IRS Non-Filer Program aims to recover billions in taxes
Editorial notes the IRS launches a Non-Filer Program to recover owed taxes and offer amnesty-like relief. It cites a 25 percent drop in non filers over years, potential $83 billion lost annually, and promises voluntary disclosure with payment plans and no prosecution for those who come forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Federal Agency
Lincoln and Sherman Clash Over War Rhetoric and Real Action
The essay argues Lincoln’s address mattered little to changing America compared with Grant and Sherman’s decisive military actions. It critiques Will and Wills for mythmaking, calls for truth over rhetoric, and praises Sherman’s blunt view of war as brutal. It notes leaders blundered into conflict and that future lessons depend on actions, not speeches.
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Garry Wills
Abraham Lincoln
George Will
Lincoln
America
Grant
Sherman
North
South
Wills
Will
William T. Sherman
Ulysses Grant
Baseball Golf Debate Ends In Sunshine Agreement
In a spirited office discussion between the big boss and sports editor Scott Hollister, the baseball golf debate ends with a consensus that both sports offer outdoor time in sunshine and fresh air. The exchange covers fan intensity, swing repetition, athletic pay, travel costs, and the allure of golf’s precision versus baseball’s brute action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Hollister
Hollister
Bush
Bill
Hillary Clinton
Model Strip Joint Ordinance for Kansas Cities and Counties
Opinion piece denounces costly local rules regulating nude dancing in Johnson County Kansas. Artists mock proposed ordinances and offer a satirical six point model emphasizing stage elevation, single acts, salary floors, clothing minimums, time gaps, and dancer safety, arguing current laws are unconstitutional and hypocritical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County
Kansas City
Minsky’s
Kansas Cities
Food stamps help families despite harsh looks
Marjorie Jackson of 815 S Cedar praises Cheryl Seymour's letter on food stamps. She says critics should swap places to understand the routine of eating similar meals and the stigma faced by stamp users while the program still puts food on tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl Seymour
Marjorie Jackson
Linn County Fair Board clarifies funding and success
Roger L. Carbon of the Linn County Fair Association refutes a claim that the fair board relies on a 1.5 mill levy. He cites specific county allocations for fair premiums, building maintenance funding of 7,525, and a total levy of 0.80 mills. He highlights 1992 figures including queen candidate ticket sales, radio and newspaper advertising, 8,000 paid attendees, and self-sustaining profits.
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Linn County Fair Board
Dewey Cook
Fair Board
Linn County Fair
Fair Association
Ottawa
Lane
Richmond
Linn County
Linn Co. Fair Board
Roger L. Carbon
Linn County Fair Assoc
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Charley Reese
King Features Syndicate
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The
Ottawa Herald
George Pyle
Salina
Linn
Franklin Counties
Franklin County