Q: Who could put a stop sign or speed bump in front of the Waterloo Hobby Lobby to slow traffic?
A: If you are talking about putting a speed bump or traffic control device in the parking lot, it would be up to the store and property owner. If you are talking about putting them on city streets near the business, you would need authorization from the Waterloo City Council after the request is reviewed by the Traffic Operations Department.
Q: How much money do Americans have invested offshore to avoid taxes?
A: According to a 2012 report by by Tax Justice Network, a British activist group, the extremely wealthy have at least $21 trillion in secretive offshore accounts. In the U.S., use of secret offshore accounts to evade federal taxes has cost the U.S. Department of the Treasury at least $100 billion annually, a 2008 Senate report estimated. America’s biggest companies are holding anywhere from $1.4 trillion to $2.1 trillion in cash offshore to avoid paying billions in U.S. taxes.
Q: How much has the Clinton Foundation given to the Irma and Harvey devastation funds?
A: The Clinton Foundation is urging donations go to One Appeal America, formed by former Presidents George Bush, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. The five living former presidents joined forces to start the fund to help the hurricane victims. The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation will distribute the money. The Clinton Foundation website lists several member organizations of the Clinton Foundation mobilizing to help hurricane victims. Actual amounts are not yet available.
Q: The Mr. Food’s crazy cake recipe in the paper doesn’t mention eggs. Is this correct?
A: It’s correct. Mr. Food says, “Put away the eggs, the milk, and the butter ‘cause you won’t need them to make this Depression-era recipe for crazy cake.”
Q: Do all bees make honey?
A: No. There are hundreds of species of bees; only some of the honeybee and related species make honey.
Q: What happened to the Eric Bolling show on the FOX Network?
A: The network fired Bolling in early September amid charges he used his cellphone to send unsolicited photos of male genitalia to current and former female colleagues at the network.
Questions are taken on a special Courier phone line at 234-3566. Questions are answered by Courier staff and staff at the Waterloo Public Library.
