Thomasson - I Refuse to Let 'Solargate' Die

WASHINGTON - The Solyndra case that has stuck U.S. taxpayers with a half a billion-dollar bad debt, with little prospect of getting any back, isn’t going away soon nor should it.

Schramm - Lugar's Last Lesson Became Finest

He is today the Washington That Was. The best of it, by far.

Girls Hoops Season Is In Full Swing

This is an article I had planned to post last week, but what happened at the University of Missouri was just too important to not comment on.

Parker - Americans Have Become More Pro-Life

Do House Republicans risk being branded as extremist and out of touch by bringing abortion back into the national spotlight when supposedly the economy is all Americans care about today?

Santa Arriving In Milford Saturday

Letters to the Editor 04-30-2002

Law Firm Lines Up To Sue New Product

In the movie "Field of Dreams," Kevin Costner plays a corn farmer who hears voices telling him to build a baseball field in the middle of nowhere. He does, under the premise that, "If you build it, they will come." The movie was about pursuing one's dreams no matter how much effort it takes or how offbeat the dream might be You don't have to tell that to Dean Kamen. Kamen is founder and president of DEKA Research and Development Corp. He's an inventor and an entrepreneur and he loves technology and science. He is driven to apply technology to practical uses and holds more than 150 U.S.and foreign patents.Gaining the most notoriety recently was his unveiling of "It."Or Ginger.Or the Segway HT (HT stands for Human Transporter).

Chip Shots: Watching NFL Week One… Today?

Pardon my absence last week. While I had, um… concepts of a process… for a column, I basically had no column September 7.

Warsaw Math, Science Teachers Get Ball State Instruction

For the next 1-1/2 weeks, Warsaw Community Schools math and science teachers will continue to receive training from Ball State University professors to improve their instruction.

BZA Not Happy With Chapman Lake Site

County Sees Substantial Increase In Investment Earnings

The county earned a substantial amount of more money in 2023 on investments than it did in 2022.

Remember When December 21

10 Years Ago December 21 1992 The Madison Elementary Cheerleaders were named Warsaw's cheerleading squad during the squad competition of Warsaw Community High School's cheerleading clinic at Lakeview Middle School Nov.21.The winning squad, sponsored by Janice Keaton, are Kari Fribley, Amanda Martinez, Hilary Hodges, Juanita Leal, Lisa Wolf and Heather Hyde. 25 Years Ago December 21 1977 Patrolman Frederick A.Heady and Lance E.Grubbs of the Warsaw Police Department are members of the 48th Basic Graduation Class of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy.

City Saves Money By Refinancing Bonds

Financial issues took center stage Monday at Warsaw City Council, as the council refinanced storm water bonds, considered a contract with KABS, discussed an unsafe building fund and passed a salary ordinance. Storm water bonds issued in 1987 at more than 7 percent interest were refinanced Monday at 4.39 percent interest.The refinance will save the city more than $50,000 in interest over the life of the bonds, said Mayor Ernie Wiggins. The original bond issue was for $570,000; the council used $365,000 from the cumulative capital development fund to reduce the amount due, then refinanced $245,000 at 4.39 percent interest. "Basically, we're just refinancing the old bonds at a lower interest rate," Wiggins said. The council also will consider a one-year contract with Kosciusko Area Bus Service, in which the city would pay KABS $2,000 for KABS' services.

Grace Offers Multiculturalism Seminar

WINONA LAKE - "Understanding people who see the world differently than you do" is one of the goals of a public seminar on multiculturalism to be given by Grace College in late September. The seminar is targeted to business people, educators and area residents who are interested in learning more about the growing cultural diversity of Kosciusko County. Led by Dr.Tom Stallter, chairman of the department of intercultural studies and world mission at Grace, the seminar aims to "bring awareness of the deeper aspects of culture, other than hairdos, skin color or language," Stallter said. In other words, in an ever-shrinking world, to help people get along. Whether business people are dealing with colleagues in other countries or teachers in Kosciusko County are finding more and more Spanish-speaking students in their classes, a basic understanding of cultural differences will help everyone, he said.

Mentone Building Project Continues

MENTONE - Since Mentone began the construction of a new emergency services building, the water department found previously undiscovered drainage extra tiles under the site. Brian Reed said the tiles are being replaced, but the project cost has increased more than $20,0000 for materials alone.He said they still have to install a tile along the sidewalk to tie in two catch basins and another tile. "Basically, the bottom line," said Reed, "is it's (costing) more.Underneath that building was a bricked-up structure," said Reed. He said he didn't know the exact cost of labor, but said he believed they will get a good deal. North of the town's water tower are two 50-foot lots for sale, Reed also reported.The current water tower is at Yale and Harrison streets.Depending on the price of the lot, Reed said it may be property the town could buy for the future construction of a new water tower.

Local Realtor Gives Virtual Tours

RE/MAX Rainbow, 929 E.Center St., Warsaw, has gone online with virtual tours of listed properties. Dan Harstine, director of operations for RE/MAX offices in Warsaw, Syracuse, North Webster and Goshen, said the cost is "virtually" nothing. "All of the virtual tours are through RE/MAX," Harstine said. He said most of RE/MAX's property listings for sale can have virtual tours. "We go in and, using a special video camera, we can actually take a 360-degree view of the inside of the house," Harstine said."It actually takes a 360-degree picture." He also said they can take pictures of the streets so customers can see the neighborhood of the property they're looking at. "It's free to anyone who lists with us," Harstine said. He said a virtual tour "typically costs about $130 to $140." But RE/MAX of Indiana has purchased 5,300 tours. "They're basically on a first- come first-served basis," Harstine said.

Winter Guard Finding Success

For the first time, the Warsaw Community High School Winter Guard is winning some trophies, according to coach Tiffany Portz. They received their first trophy this year for placing fifth in competition at Danville High School, then placed third in competition at Bishop Dwenger High School two weeks ago. While the awards are nice, it's the girls' development that is important to Portz. "My goals for the season are to really develop the girls' dance ability and expand on their rifle and flag ability above and beyond the basics," she said. Before state preliminaries, the squad has two more competitions.They compete at Lafayette-Jefferson High School Saturday, take a weekend off, then compete at Heritage High School. For a theme this year, the Guard is performing to REM's song "Nightswimming."The tarp is painted as a water/beach scene and there is pier which some of the girls perform on.Portz said the show is more reflecting on life and good memories.

Warsaw Grad Shares West Point Experiences

Ashley Olds, a student at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., returned to her hometown of Warsaw this week to speak to high school students about life at the academy.

Remember When Dec. 20

10 Years Ago Dec.20 1986 A familiar face to Warsaw Community High School sports fans will soon be operating Kaiser's restaurant in downtown Warsaw. Gordy Clemens, a former basketball standout at WCHS and later at Franklin College, is returning to Warsaw this weekend after living in Australia the past two years.There, he was player-coach in a professional basketball league. 25 Years Ago Dec.20 1971 Captain Stephen E.Yeager, son of Randall G.Yeager of 28 Eagle Drive, was one of 94 students graduated recently from the 62nd Basic Class at The Judge Advocate General's School, U.S.Army, at Charlottesville, Va.The course provided them with an introduction into the many aspects of military legal practice.

Just The Genesis

Editor, Times-Union:MSNBC's and CBS's firing of Don Imus is only the beginning of the "clean-up job" our nation desperately needs to continue.