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    R. Gerald Turner’s contributions to SMU were a gift to Dallas
    Massachusetts

    R. Gerald Turner’s contributions to SMU were a gift to Dallas

    At a time when university presidents and higher education itself are under increasing scrutiny, it was too easy to take for granted the work R. Gerald Turner did for Dallas. In a deliberate, strategic and almost unobtrusive way, he has…

    Posted on Idris Bevan
    Editorial: The dream of bringing Amtrak rail service to the region is still alive | Editorial
    Massachusetts

    Editorial: The dream of bringing Amtrak rail service to the region is still alive | Editorial

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    EDITORIAL: Property tax relief – by all means necessary | Editorial
    Idaho

    EDITORIAL: Property tax relief – by all means necessary | Editorial

    The news from the Capitol that some establishment lawmakers are stubbornly opposed to property tax relief — and hope to sabotage it in the upcoming special session of the House on skyrocketing property taxes — couldn’t have come at a…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    EDITORIAL: Colorado’s crucial special session of parliament on tax relief offers promise – and dangers
    Idaho

    EDITORIAL: Colorado’s crucial special session of parliament on tax relief offers promise – and dangers

    Few aspects of Colorado state government are as complicated and opaque as the collection of property taxes. Even those who are paid to understand the state’s Byzantine property tax structure think so. “Complicated!” is how Colorado’s two leading economists described…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    Lemon trees, security, hope: memories of my home in Gaza before the war | Gaza
    Iowa

    Lemon trees, security, hope: memories of my home in Gaza before the war | Gaza

    When Israel’s war on Gaza began and we prepared to leave our house, I packed makeup and a favorite book – things that seem superfluous today. I thought that small reminders of home would bring us comfort while we were…

    Posted on Eira Gwyneth
    Empowering women in Dallas restaurants is a great step
    Duluth

    Empowering women in Dallas restaurants is a great step

    August 16, 2024, 2:00 a.m. CDT In the hospitality industry, where women hold 63% of entry-level positions but 34% of management positions, it is encouraging that there are efforts at the local level to change this. For the second year…

    Posted on Eira Gwyneth
    No tax increase is a good move for Ross Valley Flood Control District – Marin Independent Journal
    Idaho

    No tax increase is a good move for Ross Valley Flood Control District – Marin Independent Journal

    It would have been politically insensitive for the county flood control district to increase its special tax in Ross Valley this year. Property owners in the district are rightly asking what increased flood protection has actually been achieved by paying…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    Kickstarter campaign for “Seed of Pandora: Legend of the Gaia Tree” is underway
    Iowa

    Kickstarter campaign for “Seed of Pandora: Legend of the Gaia Tree” is underway

    Developer Pandora Media Games launched a Kickstarter campaign for its upcoming title Pandora’s Seed: The Legend of the Gaia Tree. The game is a turn-based RPG with 2D graphics, with classic JRPGs of the 90s and the novel The Chrysalids…

    Posted on Eira Gwyneth
    Dallas County prison population nears capacity
    Washington

    Dallas County prison population nears capacity

    Dallas County’s jail population rose to 96% of capacity over the weekend, with the total inmate population surpassing 6,800 on Sunday, coming dangerously close to the cap of 7,119 inmates. Officials are understandably focused this week on “getting people through…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    Marin Transit and San Rafael can work together for the benefit of all – Marin Independent Journal
    Enterprise

    Marin Transit and San Rafael can work together for the benefit of all – Marin Independent Journal

    Marin Transit officials can’t wait for San Rafael city leaders to jump for joy as the public bus operator plans to buy up a long-vacant lot on East Francisco Boulevard. In 2020, the city approved plans to build a 185-room…

    Posted on Idris Bevan

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