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Today's Opinions

  • LETTER: Keep hunting ethical

    Representatives of the undersigned sporting and conservation organizations thank Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore David Long for his recent public stand decrying canned hunting.

    His comments on shooting domestic deer in enclosures expose the unethical practices that occur behind hunting-preserve fences. Long’s comments couldn’t have come at a better time.

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  • LETTER Common core: It’s a simple education choice

    Sometimes choices aren’t clear-cut. Who hasn’t gone through the frustrating experience of choosing between “A” or “B” or “1” or “2” at the optometrist’s office.

    But the selection that needs to be made with the Common Core academic standards is the exact opposite: It’s simple and obvious. Forget, for a minute, about all the facts and myths associated with the program. Legislators who are debating whether to halt Common Core have this choice:

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  • LETTER: Life is simpler without Internet, e-mail

    You recently mentioned my name in the March 28 paper as one of the Perry County people who has money the attorney general wishes to return.

    I do not have direct access to the Internet for reasons I think are good. I follow the advice of a wise man from one of those oriental countries.

    He sat on an elevated platform in a village where the people could ask questions.

    His head was bald, he had no teeth and a large belly – signifying the ultimate happiness – and no sandals on his feet.

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  • COLUMN: The final countdown

    By LLOYD ARNOLD
    District 74 State Representative

    Session is coming to an end and the last two weeks can be the busiest. Many times, I catch myself thinking that session does not always resemble what I learned in school, so I wanted to fill you in on what the last two weeks of session look like.

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  • COLUMN: Cheers for the gray goose

    By VINCE LUECKE
    Editor

    “Go tell Aunt Rhody,
    Go tell Aunt Rhody,
    Go tell Aunt Rhody
    The old gray goose is dead.”

    The kids in third-grade music class at Clay-Huff Elementary knew I was different when I cried over the folksy song about Rhody’s dead gray goose. Everyone else gathered around the piano and sang their hearts out. I was looking out at the window, looking for the goose’s orphaned babies and crying gander spouse.

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  • EDITORIAL: Media should be cautious when spreading information

    As reporters, it is our job to share the truth with our community. We strive hard to find all the facts, to talk to as many people as we can to make sure what we print provides our readers accurate information.

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  • LETTER: Music boosters thankful for support
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  • LETTER: TC Band Boosters appreciate donations

    We the Tell City Band Boosters would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for all their help and donations:

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