Editorial proposes downtown tax rebates for revitalization
The city plans a neighborhood revitalization tax rebate program granting residential improvements up to five years and commercial upgrades up to 10 years. The district covers Main Street area with potential expansion, with eligibility tied to significant value increases and a focus on blighted neighborhoods and downtown renovations. Critics note facade upgrades may be excluded by the value threshold and urge equal treatment for residential and commercial projects.
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Dtana
City Commission
County Commission
Seventh Street
Main Street
Main
Seventh
Ninth
Scott Lambers
Ottawa
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Digging for history in a yard of clues and memory
A homeowner describes soil rich with history from Ottawa and old farms to a farmhouse, barn, and cement remnants. They found a rusty horseshoe while planting a maple and reflect on past lives, abstracts, and the ongoing growth of their new Arrowhead subdivision.
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Ottawa B & T Co
Ottawa
Arrowhead
Burlington
Kansas
Dole campaign missteps and IRS tax debate noted
Reader opinions discuss Bob Dole slipping in Los Angeles and mocking jokes, with a histrionic bridge-to-the-past line. Editorials from Providence Journal Bulletin and Inter-Mountain defend the IRS and tax policy, noting complex tax code and the lack of a 1994 tax cut despite Contract with America promises.
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Los Angeles
L.A
Dole
Brooklyn Dodger
Nomo
Dodger
Nomo Hideo
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Providence
R.I
Journal-Bulletin
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
Bob Dole
Congress
White House
Inter-Mountain
Elkins
W.va
GOP
America
House
Senate
Clinton
Graffiti on Chicago railroad cars leads to legal limbo
On the West Side near Flex-O-Glass Co a vandal sprayed 12 of 13 rail tank cars, prompting a costly repaint. Brett Bufferine, 22, was linked by a found wallet, but prosecutors deem the evidence too weak for felony charges, likely limiting him to a minor misdemeanor while sparking debate on vandalism penalties.
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Flex-O-Glass Co
Chicago
al Hunsicker
Kilroy
Hunsicker
Daley
Brett Bufferine
Bufferine
Lawrence Holowinski
Holowinski
Ian Einem
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