Tax rebate falls short of mark
The Daily Courier weighs the new state budget offering a $100 property tax rebate against the need for broader reform. It notes potential offset from higher property taxes, itemized tax implications, and praises cuts to the capital stock tax and franchise tax while welcoming sales tax holidays in August and February. The piece urges Gov. Ridge and lawmakers to distribute burdens more broadly and pursue real estate tax reform.
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Daily Courier
High-tech speed traps raise red flags over camera fines
A Washington DC case shows red-light cameras mispositioned at one intersection near the Capitol leading to thousands being unfairly ticketed. Nearly $1 million in fines were collected before corrections. 13,000 paid fines with two license points, later kept, while 3,000 unpaid fines were dropped. Private contractor Lockheed Martin takes 40 percent of fines. 37 cameras generated $4.3 million since August.
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Washington, D.C
U.S. Capitol
Lockheed Martin
Scripps Howard News Service
Retiring Bandelier Chief Faces Prescribed Burn Fallout
Bandelier National Monument superintendent Roy Weaver retires amid a controversy over a prescribed burn that escaped control, destroying more than 200 homes and prompting debate over land management practices and safety.
House passes repeal of inheritance tax by 2010
Rep. Bill Archer frames the tax as deadly while the House advances a bill to repeal inheritance taxes by 2010. The article also notes crimes linked to John Edward Robinson and possible connections to nine disappearances and killings, including five women reportedly stored in barrels.
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Bill Archer
Texas
House
Sara Khamsihong
Kansas City
John Edward Robinson
Schweiker Eyes Gubernatorial Path If Ridge Joins Ticket
The article notes Lieutenant Governor Mark Schweiker could become Pennsylvania's 44th governor if Tom Ridge is nominated and elected vice president. It details Schweiker's limited state-experience, potential Senate succession by Robert Jubelirer, and Ridge’s trust in him as chair of the Emergency Management Council.
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Bell
Paul Beers
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Mark Singer
Robert P Casey
Casey
Singer
Ridge
Schweiker
Robert C. Jubelirer
Senate
Jubelirer
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Council
Levittown
Bucks County
Hillary Faces Woman Voters as She Pursues Senate Seat
Hillary Rodham Clinton, addressing a United Nations women’s conference, drew cheers and a quiet rendition of We Shall Overcome as she acknowledged unresolved gender equality. A New York bookstore shelves reveal anti Hillary books by women. Polls show Clinton tied with Rick Lazio as she campaigns amid GOP spending and skepticism from some women. Analysts Peggy Noonan and Laura Ingraham criticize her ambitions, linking them to her husband’s presidency, while Clinton reiterates that women's rights are human rights. Black News Alliance
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Reagan
Bill Clinton
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Ingraham
Clinton
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Beijing
U.S
Black News
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Pulaski Township adopts ordinance licensing adult businesses
The editor commends Pulaski Township supervisors for passing an ordinance to license and regulate adult oriented businesses, urging enforcement and judicial support. The letter also cites criticism of prior pro pornography stances by a local judge and praises state Rep Frank LaGrotta for protecting the community.
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Pulaski Township
Muchink
Frank Verterano
Ralph Pratt
Frank LaGrotta
Pulaski
Letters to the Editor Policy and Sample Voice
The New Castle News invites readable letters from readers up to 350 words with name address and phone for verification. Letters may be edited for length and grammar and published if nonlibelous and not anonymous. The sample includes Rev Joseph R McCaffrey praising officials at St James the Apostle Church New Bedford.
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New Castle News
New Castle
Joseph R. McCaffrey
St. James the Apostle Church
New Bedford
Keeping quiet in Ellwood City
Ellwood City enforces a 57 decibel limit from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. citing Geneva College professor John Schaefer on a typical conversation of 58 to 60 decibels. Residents worry about restrictions, accessibility for families with children, and potential impact on freedoms and teen behavior.
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John Schaefer
Geneva College
Ellwood City
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