Elyria Considers Tax Hike Details and Three Year Limit
Elyria City Council weighs a 0.35 percent income tax increase proposed by Mayor Brinda and finance officials to raise about 4.34 million annually, boosting rate to 2.1 percent. Several council members prefer different amounts and future renewal plans amid Bendix departure and 2018 budget pressures.
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Citizens debate bicycle lanes and gun policy letters
Readers criticize Middle Avenue traffic design and bicycle lanes around the high school while others question NRA leadership and gun law proposals. Letters urge senators to back Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act and warn about terrorism watch lists and policy impacts.
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Sunni Iraqi Sunnis key to defeating ISIS not refugee bans
Trudy Rubin argues that defeating ISIS hinges on arming and supporting Iraqi Sunni tribal leaders. She criticizes refugee bans and Muslim profiling, endorses a Second Sunni Awakening, and urges Washington to push Baghdad to form a national guard with direct Sunni and Kurdish fighters, not via the Shiite-led central government.
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