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July 26, 2006 / Front Page

Relay for Life raises $33,000

Comet staff report

Carroll County Relay for Life raised $33,006 for the American Cancer Society. More...

DCSC hires principal

By Debbie Lowe Staff writer

In what could be described as one of the shortest Delphi Community School Corporation Board of Trustee's meetings ever held, one of the most important corporation appointments was made. More...

Local News

Car Seat Clinic set Aug. 5 in Flora

Comet staff report

Although 96% of parents nationally believe they install and use their child safety seats correctly, it is estimated that 82 percent of child safety seats are not installed and used correctly. More...

Area schools to receive over $2.9 million

Comet staff report

Representative Rich McClain (R-Logansport) announced recently that he will support Governor Mitch Daniels' initiative to fully repay schools payments that have been delayed since 2001. More...

Carroll hires two Jr.-Sr. high teachers

By Jennifer Archibald Staff writer

Carroll School Board hired two new teachers and accepted two resignations at its July 18 meeting. More...

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Opinions & Letters

Midwest Memo

Wall-smart

by Alan Shultz

We're saving the cost of paint and wallpaper in the kitchen these days. However, the method of this savings will never find its way into the home and garden decorating magazine. More...

A seatbelt is NOT enough!

Most parents and others who transport children think that they know how to properly secure a child or infant in a car seat. But statistics prove, that's not always the case. More...

Capital Comments

It's costly to be small

By Larry DeBoer ldeboer@purdue.edu Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University

Democracy works better when people are informed. Voters might demand that their governments deliver services at lower cost, if they knew what those costs were and how they compared across jurisdictions. More...

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Faith

Lessons from the Heart

Step in shape

By Rev. Rick Jones

I grew up watching Batman on TV in the 60s. I was always envious of the way Batman and Robin had whatever they might need tucked away in their utility belt. My brother and I did our best to form our own utility belt. More...

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY

Rewards can be effective way to motivate your child

By Dr. James Dobson

UESTION: Isn't a mother manipulating her child More...

Vacation Bible School

Calvary Chapel Calvary Chapel Carroll County will host Journey to the Promised Land Vacation Bible School from 10 a.m. to noon July 31 to Aug. 4. More...

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Looking Back

From the files of Hoosier Democrat, Delphi Journal, Journal-Citizen and Carroll County Comet. Photo provided by Carroll County Historical Museum.

10 YEARS AGO The tailgate of a Plymouth Fertilizer truck broke causing 25,000 pounds of dead animal carcassed and remains to spill onto West Catherine and South Center streets in Flora late Tuesday afternoon. More...

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Obituaries

Harry J. Michael

Harry J. Michael, 80, of Camden, died at 2:38 a.m. July More...

John R. Murray

John R. Murray, 87, of Galveston, died at 3:45 p.m. on More...

Nell Collins

Nell Collins, 61, of West Lafayette, died July 14, 2006. More...

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Up they go!

Council to raise property tax rate

By Debbie Lowe Staff writer

County officials are faced with an out-dated jail facility not properly maintained over the years and they say the money needed to do anything more than routine maintenance is not in the budget. More...

Community involvement could benefit local clinic

By Debbie Lowe Staff writer

Dr. Brian Doggett learned two months ago that his medical clinic on Armory Road was on Arnett Clinic's chopping block. He began a campaign to change the course of action and save his practice. More...

Community

Announcements

Carroll Co. Extension Homemakers and Farm Bureau will hold a More...

Meetings

Oddfellows Lodge Members of Delphi Oddfellows Lodge met for a chicken and fish dinner at the Boy Scout Cabin in Riley Park on July 16. There were about 70 Lodge members and their wives in attendance. More...

HOOSIER HOME COOKIN'

I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream! Each year, I share some of my favorite recipes for America's favorite summertime dessert. More...

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Sports

THREE-PETE WINNERS

Delphi All-Stars win Town & Country State Championship

By John Dunn Contributing sportswriter

It is a true rarity of competitive athletics for a team to repeat as champions in any sport, but it is even more of an improbable feat for a team to do it a third time. More...