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Commentary: Timber tax will drive up costs for all of us
In Sacramento, bad ideas never die. In the run-up to the budget vote in June, many Capitol watchers breathed a small sigh of relief when a new 1% tax on wood products miraculously vanished from the list of budget bills awaiting legislative votes....Tags: Executive Branch, Forestry and Timber, Los Angeles Times, Government, Jerry Brown
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Ryan, Romney embrace a hyper-individualistic view of America's past and future
With his surprising selection of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate, Republican Mitt Romney is asking Americans to choose between competing narratives of our past, interpretations of present realities and visions of our future. According to the...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Republican Party, Labor Legislation, Government Health Care, Mitt Romney
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Midweek July Fourth causes muddle for travelers
NEW YORK (AP) — Who knew the calendar could cause so much vacation heartburn? For the first time in five years Independence Day falls on a Wednesday, leaving travelers unsure when to celebrate and worrying those who make a living off tourists....
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Consumer Confidence, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd., Economic Indicator, Trips and Vacations
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Letter to the Editor - June 9
Stimulus extension by commissioners the right move To the editor: The Home Builders Association of Washington County (HBAWC) would like to say thank you to the Washington County Commissioners for extending the residential stimulus program, a program...Tags: Land Price, House Building
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Rossano Ferretti: Maestro of the Metodo
Special to the Los Angeles TimesIt's an incredible narrative befitting a new arrival in Tinseltown: From humble beginnings growing up in a tiny Italian village as the grandson of a barber and son of a hairdresser, Rossano Ferretti at age 15 leaves home on a quest to conquer the world of...Tags: Entertainment Events, Celebrities, Personal Service, Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent
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Robert James Mitchell, retired building contractor
Robert James Mitchell, a retired Baltimore County building contractor and a one-time trainer for the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, died Wednesday of a cerebral hemorrhage at his home, "Dogwoods," in Glen Arm. He was 81. Aside from a stint at Fort...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Baltimore County, International Military Interventions, Labor Legislation, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Neighborhoods crumble as thousands of homes sit in legal limbo, Sun Sentinel finds
Banks that made reckless home loans have been tiptoeing away from foreclosures in a tactic designed to cut their losses. The result: Orphaned, dilapidated homes dot the landscape from Kendall to Lake Worth. There are no owners willing to claim and care...
Tags: Foreclosures, Realty, Bank of New York Company, Broward County, Punishment
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Kenneth Leventhal dies at 90; key figure in Southland real estate
Kenneth Leventhal, a Los Angeles accountant who oversaw some of the largest real estate transactions in the country, died Tuesday at his Bel-Air home. He was 90 and had prostate cancer.
Leventhal was a key figure in the transformation of Southern...Tags: Business Enterprises, Prostate Cancer, Donald Trump, Realty, World War II (1939-1945)
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The thrill is gone for Obama
In 2008, the Obama campaign represented “Hope and Change” and inspired millions of voters to pull the lever for the unknown man from Illinois. At his campaign rallies, it was commonplace to see supporters fainting, overcome with raw emotion....
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Racism, Democratic Party, Mitt Romney, Voting
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Blagojevich home now collateral -- and for sale
Tribune staff reportersA federal judge set bond at $450,000 for ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich and ordered him to post his North Side house and Washington condo as collateral even though the former governor's lawyers said the Chicago residence is for sale. "I have no intention of...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, U.S. Senate, Marketing, Homes, Condos
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McManus: The bottom line on taxes
On April 15, everyone's in favor of tax reform. Nobody can survive the ordeal of preparing a federal income tax return without concluding that there must be a simpler, fairer way to pay for the federal government. And so — as inevitably as death...Tags: 401K, Lawrence Summers, Real Estate Buyers, U.S. House of Representatives, Mitt Romney
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Wichita approves new home tax rebate program
KWCH 12 Eyewitness News“I'm all for it. Let's do it so we can keep busy,” said a construction manager from K & L Foundations. Homebuilders hope it’s the answer. An incentive program to get new home construction, that basically fell flat during the recession,...Tags: Homes, House Building
Aug 6, 2012
|Story| Daily Pilot
Aug 13, 2012
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Jul 1, 2012
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Jun 8, 2012
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Mar 25, 2012
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Jan 29, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 29, 2012
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 10, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2012
|Column| WGNO-LTV
Jul 16, 2011
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 15, 2012
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Feb 14, 2012
|Story| KWCH
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