Roads in the USA and the West (from the Territorial News, Mar 8th 2023)
The most interesting part of this article was the impact that cyclists had on road construction and improvement!
"Revival of interest in road improvement came (after the Civil War), strangely enough, not from those who stood to gain economically, but from a small, somewhat obscure group of bicycle enthusiasts known as wheelmen. The wheel or cycle had been a long time in evolving from the clumsy velocipede through the high-wheeled “boneshaker” to the lighter, more maneuverable “safety bicycle.” The national bicycle craze took fire with the mass-production of Colonel Albert Pope’s “Columbia” safety bicycle in Boston in 1877, and by the end of the century the census reported about thirty million of these vehicles of all kinds in the United States. But the cycle buffs had their problems. Without good roads they were limited in their travels, and they refused to accept this condition without protest. They organized into what became a very effective pressure group—the League of American Wheelmen—that met in local and national congresses, issued road maps and handbooks, and organized tours. Most important of all, they continually prodded both local and national governments to do something about the roads.
From this came this National League for Good Roads, which was founded in 1892 for the purpose of bringing about federal action. ..."
The IRS wants you to report illicit income
Arizona Republic Mar 14th, (by Charisse Jones, originally published in Dec 2021)
Bribes, alimony, gig economy income, stolen items, drug dealing income etc are all eligible!
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