Letters to the Editor 10-06-1999
- Mental Health - Days Of Kosciuszko - Libertarian Answer Mental Health Editor, Times-Union: I would like to share a story with all of you.This story concerns the experiences and feelings of a friend of mine.He has been trying to deal with the "STIGMA" of mental illness for several years and would like his story told.Our hope is that his story might make a difference in how each of us views and treats others who have a mental illness.Please listen to his story, as told to me, with your hearts as well as your minds.
Kindy Inducted Today
BY JEFF HOLSINGER, Times-Union Sports Writer Walt Kindy coached three years at Beaver Dam, but what a three years those were. He guided Beaver Dam to winning records and sectional titles every season. He led Beaver Dam to two regional championships and two trips to the state finals, the 1932-33 and 1933-34 seasons. He introduced the 3-2 zone defense to the area. Kindy died of cancer in 1984, but he will be inducted in the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame posthumously this evening.The ceremony will be held at the Westin Hotel in Indianapolis.Fourteen people will be inducted. "He'd like this pretty good," says Gene Marshall, a forward who played on both teams that went to the state finals."It's just too bad he couldn't make it." He won't, but widow Dorthea and their two boys will, along with former players Marshall and Charles "Chick" Kern.
Automakers Have Some Serious Woes
Delphi Corp.is the big automotive-related company that filed for bankruptcy this past week. Also this week, General Motors, the company that spun off Delphi in 1999, announced huge third-quarter losses. It's fascinating to me to read about these companies and how they deal with their financial woes. Take Delphi, for example. The Troy, Mich., based company employs 14,700 workers in Michigan.The Delphi plant in Kokomo employs 5,500 and one in Anderson employs 1,000. They are the nation's largest automotive parts supplier.They make everything from brakes to radios. And while the rumors were flying prior to Delphi's bankruptcy filing, the company sweetened the pot for its top executives. Prior to the filing, severance packages for Delphi's white-collar employees were capped at 12 months of pay.But voila, now Delphi's top executives are eligible for up to 18 months of pay and some of their regular bonus.
Dollars Better Off In Private Hands
I must go on record as saying I am generally in favor of tax breaks. Tax breaks for everybody. That's because I think, generally, money left is the private sector is money better spent. I don't particularly believe that the government does a very good job of spending money. They seem really wasteful. Remember the $600 toilet seat and $400 hammer in that now-infamous defense contract of 1983? So anytime the government can collect less money, I think it's a good thing. Lots of people disagree with me on this, but I think Reaganomics works.That's the whole "trickle down" theory that says if you give tax breaks to corporations and business owners, they will expand and create jobs. When that happens, the benefits "trickle down" to workers and everybody else.
Vikings Rally To Beat Warsaw
AKRON – Held in check the majority of the game, Tippecanoe Valley’s offense produced hits and runs when it had to Wednesday afternoon.
HS Roundup: Lady Squires Win First Golf Sectional Title Since 1973
Waiting an extra two days was worth it for the Manchester Lady Squire golf team. Paced by Karly Eichenauer’s 91, the Lady Squires won the Huntington North Sectional at Norwood Golf Club Monday. The host school was second, four shots back. Southwood also advanced from the sectional, finishing third.
Brown Touts Pro-Life Stance In Run For 3rd District
Liz Brown became an Indiana state senator to stand up for social conservative issues, and now she says she’s using that same backbone to run for the 3rd District U.S. Congressional seat.
Warsaw Schools Thanks Outgoing Members, Hires New CFO
In between its public work session and regular board meeting Monday night, the Warsaw School Board held a reception for two members who are leaving the board.
Lady Warriors Rally, But Fall To Goshen
SYRACUSE – His players have a competitive fight in them, said Wawasee softball head coach Mike Barger.
Wawasee Softball Team Wins Sectional Opener
LAGRANGE – Momentum swung Lakeland’s way late in Monday night’s Class 3A softball sectional opener, but not enough to keep the fourth-ranked Wawasee Lady Warriors from advancing to tonight’s semifinals.
Lexipol Agreement Generates Questions At Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory Board Meeting
Though an agreement between the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory and Lexipol was quickly approved by the Board of Public Works and Safety back on Dec. 20, it generated about 40 minutes of discussion Tuesday during the WWFT Board meeting.
Wawasee Girls Swim Team Dominates At NLC Championships
DUNLAP — Back brace or not, Wawasee swim coach Julie Robinson was taking a dip into the pool Saturday afternoon.Undergoing back surgery a month earlier, Robinson took the traditional plunge into the Concord High School pool after her 19th-ranked Wawasee girls swim team ended Northridge’s 12-year Northern Lakes Conference dominance, winning the school’s first NLC title since 1996.
North-South Grid Game Readies Jones For Role At USF
Julius Jones will represent the Warsaw Tigers on the North squad in Friday’s Indiana Football Coaches Association (IFCA) North-South football game at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. If you’re looking for him on the field, however, you’ll have to search for a different number, and a different offensive position on the field to boot.
