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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1998
Page
5
A regional column urges readers to back mom and pop shops amid mega mergers. It notes independents lack the safety net of corporate networks, risking closures if faced with two poor months, while praising local merchants’ community value and urging mindful spending to sustain neighborhoods.
Freelance columnist Mark Cassells argues against what he calls word salad by administration officials and pressure groups. He lampoons government messaging, taxes on SUVs, auto deaths statistics, smoking harms, and child protection rhetoric as pathways to bigger government. He labels liberal and Democratic tactics as fear driven and harmful.
Oceana resident Jacob N Stafford condemns Senate and Byrd for diverting $10.5 billion in disability and veterans benefits to a national transportation program. He notes FY 1999 VA budgets rise only 0.2 percent while cuts total $12.1 billion through 2002, argues roads funded at veterans' expense, and warns of pork barrel politics.
West Virginians contend with the sec ond heaviest regional tax burden per capita while Marshall University Rese arch Center finds a $1500 annual tax. West Virginians Against Government Waste has sent an anti tax pledge to 296 legislative candidates, with 73 signed and a second mailing planned.
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