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DEVELOPMENT: Congel makes on-time tax payment
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URBAN JOURNAL: Religion, politics, and women's health
Let me say first that this is not a simple issue. I wish the Republican presidential candidates weren't pretending that it is. And let me say, too, that I admire a lot about the Catholic Church. It has been a leader in human rights in many,...
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Recent Comments
clint said:
Ms Fein, I believe some years ago, City interviewed then Deputy Mayor Jeff Carlson about this issue. It may be wise to republish his comments.
in TAXES: Why the city doesn't collect on Sibley
Fed Up said:
It is becoming increasingly evident to me that the government is coming awfully close to stepping over the boundary that divides church and state....
in URBAN JOURNAL: Religion, politics, and women's health
taxman said:
Mr. Walker is clearly trying to confuse the issue. Didn't the town of Irondequoit just threaten action against Congel for failing to make PILOT...
in TAXES: Why the city doesn't collect on Sibley
Troll Whisperer said:
Mary Anna, your statement, "[t]o the Catholic Church, preventing pregnancy is morally wrong" is flat wrong. Call it "Vatican roulette" if you...
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