April 5, 2006 RSS feed / Opinions & Letters

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Midwest Memo

Regarding hope
by Alan Shultz
My grandmother was one of many children, enough that I can%27t give you a definite number. Over the years I met plenty, but certainly not all of her siblings. More...

Web poll

Each week the Comet polls its readers on a different topic. Vote online at carrollcountycomet.com starting each Thursday, and then click the More...

Mary C. Ivie

Mary Catherine Shively Ivie, 81, of Salida, Calif., died March 21, 2006, at Memorial Medical Center in Modesto, Calif. More...

Dorothy K. DeLong

Dorothy K. DeLong, 95, formerly of Colburn, died at 7:45 p.m. on March 26, 2006, at Covenant Hospital in Plainview, Texas. More...

Three fixes for American democracy

There are a lot of proposals for reform floating around Washington these days. More...

Campaign Letter guideline

The Carroll County Comet will accept campaign-related letters to the editor for the April 12 and 19 issues. No campaign letters will be published on April 26 unless they are clarification of information from a previous letter. More...

Letters to the Editor

The Comet welcomes letters to the editor responding to articles and events in the news. They must include the author%27s name, address and telephone number. The letter writer%27s name and city/town will appear in the paper no exceptions. More...

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Robert R. Hawkins

Robert R. " B o b " Hawkins, 77, of 7545 Americus C o u r t , Lafayette, died at 10:23 a.m. on March 30, 2006, at St. E l i z a b e t h More...

Penny L. Griffey

Penny Lynn Griffey, 40, of Kirksville, Mo., died March 30, 2006, at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. More...

Jack M. Carter

Jack M. Carter, 86, of Rossville passed away at 12 a.m. March 30, 2006, at his residence. More...

Other Death Notices

Freda E. Barlow, 91, of Monticello, died March 28, 2006. Born July 11, 1914, she was the daughter of Orville E. and Mary E. Viney Goslee. Her marriage was to John G. Barlow Sr. on June 1, 1935, and he died April 11, 1986. More...