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Opinion

  • Daniels' tax plan a mixed bag

    The Indiana General Assembly will soon begin debating Gov. Mitch Daniels' plan to reduce property taxes.

    We like some parts of the plan, including raising the state's sales tax one percentage point to help lower property taxes. We editorialized in favor of that move Sept. 17.

    We also like that his plan includes a cap on property taxes, limiting them to 1 percent of the assessed value for homes, 2 percent for rental property and 3 percent for business property.

  • Saying goodbye to Perry County

    It was pouring down rain in early 2002, the first day my husband and I crossed the bridge from Hawesville into Cannelton.

    We'd been on the road for about two and a half hours, trekking from the heart of central Kentucky with raindrops tapping on the windshield the whole way.

    We came to check out Perry County and its people. An opportunity had arisen for me to advance my career and to possibly become the publisher of this newspaper.

  • Applause for jobs well done

    With Election Day just hours away, I've been trying to catch up on odds and ends after a very busy time. So, for this week, let's keep this column upbeat and positive by applauding some of the people who've made news recently - and some whose deeds may have gone unnoticed.

    First, hats-off to our local candidates running for office tomorrow. Thanks for putting your names on the line and agreeing to undergo what is, without a doubt, a grueling and sometimes painful process.

  • Election Day: Your vote counts

    In the annals of city history, few events are more monumental than election days, those when citizens - men and women of all adult ages, economic status and political outlooks - cast votes for those who want to lead.

  • Don't confuse mistakes with...

    Once again the war in Iraq is misrepresented as being based upon lies (News editorial, Oct. 22).

    Children have to be taught at a young age the difference between a lie and a mistake. The difference is doing something deliberately or doing something inadvertently.

    Why is it when Democrats signed the bill to give the president the authority to take any step necessary to get Saddam Hussein to follow the United Nations resolution they can later say they made a mistake but that the administration lied?

  • Morning puckers, but no kisses

    Breakfast has been a mouth-puckering experience the last few days at my house. Alas, there's been no one to kiss. The puckering comes from the persimmon jam I made with a combination of not-quite-ripe-fruit and stubbornness has kept me from throwing the jam away. That same obstinateness will probably keep me puckering for days to come.

  • Schools should share medical...

    It's like any other day. Kids are running amok, you're trying to get dinner on the table and suddenly your 11-year-old daughter starts complaining of dizziness and nausea. After trying to diagnose the problem yourself, you take her to the doctor. There you're asked if your daughter is taking any type of medication and you answer "no." But, are you sure?

  • Moving ISTEP should lead to later...

    Gov. Mitch Daniels announced Oct. 5 that Indianas statewide testing program for school children, known as ISTEP, will move from fall to spring.

    Said Daniels, The test will be in the spring, the results will be in hand months sooner, the cost to taxpayers will go down, and school will no longer start sooner than it should.

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