Stories from Wednesday, October 17, 2012

By BETSY HART Scripps Howard News Service The White House website says this in explaining the "Buffett Rule," an initiative that would obligate anyone making at least $1 million a year to an effective tax rate of at least 30 percent: "Anyone who does well for themselves should do their fair share in return, so that more people have the opportunity to get ahead -- not just a few."...

Chocked full of errors Response to "Stop city tax Harassment" Just to set the record straight, the city and the county can only collect past due taxes on personal property for five years. Real Estate taxes have no statue of limitations but can be sold for back taxes at the annual land sale after taxes have not been paid for two years. ...

Judy Gimlin DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Judy A. Gimlin, 59, of Gatewood, Mo., died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan, Mo.

Dear Sir: In early February of this year I made my seventy-third lap around the Sun and I am proud to admit I have always loved my Country even though my wife has never been elected President of the United States. However, I am angry and abased as this President goes around the world apologizing to monarchs, villainous, warlords, and loathsome despots. ...