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Delivering a Very ‘Berry’ Christmas

Tammy Ford and John Klueh may have felt a little like employees of Santa’s workshop the week of Thanksgiving, turning out not toys but winterberry-wreaths that will adorn the homes of dozens of families this Christmas.

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Port traffic picks up

By KEVIN KOELLING

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Three face marijuana dealing charges

By VINCE LUECKE

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Child porn leads to district Scout executive’s arrest

By STUART CASSIDY

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CURRENT POLL QUESTION: Do you turn out for one or more of the local Christmas parades?

We invite readers to participate in our online poll by finding the question at the bottom of the page or clicking into the opinion section.

Other features of the site that allow you to express your opinions include an "Add new comment" invitation at the end of most stories and a community forum, also found in the opinion section.

Don't hold back; express yourself!

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COLUMN: Looking over the fiscal cliff

By LARRY DeBOER
Guest Columnist

Economics is not an experimental science. We can’t say to Congress, “Honorable ladies and gentlemen, please drastically raise taxes and cut spending all at once so we can measure the effects on the economy of changes in the federal government’s budget.” This is not what elected officials do.

Except that’s just what is scheduled to happen come Jan. 1.

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COLUMN: Keep marijuana illegal

By VINCE LUECKE
Editor

Election Day wins by proponents of legalized marijuana have generated quite the buzz – sorry for the pun – in the past couple of weeks, as well as debate among several friends.

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EDITORIAL: Election shows disfavor with education changes

We have often wondered how teachers keep up with all of the changes thrown at them.

Most of the changes come from Indianapolis, and with Tony Bennett serving as the state’s chief education official, their rollout has been fast and furious.

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City will try second time to sell former firehouse

The city of Tell City will try again Dec. 3 to sell its former firehouse on Humboldt Street.

Three bids opened Nov. 5 failed to meet a required 90 percent of the property’s appraised value. Bids were submitted by Brian Cail at $27,234.92, Scott and Heidi Dixon for $20,900 and News Editor Vince Luecke for $20,750. Another offer from Nita Claise offered to trade eight lots for the property.

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UPDATED: Commissioners, council seek appointees

By KEVIN KOELLING
Managing Editor

TELL CITY – County commissioners and council members will make a number of appointments in the near future and letters of interest are being sought for some.

County-council appointments to be made at their Dec. 13 meeting, and for which letters of interest must be submitted by Dec. 6, will assign members to alcohol, library, zoning-appeals and Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission boards.

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