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Samuel Miller – Resolute Republican
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Monday, June 19, 2006
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Can I take my taxes as a charitable deduction?
Over the past four years University City resident's taxes skyrocketed. Now it appears that "donations" to our Zoo and Museums were not exactly voluntary and did create hardship.
From the St.Louis usiness Journal:
From the St.Louis usiness Journal:
Visitors to the Saint Louis Zoo can now visit the Insectarium's butterflies, Peruvian fire sticks and ladybugs for free. A giant model dinosaur is getting a new lining at the Saint Louis Science Center. Other upgrades, maintenance projects and educational programs are under way at the Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri History Museum and the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Thank St. Louis city and County residents for them. These improvements are due in part to larger property tax contributions made to the five member institutions within the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District (ZMD). District revenue increased 8 percent from $62.2 million in 2004 to $67.3 million last year. That followed a 19 percent tax revenue gain of $10 million in 2004 over 2003, according to ZMD financial statements.
Post-Dispatch Censors On Full Alert
From Missouri GOP:
The media typically has a liberal bias. Fine, we get it, it’s our job to fight it. We send out releases detailing how nearly 50,000 jobs have been created in Missouri since Governor Blunt took office, how our state’s unemployment rate has dipped below the national average, how under Governor Blunt’s leadership Republicans in the House and Senate have increased spending on education by over 1/3 of a billion dollars. And those are only a few of the accomplishments we promote to the media outlets in our state. However, despite being spoon-fed the facts, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch continues to ignore the truth and publish blatantly biased articles favoring liberal Democrats in our state. Recently, however, the Post-Dispatch took their liberal bias one step further. Over half a dozen Republican supporters have reported to our office that they submitted letters to the editor on topics ranging from support of the governor’s ethics reform bill to dismay about ludicrous scandal rumors in Jefferson City. Our Executive Director, Jared Craighead submitted a letter over a week ago to all members of the Post-Dispatch editorial staff and received absolutely no response and just this weekend state Rep. Carl Bearden submitted a letter in response to brutal attacks by the Post and his letter was not printed. With a Republican governor and majorities in the House and Senate, Republicans have turned our state around. A $1 billion debt created by Democrats has been turned into a budget surplus which has spurred economic growth and created thousands of new jobs for hard-working Missourians. The Post-Dispatch has made it clear that they are not interested in the facts and the truth has fallen on deaf ears. Don’t go to the Post-Dispatch for your news – you won’t get the whole story. Click here to read Rep. Bearden’s letter.
The media typically has a liberal bias. Fine, we get it, it’s our job to fight it. We send out releases detailing how nearly 50,000 jobs have been created in Missouri since Governor Blunt took office, how our state’s unemployment rate has dipped below the national average, how under Governor Blunt’s leadership Republicans in the House and Senate have increased spending on education by over 1/3 of a billion dollars. And those are only a few of the accomplishments we promote to the media outlets in our state. However, despite being spoon-fed the facts, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch continues to ignore the truth and publish blatantly biased articles favoring liberal Democrats in our state. Recently, however, the Post-Dispatch took their liberal bias one step further. Over half a dozen Republican supporters have reported to our office that they submitted letters to the editor on topics ranging from support of the governor’s ethics reform bill to dismay about ludicrous scandal rumors in Jefferson City. Our Executive Director, Jared Craighead submitted a letter over a week ago to all members of the Post-Dispatch editorial staff and received absolutely no response and just this weekend state Rep. Carl Bearden submitted a letter in response to brutal attacks by the Post and his letter was not printed. With a Republican governor and majorities in the House and Senate, Republicans have turned our state around. A $1 billion debt created by Democrats has been turned into a budget surplus which has spurred economic growth and created thousands of new jobs for hard-working Missourians. The Post-Dispatch has made it clear that they are not interested in the facts and the truth has fallen on deaf ears. Don’t go to the Post-Dispatch for your news – you won’t get the whole story. Click here to read Rep. Bearden’s letter.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
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