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Opinions & Letters April 25, 2007  RSS feed


Midwest Memo
Green friendly?
      I dabbled in conservation over the weekend by attending a green festival held in conjunction with Earth Day. Those of us in attendance gathered in a huge convention center. It was a warm day. Outside the breeze was pleasant. Inside the air conditioning was cranked up high. The air conditioner compressors whirled away, pumping the artificial cool inside.
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Can we count on you?
      Carroll County residents have a great opportunity tonight (April 25) to participate in creating opportunities for economic development in this county. A community forum to address "Marketing Carroll County for Economic Development" will be held in the Wabash & Erie Canal Conference Room in Delphi from 7 to 9 p.m.
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Letters the Editor
Praises co-workers
      I have a comment to make about the teenage boys I work with at Pizza King in Delphi. It's nice to know there are boys who respect older people. They are great and their parents should be proud of them.
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Praises Awwad
      I have meant to write this letter for a long time. Now it seems to be too late. For many months I have corresponded with Ramzi Awwad, the county highway supervisor who just announced his resignation from the job. During these many enlightening communications I have come to conclude that I surely wouldn't want this man's job - not given the complexity of Carroll County's road problems.
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Damage done
      In the April 11 Comet there was an article about the Tammy Birdsell death investigation, including a statement from Kim Riley of the Indiana State Police. "The manner in which information is managed at the beginning of a case impacts it all the way through to the end," he said.
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Web poll
      Tell us starting Wednesday at our web site, carrollcountycomet.com Each week the Comet polls its readers on a different topic. Vote online at carrollcountycomet.com starting each Thursday, and then click the Comments link to send us an email voicing your opinion. The best responses will be printed the following week.
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