Taxpayers Need Bill of Rights To Protect Innocence
A letter argues for a Taxpayers Bill of Rights to restore presumed innocence in tax matters. It cites past reforms, critiques the IRS civil burden, and warns of expanded audits examining personal life. Rep. Traficant proposes restoring due process, challenging current voluntary compliance and new intrusions.
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IRS
England
Jim Traficant
Ohio
Jeffrey Dahmer
Traficant
Treasury
Cynthia Beerbower
Associated Press
Internal Revenue Service
Frederick Daily
Stand Up To the
Rep. Traficant
City Slickers claim subsidies flow to city homes
A study by the Environmental Working Group finds 1.8 billion of the 10 billion annual farm subsidies over the last decade have gone to residents of large cities. The report argues subsidies are tied to land ownership and suggests phasing out aid, urging farming activity as the condition for benefits.
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Manhattan
Miami Beach
Beverly Hills
Washington
South
Midwest
D.C
Environmental Working Group
Stanford speech code defeated by California Leonard Law ruling
A Stanford University speech code banning personal vilification was struck down as overbroad by California Superior Court Judge Peter Stone. The ruling invoked the Leonard Law, limiting private institutions from disciplining speech protected off campus, and signaled a broader impact on private colleges nationwide.
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Stanford University
Supreme Court
Stanford Daily
Gunther
Stanford
Law School
Robert Corry
California Superior Court
Peter Stone
Sheldon Steinbach
Gerhard Casper
Paul McMasters
Freedom Forum
First Amendment Center
Vanderbilt University
Leonard Law
Tom Grey
Stanford Law
Nat Hentoff
North Carolina Voters Rank Crime, Education Over Jobs
A statewide poll by N C FREE shows voters prioritize fighting crime and illegal drugs first, followed by public education and government accountability, with economy and jobs ranking fourth. The results suggest safety and children matter more to residents than job growth.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
N.C. Free
Center shifts in North Carolina politics in Capitol Press poll
Paul O Connor reports a North Carolina poll finding 46.9 percent identify as conservative or very conservative while 61 percent describe themselves as born again or evangelical. Democratic identification fell 10.1 points since 1991, independents rose. A majority favors appointing the schools chief and term limits, but party control seems inconsequential to 59 percent.
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North Carolina
Tion
Christian Coalition
Paul O'Connor
Capitol Press Association
Transpark pigs angle raises questions on funds and seats
In the March 23 issue editorials question Transpark funding and the ElectriCities board seat. Audit cites $400,000 paid since 1993 with a $500,000 minimum fee for a seat, alleged by Nancy Stallings and Vernon Rochelle. The piece asks why a private group would gain influence through electric utility connections.
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Henson Barnes
GTP
Bill Harper
Counsel Barnes
Barnes
O.J
Nancy Stallings
Vernon Rochelle
Transpark Commission
ElectriCities
Fred Turnage
Stallings
Welfare system enslaves workers debate letter
A reader argues welfare creates a slave-like system, claiming taxes consume four months of earnings while a welfare mother with two children earns a tax free 12 000 yearly stipend. He labels lawmakers as slave drivers and proposes an EIEIO club.
Explosive History Echoes From New Jersey Arsenal Blast
A March 21 Self cartoon recalls the 1926 explosion at the Lake Denmark Naval Ammunition Depot, once in Northern New Jersey. By the 1950s the site had become the Naval Air Rocket Test Station in New Bern area, with only bare foundations remaining as evidence.
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U.S
New Jersey
Army
Lake Denmark Naval Ammunition Depot
New Bern
Naval Air Rocket Test Station
Nature
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Endon
Velasquez Rembrandn
Arnal
John R. Graham
Patrick Holmes
Judy Zimmerman
Jerry Wicks
Vermont
Royster
Scripps Howard News Service
BY Dan Piraro
American Council On Education
San Francisco Chronicle
Transpark
Jerry Shinsky River
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