief, and a proposed value added tax, with varied support for federal, state, and local tax options and differing beliefs on which level of government provides best value.
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Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Commission
Opinion Research Corporation
Princeton
Nixon
Advisory Commission
Property tax reform may curb homeowner burden
A Fortune article argues that shifting the property tax to other revenues is unrealistic and dangerous. The property tax provided over 41 billion dollars for local services last year and cannot be abolished. Reform and fair administration could reduce the average homeowner’s burden by assigning other property loads their proper share.
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Word
Fortune
Nixon
What’s your opinion on Rogan Administration image?
Readers weigh Rogan’s five months in office through a survey on business climate achievements, public image, and current support. Questions ask if the climate has improved, stayed the same, or deteriorated, plus voting intent and party affiliation.
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Rogan
Redevelopment Authority
Thoughts at Large on Pride, Truth, and Language
A compact reflection on pride and collective boasting, mythic religion, and the search for truth. It contrasts personal virtue with national or group bragging and discusses money, mythology, and blunt conversational traps. It notes the appeal of concise speech versus verbose explanations and warns against shortcuts eroding character.
Hope Keeps Spark Alive in Desperate Hearts
HOPE sustains life for the desperate, keeping courage and resilience burning as communities face hardship and seek renewal. The message emphasizes inner strength, support networks, and enduring faith during trials.
New Castle News offers readers diverse syndicated views
The New Castle News in New Castle Pennsylvania publishes syndicated and locally curated opinion material. Readers are encouraged to comment on published letters and editorial pages.
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New Castle News
Italian American groups seek national anti defamation coalition
A call for a Congress of Italian American organizations to coordinate nationwide anti defamation efforts. The proposal envisions analyses of Italian American presence in elective offices and executive appointments by Presidents and Governors to measure impact.
Mail littering fines trail rancher’s express bill
A Nashville Arkansas rancher billed back East campers $33 for leaving a littered Arizona ranch site. Newspapers cans bottles and boxes were left behind and an envelope with the campers’ name appeared. The rancher sent a shipping charge request and the campers paid, a curious long-range fine for littering.
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Nashville
Ark
Arizona
Soil Conservation Magazine
Residents urge action on Carl Street sewer flood woes
A Carl Street resident writes that after every heavy rain yards and cellars flood with mud and sewage. He cites repeated promises from officials, tides of waste, health risks to children, and local workers cleaning up while federal help is sought but not delivered. He urges declaring an emergency and safer fixes.
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the News
Carl St
Joe Pagley
New Castle
Chuck Pornatato
Cox
Carl Si
Fornataro
Navarra
McDevitt
DeCaprio
Rogan
Hamilton St
Pennsylvania Ave
James Shaffer
Italian and Malian Americans in Leadership Roles Inquiry
A proposal suggests studying the representation of Italian Americans on boards of large banks and insurance firms and the share of Malian Americans in senior academic and Catholic Church positions. It calls for a research group funded by private grants to examine usage of terms Mafia and Cosa Nostra and to include Pete Figo Carvella in the project.
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Cosa Nostra
Pete Figo
Carvella
New Castle
Fire Department Praised For Quick Expert Action
Marilyn Morar commends the New Castle Fire Department for a June 2 response to a neighbor's fire. She witnessed their swift, efficient and courageous teamwork, noting it as an outstanding job that should reassure residents of the city's fire safety.
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the News
New Castle
Marilyn P. Morar
Albert St
Lawrence County Concert Association Thanks New Castle Crowd
The Lawrence County Concert Association thanks participants in the musical program and New Castle citizens who attended the membership concert tea at the Hoyt Center of Fine Arts. Mrs Nick Perrotta chairs and Mrs Thomas Elliott co chairs.
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Lawrence County Concert Association
New Castle
Hoyt Center of Fine Arts
Nick Perrotta
Thomas Elliott
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