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Court rules Charlottesvilleâs tax on freelance authors is unconstitutional
Court rules Charlottesvilleâs tax on freelance authors is unconstitutional By Max Marcilla | January 15, 2021 at 10:45 PM EST - Updated January 16 at 4:08 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A judge in Virginiaâs 16th Judicial Circuit declared that it is unconstitutional for Charlottesvilleâs business license tax to be applied to freelance authors, a victory for an area novelist and the litigators that represented him.
Author Corban Addison brought the case to courts with legal assistance from the Institute for Justice.
âThe tax is large enough to be significant,â Addison said. âIâm grateful, especially in these times, not to have an additional bill to pay.â
Paris-born columnist and award-winning novelist Reavis Z. Wortham will be at the Paris Public Library on Saturday for a âcome and goâ book signing.
Due to ongoing Covid-19 precautions, there will be no discussion before the signing, and masks are encouraged but not required. The event is scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m.
The cover of author Reavis Z. Wortham s new book, Laying Bones. Submitted Photo
Wortham was born in Paris, but lived and was educated in Dallas, spending most weekends, vacations and holidays in Chicota, in north Lamar County, with family. He attended Eastfield Junior College in Mesquite and earned a B.S. in industry management from East Texas State University (now Texas A&M Commerce), before earning a teaching degree and going to work for the Garland ISD. He retired from GISD as communications director.
Celebrating a modern story teller By Yang Yang | China Daily | Updated: 2021-01-06 07:36 Share The newly published 20-volume collection of works by Wang Zengqi. [Photo provided to China Daily]
New collection offers complete view of late writer Wang Zengqi s literary legacy, Yang Yang reports.
A new 20-volume collection of the late Chinese writer Wang Zengqi s works has been recently published by Zhejiang Literature & Art Publishing House, as a way to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birthday.
Born in 1920, Wang was a reputed contemporary Chinese novelist, essayist and Peking Opera writer. At the National Southwest Associated University in 1939, he studied under the supervision of Shen Congwen, widely considered to be one of the greatest Chinese writers. He has been especially popular among readers for his faithful, vivid descriptions of people and the details of daily things, gourmet dishes in particular.