Elyria urged to approve 0.5% income tax renewal
Elyria ballots on Issue 15 seek a five year renewal of a 0.5 percent city income tax. The tax accounts for about $3 million annually, funds police and fire departments, and keeps city services at current levels amid rising costs. The Chronicle-Telegram urges voters to support Issue 15.
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Elyria
Keys
Leo Bullocks
Jack Baird
Elyrians
Chronicle-Telegram
Factoring a 100-digit number by distributed effort
Mark S. Manasse of Palo Alto and Aren K. Lenstra of Chicago factored a 100-digit number without a Cray by coordinating 400 collaborators worldwide. The multi‑month, million‑dollar task was completed for free, revealing the prime factors and illustrating the power of collaborative computing.
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Mark S. Manasse
Palo Alto
Calif
Aren K. Lenstra
Chicago
Manasse
Lenstra
Manasse’s
Dear Crabby answers on taxes and world affairs puzzle readers
The column answers readers questions on why tax laws are complex, why hunger persists despite food surpluses, why Western democracies overlook atrocities, and why George Bush chose Dan Quayle. It argues complexity serves political favors, famine is tied to distribution costs and politics, and rhetoric often substitutes for action.
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Congress
Sudan
Ethiopia
Joe Stalin
Stalin
Ukraine
Africa
Jimmy Carter
Nigeria
George Bush
Dan Quayle
Robert Redford
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Quayle
Noriega treachery afoot when Bush led CIA
A historical column alleges Gen Manuel Noriega fed CIA misinformation while George Bush ran the CIA in 1976. It claims DEA knew of Noriega’s drug ties, and notes secret reports on attempted assassin threats, CIA payrolls, and Noriega’s influence on canal treaty talks. The piece also critiques Bush’s denials and notes later CIA leverage.
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Panama
Manuel Noriega
CIA
George Bush
Bush
Central Intelligence Agency
Noriega
Norega
Omar Torrijos
National Guard
United States
Torrijos
Cuba
Fidel Castro
CLA
Havana
Castro
U.S
William Jorden
Jorden
DEA
Michael DeFeo
Justice Department
Edward Levi
Nixon
Miami
Miarai
Carter
Adm
Stansfield Turner
Turner
Tit
Reagan-Bush
Reagan
Born Free and the Courage to Keep Fighting
A meditation on freedom and chance through the life of Margaret Barr of Marysville Ohio. Barr born into poverty rose to a $175000 home while battling cancer and a DUI driven legal system. She supports MADD, plans a new chapter, and continues fighting for tougher drunk driving laws.
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Marysville
Ohio
Margaret
Glen
Information Systems
Honda
Glen Jr
Cheri
Donna
David Hobson
Soviet Union
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