Hand Of Protection

Editor, Times-Union:The nation of Israel went astray, rejected and forgot God in the Old Testament.

Health Care

Editor, Times-Union:As our president pushes for affordable health care for every citizen, consequently, millions are going without health care, thousands are losing their health care everyday, not to mention the hundreds of thousands that go bankrupt, lose their homes, their livelihoods, ultimately, their will to go on.

Akron Elementary Students Adopt A Classroom In Texas

Akron Elementary School students in Hayley Cooper and Rhonda Jewell’s classrooms are collecting school supplies through Oct. 12 to send to a third-grade classroom at Harmony School of Science in Houston.

Coulter: NYT Fact Checkers: Bed Rest is Work

Poor Mickey Kaus. He’s the liberal intellectual (not an oxymoron – he’s the last known living “liberal intellectual”) lefties on TV are usually stealing from, but now that this welfare reform maven has concluded that Romney’s welfare ad is basically correct, liberals refuse to acknowledge his existence.

Hillary Can't Stay Away From Bad News

Tuesday, for the first time in nearly a month, Hillary Clinton answered a few reporters’ questions.

Commissioners OK County Judges’ Requests On Grants

City Council Discusses ARPA Grant Process, Hears Request On Chickens

After a lengthy discussion by the Warsaw Common Council on its ARPA grant process for nonprofit organizations, they also heard a request to reconsider the city’s ordinance that prohibits chickens in the city limits.

City Council Discusses Tattoo Ordinance

Tattoo businesses will be allowed to display signage advertising their establishments until Warsaw Plan Commission makes a recommendation for a zoning amendment to Warsaw City Council.

Planners Vote To Toughen Wind Farm Ordinance

Kosciusko County’s Area Plan Commission voted Wednesday to recommend to the county commissioners a series of amendments to the ordinance regarding wind power.

Fourth-Grader Puts CPR Skills To Use

Just a couple months after learning CPR skills from Multi-Township EMS paramedics in science class, Washington STEM Academy fourth-grader Lori A. Davila saved her grandmother’s life Sunday.

Librarian Retiring After 32 Years

Nancy Stoddard will be retiring from the Pierceton Library after 32 years of service.

Chad Hill Retires From Sheriff's Department

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department 1st Sgt. Chad Hill has retired.

Local Educators Host Summit

"Moving Kosciusko County students to the head of the class" will be the focus of this year's Education Summit.The summit is the third effort to bring together parents, students, educators and business people to discuss the state of education in the county. Sponsored by the Greater Warsaw Area Chamber of Commerce's education council, the summit is scheduled for 7 to 10:30 a.m.Nov.19 at 2517 Restaurant.It's open to the public, and it's free. Previous education summits have focused on basic skills, career and technical skills, and life skills.Several programs used in the community, such as the Gold Card and job shadowing, are the direct result of past summit efforts. The emphasis of Education Summit III will be on analyzing the progress made so far on education and school-to-work programs throughout Kosciusko County.

Winona Fire Dept. Honored

WINONA LAKE - The Winona Lake Fire Department has been presented with a Life Safety Achievement Award for 1999 by the Residential Fire Safety Institute. The award was announced by RFSI executive director Patrick Coughlin.RFSI is a public interest group dedicated to reducing residential fire deaths and injuries by promoting the use of fire sprinklers, smoke alarms and fire-safe behavior. The Life Safety Achievement Award recognizes local fire prevention activities that contributed to reducing the number of lives lost in residential fires.Winona Lake Fire Department qualified for the award because it recorded no fire deaths in structures during 1999.Although residential fires in the U.S.account for only 20 percent of all fires, they result in 80 percent of fire deaths. Winona Lake Fire Department volunteer Mike Cox said the award was basically for having a fatality-free year of fires.

What about taxes?

"I would wish tomorrow's headlines would say, 'No New Taxes,'" Warsaw school board member Charles Sauders said at Thursday's meeting. Several board members emphasized Thursday that the proposed building program can be done without raising area residents' property taxes. How can they do that? According to Rande Thorpe, WCS business manager, basically it could be done because "we have a lot of debt that has started to come off." Eisenhower and Harrison elementaries were built in 1990-91, he said, and "we have the last payment on the elementary schools this year." He said a new bond would probably be issued for any new building projects, "but it will simply fill that hole." Because of state mandates, school corporations' finances are divided into funds.Money to build or renovate buildings comes out of the Capital Projects Fund, and money to pay off bonds come from the Debt Service Fund.

Etna Green Hears Presentation On Neighborhood Watch

ETNA GREEN - Learning to be neighbors will help reduce crime in Etna Green. Deputy Charlene Johnson of the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office told a gathering of about two dozen residents Tuesday that the Neighborhood Watch Program is "basically to become neighbors with each other again." In today's busy society, Johnson said, people don't take the time to get to know their neighbors."You need to watch out for one another," she said."You are the eyes and ears for the police." Developed by the National Sheriff's Association, the Neighborhood Watch Program has been around since 1972.It serves as a way to educate people about preventing crime in their communities. "You'd be surprised at what criminals think if they know they are being watched," Johnson said.Crime is reportedly lower in areas where Neighborhood Watch Programs are in force, especially if the area is marked with signs promoting that fact.

Davidson trial delayed

Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Rex Reed denied a December request to delay the murder trial of Jason Davidson, but has now agreed to continue the matter. Davidson, 33, of Leesburg, was scheduled for a five-day trial to begin April 7.Defense attorney Michael Miner was denied a continuance in a January ruling by Reed, but on Monday Reed issued an order vacating the scheduled April setting.A new trial date was not set. The order came after a joint motion by special prosecutor Matthew Rentschler of the Whitley County Prosecutor's Office and Miner. Miner said this morning that the continuance was requested because "basically, there's more work necessary on both sides to get ready for trial." Rentschler could not be reached for comment.

Armed Robbery Investigation Moves To LaGrange County

Investigation into the Tuesday morning robbery of the Leesburg branch of National City Bank has moved north. This morning, Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine said, "Basically, we moved a lot of the investigation up to LaGrange County." He said the search moved there because of information received by the investigation team.The FBI has interviewed several people in LaGrange about the matter. The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, the FBI and the LaGrange County Sheriff's Department are continuing to work on the matter.Rovenstine said they are receiving good information and are following that up.He said they hope to have the two suspects in custody soon.

Human Freedoms

Editor, Times-Union:The following is a list of sources of information used to develop the definitions/principles printed in the Dec. 23 and Jan.

Wawasee Announces Spring 2013 Adult Ed. Classes

SYRACUSE – Registrations are being accepted now through Feb. 5 for spring 2013 adult education classes at Wawasee High School.