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Letters to the Editor 11-05-2001

- Tax Give-Away - Accident Victim Recovering - Organ Donations - Firemen Tax Give-Away Editor, Times-Union: Open letter to Senator Lugar. Topic: The $300 and $600 give-away What the politicians did only shows us that the wealthy and big business got most of the money -Ê60 percent of the total give-away.The middle class got the 40 percent. This is like putting a single penny in a 55 gallon barrel and expecting this penny to help our economy.

U.S. Shows Compassion; Iraq Doesn't

I don't think anyone ever doubted that the U.S.coalition would prevail over the Iraqi army. I guess in most people's minds it was more a question of how long it would take. The more I watched the coverage on the television, the more apparent it became to me that our forces truly are well-trained and well-intentioned. I watched one of our soldiers carrying on his back an injured Iraqi soldier. The U.S.soldier was carrying the Iraqi away to receive medical treatment. I watched U.S.troops gingerly avoid destroying a mosque where a number of Iraqi soldiers had holed up.The Iraqis were firing at our soldiers. It would have been really easy for our boys to call for an air strike and level the place. Instead, they risked life and limb to secure the mosque without destroying it. I watched U.S.troops drop to one knee and point their weapons to the ground when confronted by angry civilians who thought the troops were going to storm a mosque.

U.S. Rep. Mark Souder Speaks At Lincoln Day Dinner

LEESBURG - Third District Congressman Mark Souder talked about national issues and related them to local concerns during Monday's Kosciusko County Republican Party's annual Lincoln Day Dinner at the Tippecanoe Country Club. Souder received 80 percent of the Kosciusko County vote in the last election."It's not easy to get people to turn out when you're getting 80 percent of the vote," the Grabill native said in his rapid-fire manner."I'm used to close races.It's amazing people even stay engaged." The congressman said he has more of a fight in other counties."Here, you don't have the Democrats to blame for problems." He said northeast Indiana tends to vote for governors who are not a "wholly owned subsidiary of Indianapolis.At least Gov.Daniels can say the Democrats have had this 16 years now.It will take time to fix things." Souder said the Senate has been challenged to reform Social Security, told to get courageous and make the move to privatization.

County Council Updated On Tower Project

Whitko Community Schools Renovations

Tippy-Chapman Sewer District Board Preliminarily Votes For Warsaw As Treatment Provider

3 File For County Council District 1 Seat So Far

World/Nation Briefs 10.3.2012

White House widens covert war in North Africa, but task force too new to save US ambassadorWASHINGTON (AP) — Small teams of special operations forces arrived at American embassies throughout North Africa in the months before militants launched the fiery attack that killed the U.S. ambassador in Libya. The soldiers’ mission: Set up a network that could quickly strike a terrorist target or rescue a hostage.

Commissioners Pass Builder Registration Rule

Indiana has a state building code outlining practices and standards to ensure the safety and quality of work done on construction projects.

Syracuse Chamber Has New Director

SYRACUSE - The new executive director of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce is off to a running start. Kristi E.Young took on the duties of executive director on Jan.26, exactly one month before the Taste of Home Cooking School event.Young is stepping up to the challenge of presenting a successful community event by bringing together the resources necessary in the allotted time. Although she is thrilled to be taking on this project, she was initially worried about the short amount of time left to plan the event.This is no longer a concern. "Everything is falling into place," said Young, "and tickets sales are starting to take off." The Taste of Home Cooking School will take place Feb.26 at 7 p.m.at the Syracuse Elementary School Gymnasium.Between 1,000 and 1,500 attendants are expected to be present.The Taste of Home Cooking School presentation is for everyone, from a novice to an experienced cook.

Log Home Travels From British Columbia To Kosciusko County

Krista and Bret Nicholson's "dream home" was an authentic log home.Their search for the perfect home eventually took them to British Columbia, to Markus DeHaas, a log handcrafter with Cascade Handcrafted Log Homes. The first step was custom designing the layout (they needed enough room for four children) and selecting red cedar logs native to B.C.To make sure they had the right kind and size of logs for the home, DeHaas actually assembled the home in B.C. After the home was initially built, it had to be disassembled and loaded onto a logging truck for the long trip to Indiana.The basement was prepared for the logs to arrive Monday.

Wal-Mart Supercenter Plans Moving Forward

Plans for a Wal-Mart Supercenter are moving forward. Wal-Mart wants to relocate on property at Ind.15N and U.S.30. City Planner Jeff Noffsinger said Bob Petro, owner of Bruce Petro Olds, Buick, Pontiac, Cadillac, GMC, Inc., has filed a request to rezone the land south of his dealership from C3 (arterial, commercial and single family residency) to C5 (special commercial zoning). The land, owned by Petro Family LLC, is approximately 56 acres. "We have signed a purchase agreement," Bob Petro said. "This ground is where Wal-Mart is proposing to locate," Noffsinger said. "Our Wal-Mart engineers are working on the final site plans with input from the city," Wal-Mart store manager Gary Elders said. He also said they have worked with the city on traffic studies and have made some modifications requested by the city.Elders said the first step is to get the land rezoned to C5. "We have to get the rezoning done," Elders said.

WHA Director Announces Resignation

Angie Shirk announced Monday that she is resigning as executive director of the Warsaw Housing Authority. Shirk, who has served as the agency's director since June, has decided to step down from the position to spend more time with her family. Because of the amount of time required to fulfill the job duties, Shirk said, she didn't feel her job or her family were benefiting from her 100 percent. Shirk's last day is May 12, but she said she may be back with the agency in some capacity in the future. "I've enjoyed getting to know and working with members of the community and serving the residents of Warsaw and Kosciusko County," Shirk said. The announcement of Shirk's resignation came during Monday's WHA board of commissioners meeting. The search is on for a replacement for Shirk.

Triton OKs $350,000 For Capital Projects Fund

BOURBON - The Triton School Board approved a resolution Monday to appropriate $350,000 for the school corporation's capital projects fund. The money will be spent on a project to bring Triton Junior/Senior High School's auditorium lighting system up to insurance standards.Superintendent Ted Chittum said the resolution simply gives the board permission to spend money on projects not previously planned for in the school corporation's budget.Chittum said each step of the auditorium lighting project will come before the board for approval when cost estimates are received. The board also approved several employment recommendations, including hiring Jill Finley, of Plymouth, to replace kindergarten teacher Linda Bowdler.Bowdler announced her retirement earlier this year.However, Monday, the board approved a motion to rescind her retirement as she has accepted another half-time position with the school corporation.

Youth Pastor Returns To High School

Last week, Scott Greene stepped into a self-induced time warp. Within the last seven days he's been late for English class, forgotten homework, jogged around a gymnasium in a physical education uniform and endured the bustling hallways of Warsaw Community High School. Greene is 33, but for 10 school days this month, he's an official WCHS sophomore attending a full schedule of classes. "The reason I'm doing this is because I work with these kids," Greene said."and the only way I can understand their world is to be in their world." As the Warsaw Community Church Director of Student Ministries, Greene decided to again experience the life of a high school student to better connect with teenagers and young adults. His website, www.twoweeksback.com, documents his daily happenings, focusing on the pressures students face, their relationships with teachers and each other; even the reaction they have towards a sophomore 15 years their elder.

Study Ordered

Staff Report A study of calling patterns between Claypool and Warsaw was ordered by a state agency Wednesday to determine if nontoll service is justified. GTE North, which operates the Claypool exchange, and United Telephone, which operates the Warsaw exchange, have been ordered by the Indiana Regulatory Commission to conduct the study. For extended area service to be approved, the study must show that three or more calls are made to Warsaw by each Claypool customer account per month and that at least 50 percent of Claypool customers make three or more calls to Warsaw. If extended service is approved, customers in the two exchanges would be able to make and receive calls without paying long distance charges. A surcharge would be added to customers' bills in place of the toll charges, but the surcharge would be eliminated after five years. Approval involves a four-step process: • A petition with the requisite signatures. • A successful call usage study.

Mildred L. 'Mid' Cotton

SYRACUSE - Mildred L. "Mid" Cotton, 86, of Pierceton, died at 2:46 a.m. Oct. 18, 2008, in Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City.

Robert Lee 'Bob' Ellis

Robert Lee "Bob" Ellis, 74, of Warsaw, died at 10:12 p.m. Sept. 26, 2007 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.

County Lauded By State Officials

During Thursday night's county council meeting, councilman Bob Sanders made note of a recent press release issued by the Department of Local Government Finance.