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Lafayette In New England In 1825 – Ware MA June 14
The men of the town stood in line and after the general had met the ladies at the tavern he came across the street and shook hands with them. He is described as a man of commanding presence with fine features He was accompanied by his son and after the ceremony was over took his carriage and drove out of town being accompanied as far as the home of Calvin Morse by the townspeople walking Indian file on either side of the carriage the women on one side and the men on the other he bowing to right and left in recognition of the plaudits of the crowd.

Lafayette In New England In 1825 – Northampton MA June 14
The general entered the village attended by the sheriff, committee, a detachment of cavalry and a considerable number of private gentlemen under the direction of Colonel Shepherd, chief Marshal. There was light infantry, artillery and volunteer companies.

Lafayette In New England In 1825 – Pittsfield MA June 13
Lafayette was escorted through open columns with music from the Brigade Band commanded by Captain Bush to the coffee house of Joseph Merrick. The blessing was given by Rev. Dr. Griffin, President of Williams College and the closing benediction by Rev. Mr. Bailey with a solemn allusion to the recent catastrophe in Ohio.

Lafayette In New England In 1825
The American Friends of Lafayette, founded in 1932 at Lafayette College, and its 1,100 members are taking the lead in planning and implementing the Farewell Tour Bicentennial from August 15, 2024 to September 8, 2025. Our goal is to commemorate Lafayette’s return visit by orchestrating events in most if not all of the places that Lafayette visited to coincide with the actual date of his visits there.

Kent Hovind Is Back Seeking Exoneration Or Pardon From President Trump
Hovind praises President Trump’s executive order Ending The Weaponization Of The Federal Government. His praise for our President is effusive, but there a further ask. He wants the President to undo he damage done to Hovind starting in 2001 when IRS began investigating him culminating in his imprisonment in 2006.

Is Rothing A Must? How Historically Low Are Current Rates? Are Tax Rates Sure To Rise?
Our President waxes poetic about how great things were from 1870 to 1913. It reminds me of a satiric song by the Chad Mitchell Trio called Barry’s Boys (referring to Barry Goldwater). It opens with the line “We’re the bright young men who want to go back to 1910”. So much for higher future rates, if this type of thinking prevails.

Rudy Davis Reflects And Is Pessimistic About Trump Presidency
I believe Donald Trump is a negotiator at heart and is a tool of the devil. His tactics are to give us a little bit to make us think he really cares about us. All the while, he is working with shadowy figures to bring about the New World Order that is spoken about in the bible. – Rudy Davis

To Roth Or Not To Roth ? Is There A Question?
Idea of paying taxes now in exchange for the prospect of lower taxes decades in the future struck me as preposterous – like hitting your head against the wall because it feels so good when you stop.

Zaxby’s Founder Wins Substantial IRS Refund In Conservation Easement Case
The market for undeveloped land is imperfect, but the people engaged with it are not a bunch of idiots. So if you buy multiple parcels of land you will not be able to buy them at an average value substantially below fair market value.

Trump Challenger Sentenced To 188 Months In Prison On Tax Charges
On October 30, 2024 Judge Means sentenced Castro to 188 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release. A condition of the supervised release is the payment of restitution in the amount of $277,243.