Senate backs overhaul of IRS with promise of fairness
The Senate approved a bipartisan plan to reform the IRS, aiming for a simpler tax system, a nine member oversight board, and measures to protect innocent spouses. It shifts some burden to the agency, seeks a complexity analysis for new provisions, and includes Roth IRA incentives intended to raise short term revenue but at a long term cost. The bill would be reconciled with House language before a final bill to be signed by the president.
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Internal Revenue Service
House
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Kim Baker Strongly Praised By LCCC English Teacher
A New London student Kim Baker is highlighted as an accomplished teen who earned college credits through the Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program while completing high school. The teacher commends her punctuality, discipline, and independent work, urging others to consider the program for capable students.
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Kim Baker
New London
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Excise Tax Question from Libertarian Q&A
Michael Shaver of Elyria critiques a Libertarian proposal to replace income tax with excise taxes. He cites CRS Report 84 168A noting the Supreme Court views income tax as an indirect tax akin to an excise tax and raises questions about this interpretation.
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Ohio
Congressional Research Service
United States Supreme Court
Michael Shaver
Elyria
Lottery winners advised to reject the negative
A working mother shares a hopeful note about lottery luck and urges Kilgores, recent winners facing regret, to ignore critics. She emphasizes that true friends care about people, not money, and compliments their charitable efforts while offering encouragement and blessings.
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LCCC teacher praises hardworking student sighted in column
A reader notes a New London column by Eilen Simmons mentioning a hardworking student praised by a local LCCC teacher. The observer, from North Ridgeville, highlights a photo that drew attention amid occasional cross-town coverage.
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New London
North Ridgeville
Peace pressure on Israel outrages columnist Cal Thomas
Cal Thomas argues the Clinton administration presses Israel to concede more land to the Palestinian Authority. He claims U S pressure is misguided and cites Yasser Arafat’s remarks linking peace terms to broader aims, warning Washington against forcing a settlement Israel cannot accept.
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Journalist charged over research on Internet child porn
Clarence Page discusses journalist Larry Matthews who sought to report on child pornography on the Internet but is charged with possession and distribution. The piece notes the First Amendment issues, compares Barnes & Noble cases over nude photography, and questions how far lawmakers should cast nets in anti-porn laws.
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