Today's News

TELL CITY—Congressman Baron Hill will hold a roundtable discussion today with members of the Perry County Chamber of Commerce.

The hour-long meeting begins at 2 p.m. and will focus on the state of the local economy and federal issues. The public is invited.

TELL CITY - June menus and order forms for Angel Food Ministries' discount-food program are available at The News. The program offers $30 boxes of food valued at $60 or more, as well as senior boxes of 10 fully cooked meals for $28. Also on the month's menu are several specials for meat, fresh fruits and vegetables. There are no age or income guidelines to participate.

Orders are due June 15 and food will be delivered June 27.

For more information on the program, call Kenny Ambrose at 843-4685 or e-mail him at bumcministry@hotmail.com.

President Barack Obama's recently announced plan to require automobiles to average 35.5 miles per gallon of gasoline by 2016 has evoked criticism from a variety of sources.

We agree that the plan is not perfect, but we think much of the criticism is misguided.

Obama's proposal would require cars to average 39 mpg and light trucks to average 30 mpg under a system that develops standards for each vehicle class. It would also require automobiles to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by about one-third.

Editor's Note: Logan Harding took first-place honors with this essay, submitted in the annual Friends of Southern Hills Writing Contest. Students were asked to place themselves in the role of an elected official and to respond to a constituent who needed their help with a personal or family problem.

The Humvee cruised through the small town on the Iraq border. As the 142nd Airbome Division drove through the town, a man ran out in the road in front of them.