Gun License Tax Proposal Sparks Outcry
Jim Hitch warns that Clinton administration plans to raise gun dealer licenses to 600 per year, up from 30 for three years, with 200 new and 90 renewal fees after Brady bill. He argues the tax aims to shutter private business, predicting 80 percent would not renew, and urges resistance to government overreach.
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Clinton
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Jim Hitch
US sandwich terms by city in Old Farmer's Almanac list
A 1994 Almanac entry compiles regional names for submarine style sandwiches. It lists Los Angeles calling it a submarine, Philadelphia a hoagie, Des Moines a grinder, Houston a poor boy, Buffalo a bomber, and New Orleans a musalatta, noting differing local terms.
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Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Des Moines
Iowa
Houston
Buffalo
New Orleans
the Old Farmer's
It's Your Quarter forum on curbside recycling merits
Community notes propose a business idea where a local contractor could collect the leftover solid waste from curbside recycling. The post invites readers to share thoughts in the forum It's Your Quarter and provides a phone number for late night and weekend calls with limited hours.
Two Week Vacation Turns Into Arizona Pneumonia
A Kansas traveler excited for two weeks in Arizona falls ill after the first days of Christmas. A lingering cough worsens into pneumonia confirmed by chest x ray, forcing an urgent return to Kansas for recovery. Doctors prescribe antibiotics, fluids, and rest as the narrator jokes about climate shifts and lifelong plans.
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Kansas
Great Plains
Arizona
Rockies
Valley of the Sun
Grand Canyon
Meteor Crater
Courage as the mother of virtue and peace
The essay links courage to loving, peace, and advocacy, arguing fear drives hostility and violence. It cites combat veterans’ fear turning to rage, urges training children in nonviolence, and recalls Jesus’ courage in preaching love. It concludes fear spawns stress and vice, while courage enables openness and resilience.
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Jesus of Nazareth
Lawyers urged to lead reform of costly justice system
AP analysis notes the American Bar Association pushes self reform to address slow, expensive access to justice. ABA President R William Ide III calls 1994 the year of change. Debate links malpractice with health care reform and proposed limits vary by party. Public opinion shows cynicism toward lawyers yet trust for one's own counsel remains.
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Walter R. Mears
Ashington
American Bar Association
United States
ABA
R. William Ide III
Atlanta
Ide
George Bush
Dan Quayle
Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Quayle
Marilyn
Indianapolis
U.S
America
Bush
Congress
Jimmy Carter
Bar Association
National Law Journal
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