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Sales Tax Increase Approved ; City Council Delays Decision On Business Fee

Vancouver's sales tax will increase at the start of 2006, adding 20 cents of tax to a $100 purchase. A divided city council voted 5-2 late Monday night to increase the sales tax to provide more revenue for transportation. But the council postponed action on a proposed business surcharge that attracted stiff opposition during a public hearing.

Business Owners Prepare for Pinch

Cliff McMillen says he'll have to sell a lot of pizzas to pay the city of Vancouver's proposed new $1,250 yearly business fee. McMillen has owned the Vancouver Pizza Co. for five of its 13 years, and last month's gross of $45,337 was nearly a record. But the net profit after all expenses was barely more than $3,200, he said. That's money from which the business fee must come.

Gaza Withdrawl - Eviction Notices Delivered On Day of Tears for Settlers

NEVE DEKALIM, Gaza Strip On the first day of Israel's Gaza pullout, soldiers handed out eviction notices to sobbing Jewish settlers and helped some pack, but troops also scuffled with protesters who barricaded their communities with burning tires and locked arms. Army commanders took pains to avoid serious clashes and refrained from forcing their way into settlements where opposition was heavy a display of sensitivity before unleashing the military's muscle to forcibly remove holdouts start...

Council Will Consider Cutting Fireworks Dates

After ratcheting up both fireworks education and enforcement, Vancouver will discuss whether to take another step and restrict the dates when fireworks can be used. One likely target: July 5.