Over The Hill

Editor, Times-Union:Due to basic differences in political ideology, I doubt Ms. Hill has anymore intention of ever watching a Michael Moore documentary than I have of ever reading anything written by Ayn Rand.

Leslie 'Les' Gore Jr.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Leslie “Les” Gore Jr., 63,  of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., died July 11, 2011, from the result of septic shock from a bacterial infection that became virulent during his time recovering at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Fla., from a kidney transplant.

Labor Department Files Suit To Restore Miller's Health Systems Employee Losses

The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court to recover losses to the Miller's Health Systems Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

WINONA LAKE - BIDS

Andrew M. ‘Andy’ Miller

Moore To Step Away From Grace Women’s Tennis

Marcus Moore has decided to step away from his position as the head coach of Grace’s women’s tennis team. Moore will continue in his role at Grace as the Athletics Admissions Recruiting Coordinator in addition to his teaching responsibilities in Grace’s sport management program.

No Remonstrance Filed Against WCS Project

With no remonstrance petition filed by the 4 p.m. Monday deadline, Warsaw Schools can move ahead with Step 1 of its three-step building project.

WCHS Students' reactions mixed to ID card Issue

Wednesday, five Warsaw Community High School students, selected by the administration, were asked what they think about the student ID tags.Not all of them were happy about the lanyards. "I just don't like everyone knowing who I am," said junior Natasha Galloway."If they want to know, they can ask."She said it is an invasion of her privacy. "I'm not sure how long students will want to wear them and teachers will enforce (wearing them)," said senior Kyle Masur.However, he said, it will probably improve school security. "It has positive and negative effects," said senior Beth Denlinger.The positive is that it provides more security.The negative, she said, is that the administration is too strict about them.She would prefer it if the IDs were clip-ons or a card she could carry in her purse or wallet. "I think," said senior Kelsi Foreman, "that it may be a small inconvenience," but it's being blown out of proportion.

Warsaw Zoners Approve Variance for New Beaman Location

A shelter in Warsaw that serves women and children was granted a use variance to move to a new location that will better meet its needs.

Goldberg - Security Lessons from 'Dune'

The backdrop for my favorite science-fiction novels, Frank Herbert’s “Dune” series, is something called the Butlerian Jihad. Some 10,000 years before the main events of the story take place, humanity rebelled against “thinking machines” – intelligent computers – controlling people’s lives. The revolution was sparked because a computer decided to kill, without the consent of any human authority, the baby of a woman named Jehanne Butler.

Letters to the Editor 01-06-2003

- Tight Squeeze - Courteous Drivers - Use Your Headlights - Angels Among Us - Well Wishers - Festival Of Trees - Adopt-A-Family - No Sledding Tight Squeeze Editor, Times-Union: One assumes certain risks when writing outside the box.Therefore I will submit this article as a hypothesis. Culling is an agricultural process whereby sick and diseased animals are exterminated in order to maintain a healthy herd, justifiable from an agricultural perspective.God forbid the necessity to implement such a program on the human herd. My hypothesis, however, is based on the assumption that such a necessity actually exists.

Greed Tops List Of Items Making News

It was quite a busy week in the news business. First, the WorldCom debacle. I don't consider myself naive, but I really don't understand the level of greed under which some people operate. Here we have a couple guys willing to risk global economic collapse just to line their pockets with a few extra million bucks. And they already had a few extra million bucks to begin with. Really, what were these guys thinking? You don't have to be an accounting genius to figure this one out. They were listing operating expenses as capital expenses.Capital expenses aren't reflected in earnings. About $3 billion worth of expenses in 2001 and another $797 million in the first quarter of this year were wrongly listed. Basically, this means that while the company was reporting profits, it probably was really losing millions of dollars.The financial guys in WorldCom were trying to dupe the board of directors and the markets.

Beware The Pretty Lights In The Sky

OK, so the economy is in the dumper and maybe you've lost your job.

CCAC Funds Cut

The City-County Athletic Complex won't receive a final grant payment from the Kosciusko County Convention Recreation and Visitor Commission until proper financial statements are presented. The commission approved a payment of $34,000 to the recreational facility earlier this year and have paid out $25,500.A condition of that agreement, as with all grants, is an accounting of expenditures. Deb Wiggins, who was re-elected commission president, said the CCAC board has approved suggestions such as reducing the number of board members and add someone from the commission and a Warsaw parks representative to the board. Another recommendation was to update the Web site with the 2006 schedule so people can register for leagues and plan events online.

Ambrose - Baptists and Bootleggers

Across the nation, thousands are protesting Wall Street financial institutions and other corporations that are making more money than people make, as if corporate wage earners and shareholders aren’t people.

Eligible Customers May Apply For Additional NIPSCO Energy Assistance As Of Dec. 1

MERRILLVILLE — As of Dec. 1, income-eligible customers, seniors, active military and veterans experiencing financial difficulty paying their gas utility bill may apply for additional NIPSCO energy assistance programs.

Chamber Director Taking Care Of Business

SYRACUSE -ÊOn any given day, Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce Director Shelly Bickel wears several different hats. "You have to be a well-liked person (to be chamber director)," Bickel said."You have to be a negotiator.You have to be a good listener.You have to treat people the way you want to be treated." She said her job requires her to be a public speaker and almost a politician.Sometimes she has to be an advertising agent for chamber members or a writer. "I'm the person between people and the chamber," she said. September marks Bickel's one-year anniversary as the chamber's director.And she has found her first year to be rewarding. "It's been very exciting.It's probably been the most exciting position I've held in my working career," she said. Current chamber President Tim Yeager said when Bickel was hired, she was told the emphasis of her job should be on membership -Êretention, recruiting new members and providing more services to members.

Voters Asked To Answer Ballot Queries

Indiana voters will be asked to vote yes or no on two questions Tuesday at the polls. The questions were passed by the Legislature last year and must be approved by a majority of Hoosier voters for the state constitution to be amended.

South Whitley Elementary School Preschool And Kindergarten Round-up Scheduled

SOUTH WHITLEY - South Whitley Elementary School announced dates for preschool registration and kindergarten round-up for students entering for the 2008-09 school year.

Fatal Accident At Dexter Axle

NORTH MANCHESTER -ÊA Bluffton man is dead after a work-related accident at Dexter Axle in North Manchester Sunday afternoon. Jerry D.Huffman, of Bluffton, was found unresponsive lying on the ground beside his tractor-trailer at Dexter Axle around 12:31 p.m.Sunday.He later was pronounced dead by the Wabash County coroner. Although the accident remains under investigation, officers from the the Wabash County Sheriff's Department believe Huffman was injured while trying to secure a load on his semi-trailer.The specifics of Huffman's injuries were not released. At the scene, the Wabash County Sheriff's Department was assisted by North Manchester Life Med and Chester Township Fire Department.